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If only I was still 11. I’d put my ass up for auction to a priest so he could “convert” me.
Never has the phrase “Only in America”, been better suited to an event.
I….must…laugh…
Seriously,
que the sound of “duelling banjos”.
Dave, you gotta see this.
Everyone else, grab roll of TP and clean undies before you read this, your gonna be so mad you’re gonna dump:
http://wrightwing.net/2006/03/09/19/47/255
That just doesn’t sound right. O_o Maybe its because I’m thinking of Catholics. Hah! x_x
The only single guys who I know attend church are crazy you-know-whats or dudes trying to score with the ladies (or gents).
Interesting article. It does enlighten on how to communicate with people of differing faiths (or not so faithful) and the power of objectivity and open-ness.
tomwright:
are you really suprised? i didn’t poop, but i am quite inflammed.
back to the thread, go atheists! another one for the team…
shit, my hbo just went out…i am in the line for these massive storms and i want to watch goodfellas!
Hey, that’s a great idea. I could sell my soul on eBay for big bucks. Send the winner an empty tube.
I’ve already sold my soul for Rock and Roll. But pay me enough and I’ll snore my way through any church service. Cripes, I wasted a huge chunk of my life going to them for free.
Eh, I tried selling my sole to a couple of friends for $5.
No one wanted it. Hah.
and that’s a bargain considering the eternal nature of these things
tomwright…
It ain’t worth dumpin’ on.
It’s shitty enough in itself.
Why not sell the rights to pray for our eternal souls? I’m OK with say, 5 “holy” days a year where I’d attend the entire day, follow the doctrine and observe the group dynamics without comment.
For about $20k/day or $100/k a year.
I am secure in my non-belief in invisible guys in the sky. Nothing to lose but time. Money and observing people to gain. Good deal.
Consider it like going to a gay bar: the people are interesting, some very odd and the music and mixed drinks are not to my taste – but I am not changing my orientation and I’m flattered if somebody finds me attractive – I just don’t share their orientation.
I’ve represented many gays and been to many clubs (including one that was included in a TIF plan just to tear down the club – that we challenged and won) – I’ve also represented the MCC churches.
So, who wants to bid for 5 days of my time a year and the right to pray for my soul?
Phredummy, I will need an escrow account from you before I work with you on this project. I have my doubts about your drafts comporting with the warranty of presentment.
Podry:
We’ve already has the storms down here. (SW KY.) Tornadoes about 35 miles to the north of me. Very strong winds and a lotta rain where I am. Scary!
Darrow.
HEEEheeHeeehee…
Someone oughta order a gag-order on ya, before I die laughing.
Seriously, I laughed in a very good, very rare, way.
Brilliant. Had I known that I could make money going to church I would at least have ogne until I could retire.
JIM
Before this the only ones making money in church were up in the pulpit. Acually you can do pretty good if you sit close to the back and are quick with your hands as they pass the collection plate.
This Mr. Henderson that won the bid reminds me of Spanders.
If xians practiced the love and understanding that they preach with only half the heart this dude has, much of the problems present in America would vanish into thin air.
Let us hope that this experiment will allow both sides to see that we can live along each other, as long as the majority doesn’t try to force the rest to conform to their fantasy.
Wow…Now thats an idea.
Here we have a 19 year old soul, slightly corrupted. We will start the bidding a $100.
100-100 doIhere150?150tothemanintheback. canIget200?At150lookingfor200……
Fellow heathens might find this amusing, I did.
http://www.alternet.org/story/33236/
hmm. I wonder if these xtians get credit for the amount of saving a soul takes.
If so, do I have a deal for them!
Step right up! Earn your chops for salvation! On GENyewINE USDA, (Universal Spiritual Diety Approved), 100 percent American raised…SOUL!
Perfectly ripe with almost FIVE DECADES of CORRUPTION INCLUDED! Thats FIVE DECADES of daily corruption, hermetically sealed for your prayer-tection!
Step right up!
Off topic but the Boy Scouts in Berkley LOST big time becasue of their discriminatory policy towards gays and atheists. Read about it here: http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?date=2006/03/10/1&from=homepage
Score one for justice!
