The Funny Side of Religion

PopePalpatine

Cabaal wrote: »

Oldy but still very good
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Thinking back, given this was in 1983 it really must have pissed off alot of people in Ireland at the time. Especially when you consider the uproar over Fr Ted and that was the late 90's.

Though, likely explains why they banned it in Ireland for years

What kind of uproar?

Cabaal

PopePalpatine wrote: »

What kind of uproar?

Hard to find anything on-line as we're talking about the mid 90's but essentially people bitched and moaned about it on the late late and other mediums, how they found it offensive etc.

Sure it took ages and ages for RTE to get up the courage to air it themselves,

Genghiz Cohen

seamus wrote: »

I think what I like most about that sketch is the fairness of it. If you were to just listen to the song, you'd be under the impression that this is bunch of brits lampooning and slagging off catholics. Then they slot in this lovely 3 minute sketch at the end of the repressed protestant woman and her painfully prudish husband, tut-tutting about the backwards catholics.

Monty Python really were great in the "I want to offend everyone equally" genre.

My favourite bit is the whole protect sperm but send the born children off for medical testing.

Really rings true, even today, of the attitude of some people.

kiffer

PopePalpatine wrote: »

What kind of uproar?

Down with this sort of thing.

cyberwolf77

Worztron

seamus

^^
I've actually seen that image about five times, and every time thought, "Why would a Muslim woman be sitting beside a pile of trash bags?". It never occurred to me that the photo was trying to make a point.

Bloody camera phones, make me think everything is candid.

robindch

seamus wrote: »

the photo was trying to make a point. [...]

Much tempted to move the photo to the burka ban thread

smacl

robindch wrote: »

Much tempted to move the photo to the burka ban thread

Careful now, folks over there seem to take offense awfully easy. I decided against dragging out this fella

gaynorvader

smacl wrote: »

Careful now, folks over there seem to take offense awfully easy. I decided against dragging out this fella

He's clearly a muslim!

Worztron

magicbastarder

seamus wrote: »

It never occurred to me that the photo was trying to make a point.

that a woman squatting in a bright blue burka looks similar to a plastic bag of an identical colour in a photo which is designed to achieve this conclusion anyway?

gaynorvader

magicbastarder wrote: »

that a woman squatting in a bright blue burka looks similar to a plastic bag of an identical colour in a photo which is designed to achieve this conclusion anyway?

I think he already admitted to not immediately discerning the intent of the photo.

smacl

smacl

wp_rathead

smacl

meh, prefer the original!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVygqjyS4CA

Hotblack Desiato

This isn't really a funny though, it's aimed at kids

deadeye187

Religion has no place in the modern world...........imo

Its out dated and just a story like Iron Man, Spiderman etc etc

Lucena

ninja900 wrote: »

This isn't really a funny though, it's aimed at kids

Sh1t, they got me figured out. It's true, I don't believe in anything AND I'm staying home on Sunday. They even got the cup of coffee right!

Maybe they're spying on me, it's like they've got someone watching me 24/7, someone who can almost read my thoughts.


Oh God noooooooooooooo!

Worztron

PopePalpatine

Lucena wrote: »

Sh1t, they got me figured out. It's true, I don't believe in anything AND I'm staying home on Sunday. They even got the cup of coffee right!

I stay home on Sunday because there's fuck-all to do.

gaynorvader

PopePalpatine wrote: »

I stay home on Sunday because there's fuck-all to do.

I thought atheists played rugby on Sundays because Christians aren't allowed?

AstraMonti

Most of my cycling buddies must be atheist then, all our cycling is made on Sunday mornings :pac:

joseph brand

PopePalpatine wrote: »

I stay home on Sunday because there's fuck-all to do.

That's why it's called a day of rest.

:pac:

Sarky

PopePalpatine wrote: »

I stay home on Sunday because there's fuck-all to do.

Get yourself to a Sunday afternoon jazz session. If you're not going to mass you may as well relax with a pint listening to the devil's own music.

kylith

We got a car a couple of weeks ago, so now every Sunday is 'lets go somewhere new for a walk' day, so now Sunday is about the only day I don't sit around doing nothing.

Bannasidhe

Penn

gaynorvader

Bannasidhe wrote: »

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Now Google?

http://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/Scripture/Proof_Google_Is_God.html

Sarky

They make a good argument. Google's always there when I need It, it seemingly has no end, and whenever I'm down I can utter a quick search prayer and the hole in my existence is almost instantly filled with kittens, funny stories and porn.

FouxDaFaFa

Sarky wrote: »

They make a good argument. Google's always there when I need It, it seemingly has no end, and whenever I'm down I can utter a quick search prayer and the hole in my existence is almost instantly filled with kittens, funny stories and porn.

And it's always watching you. It remembers everything.

It cares.

Cabaal

gaynorvader wrote: »

Now Google?

http://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/Scripture/Proof_Google_Is_God.html

I do love the prayer

Our Google, which art on servers,
Hallowed be thy page;
Thy domain come,
Thy search be done,
On Chrome as it is in the cloud.
Give us this day our daily lolcats
And forgive our trolling,
As we forgive those who troll against us;
And lead us not into spam,
But deliver us from malware. RAMen.

Brian Shanahan

ninja900 wrote: »

This isn't really a funny though, it's aimed at kids

I am absolutely disgusted by this leaflet, they got the colour of my dressing gown wrong!

Obliq

Brian Shanahan wrote: »

I am absolutely disgusted by this leaflet, they got the colour of my dressing gown wrong!

Mine is that colour but I have no beard...........(this week)

bnt

Bizarro again:

swampgas

I'd love to know what the "very advanced witnessing techniques" involve!

The message is rather ironic: your wonderful faith in Jesus/God, the all-powerful creator of the Universe, can be undone by merely exchanging a few words with a sleepy atheist on a Sunday morning.

CramCycle

Brian Shanahan wrote: »

I am absolutely disgusted by this leaflet, they got the colour of my dressing gown wrong!

Obliq wrote: »

Mine is that colour but I have no beard...........(this week)

My dressing gowns are grey and pink, beard is spot on, I don't lash out at kids though, and the only reason I stay home on Sunday is because there is so much work to catch up on.

Bannasidhe

CramCycle wrote: »

My dressing gowns are grey and pink, beard is spot on, I don't lash out at kids though, and the only reason I stay home on Sunday is because there is so much work to catch up on.

I donated that dressing gown to a charity shop last year. Glad to see it went to a good home.

CramCycle

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I donated that dressing gown to a charity shop last year. Glad to see it went to a good home.

It stunk of grumpiness, should have known it was you :P

Worztron

Kivaro

Worztron

kylith

Sulla Felix

Hotblack Desiato

swampgas wrote: »

I'd love to know what the "very advanced witnessing techniques" involve!

seamus

kylith wrote: »

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/god+got+his+priorities+straight_7747d1_4826682.jpg

What I love is that it doesn't have 2/3 cup in the jug. Someone clearly never heard of a meniscus. Looks more like 7/12 to me.

Worztron

Worztron

Delirium