Monday Morning High Five: Joseph’s Coat Alternatives edition

Continuing our list of all things 5 to hopefully bring a smile to your Monday.

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When I first heard of Joseph’s coat of many colors in Sunday School, I thought, “Wow, that must have been a cool coat.” After coloring it with my crayons all different colors, I thought what I’d look like with his coat on me.  That’s when I realized that my depiction made his coat seam pretty lame. There’s no way his brothers would be jealous of this “rainbow coat”. So here are my five alternatives that would explain his brother’s envy for Joseph’s coat.

1. Bedazzled Jean Jacket – Some translations say that Joseph’s coat was richly ornamented. So my theory is that it was a bedazzled jean jacket. This would not be something that his brothers would envy.  Though a well bedazzled “Joseph” on the back might have been cool. Chance of actually being Joseph’s coat – 40%

2. Leather Jacket – Ba-dana-na-na  b-b-b-b-bad to the bone.  How cool would Joseph be if he had a sweet sport leather jacket? This would have been something for Joseph’s brothers to be jealous of.  I’d imagine Joseph hopping off his camel, taking off his helmet, swinging his head to fix his hair, and tugging on his leather jacket right below the collar. All of this being done in slow motion with catchy music playing in the background. Chance of actually being Joseph’s coat – 63.4%

3. Letterman Jacket – When Joesph lettered in slingshot and goatball, his brothers could have been jealous of his jock popularity. This two toned coat is only cool in high school though. At the day of  graduation, letterman jacket coolness stock crashes. His older brothers would know the brevity of letterman jacket coolness and would just wait it out. Chance of actually being Joseph’s coat – 5 goatball points

4. Trench Coat – The only time people have been really cool while wearing trench coats have been in the instances of Inspector Gadget, Dick Tracy, and Neo.  Streakers and guys who try to sell fake Rolexes have ruined trench coat branding. Chance of actually being Joseph’s coat – 10%







5. Snuggie – I believe that this truly was Joseph’s coat. You may think that a Snuggie probably wouldn’t be something to be jealous of. Quite possibly the Jacob clan wasn’t jealous either until they were all relaxing in the living room, and Joseph was keeping his arms warm while reading. I can see his brothers becoming exceedingly frustrated with their armless blankets and glaring at Joseph with hatred at his awesome book light. Chance of actually being Joseph’s coat – 99.9%

Any other ideas of what Joseph’s coat could have been?

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