Alex.
rosemary:
i lost most of my fence last night in the storm…the neighbors had a tree uprooted and fell in between their house and ours…we had some siding damage…
that was a crazy ass storm…
oh crap! i bet either phreedm or pat robertson reasons that god was trying to strike us down for our lack of faith!
huge storm….my paddleboats blew off into the lake….i’m praying for their return….hahahahaha
Podry:
Lucky that tree fell between the houses! No damage at my house…just tree limbs all over.
i fixed my fence today, it is vinyl…it was like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. i had to try to piece it together because we have a creepy neighbor who likes to stare into our living room…
maybe he is phreedm…he did fall off a building 15 years ago and mess up his head…seems like a connection to me.
Oh, dear, a peeping tom neighbor. How annoying! We used to have two neighborhood kids, brothers, who would come around and peek into the windows until I scared the shit out of one when I yelled out the door that I was going to shoot. Of course, I wasn’t going to do any such thing, but he didn’t know that.
our neighbor really does have brain damage and a little spell of tourrets (sp?)…he yells out fat ass all the time (i don’t think he is talking to me or my fiance) he scares me.
podry
Creepy neighbor-that could explain why your stepdaughter wants someone else around when she showers!
podry:
‘Frontis nulla fides’ – in appearances, put no faith.
Chances are, if he’s damaged, he may be harmless.
Unless someone can provide stats otherwise?
Wave hello next time.
Maybe he’s lonely, and lacking in social graces?
Unless of course, the police have been to his door more than once. Or yours, asking about him.
no, he is a ok fellow…he just shows up at really strange times…he will just walk up to our fence and ask to see our fish (we have a koi fish pond)…in fact, he does creep my fiance and soon to be stepdaughter out…i have played a little ball with him, but he broke my air pump trying to pump up his ball…
seriously, i am a really nice guy who likes to complain…but, i am nice to this guy…i can’t be mean…i have no morals to judge him
podry:
I’d have to disagree.
I believe you’re a very moral person.
Got a problem w/that?
RA:
we gotta a problem, here?
huh, we gotta problem, here (explitive deleted)?
…i don’t know if you get the reference…maybe i am too young.
now, that is a difficult thing to explain to theists…i have morals, but they think i don’t because i don’t put faith in (to qoute al pacino) an absentee landlord.
oh well, that is why i read these posts.
podry:
That’s a reference to old ‘Tricky Dick’, ain’t it? The Watergate tapes?
Absentee landlord? Wasn’t that in the ‘Devil’s Advocate’?
Not 1 of Pacino’s best, by far.
You’re a good man, podry. I don’t care what phreedm says about you.
Come to think of it, I don’t really care what he says about anything.
That’s okay. You got my vote.
sadly enough, the first quote is from “boyz in the hood”
i believe it was ice cube who uttered such unforgettable lines…
yes, the second quote was pacino in “devil’s”…remember, anytime that you pair the one “neo” with a great actor like pacino, something has to give.
i appreciate your support…i love reading your posts.
podry:
Yer not too young. I’m too old. Course, never saw the movie in question.
Never cared much for Keanu. He was hysterical in ‘Dracula’.
Right back atcha. Better stop there, or everyone’s gonna think we got a mutual admiration society going.
Speaking of which:
http://biblioblography.blogspot.com.
I think you’ll appreciate it.
bilgepumper -
That article you posted about the man joining a church for “political reasons” kinda ticked me off. He seemed to think that it might be a good idea to infiltrate churches and challenge their beliefs.
I think he took a cowardly course. We need more atheists to declare themselves as atheists if they are running for office. If they don’t feel comfortable “coming out” at least DON’T join a church!
alexgator1–
The Boy Scouts article was good. I especially liked the quote
“What the California Supreme Court said was that private clubs can discriminate, but the taxpayers don’t have to fund that discrimination,” said Berkeley City Attorney Manuela Albuquerque.”
Off topic but the Boy Scouts in Berkley LOST big time