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Comic relief in the bible?

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  • 19-01-2007 10:16pm
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    Kipperhell
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    Lots of stories great and bad have comic relief in them does the bible?


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    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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    umm... http://www.thetruthforyouth.com/standard/main.htm

    not really what you asked for but... uh..


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    Fallen Seraph
    Registered Users Posts: 443 ✭✭Fallen Seraph


    Mordeth wrote:
    umm... http://www.thetruthforyouth.com/standard/main.htm

    not really what you asked for but... uh..


    That site disturbs me. I'd laugh if I didn't know it was serious...


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    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Kipperhell wrote:
    Lots of stories great and bad have comic relief in them does the bible?
    Maybe there was once but it didn't survive the edits.

    Is there a point here?


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    Red Hand
    Registered Users Posts: 4,986 ✭✭✭Red Hand


    The Atheist wrote:
    Maybe there was once but it didn't survive the edits.

    Is there a point here?

    Perhaps he means that humour might have been used to demonstrate a point or belief? Maybe the Israelites had some sort of Spitting Image back in their day, which eventually lost the humour and became the story of Samson?:)


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    Zillah
    Registered Users Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    I don't remember the exact context but:

    Theres a part in the bible where someone (probably Israelites) had God on their side, but still weren't able to beat the enemy because the enemy had iron chariots.




    After a moment if occured to me what a horrifying behemoth an iron chariot must be to a primitive person. You try throwing rocks at it, shooting it with arrows, it won't even go on fire ffs.


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    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,413 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Mordeth wrote:
    umm... http://www.thetruthforyouth.com/standard/main.htm

    not really what you asked for but... uh..


    Why am I only seeing this now?
    Frightening beyond words but...so bloody funny at the same time. :D


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    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Zillah wrote:
    I don't remember the exact context but:

    Theres a part in the bible where someone (probably Israelites) had God on their side, but still weren't able to beat the enemy because the enemy had iron chariots.

    After a moment if occured to me what a horrifying behemoth an iron chariot must be to a primitive person. You try throwing rocks at it, shooting it with arrows, it won't even go on fire ffs.

    I found this.

    It seemed they p1ssed God right off so hence no help. But as soon as they got together an army of ten thousand men, God was on their side again. Do you think God supports Chelsea?

    Some very amusing innuendos at the end tho: "he entered her tent, and she put a covering over him." :D


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    Zillah
    Registered Users Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    5uspect wrote:
    I found this.

    Damn the bible is weird. I like how it explains how one army defeated the other, and then it refers to how God defeated the army.


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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Mordeth, what a link.


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    Sofaspud
    Registered Users Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭Sofaspud


    Mordeth wrote:
    umm... http://www.thetruthforyouth.com/standard/main.htm

    not really what you asked for but... uh..

    That is absolutely hilarious.

    "EVOLUTION IS RACIST!"

    "DRUGS AND DRUNKENNESS LEAD ONLY TO PAIN AND DEATH!"

    "ROCK MUSIC IS SCARY AND EVIL!"

    Ahh, devout christians. So entertaining.


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    stevejazzx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭stevejazzx


    from site

    The last four letters of the word
    "AMERICAN" are "I-CAN" not "I-RAN

    what does that mean...?

    ok I better go or the 'watchmen' might report me to tim todd(yes thta is his real name):eek:



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    Dr Pepper
    Registered Users Posts: 839 ✭✭✭Dr Pepper


    stevejazzx wrote:
    from site

    The last four letters of the word
    "AMERICAN" are "I-CAN" not "I-RAN

    what does that mean...?

    I think it means..
    Americans kick middle eastern ass.. America, F**k Yeah.. w00t.. etc


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    stevejazzx
    Registered Users Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭stevejazzx


    Oh I got the twisted intention that they intended, it's just that when you read it slowly and logically it says

    Americans are 'I can' people
    Whereas Iranians are 'I ran' people.

    There are a number of probelms with this.
    The sentence is intellectually defunct. It generalises two nations into either 'I can' and 'I ran' for the sake of nothing it would seem other than a daft rhyme.
    Even if we take the statement at face value. What exactly is it saying about Iranian people. That they run? that they run away from hardship or some other such nonsense? It's so general, it means nothing.
    What does the phrase 'I can' say about Americans? Again just vague inferences, nonsense.
    Why Iran? Other than obvious rhyming potential, why not Iraq who they are more directly involved with at the moment. No reason just that Iran and 'American' rhyme, well almost. See, if we extract 'I can' from American it rhymes, see?
    Imagine, these idiots must be marginally more intelligent than the other idiots who listen to them. Thats quite a feat.


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