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Mugato		2012-04-19 06:20:14 PM

quatchi: /And don't you smirk, Tats, you adopted a faith that has a symbol that could double as a weapon in an old Bruce Lee movie.

When did Bruce Lee hurl the Hollywood sign at someone?

quatchi		2012-04-19 06:20:43 PM

Counter_Intelligent: Did anyone else get this ad on the page?

[romanorgyad]

Dammit, I never get cool ads like that.

I get stuff like "get a second opinion on small business finance" and ads for family vacations to Disneyland and ads for sensible cars and RBC Visa Infinite cards.

I think someone's playing a cruel trick on me.

Alright, I get it.

I'm Canadian.

I'm boring.

Laugh it up Funny guy and then get over it and make with the sexy time ads.

I might be in the market for a mail order Russian bride, ya never know.

*sigh* My browser doesn't know me at all.

quatchi		2012-04-19 06:22:10 PM

Mugato: quatchi: /And don't you smirk, Tats, you adopted a faith that has a symbol that could double as a weapon in an old Bruce Lee movie.

When did Bruce Lee hurl the Hollywood sign at someone?

Game of Death: Alternate Ending.

Old enough to know better		2012-04-19 06:34:53 PM

Hey fundie boy. Odin just called. He wants his bridge back.

paganroots.com

Don't Troll Me Bro!		2012-04-19 06:35:20 PM

Can one of you right-wingers please answer a question for me? Exactly what is this homosexual agenda I keep hearing about? It really seems to scare the shiat out of every last one of you. Anyone?

PsiChick		2012-04-19 06:35:33 PM

SphericalTime: So the choice is between:

Remember when God used to get really angry, and wipe out everything on the face of the earth except a single boat? Well He promises He won't do that anymore; see He got us a pretty rainbow to remind Himself so He won't accidentally forget and kill us all. It's all because He loves us, even though we don't deserve it, because He said it was our fault that He had to kill everyone.

And:

You know what? Even though we're all different we shouldn't have to lie to each other about ourselves to get along. How about we're honest with each other and we try to find the good in each other and get along. This rainbow will remind us that even though we're incredibly diverse and impossible to completely categorize, we have a shared humanity that we can respect in each other.

Huh. I know which one looks like the better message to me.

THIS. Also? In these desperate economic times, maybe the Wiccans would rent the pentagram to them.. Why yes. Pagans not only will give then the pentagram for goddamn free (not just Wiccans--almost every tradition that calls itself Pagan), we're already letting them anywhere they farking want in our religion, because guess what? The Divine don't care. The Divine made 'em (okay, for the sake of honesty--made us) exactly the way we all are now.

We're Pagan. We're proud of loving our fellow human beings for who they are, not who they f*ck. What've you got to be proud of?

thamike		2012-04-19 06:35:41 PM

In fact, we're tired of people not using "queer" as a pejorative prelude to aggravated assault anymore! USA! USA! USA!

UndeadPoetsSociety		2012-04-19 06:36:56 PM

I feel that I should point out at this time that the rainbow used by the LGBT movement has either six or eight colors, while the rainbow that appears in the sky has seven. So this whole thing is even stupider than it looks at first glance.

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier		2012-04-19 06:37:02 PM

Cythraul: Sleeping Monkey: It symbolizes diversity, not homosexuality.

According to wikipedia, it symbolizes "diversity of the LGBT community." But then again, it is Wikipedia.

I don't care about the Grand BLTs! Delicious and apparently homoerotic as they may be.

thamike		2012-04-19 06:37:13 PM

Don't Troll Me Bro!: Can one of you right-wingers please answer a question for me? Exactly what is this homosexual agenda I keep hearing about? It really seems to scare the shiat out of every last one of you. Anyone?

When homosexuals aren't marginalized, Republican leaders will actually have to pay for dinner before they get any.

PonceAlyosha		2012-04-19 06:38:37 PM

thamike: Don't Troll Me Bro!: Can one of you right-wingers please answer a question for me? Exactly what is this homosexual agenda I keep hearing about? It really seems to scare the shiat out of every last one of you. Anyone?

When homosexuals aren't marginalized, Republican leaders will actually have to pay for dinner before they get any.

That's worse for the gay dudes because tops traditionally pay and Republicans are notoriously nelly.

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey		2012-04-19 06:41:19 PM

Don't Troll Me Bro!: Can one of you right-wingers please answer a question for me? Exactly what is this homosexual agenda I keep hearing about? It really seems to scare the shiat out of every last one of you. Anyone?

As someone who's known some extremist Christians, I could tell you they're worried that prominent homosexuals are promoting homosexuality by simply mentioning their sexual preferences, although they interpret that as "Hey, look at me, it's no longer a problem to be gay!" Now, these supposedly Christian folks don't want people to believe that, so this is why they're so scared of the "gay agenda".

