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"Doc Smartass" |
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11 Feb 2004 06:53:04 AM |
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aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy at one
time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are trying to
clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in mind that
there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead and
departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
--
Dr. Smartass
BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Brought to you by the letter 'H'
Without it, you'd be eating doug nuts.
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
11 Feb 2004 06:02:02 PM |
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Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in message news:<Xns948C46AA79CF8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>...
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy at one
time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are trying to
clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in mind that
there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead and
departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
No, Doc Strawslinger, what you need is a dose of intellectual honesty
is what you need. Christianity as practiced today is light years
removed from the primitive practices and rituals of Voodoo. Seen any
Christians lately carrying around litle dolls and sticking pins into
them? Seen any casting spells and carrying around skulls? And with
respect to veneration, if it's the Catholic's veneration of saints you
refer to here, so what? Americans venerate the memory of many people
in secular life as well. We build statues to our heroes and sing their
praises in secular life, too. So what?
Venerating, honoring the memory of those who die is a common practice
in secular, as well as religious life. However, rituals surrounding
the dead in Voodoo go far beyond this. When one deliberately distorts
the language to make a point they reveal themselves for intellectually
bankrupt frauds.
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| User: "Ph˙ltęr" |
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
14 Feb 2004 03:24:10 AM |
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(Carmela) astounded us with:
news:c8d5e5a3.0402111602.4ef535f3@posting.google.com:
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in message
news:<Xns948C46AA79CF8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>...
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy at
one time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are trying
to clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in mind
that there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead and
departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
No, Doc Strawslinger, what you need is a dose of intellectual honesty
is what you need. Christianity as practiced today is light years
removed from the primitive practices and rituals of Voodoo.
BWAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAA!
Stop it, my sides are sore from laughing!
--
Ph˙ltęr
Denizen of Darkness #44 & AFJC Antipodean Attaché
http://www.rudraigh.com/afjc/regulars.html
Change "freeway" to "hotmail" to respond
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
11 Feb 2004 09:16:04 PM |
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(Carmela) wrote in
news:c8d5e5a3.0402111602.4ef535f3@posting.google.com:
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in
message news:<Xns948C46AA79CF8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>...
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy
at one time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are
trying to clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep
in mind that there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead
and departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
No, Doc Strawslin<smack>
Go take a flying ***** at a rolling doughnut.
--
Dr. Smartass
BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Brought to you by the letter 'H'
Without it, you'd be eating doug nuts.
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| User: "Lord Calvert" |
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11 Feb 2004 10:44:36 PM |
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I hurt. I need morphine.
No, Doc Strawslin<smack>
Go take a flying ***** at a rolling doughnut.
You forgot the followup. The phrase "Go take a flying ***** at a rolling
doughnut" is supposed to be followed by, "Go take a flying ***** at the
moooooooooooooooon!"
Rich Goranson, Amherst, NY, USA (aa#MCMXCIX, a-vet#1)
EAC Department of Applied Rattan Use
"Without faith we might relapse into scientific or rational thinking, which
leads by a slippery slope toward constitutional democracy." - Robert Anton
Wilson
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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12 Feb 2004 08:03:07 PM |
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forlornh@aol.complex (Lord Calvert) wrote in
news:20040211234436.22897.00001966@mb-m04.aol.com:
I hurt. I need morphine.
No, Doc Strawslin<smack>
Go take a flying ***** at a rolling doughnut.
You forgot the followup. The phrase "Go take a flying ***** at a
rolling doughnut" is supposed to be followed by, "Go take a flying
***** at the moooooooooooooooon!"
I've never heard it as both together; I only know the doughnut one because
of "Jaws" (I think; someone in the novel tells one of the other men on the
boat to do so).
Y'know...Albertson's liquor store had you on sale today!
--
Dr. Smartass
BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Brought to you by the letter 'H'
Without it, you'd be eating doug nuts.
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| User: "Maverick" |
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12 Feb 2004 04:14:47 PM |
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(Carmela) wrote in
news:c8d5e5a3.0402111602.4ef535f3@posting.google.com:
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in
message news:<Xns948C46AA79CF8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>...
