Bible Greats David & Goliath
I had seen David and Goliath through the window of an op shop when walking past on the way to a friend's house. I stayed over at their place, and the next morning woke up with one thought in my mind: The Loyal Orange Op Shop is open now, someone could be buying David and Goliath .

I was so desperate to buy them that I caught a taxi to the store. The taxi cost ten dollars, the figurines two.

Although I am usually averse to keeping toys in their packaging, with David and Goliath I realised it was necessary, otherwise they would just be two awkward figurines in skirts, all the context would be lost.

The back of the packet lists the other fully posable action figures available: Noah with Dove, Daniel with Gold Necklace, Joseph with Coat of Colours, Moses with Tablets, Ruth with Basket and Esther with Gold Crown. To think of the fun children could have when the Bible Greats meet their secular toys. Ruth and Safari Barbie showdown. Sindy tries to get Daniel to give her his necklace. Not to mention all manner of fully posable perversions!

David and Goliath are dreadfully Flanders. They remind me of the time I went to a Bible group meeting in Year 7. I was not brought up under the wing of any religion, my upbringing was decidedly agnostic. Attending a religious school, many of my friends in early high school were involved in youth groups. Occasionally I would go along out of curiousity. At the Bible Group meeting, we played a version of the chocolate game where instead of rolling two dice, the leader yelled out a Bible verse and everyone had to search for it in their own Bibles. Whoever found it first would get to put on an apron and eat chocolate until the next verse was found. Discovering the Bible didn't have an index like the Yellow Pages, I failed to be able to find any, and didn't get any chocolate.

(side thought: imagine calling your child Goliath? Somewhere in the world there must be a little Goliath, terrorising playgroup.)