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The 'Funny (ha, ha)' side of religion

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    #1022
    norrie rugger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    Alligator is fish now?


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    #1023
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    Sure this is fish too

    6a010535647bf3970b015433fc97e2970c-500wi
    wiki wrote:
    In parts of South America, especially in Venezuela, capybara meat is popular during Lent and Holy Week as the Catholic Church previously gave a special dispensation that allows for its consumption while other meats are generally forbidden.

    Also happened for beavers.
    More of this 'fish' here:
    he Bishop of Quebec approached his superiors in the Church and asked whether his flock would be permitted to eat beaver meat on Fridays during Lent, despite the fact that meat-eating was forbidden. Since the semi-aquatic rodent was a skilled swimmer, the Church declared that the beaver was a fish.
    the capybara, as a fish for dietary purposes. The critter, the largest rodent in the world, is commonly eaten during Lent in Venezuela.


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    #1024
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,417 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


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    #1025
    Turtwig
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Turtwig


    At least with beaver there kindddddd of is a connection to water. Capybara .. .


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    #1026
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users Posts: 16,164 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    So beaver and capybara, both rodents and therefore mammals, are declared "fish" by the church?

    Now where's JC? He was always claiming that we (mammals) didn't crawl out of the water...


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    #1027
    norrie rugger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,656 ✭✭✭norrie rugger


    Catholic church actually does state that evolution is in line with its teachings


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    #1028
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,417 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    Jernal wrote: »
    At least with beaver there kindddddd of is a connection to water. Capybara .. .
    Beaver? Capybara? You're getting caught up in trivialities. Need to keep your heart open. Etc, etc.


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    #1029
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    Jernal wrote: »
    At least with beaver there kindddddd of is a connection to water. Capybara .. .

    ...lives near water, swims well, eats aquatic plants. Close enough? Could be equally said of a number of creatures though. But we were all fish n stuff, waaay back about ....what, about 200,000,000 years ago?


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    #1030
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,752 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Pherekydes wrote: »
    So beaver and capybara, both rodents and therefore mammals, are declared "fish" by the church?

    Now where's JC? He was always claiming that we (mammals) didn't crawl out of the water...

    And I'm suddenly figuring out how Noah got all the 'animals' on the ark, with all the 'fish' swimming alongside. Rather reminds me of another favourite fish.


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    #1031
    Brian Shanahan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Brian Shanahan


    gaynorvader wrote: »
    popepedia.

    You know, I'm getting the strange feeling that the above word is missing an "a" somewhere. I wonder why?


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    #1032
    Brian Shanahan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Brian Shanahan


    Obliq wrote: »
    ...lives near water, swims well, eats aquatic plants. Close enough? Could be equally said of a number of creatures though. But we were all fish n stuff, waaay back about ....what, about 200,000,000 years ago?

    There is an aquatic ape hypothesis of human evolution.

    It's probably wrong, but it's an interesting idea nevertheless.


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    #1033
    LeinsterDub
    Registered Users Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    Is Jesus body a fish too? Maybe on good Friday the bread turns into fish but it's meat the rest of the year round? Of course that would imply once a year as well as being a zombie Jesus would be a mermaid too.

    I need to go away and think this out.

    May the zombie mermaid Jesus guide me


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    #1034
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    LeinsterDub wrote: »
    Is Jesus body a fish too? Maybe on good Friday the bread turns into fish but it's meat the rest of the year round? Of course that would imply once a year as well as being a zombie Jesus would be a mermaid too.

    I need to go away and think this out.

    May the zombie mermaid Jesus guide me

    Good (I typed "Food" first) question, and one that many have asked before. This seems to suggest that people have determined that clergy are actually fish, which should shed some light on the issue:

    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neither_fish,_flesh,_nor_good_red_herring

    Neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring.

    "The three foods are metonyms for those things suitable to each of a Mediæval society’s classes of people; fish represents the clergy, flesh represents commoners, whilst red herring represents paupers; the three classes are simplistically regarded as exhaustive."

    To "make fish of one, and flesh of another" can also be called into question here (Irish saying, apparently). Yes, which is which - that seems to be an issue for our times.....


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    #1035
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    Gosh, just turned up this in google. It's a thought, and that's why I like art.

    finalflatfowl.jpg

    http://phantomlimbcompany.com/flesh-and-blood/

    Off to investigate further....a crisis is happening, and I must respond!! Bat cape in tow....


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    #1036
    Bannasidhe
    Registered Users Posts: 19,218 ✭✭✭✭Bannasidhe


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    #1037
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    Damn you with your answers to life's deep questions Banna :mad: I shall back off with my fish theories, saving one just for you. Sent at my leisure.


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    #1038
    Wereghost
    Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭Wereghost


    God does it again.

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    (Though in fairness I think Unicorns are from a mistranslation introduced by the writers of the KJV.)


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    #1039
    Nodin
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    Obliq wrote: »
    Damn you with your answers to life's deep questions Banna :mad: I shall back off with my fish theories, saving one just for you. Sent at my leisure.


    ...theres nothing worse than a smartarse. Except maybe a woman. Or a corkonian. Or an academic, with their booky smartarsery.


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    #1040
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    Nodin wrote: »
    ...theres nothing worse than a smartarse. Except maybe a woman. Or a corkonian. Or an academic, with their booky smartarsery.

    Natch.


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    #1041
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,707 ✭✭✭Worztron


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    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



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    #1042
    Brian Shanahan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,232 ✭✭✭Brian Shanahan


    Obliq wrote: »
    "The three foods are metonyms for those things suitable to each of a Mediæval society’s classes of people; fish represents the clergy, flesh represents commoners, whilst red herring represents paupers; the three classes are simplistically regarded as exhaustive."

    To "make fish of one, and flesh of another" can also be called into question here (Irish saying, apparently). Yes, which is which - that seems to be an issue for our times.....

    Why do you think the rcc went and stole the fish head hat off the high priest of Dagon.
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    #1043
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


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    Forgiveness with visa points.


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    #1044
    Delirium
    Moderators Posts: 51,792 ✭✭✭✭Delirium


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    If you can read this, you're too close!



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    #1045
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,752 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


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    #1046
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users Posts: 17,570 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    I'll just leave this here


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    #1047
    Pushtrak
    Registered Users Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭Pushtrak


    LordChessington wrote: »
    I'll just leave this here
    I just saw that now, and was about to post it here.


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    #1048
    smokingman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,749 ✭✭✭smokingman


    LordChessington wrote: »
    I'll just leave this here

    That's the funniest thing I've seen in ages. :D


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    #1049
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    smokingman wrote: »
    That's the funniest thing I've seen in ages. :D

    It is very funny - for us. I'm just a bit disturbed that this is going viral and may actually reach more deaf people than it ever would have without the added song making it funny :eek::eek:


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    #1050
    Pushtrak
    Registered Users Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭Pushtrak


    Obliq wrote: »
    It is very funny - for us. I'm just a bit disturbed that this is going viral and may actually reach more deaf people than it ever would have without the added song making it funny :eek::eek:
    That doesn't matter. It isn't as if the thing will be taken seriously in its original form. Indeed, it can be helpful for people to see just how dumb religion makes people.. Those people who haven't got the memo, so to speak.


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    #1051
    Obliq
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭Obliq


    Pushtrak wrote: »
    That doesn't matter. It isn't as if the thing will be taken seriously in its original form. Indeed, it can be helpful for people to see just how dumb religion makes people.. Those people who haven't got the memo, so to speak.

    Hmm. I'm still disturbed. Would be better with lyrics and a rhythm bounce-ball thingy ;)


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