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy
at one time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are
trying to clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep
in mind that there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead
and departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
No, Doc Strawslinger, what you need is a dose of intellectual honesty
is what you need. Christianity as practiced today is light years
removed from the primitive practices and rituals of Voodoo. Seen any
Christians lately carrying around litle dolls and sticking pins into
them? Seen any casting spells and carrying around skulls? And with
respect to veneration, if it's the Catholic's veneration of saints you
refer to here, so what? Americans venerate the memory of many people
in secular life as well. We build statues to our heroes and sing their
praises in secular life, too. So what?
Venerating, honoring the memory of those who die is a common practice
in secular, as well as religious life. However, rituals surrounding
the dead in Voodoo go far beyond this. When one deliberately distorts
the language to make a point they reveal themselves for intellectually
bankrupt frauds.
It's still a religion, and therefor helplessly fall into the same category.
"My imaginary friend is better than yours, and when I need him, I am much
better at asking him to help me out."
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| User: "Alan Hobson" |
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
11 Feb 2004 11:47:17 PM |
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(Carmela) wrote in message news:<c8d5e5a3.0402111602.4ef535f3@posting.google.com>...
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in message news:<Xns948C46AA79CF8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>...
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy at one
time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are trying to
clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in mind that
there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead and
departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
No, Doc Strawslinger, what you need is a dose of intellectual honesty
is what you need. Christianity as practiced today is light years
removed from the primitive practices and rituals of Voodoo. Seen any
Christians lately carrying around litle dolls and sticking pins into
them?
Like wearing a little cross with a guy nailed to it?
Seen any casting spells
How is prayer any different than casting spells?
and carrying around skulls?
Crucifix, rosary beads -- simply different religious paraphenalia
And with
respect to veneration, if it's the Catholic's veneration of saints you
refer to here, so what? Americans venerate the memory of many people
in secular life as well. We build statues to our heroes and sing their
praises in secular life, too. So what?
Venerating, honoring the memory of those who die is a common practice
in secular, as well as religious life. However, rituals surrounding
the dead in Voodoo go far beyond this. When one deliberately distorts
the language to make a point they reveal themselves for intellectually
bankrupt frauds.
Xianity is *built* on the premise that you let somebody else (Jesus)
die to take the blame for your sins against your god. How is that any
less heinous than Voodoo?
-Alan
aa#1608 BAAWA
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| User: "Josef Balluch" |
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11 Feb 2004 08:09:06 PM |
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In a message sent 'round the world, Carmela poured fuel on the fire with
the following:
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No, Doc Strawslinger, what you need is a dose of intellectual honesty
is what you need. Christianity as practiced today is light years
removed from the primitive practices and rituals of Voodoo.
ROTFL!!
Seen any
Christians lately carrying around litle dolls and sticking pins into
them?
Straw man.
Vodun (Voodoo) does not involve sticking pins in dolls.
http://religioustolerance.org/voodoo.htm
http://pub47.bravenet.com/faq/show.php?usernum=3951612168&cpv=1
Seen any casting spells ...
Yup. When I attended mass many years ago, the sorcerer (priest) said a
magic spell that turned water and wine into flesh and blood.
... and carrying around skulls?
Good point. Christians just have some corpse nailed and hanging from a
couple of planks.
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Venerating, honoring the memory of those who die is a common practice
in secular, as well as religious life. However, rituals surrounding
the dead in Voodoo go far beyond this.
You seem to be quite the expert on Voodoo.
Got some references to support your claim?
When one deliberately distorts
the language to make a point they reveal themselves for intellectually
bankrupt frauds.
Irony Alert !!
Regards,
Josef
Facts, or what a man believes to be facts, are delightful... Get your
facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
-- Mark Twain
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| User: "Prudence" |
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12 Feb 2004 07:45:34 PM |
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Josef Balluch <josef.balluch@sympatico.can> wrote in message news:<MPG.1a94aa4acb840836989795@206.172.150.13>...
(snip)
Yup. When I attended mass many years ago, the sorcerer (priest) said a
magic spell that turned water and wine into flesh and blood.
(snip)
But abortovorkians, sir, have an even more amazing trick, one which
they've pulled off about 600,000 times in the last 30 years. They
claim that if a woman doesn't want a baby at, say, at eight months of
pregnancy and beyond, it's a fetus, a non-human, a blob, a nothing. It
then goes into the dumpster. But if that same woman *wants* this same
baby, why POOF! - it's all of a sudden a live and a real human being
SAVED from that same medical dumpster, or tissue lab, whatever the
case may be. Now that's magic, Twinky. One minute it's a *fetus* if
she doesn't want it, and the next minute it's a baby if she does.
