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Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Check out host Gay Byrne's reaction:
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 7:34 pm
I love Stephen Fry. His answer was brilliant.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 8:19 pm
I love it - absofuckinglutely LOVE it - when people ask Fry a question they think is a stumper. BAM - he answers. No hesitation, no qualifiers, just a straightforward answer.
These feeps who interview Fry always seem to start with the misconception that they are smarter than he is.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 8:20 pm
In fairness, apparently Byrne always ends his show by asking his guests that question. He just chose the wrong battle this time.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 8:36 pm
(January 30, 2015 at 8:20 pm)Stimbo Wrote: In fairness, apparently Byrne always ends his show by asking his guests that question. He just chose the wrong battle this time.
The look on Byrne's face is completely priceless.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 8:43 pm
I've seen guys who got kicked in the balls who looked like they were in less pain.
Serves him right for asking stupid questions.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 8:47 pm
I wish it didn't cut off at the end, I bet his response went on longer than it showed.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 10:43 pm
(This post was last modified: January 30, 2015 at 10:44 pm by Clueless Morgan.)
I'm gonna go ahead and say it: If America can elect a Kenyan for president, we can elect a British atheist as president, too!
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 10:46 pm
As long as we don't elect a fucking mormon.
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RE: Stephen Fry on God
January 30, 2015 at 11:01 pm
(January 30, 2015 at 8:20 pm)Stimbo Wrote: In fairness, apparently Byrne always ends his show by asking his guests that question. He just chose the wrong battle this time.
His ass is going to be reminding him of that for quite some time, after how thoroughly it got kicked this time.
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