/admittedly a theory, anybody care to correct me?

MontanaDave		2012-04-19 06:41:45 PM

Tatsuma: impaler: Wrong covenant. You're thinking of the one with Moses.

No, the covenant between Noach and G-d certainly included that prohibition. Look up 'Noahide Laws'.

Head 'em up, move 'em out, Noahide.

Mike Chewbacca		2012-04-19 06:45:55 PM

Krymson Tyde: MaudlinMutantMollusk: And while you're at it, get that damned dove off that soap bottle and give it back, too

Don't get me started on farking lower case ts.

That's going to make typing truly difficult.

Uh, I mean, Ha's going o make yping ruly difficul.

apoptotic		2012-04-19 06:46:51 PM

Roy_G_Biv: coinspinner: "I want to get a shirt with a rainbow on it, but I don't want to seem gay. I'll have a rainbow, and under it I'll put, 'Not Gay' ... 'But supportive.' How did one group of people get to claim refracted light? Greedy gays."

That's always been my philosophy. 'Cept I know it belongs to the Floyd.

"The gays stole this one from Pink Floyd, but tonight we're stealin' it back!"

[getvideoartwork.com image 640x640]

Wait a minute...you appear to be a rainbow. So tell us, do you feel you're being held against your will?

AdolfOliverPanties		2012-04-19 06:46:57 PM

What is with the spelling of "God" as G-d, anyway? Is all-knowing, all-creating, all-forgiving "Lord" so petty that simply spelling out a word is enough to piss it off? Or is it just a big Wheel of Fortune fan and is waiting for that tone that tells you all that's left in the puzzle are vowels?

NobleHam		2012-04-19 06:48:55 PM

Don't push us, Christians. You can try to take back the rainbow, and maybe even succeed (not likely, we're way better at marketing than you are), but we'll just be forced to co-opt the dove, or maybe that sexy dude hanging on a cross.

Swoop1809		2012-04-19 06:52:51 PM

All I want is the ability to wear rainbow suspenders without people making wild assumptions about me!

thamike		2012-04-19 06:54:16 PM

Jackson Herring		2012-04-19 06:55:55 PM

NobleHam		2012-04-19 06:56:04 PM

AdolfOliverPanties: What is with the spelling of "God" as G-d, anyway? Is all-knowing, all-creating, all-forgiving "Lord" so petty that simply spelling out a word is enough to piss it off? Or is it just a big Wheel of Fortune fan and is waiting for that tone that tells you all that's left in the puzzle are vowels?

I've only ever seen the most paranoid of Orthodox Jews do that. They aren't supposed to allow God's name to be tarnished, so if they actually wrote it out it could be defaced later. To avoid the risk they censor or mispell God's names and titles. It's pretty silly, but so is a lot about Orthodox Judaism.

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey		2012-04-19 06:56:20 PM

AdolfOliverPanties: What is with the spelling of "God" as G-d, anyway? Is all-knowing, all-creating, all-forgiving "Lord" so petty that simply spelling out a word is enough to piss it off? Or is it just a big Wheel of Fortune fan and is waiting for that tone that tells you all that's left in the puzzle are vowels?

I'm not an expert on Jewish tradition, admittedly, but from what I understand, they don't spell out God in obedience to the Second Commandment to not use God's name in vain. However, in vain, as I understand it, means not using it in a derogatory fashion or in a curse of some form, so I'm not entirely sure why Jews devolved from writing out the Tetragrammaton (YHWH, today pronounced Yahweh or Jehovah by most) in the Bible to using only God to using only G-d. That part, I can't explain to you.

thamike		2012-04-19 06:56:59 PM

Jackson Herring: AdolfOliverPanties: What is with the spelling of "God" as G-d, anyway? Is all-knowing, all-creating, all-forgiving "Lord" so petty that simply spelling out a word is enough to piss it off? Or is it just a big Wheel of Fortune fan and is waiting for that tone that tells you all that's left in the puzzle are vowels?

The minutiae of technicalities surrounding organized religion are the IMPORTANT THING you see

Got to have FAITH!

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey		2012-04-19 06:59:47 PM

thamike: Jackson Herring: AdolfOliverPanties: What is with the spelling of "God" as G-d, anyway? Is all-knowing, all-creating, all-forgiving "Lord" so petty that simply spelling out a word is enough to piss it off? Or is it just a big Wheel of Fortune fan and is waiting for that tone that tells you all that's left in the puzzle are vowels?

The minutiae of technicalities surrounding organized religion are the IMPORTANT THING you see

Got to have FAITH!