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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12 Feb 2004 08:00:30 PM |
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(Prudence) wrote in
news:832a6c70.0402121745.27c77ec3@posting.google.com:
Josef Balluch <josef.balluch@sympatico.can> wrote in message
news:<MPG.1a94aa4acb840836989795@206.172.150.13>...
(snip)
Yup. When I attended mass many years ago, the sorcerer (priest) said
a magic spell that turned water and wine into flesh and blood.
(snip)
But abortovorkians, sir, have an even more amazing trick, one which
they've pulled off about 600,000 times in the last 30 years. They
claim that if a woman doesn't want a baby at, say, at eight months of
pregnancy and beyond, it's a fetus, a non-human, a blob, a nothing. It
then goes into the dumpster. But if that same woman *wants* this same
baby, why POOF! - it's all of a sudden a live and a real human being
SAVED from that same medical dumpster, or tissue lab, whatever the
case may be. Now that's magic, Twinky. One minute it's a *fetus* if
she doesn't want it, and the next minute it's a baby if she does.
Cool. More abortions for everyone, and plonks all around for the assholes.
Guess who that is.
--
Dr. Smartass
BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Brought to you by the letter 'H'
Without it, you'd be eating doug nuts.
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| User: "Liz" |
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12 Feb 2004 08:50:22 PM |
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On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 02:00:30 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> in news message
<Xns948DCBFD0E4F0askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18> wrote:
PrudencePurewater@linkedto.privasend.com (Prudence) wrote in
news:832a6c70.0402121745.27c77ec3@posting.google.com:
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But abortovorkians, sir, have an even more amazing trick, one which
they've pulled off about 600,000 times in the last 30 years. They
claim that if a woman doesn't want a baby at, say, at eight months of
pregnancy and beyond, it's a fetus, a non-human, a blob, a nothing. It
then goes into the dumpster. But if that same woman *wants* this same
baby, why POOF! - it's all of a sudden a live and a real human being
SAVED from that same medical dumpster, or tissue lab, whatever the
case may be. Now that's magic, Twinky. One minute it's a *fetus* if
she doesn't want it, and the next minute it's a baby if she does.
Cool. More abortions for everyone, and plonks all around for the assholes.
Guess who that is.
Why, it's Granny/Carmela/Prudence and a host of others. What a nasty
little ***** he is.
Liz #658 BAAWA
The unsophisticated frequently miss the joke.
-- Therion T. Ware
The unsophisticated frequently ARE the joke.
-- Fritz
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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13 Feb 2004 01:23:13 AM |
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Liz <ehuth1@donotspam.com> wrote in
news:sleo205iml4c6d84qibfiipeihqllk5vab@4ax.com:
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 02:00:30 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> in news message
<Xns948DCBFD0E4F0askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18> wrote:
PrudencePurewater@linkedto.privasend.com (Prudence) wrote in
news:832a6c70.0402121745.27c77ec3@posting.google.com:
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But abortovorkians, sir, have an even more amazing trick, one which
they've pulled off about 600,000 times in the last 30 years. They
claim that if a woman doesn't want a baby at, say, at eight months
of pregnancy and beyond, it's a fetus, a non-human, a blob, a
nothing. It then goes into the dumpster. But if that same woman
*wants* this same baby, why POOF! - it's all of a sudden a live and
a real human being SAVED from that same medical dumpster, or tissue
lab, whatever the case may be. Now that's magic, Twinky. One minute
it's a *fetus* if she doesn't want it, and the next minute it's a
baby if she does.
Cool. More abortions for everyone, and plonks all around for the
assholes.
Guess who that is.
Why, it's Granny/Carmela/Prudence and a host of others. What a nasty
little ***** he is.
You win a cookie :)
--
Dr. Smartass
BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Brought to you by the letter 'H'
Without it, you'd be eating doug nuts.
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| User: "Josef Balluch" |
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12 Feb 2004 08:33:04 PM |
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In a message sent 'round the world, Prudence poured fuel on the fire
with the following:
Josef Balluch <josef.balluch@sympatico.can> wrote in message news:<MPG.1a94aa4acb840836989795@206.172.150.13>...
