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RE: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 11, 2011 at 10:19 pm
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I remember seeing that heaven-o thing somewhere before, though I'd completely forgotten about it. Thanks for the lulz!
Maybe we should start our own word redefinition project? Seeing as they seem to enjoy that sort of thing so much...
Fundies = fun + dies = the creation of a zone of joylessness.
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: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 11, 2011 at 10:41 pm
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(October 11, 2011 at 9:56 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: You know, this sort of thing isn't unheard of: I've actually heard of people who suggest using Halloween as an excuse to give kids Christian gifts, including Jack T. Chick.
http://vimeo.com/28025194
And yes, he actually narrates this video. Given that he is a recluse of Thomas Pynchon-levels (Pynchon seems to have had exactly six photos taken of him during his life; Jack's only had one) actually hearing his voice is somewhat surprising to me. And the fact that he actually narrated the video is surprising.
And that said, "Ween" technically is a word that means hope, but it's an archaic word, and even when Coleridge used the word in "Christabel," it seemed like he was just in need of a word to rhyme with "been."
I threw up in my mouth a little when i saw that video.
Notice how kids who dont conform to Chick's version of life are "lost and hurting".
(October 11, 2011 at 10:14 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: By the way, there's something dumber than Jesus Ween:
Meet Heaven-O
Quote:KINGSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- In this friendly little ranching town, "hello" is wearing out its welcome. And Leonso Canales Jr. is happy as heck.
At his urging, the Kleberg County commissioners on Monday unanimously designated "heaven-o" as the county's official greeting. The reason: "hello" contains the word "hell."
"When you go to school and church, they tell you 'hell' is negative and 'heaven' is positive,'" said the 56-year-old Canales, who owns the Kingsville Flea Market. "I think it's time that we set a new precedent, to tell our kids that we are positive adults."
The new salutation, according to the county resolution, is a "symbol of peace, friendship and welcome" in this "age of anxiety."
On Thursday, courthouse employees were answering the phones, "heaven-o." And the chamber of commerce was working on a campaign promoting Kingsville, a Rio Grande Valley town of 25,000, as a "heavenly" place to visit.
"People seem to think that it might catch on," said county Judge Pete De La Garza.
Not everyone is a convert to Kleberg County's heavenly ways. Madolyn Musick, who runs a bookstore, insisted, and linguists would agree, that "hello" has nothing to do with "hell." Besides, she added, "What's wrong with, 'Howdy, y'all?'"
Canales, a Catholic but not a regular churchgoer, has been as serious as heck about "hello" since 1988, when he told his brother he might start greeting people with "God-o." His brother suggested "heaven-o" instead.
David Sabrio, a professor of English at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, noted that the Oxford English Dictionary says "hello" stems from an old German greeting for hailing a boat.
"Linguistically and historically, the word 'hello' has no connection at all with what we associate with the underworld," he said. "People may make that connection in their own mind. I certainly don't."
Shit like this just blows my mind that right wingers would do such a thing...its like the dorkiest retard fest I have ever seen. Public money was spent on this?
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RE: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 11, 2011 at 11:40 pm
I trolled their FB... just a little.
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RE: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 11, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Quote:Canales, a Catholic but not a regular churchgoer, has been as serious as heck about "hello" since 1988, when he told his brother he might start greeting people with "God-o." His brother suggested "heaven-o" instead.
I think we just found out G-C's real identity.
What a fucking moron.
The only proper reply to "heaven-o" is "Fuck Off."
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RE: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 11, 2011 at 11:52 pm
(October 11, 2011 at 11:45 pm)Minimalist Wrote: The only proper reply to "heaven-o" is "Fuck Off."
I'm surprised, Min. There has to be at least a dozen proper replies to that. "Fuck off" is a great start, but begs for a finish with pizzazz.
Although... I suspect if anyone actually said "heaven-o" to me I'd probably just blink and say "Umm... What?". Some kinds of stupid have the stunning power of a taser.
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RE: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 12, 2011 at 12:39 am
Um, they do realize that "ween" is not the suffix of Halloween, right? It's Hallow-een, not Hallo-ween. The "een" stands for the poetic version of the word "evening." However, it would have an apostrophe "e'en" in old school verse.
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RE: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 12, 2011 at 12:54 am
At least now when the inevitable 'attack on Christmas' sentiment starts up we can point the finger back and say, "You shouldn't have fucked with Halloween."
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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RE: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 12, 2011 at 12:59 am
Yeah, and we can call it godlesstmas and make up some meaning for "tmas."
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RE: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 12, 2011 at 4:04 am
tmas is the practice of eating your own childs intestines... Don't you guys do that? no? just me?... oh well.
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RE: Oh what fresh hell is this..?
October 12, 2011 at 8:58 am
The only Jesus that should be present at Halloween is Raptor-Jesus, he at least loves everyone and also doesn't try to pass himself off as Caucasian.
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