Are you trying to get us back on topic or was the usage of a George Michael lyric coincidental?

SBWorks		2012-04-19 07:00:50 PM

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: rufus-t-firefly: OFFICIAL: You have been found guilty by the elders of the town of uttering the name of our Lord, and so, as a blasphemer, you are to be stoned to death.

MATTHIAS: Look. I'd had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was 'That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah.'

OFFICIAL: Blasphemy! He's said it again!.

Where'd you get that story from? It is funny, although just to clarify, the Bible in no way prohibits saying the name of God, Jehovah. The second commandment prohibits you from taking the name of Jehovah in vain, or cursing it in some way.

As to this rainbow issue, I honestly don't care too much if the gays use it.

Monty Python. Pretty sure it's from Life of Brian

A Dark Evil Omen		2012-04-19 07:01:03 PM

Us GLBT types are 20% cooler. You'll get over it.

SurfaceTension		2012-04-19 07:03:00 PM

SphericalTime: Genesis 9:8-17: God's not an abusive spouse. He just acts like it.

Our fathers were models for God. If our fathers bailed, what does that tell you about God?

Lenny_da_Hog		2012-04-19 07:03:43 PM

Swoop1809: All I want is the ability to wear rainbow suspenders without people making wild assumptions about me!

Nanu-nanu?

thamike		2012-04-19 07:11:30 PM

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: thamike: Jackson Herring: AdolfOliverPanties: What is with the spelling of "God" as G-d, anyway? Is all-knowing, all-creating, all-forgiving "Lord" so petty that simply spelling out a word is enough to piss it off? Or is it just a big Wheel of Fortune fan and is waiting for that tone that tells you all that's left in the puzzle are vowels?

The minutiae of technicalities surrounding organized religion are the IMPORTANT THING you see

Got to have FAITH!

Are you trying to get us back on topic or was the usage of a George Michael lyric coincidental?

fallibleblogma.com

You see what i did there.

/now look at my bum, Dennis

Ehh		2012-04-19 07:11:57 PM

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: AdolfOliverPanties: What is with the spelling of "God" as G-d, anyway? Is all-knowing, all-creating, all-forgiving "Lord" so petty that simply spelling out a word is enough to piss it off? Or is it just a big Wheel of Fortune fan and is waiting for that tone that tells you all that's left in the puzzle are vowels?

I'm not an expert on Jewish tradition, admittedly, but from what I understand, they don't spell out God in obedience to the Second Commandment to not use God's name in vain. However, in vain, as I understand it, means not using it in a derogatory fashion or in a curse of some form, so I'm not entirely sure why Jews devolved from writing out the Tetragrammaton (YHWH, today pronounced Yahweh or Jehovah by most) in the Bible to using only God to using only G-d. That part, I can't explain to you.

I think it's because you're not even supposed to mention his name at all, because he's really touchy about that for some reason. (And no, you're not supposed to ask what the reason is. Except that since his real name is unpronounceable, you're being impertinent by using a stand-in name, even with due reverence. I think.)

Hideously Gigantic Smurf		2012-04-19 07:13:32 PM

Okay, but only AFTER you return THIS symbol...

www.crwflags.com

To it's rightful place alongside ALL Americans, not just conservatives and republicans.

thamike		2012-04-19 07:15:25 PM

Ehh: I think it's because you're not even supposed to mention his name at all, because he's really touchy about that for some reason. (And no, you're not supposed to ask what the reason is. Except that since his real name is unpronounceable, you're being impertinent by using a stand-in name, even with due reverence. I think.)

Are we talking about god or tatsuma here?

Dahnkster		2012-04-19 07:18:41 PM

Taste the rainbow.

Hideously Gigantic Smurf		2012-04-19 07:20:23 PM

And if God made the rainbow (as opposed to light passing through water particles in the atmosphere), didn't he make it so ALL his children could see it, not just the heterosexual ones?

Or are you telling me that all gays are colorblind?

Lernaeus		2012-04-19 07:22:16 PM

Gay people should adopt the cross as their symbol of freedom.

I mean, symbols are just symbols, and can mean anything you want them to, right?

thamike		2012-04-19 07:22:35 PM

Dahnkster: [a1.twimg.com image 500x500]
Taste the rainbow.

gridskipper.com

thamike		2012-04-19 07:23:17 PM

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: And if God made the rainbow (as opposed to light passing through water particles in the atmosphere), didn't he make it so ALL his children could see it, not just the heterosexual ones?

Or are you telling me that all gays are colorblind?

Just the gay dogs.

technicolor-misfit		2012-04-19 07:24:44 PM

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: Okay, but only AFTER you return THIS symbol...

[www.crwflags.com image 420x221]

To it's rightful place alongside ALL Americans, not just conservatives and republicans.

