Hello. I love us. From the dinosaur comics to the leprechaun to the commandment jokes, it's been a great morning.
Indeed.
It's because you didn't have a strong father figure isn't it?
Joyce ,'Chosen'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
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.
juliana - Mar 15, 2007 5:31:00 am PDT #7217 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Strega - Mar 15, 2007 5:33:36 am PDT #7218 of 10001
I think it's hard enough to convince a lot of kids that reading is a pleasant activity without throwing the Bible in there.
DebetEsse - Mar 15, 2007 5:35:04 am PDT #7219 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
as if Jesus had been wearing a ruff collar and hose
I can't be the only one who will be walking around with this image for a couple days, can I?
§ ita § - Mar 15, 2007 5:37:18 am PDT #7220 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think it's hard enough to convince a lot of kids that reading is a pleasant activity without throwing the Bible in there
Shakespeare's good and stuff, but the Bible's easier to parse, and at least as important. Then again, I'm kinda brute force about the whole thing. They don't have to think it's pleasant. They just have to do it, dammit.
Which may be why I only teach hitting people.
Theodosia - Mar 15, 2007 5:37:40 am PDT #7221 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Pilate: My congratulations, Jesus. You latest sermon is a great success. The whole of Israel is talking about you.
Jesus: There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that it not being talked about.
(There follows fifteen seconds of restrained and sycophantic laughter)
Pilate: Very very witty... very very witty.
Judas: There's only one thing in the world worse than being witty and that is not being witty.
(Fifteen seconds more of the same)
Jesus: I wish I had said that.
Judas: You will, Jesus, you will.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 15, 2007 5:39:45 am PDT #7222 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Even knowing where it was going, Theo owes me a new monitor.
Nutty - Mar 15, 2007 5:39:56 am PDT #7223 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Children's Bible stories can be great, though! I mean, the Old Testament anyway -- people are constantly killing each other! And there is lust and murder and occasionally oil-anointing!
(My mother had a children's illustrated Bible at one point, written in modern prose, and I came away from the image of the anointing of David with some vaguely dirty ideas of what the whole thing was about.)
Do you all read the occasional series on Slate about blogging the Bible? It's hilarious, and the author will sometimes really say, "And I don't have anything to say about Books 2-4 of [Book Name], because they are boring."
Frankenbuddha - Mar 15, 2007 5:42:41 am PDT #7224 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Children's Bible stories can be great, though! I mean, the Old Testament anyway -- people are constantly killing each other! And there is lust and murder and occasionally oil-anointing!
Suddenly reminded of Alex's Bible fantasies while in prison in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.
Jesse - Mar 15, 2007 5:44:58 am PDT #7225 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
When I was a kid in sunday school, we were always acting out bible stories. We did the good Samaritan all the time, who knows why. But one day, we decided to do the sacrifice of Isaac -- and our sunday school room was next to the kitchen, so someone went and got an ENORMOUS KNIFE. The adults were not thrilled, I tell you what.
Cashmere - Mar 15, 2007 5:56:08 am PDT #7226 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Cash, how did the kids react (if they saw him)?
I was going to take the kids downtown to see him but I couldn't get us around. He made the rounds in the building (to raise some more money) and I'm pretty sure he ditched the costume as early as possible. He's got a good sense of humor but that beard looks itchy.