Comments on: Over Here

By: w Thomas Smith Jr

w Thomas Smith Jr — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:17:07 +0000

Not sure if this is about trolling, but “Come with me, and I will make you fishers of men” is from Mark, and Luke, and probably Matthew but I’m too lazy to look that one up.

Fishers of men is some kind of bass fishing thing.
http://www.fomntt.com/
Ever tried to eat loud-mouth bass? Nasty business that. Jesus would not approve.
Please note that bass is not on the traditional christmas menu.

By: Doctorb Science

Doctorb Science — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:17:30 +0000

Not sure if this is about trolling, but “Come with me, and I will make you fishers of men” is from Mark, and Luke, and probably Matthew but I’m too lazy to look that one up.

By: Doctorb Science

Doctorb Science — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:14:20 +0000

It’s weird, either my wingnut relatives stopped emailing that kind of crap or I marked them all as spam, but now I go out of my way to read the same mass-forwarded garbage on S,N! Context is everything (except for the part that’s timing).

Also:

badgods.com/nineinchnoels.html

By: W Thomas Smith Jr

W Thomas Smith Jr — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:05:11 +0000

Annoyed regular said,
December 14, 2007 at 8:55

W.Thomas Smith: Oh, shut the fuck up already..

What would jesus do? Annoint you and your donkey or say, “Blow me anonymous cumstain”? Let’s check the holy Gospels for clues on how to deal with interoob trolls.

By: Annoyed regular

Annoyed regular — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:55:55 +0000

W.Thomas Smith: Oh, shut the fuck up already.

By: W Thomas Smith Jr

W Thomas Smith Jr — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:29:54 +0000

mikey said,
December 14, 2007 at 4:25
Nope.
I’m sure of it.
God Reeks…
mikey

You are going to hell anyway for that crack about Ike, the Father of Rock’n'Roll, might as well seal the deal. Enjoy your afterlife with Jerry and Billy.
Jim and Ernest will be along shortly.

[falwell, graham, bakker and angley]

By: mikey

mikey — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:25:29 +0000

Nope.

I’m sure of it.

God Reeks…

mikey

By: zython

zython — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:25:11 +0000

Thank god. BillO has declared victory against the “Taliban-like” War on Christmas. Our long national nightmare is finally over. He probably heard about this.

By: Ruthie

Ruthie — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:36:53 +0000

Oh, and regarding the message you so thoughtfully shared with us (thanks a lot, buddy!), where’s the part at the end that tells you to “forward this to everybody you know!”

And the threat of misfortune raining down upon you! No email forward is complete without it, especially not one of the Christian variety.

Why should the Nigerian scammers have all the fun?

Dear Brothers & Sisters in God:

For decades, CREEPING SECULARISM has caused EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS to become increasingly marginalized from mainstream America. Cherished CHRISTIAN IDEALS that form the foundation of our AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, such as: The right to bear arms, creation and other Biblically-based education, and a Constitution that reflects CHRISTIAN VALUES, have been PERSECUTED by branches of our very own government!

Even now, TRUE BELIEVERS are locked in a heated battle with secular humanist libruls to insure that the spirit of Christmas is preserved as a SACRED HOLIDAY! But the WAR TO SAVE CHRISTMAS cannot be fought on our limited budget. We have recently been promised a $5 MILLION dollar matching grant from the Christian Preservationists Roundtable (CPR) PROVIDED we raise $500,000 in seed capital.

We are over halfway there, having raised $279,432. Just $100, $50, or even $20 from YOU will help us preserve the SANCTITY of CHRISTMAS. Make sure that your children and grandchildren will always be able to celebrate the BIRTH OF CHRIST with family potlatches beneath Scotch Pine trees!

Send your donations to:

P.O. Box 12214
La Jolla, CA 92039

DONATE TODAY!

Yours in the Spirit of Christ,

Ruthie

(Yeah, Gary, I’m going to hell. I’ve already reserved the coffee cart concession by the Lake of Fire.)