(snip)
Yup. When I attended mass many years ago, the sorcerer (priest) said a
magic spell that turned water and wine into flesh and blood.
(snip)
But abortovorkians, sir, have an even more amazing trick, one which
they've pulled off about 600,000 times in the last 30 years. They
claim that if a woman doesn't want a baby at, say, at eight months of
pregnancy and beyond, it's a fetus, a non-human, a blob, a nothing. It
then goes into the dumpster. But if that same woman *wants* this same
baby, why POOF! - it's all of a sudden a live and a real human being
SAVED from that same medical dumpster, or tissue lab, whatever the
case may be. Now that's magic, Twinky. One minute it's a *fetus* if
she doesn't want it, and the next minute it's a baby if she does.
So what, Pumpkin?
This has nothing to do with the silly claims you made earlier. I take it
you are conceding on those points.
If you want to whine about abortion then go to alt.abortion or some such
newsgroup.
Regards,
Josef
The trouble with Communism is the Communists, just as the trouble with
Christianity is the Christians.
-- H.L. Mencken
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| User: "Liz" |
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11 Feb 2004 08:38:06 PM |
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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:09:06 -0500, Josef Balluch
<josef.balluch@sympatico.can> in news message
<MPG.1a94aa4acb840836989795@206.172.150.13> wrote:
In a message sent 'round the world, Carmela poured fuel on the fire with
the following:
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No, Doc Strawslinger, what you need is a dose of intellectual honesty
is what you need. Christianity as practiced today is light years
removed from the primitive practices and rituals of Voodoo.
ROTFL!!
Seen any
Christians lately carrying around litle dolls and sticking pins into
them?
Straw man.
Vodun (Voodoo) does not involve sticking pins in dolls.
Give him a break, Josef. Everything he learned about voodoo, he
learned from Mystery Science Fiction 3000.
Liz #658 BAAWA
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them
as much as you please. -- Mark Twain
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| User: "Josef Balluch" |
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13 Feb 2004 07:54:57 PM |
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In a message sent 'round the world, Liz poured fuel on the fire with the
following:
On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:09:06 -0500, Josef Balluch
<josef.balluch@sympatico.can> in news message
<MPG.1a94aa4acb840836989795@206.172.150.13> wrote:
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Straw man.
Vodun (Voodoo) does not involve sticking pins in dolls.
Give him a break, Josef. Everything he learned about voodoo, he
learned from Mystery Science Fiction 3000.
< chuckle >
Or perhaps The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Religions.
http://tinyurl.com/2hb4a
I was also rather amused to see The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible.
http://tinyurl.com/294aj
The average customer rating for this book is four and a half stars.
Regards,
Josef
The death of dogma is the birth of reality.
-- Immanuel Kant
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12 Feb 2004 08:59:44 AM |
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In article <eipl20hmlfi3luev23612dd26asrqfrknc@4ax.com>, Liz says...
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Give him a break, Josef. Everything he learned about voodoo, he
learned from Mystery Science Fiction 3000.
Ahem, that's Mystery Science THEATER 3000 ;)
(I'm eagerly awaiting the video I ordered of their bloopers - Should be a hoot)
:)
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster
#1557
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12 Feb 2004 01:29:03 PM |
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And so upon Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:59:44 +0000 didst Robibnikoff speak
thusly:
In article <eipl20hmlfi3luev23612dd26asrqfrknc@4ax.com>, Liz says...
snip
Give him a break, Josef. Everything he learned about voodoo, he
learned from Mystery Science Fiction 3000.
Ahem, that's Mystery Science THEATER 3000 ;)
(I'm eagerly awaiting the video I ordered of their bloopers - Should be a hoot)
:)
MST3K bloopers?
I'm not sure I'd survive...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
"There is no system but GNU, and Linux is one of its kernels."
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12 Feb 2004 02:12:11 PM |
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In article <pan.2004.02.12.19.29.03.63914@hoo.com-amikchi>, Mark K. Bilbo
says...
And so upon Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:59:44 +0000 didst Robibnikoff speak
thusly:
In article <eipl20hmlfi3luev23612dd26asrqfrknc@4ax.com>, Liz says...
snip
Give him a break, Josef. Everything he learned about voodoo, he
learned from Mystery Science Fiction 3000.