They really have kind of ruined it. Now, it has the stink of toothless belligerent rednecks upon it... like if you displayed it in some way you'd want to run around saying "oh, but I'm not one of THOSE a-holes. I even read real books!"

fusillade762		2012-04-19 07:25:51 PM

jigger: What does it mean?

www.curiousinkling.com

It's like a double negative. It means God IS going to wipe us out with another flood.

doglover		2012-04-19 07:26:56 PM

The gays are basically liars in the symbology department.

First off the word gay. It means happy. If they were happy, they wouldn't be protesting everything. #1

Next, unicorns. What's gayer than a unicorn? Nothing now. Used to be a symbol of virginity. But if you're a virgin, you can't really be gay or straight. #2

Finally rainbows. Longtime symbol of the bridge between the worlds. It's the path to Odin's realm. It's also the symbol of Iris, messenger of the Olympians. It has nothing to do with sex at all, let alone gay sex or straight sex specifically. #3

Three strikes, homosexual community. You're out.

Your word is now "same" as in "same sex", your symbolic animal is the bonobo because they're pansexual, and your color is orange because get one(but this can be appealed)

Gay will be returned to people who sing in the rain, unicorns will be returned to young virgins, and Odin gets the rainbow bridge back.

Lenny_da_Hog		2012-04-19 07:29:12 PM

doglover: Finally rainbows. Longtime symbol of the bridge between the worlds. It's the path to Odin's realm. It's also the symbol of Iris, messenger of the Olympians. It has nothing to do with sex at all, let alone gay sex or straight sex specifically. #3

I was told the rainbow was Zeus' goatse on the horizon.

Hideously Gigantic Smurf		2012-04-19 07:30:08 PM

doglover: Odin gets the rainbow bridge back.

Considering the guy let his son get farked by a horse, I'd listen to him.

doglover		2012-04-19 07:30:54 PM

Lenny_da_Hog: doglover: Finally rainbows. Longtime symbol of the bridge between the worlds. It's the path to Odin's realm. It's also the symbol of Iris, messenger of the Olympians. It has nothing to do with sex at all, let alone gay sex or straight sex specifically. #3

I was told the rainbow was Zeus' goatse on the horizon.

You were told wrong.

It's the bridge between worlds. But as the All Father, it's kind of his until someone else is king of the gods.

doglover		2012-04-19 07:35:30 PM

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: doglover: Odin gets the rainbow bridge back.

Considering the guy let his son get farked by a horse, I'd listen to him.

I'd be more concerned with Iris.

Odin is wise beyond mortal kenning and is more forgiving of certain things if they're done with good intentions by honest men. He'll just strike you down if it please him.

Iris, should she take affront, is one of the Olympians. Their wrath is always ironic and protracted. The good news is, the ancient greeks' sexual taboos were limited to ... well, I'm not sure. But being gay isn't even a concept they had.

Kurland		2012-04-19 07:35:33 PM

Actually Tatsuma even with your own reasoning its a very good choice of a Symbol.

They took a Symbol which from your own description represents, in part, the bigotry of organized religion, one of the greatest evils of Organized religion by the way, and turned that symbol into one of diversity. I think it is a fine choice and use of the symbol. Far better and more useful to the world than its old meaning.

Hideously Gigantic Smurf		2012-04-19 07:36:34 PM

doglover: It's the bridge between worlds. But as the All Father, it's kind of his until someone else is king of the gods.

Might wanna let THESE guys know...

lawrencerspencer.com

"Wow, Baldur's a lot shorter than I imagined!"

apoptotic		2012-04-19 07:36:46 PM

doglover: But if you're a virgin, you can't really be gay or straight. #2

wut

doglover		2012-04-19 07:38:27 PM

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: doglover: It's the bridge between worlds. But as the All Father, it's kind of his until someone else is king of the gods.

Might wanna let THESE guys know...

[lawrencerspencer.com image 468x348]

"Wow, Baldur's a lot shorter than I imagined!"

Well, they did spend a lot of time battling the giants.....

Hideously Gigantic Smurf		2012-04-19 07:38:30 PM

doglover: Odin is wise beyond mortal kenning and is more forgiving of certain things if they're done with good intentions by honest men.

"Good intentions"?
"Honest men"?

You have no IDEA which story in the Asgardian mythos I'm referring to, do you?

ssa5		2012-04-19 07:39:53 PM

Don't Troll Me Bro!: Can one of you right-wingers please answer a question for me? Exactly what is this homosexual agenda I keep hearing about? It really seems to scare the shiat out of every last one of you. Anyone?

The homosexual agenda is to produce high quality girl on girl p0rn, at least that is what I hope it is. Better be damn it.

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