Doormat? For half of it, Job is calling God a callous bully. And complaining that he'd love to argue his case to God, if only God would take his calls.
I need my copy of Ken's Guide.
Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.
'Lineage'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Strega - Aug 02, 2006 7:58:05 am PDT #9938 of 10002
Nutty - Aug 02, 2006 8:04:37 am PDT #9939 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
if only God would take his calls.
This is the problematic part. When he just doesn't call you back, for weeks on end, and just sends you dead bunnies in shoeboxes? It is time to break up with him.
Job, I haev Sally Jesse on the phone. She would like to stage an intervention. Are you free on Thursday?
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 02, 2006 8:12:52 am PDT #9940 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm afraid if I were being hit with a variety of calamities that seemed like directed divine acts rather than simple misfortune, I'd be looking into working for the competition and seeing if they needed an extra hand for scrubbing down Dagon's altar or somesuch.
-t - Aug 02, 2006 8:15:07 am PDT #9941 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And where are those confounded snakes?
That's taking me to a Led Zeppelin place.
I have recently become a lot fonder of the Book pf Job than I used to be, and I've already deleted several posts trying to explain why. It's all kind of tangled up with Camus's Sysyphus in my head.
tommyrot - Aug 02, 2006 8:16:28 am PDT #9942 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Camus's Sysyphus was ultimately happy with his burden, right?
Sophia Brooks - Aug 02, 2006 8:16:33 am PDT #9943 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Job doesn't bother me so much, but Abraham getting ready to sacrifice his son really gets up my nose.
Also, it is now 85 degrees and work, and it is getting hard to do boring work in semi business-like attire, while being sticky and cranky.
Jesse - Aug 02, 2006 8:17:57 am PDT #9944 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Like Gud said above, if you think of it as an object lesson, not a true story, that helps a lot.
I just spent way too long talking and thinking about the Baha'i. They just seem so sensible and nice!
tommyrot - Aug 02, 2006 8:18:25 am PDT #9945 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Job doesn't bother me so much, but Abraham getting ready to sacrifice his son really gets up my nose.
Well, he was probably pretty scared after God said, "You can do what you want Abe, but the next time you see me comin' you better run."
Trudy Booth - Aug 02, 2006 8:18:41 am PDT #9946 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I'm afraid if I were being hit with a variety of calamities that seemed like directed divine acts rather than simple misfortune, I'd be looking into working for the competition and seeing if they needed an extra hand for scrubbing down Dagon's altar or somesuch.
I haven't read it in a while, but iirc, part of the story is that Job is the most faithful guy EVAH. His being picked is something of a compliment.
tommyrot - Aug 02, 2006 8:19:41 am PDT #9947 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
but iirc, part of the story is that Job is the most faithful guy EVAH. His being picked is something of a compliment.
Yeah, wasn't God bragging, "Job's my bestest fan!" or somesuch?