Ahem, that's Mystery Science THEATER 3000 ;)
(I'm eagerly awaiting the video I ordered of their bloopers - Should be a hoot)
:)
MST3K bloopers?
I'm not sure I'd survive...
I'm keeping my fingers crossed it arrives today. Here's some info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1566053951/qid=1076616699/sr=2-1/103-6674680-2411857?v=glance&s=video
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster
#1557
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12 Feb 2004 05:35:49 PM |
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:59:44 GMT, Robibnikoff <nospam@newsranger.com>
in news message <AxMWb.2951$_4.158@www.newsranger.com> wrote:
In article <eipl20hmlfi3luev23612dd26asrqfrknc@4ax.com>, Liz says...
snip
Give him a break, Josef. Everything he learned about voodoo, he
learned from Mystery Science Fiction 3000.
Ahem, that's Mystery Science THEATER 3000 ;)
I knew what I meant. It just didn't translate to the fingers.
(I'm eagerly awaiting the video I ordered of their bloopers - Should be a hoot)
:)
Let me know if it is as good as I think it should be.
Überwench #658 Now a *real* atheist!
Dame Liz the Undaunted BAAWA
Charter Member of SMASH
and Queen of the known universe
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13 Feb 2004 10:06:53 AM |
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In article <t93o205k0m2k9c6oik8e4vgls46r22b6ur@4ax.com>, Liz says...
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:59:44 GMT, Robibnikoff <nospam@newsranger.com>
in news message <AxMWb.2951$_4.158@www.newsranger.com> wrote:
In article <eipl20hmlfi3luev23612dd26asrqfrknc@4ax.com>, Liz says...
snip
Give him a break, Josef. Everything he learned about voodoo, he
learned from Mystery Science Fiction 3000.
Ahem, that's Mystery Science THEATER 3000 ;)
I knew what I meant. It just didn't translate to the fingers.
(I'm eagerly awaiting the video I ordered of their bloopers - Should be a hoot)
:)
Let me know if it is as good as I think it should be.
It SUCKED!! Don't waste your money.
Well, okay, I'll admit to a few chuckles, but all in all it was pretty lame.
If anyone wants me to send it to them, let me know - Otherwise it's going in the
garbage.
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster
#1557
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| User: "VTM Malkavian" |
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
12 Feb 2004 09:48:01 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
(I'm eagerly awaiting the video I ordered of their bloopers - Should be a
hoot)
:)
If you're talking about the "Poopie!" video, sorry to dissappoint, but it's not
that great. Certainly not as funny as the best episodes of the show, but I
guess it's worth a purchase for fans of the show.
Hell, I'd buy a video of Mike just sitting silently through a movie at this
point. Damn Sci-Fi. Damn them all to Hell.
"The best way to get religion out of government is to insist that ALL religions
have EQUAL rights in a government context. Nothing scares the fundies more than
a 'devil inspired' but equally government sponsored religious service."
--Gregory Gadow
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
12 Feb 2004 10:47:20 PM |
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And so upon Fri, 13 Feb 2004 03:48:01 +0000 didst VTM Malkavian speak
thusly:
Hell, I'd buy a video of Mike just sitting silently through a movie at this
point. Damn Sci-Fi. Damn them all to Hell.
You took the words right outta my mouth.
But I guess they had to make room for all that *new programming. Like
their current "new, original series" that they have called "Code
Name:Eternity" or whatever the hell.
If you check the date on this "new, original series" it's 1999. It's new
and original in the sense of being a single season of a five year old
canceled series they bought off a network in Canada.
Obviously, with all that original, quality programming they just didn't
have room for MST3K...
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
"There is no system but GNU, and Linux is one of its kernels."
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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13 Feb 2004 09:12:21 AM |
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In article <20040212224801.25856.00001300@mb-m23.aol.com>, VTM Malkavian says...
Robibnikoff wrote:
(I'm eagerly awaiting the video I ordered of their bloopers - Should be a
hoot)
:)
If you're talking about the "Poopie!" video, sorry to dissappoint, but it's not
that great. Certainly not as funny as the best episodes of the show, but I
guess it's worth a purchase for fans of the show.
Gak, I got it yesterday and was EXTREMELY disappointed. I'm going to toss it
right in the garbage ;p
Hell, I'd buy a video of Mike just sitting silently through a movie at this
point. Damn Sci-Fi. Damn them all to Hell.