By: Troll, The Ancient Yuletide Carol

Troll, The Ancient Yuletide Carol — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:20:48 +0000

It seems like the term “theocracy” is being used rather loosely and being thrown around rather casually. If you do a little research, take a look at a country ruled by a real theocracy, and then study our system of government, you will realize that the United States is not even close to falling under that rubric.

Our democratic system of checks and balances ensures that such a theocracy is not a reality, and won’t be anytime in the near future. If you think right-wingers have too much influence, then there are channels to voice your objection and even to wield your own influence. That would not be possible in a true theocratic system of government.

By: Ruthie

Ruthie — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:36:05 +0000

But it does show that there is a powerful minority in this country that wants a theocracy. . ..[I]f Washington DC were run by Pentecosts, Methodists, Baptists or Born-Agains, everything would be beautiful.

They’ll want a theocracy until the day when some assclown in a surplice mandates that everyone will sit in church for eight hours on Sundays in the winter instead of watching sports on Tee-Vee, and insists that their beer money would be better spent as a donation to the church building fund. If DFHs like myself wouldn’t get killed in the process, I’d be tempted to give them their little theocracy!

By: comsympinko

comsympinko — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:12:58 +0000

Thank god.

BillO has declared victory against the “Taliban-like” War on Christmas.

Our long national nightmare is finally over.

By: actor212

actor212 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:18:14 +0000

pch1013 said,

December 13, 2007 at 0:30

OT, but can someone help me figure out whether this is a parody blog? I’m confused.

It wasn’t but it quickly turned into one.

By: Nimrod Gently

Nimrod Gently — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:49:27 +0000

Oh God, it’s the real Gary Ruppert.

I think what he meant was, it wasn’t a Civil War because technically it was between the United States and the Confederate States which was totally a real country whether the Yankees recognised it or not and IT WILL RISE AGAIN DEO VINDICE SPIRIT OF 61 MUVAFUKAZ

By: Troll, The Ancient Yuletide Carol

Troll, The Ancient Yuletide Carol — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:25:45 +0000

We must all get along, admit that we love Christmas and fight to keep it alive. And we must all learn to love the Gary Rupperts and Dr BLTs of this world. When that happens, and only if that happens, will we ever see peace on earth and good will towards men. When that happens, the world will be a truly Merry place to live.

By: Smut Clyde

Smut Clyde — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:25:00 +0000

G*d does not reek, but we find His Holy Pheromones subjectively less attractive than those of other, less closely-related gods. This is to prevent inbreeding. See, I was paying attention in an earlier thread, in case there was a quiz afterwards.

Admittedly G*d’s notions of perfumery and personal hygiene are open to debate, since he states several times that burning the fat and entrails of animals produces a ‘sweet savour’.

By: Candy

Candy — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:00:31 +0000

Don’t you think it’s defamatory to say that God will reek?

Maybe God could get some Right God deodorant.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:53:33 +0000

Oh, and regarding the message you so thoughtfully shared with us (thanks a lot, buddy!), where’s the part at the end that tells you to “forward this to everybody you know!”

And the threat of misfortune raining down upon you! No email forward is complete without it, especially not one of the Christian variety.

By: actor212

actor212 — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:44:35 +0000

Yesterday, the U.S. House passed a resolution recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith by a vote of 372 to 9.

Tomorrow: HR110-69 Air is vital to our existence.

I can’t wait to see who votes no on that one.

By: kenga

kenga — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:39:33 +0000

# 4 on that resolution is totally wrong. Most of our founding fathers believed in God, but they were not followers of Jeebus. In fact, Ben Franklin (my favorite of the founders) was into chasing girls and skipping worship services. So this is meaningless and historically inaccurate.

Well, to be fair, Dhalgren, a lot of them were Unitarians and Quakers.
I’d almost be willing to support legislation making those the official creeds of the country, if only to watch all the exploding heads.
Not quite – I am fond of the Establishment Clause, but it would be tempting to make a run at it, kind of like Pat Paulsen for President.