I KNOW! I am so ticked off that it's not going to be on anymore. I loved
watching it on Saturday mornings and my five-year-old got into it as well.
Boogers ;p
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster
#1557
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| User: "Nick" |
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
13 Feb 2004 02:52:55 AM |
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VTM Malkavian wrote:
(I'm eagerly awaiting the video I ordered of their bloopers - Should be a
hoot)
:)
If you're talking about the "Poopie!" video, sorry to dissappoint, but it's
not
that great. Certainly not as funny as the best episodes of the show, but I
guess it's worth a purchase for fans of the show.
Hell, I'd buy a video of Mike just sitting silently through a movie at this
point. Damn Sci-Fi. Damn them all to Hell.
Feh, the Sci-Fi Channel. Any network that cancels *Farscape*, not to mention
the Invisible Man, G vs E and the saturday anime block, isn't worth the crap
off of my *****. I'll be glad when that third-rate channel finally goes under,
and a *real* network dedicated to fantasy and science fiction programming can
take it's place.
*********************************************
"Plutonians are teh suk." Ignignot from ATHF
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| User: "Lee Dimas" |
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12 Feb 2004 01:09:09 AM |
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In article <c8d5e5a3.0402111602.4ef535f3@posting.google.com>,
(Carmela) wrote:
No, Doc Strawslinger, what you need is a dose of intellectual honesty
is what you need. Christianity as practiced today is light years
removed from the primitive practices and rituals of Voodoo. Seen any
Christians lately carrying around litle dolls and sticking pins into
them?
All the time actually. The typical Christian doll is nearly naked and
attached to two pieces of wood. The doll usually has three pins already
stuck into it.
Lee Dimas
aa#11101111001
Surely you can figure out my address.
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| User: "Liz" |
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11 Feb 2004 07:46:06 PM |
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On 11 Feb 2004 16:02:02 -0800,
(Carmela) in news message
<c8d5e5a3.0402111602.4ef535f3@posting.google.com> wrote:
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in message news:<Xns948C46AA79CF8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>...
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy at one
time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are trying to
clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in mind that
there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead and
departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
No, Doc Strawslinger, what you need is a dose of intellectual honesty
is what you need. Christianity as practiced today is light years
removed from the primitive practices and rituals of Voodoo. Seen any
Christians lately carrying around litle dolls and sticking pins into
them? Seen any casting spells and carrying around skulls? And with
respect to veneration, if it's the Catholic's veneration of saints you
refer to here, so what? Americans venerate the memory of many people
in secular life as well. We build statues to our heroes and sing their
praises in secular life, too. So what?
Venerating, honoring the memory of those who die is a common practice
in secular, as well as religious life. However, rituals surrounding
the dead in Voodoo go far beyond this. When one deliberately distorts
the language to make a point they reveal themselves for intellectually
bankrupt frauds.
You seem to have missed the point entirely, Granny. Christians
worship a god who has *died. In fact, that is the central tenet of
their religion. Their god needed to die to atone for their sin. The
savior has also *departed, and they await and await and await for him
to return. Christians believe that they will be rewarded, not in this
life, but after death and they live their lives with this in mind.
IOW, Christians lives are dominated by "the dead and the departed".
As for bones, you might want to check out the Catholic church on Via
Veneto in Rome, Santa Maria della Concezione. It's crypts are totally
decorated with the bones of dead monks. See
http://www.stuardtclarkesrome.com/capuchin.html
for pictures. I've been there. It's rather strange decor for an
American's taste.
Liz #658 BAAWA
They all agree on what their god wants. Each theist will tell you
that what the only true god wants, and what he, himself, wants, are
exactly the same. -- Al Klein
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| User: "stoney" |
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17 Feb 2004 11:50:48 AM |
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On 11 Feb 2004 16:02:02 -0800,
(Carmela), Message ID: <c8d5e5a3.0402111602.4ef535f3@posting.google.com>
wrote in alt.atheism;
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote in message news:<Xns948C46AA79CF8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>...
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy at one
time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are trying to
clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in mind that
there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead and
departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
No, Doc Strawslinger, what you need is a dose of intellectual honesty
is what you need.
What a classic case of projection on your part.
Christians' lives are dominated by 'the dead and departed. A shitload
of them; "Christ, Mary, the (barf) "Saints," Satan, and other fictional
constructs.
Christianity as practiced today is light years
removed from the primitive practices and rituals of Voodoo.
No. Same rubbish, different practices and rituals.
Ritual cannibalism is about as primitive as you can get.
Seen any
Christians lately carrying around litle dolls and sticking pins into
them? Seen any casting spells and carrying around skulls?
Spell-casting=prayer.
Christians substitute rosary beads and torture instruments (cross).
And with
respect to veneration, if it's the Catholic's veneration of saints you
refer to here, so what? Americans venerate the memory of many people
in secular life as well. We build statues to our heroes and sing their
praises in secular life, too. So what?
Venerating, honoring the memory of those who die is a common practice
in secular, as well as religious life. However, rituals surrounding
the dead in Voodoo go far beyond this. When one deliberately distorts
the language to make a point they reveal themselves for intellectually
bankrupt frauds.
DAMN!!!! A whole bank of irony meters instantly vapourized! The last
sentence did it.
Stoney
"Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
and
SCAMPERMEISTER!"
When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere!
When things are rough, can't SCAMPER enough!
/end humour alert
alt.atheism military veteran #11
{so much for the 'no atheists in foxholes' rubbish}
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| User: "dgillesp" |
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11 Feb 2004 11:10:38 AM |
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Doc Smartass wrote:
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy at one
time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are trying to
clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in mind that
there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead and
departed."
Oh, well, but then most "mod up-to-date-and-with-its" don't have a clue
how the present day and their own ah...unique and unsullied selves are a
product and result of the "dead and departed." At least religion has
some respect for the past and the wisdom of its forebears.
methodios (Denny)
I hurt. I need morphine.
--
Dr. Smartass
BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Brought to you by the letter 'H'
Without it, you'd be eating doug nuts.
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| User: "Nick" |
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
11 Feb 2004 04:51:20 PM |
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dgillesp wrote:
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy at one
time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are trying to
clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in mind that
there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead and
departed."
Oh, well, but then most "mod up-to-date-and-with-its" don't have a clue
how the present day and their own ah...unique and unsullied selves are a
product and result of the "dead and departed." At least religion has
some respect for the past and the wisdom of its forebears.
Unless, of course, it is the wisdom of some *other* religion's forebearers, in
which case it is just "superstition".
Ahhhhh, religion, always so quick to denounce those who are different and "not
us". It is the well-spring of all xenophobia.
*********************************************
"Plutonians are teh suk." Ignignot from ATHF
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| User: "*nemo*" |
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
11 Feb 2004 04:39:30 PM |
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In article <Xns948C46AA79CF8askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18>,
Doc Smartass <gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> wrote:
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy at one
time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are trying to
clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in mind that
there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead and
departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
*****. I had to put my irony-meter down. It was screaming from the pain...
--
Nemo - EAC Commissioner for Bible Belt Underwater Operations.
Atheist #1331 (the Palindrome of doom!)
BAAWA Knight! - One of those warm Southern Knights, y'all!
Charter member, SMASH!!
http://home.earthlink.net/~jehdjh/Relpg.html
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
Quotemeister since March 2002
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| User: "Mekkala" |
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| Title: Re: aa: IRONY in the extreme on NPR |
11 Feb 2004 09:14:01 AM |
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On Wed 11 Feb 2004 06:53:04a, Doc Smartass
<gekiskivviesdo@astroboyskivviesmail.com> kicked back with a beer,
ruminated at length, fell asleep, woke up, lit up a joint, then fell
asleep again after thoughtfully blurting out:
Dammit, people, no one should have to hear this much christer idiocy
at one time this early in the morning.
NPR was running part of a series on Voodoo and how christers are
trying to clean it up in Africa because it's a "superstition." Keep in
mind that there's an aspect of veneration of dead relatives.
The Moment came when a missionary made the claim--
*** WARNING ***
IRONY hazard ahead. Buckle your seat belts.
*** WARNING ***
--that these Voodoo practitioners' lives are dominated by the "dead
and departed."
I hurt. I need morphine.
Whereas the Christer's lives are dominated by a single undead (much
better).
--
Mekkala, Atheist #2148
"Atheism is ... the bed-rock of sanity in a world of madness."
--Emmett F. Fields
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