It's fun to stay at the...

[Phillycat]

I am dying over here...

See you all in Hell! :hi:

[LaurenG]

1. OMG!!

That is just so wrong, lol :rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

2. hehehe

That is too funny. :rofl:

[plcdude]

60. hey

are you mad at me?

[MrCoffee]

3. am i going to hell for laughing?

because i'm pretty sure i just busted a gut.

[Kerrytravelers]

4. OMG! I love it!

[azmouse]

5. That's pretty imaginative!

and damned funny too! :)

[buddhamama]

6. !

:rofl:

[ceile]

7. Excellent!!

:rofl:

[Phillycat]

8. Kickety.

This is funny shit!

[WhollyHeretic]

9. LMAO

:rofl: :spray:

[MissMillie]

10. good one!

it took me a minute, but I got it.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. OMG! That is fucking awesome.

That's the sort of shit my friends and I would do. To this day, I'm amazed that I didn't burst into flames when I was blessed by the Pope in Vatican City.

[Richardo]

12. Sacreligious spit-take here...

:spray:

[Phillycat]

13. Anyone else?

[asthmaticeog]

14. !!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, fuck yeah! just FUCK yeah!

[Phillycat]

15. HA! I KNEW you would like it!

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

16. Hey

I pm'd you.

[Phillycat]

20. PM'd you back. :)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. I want you to have my children. I really do.

:yourock:

[NewWaveChick1981]

18. That's got to be one of the funniest pics I've ever seen!

:rofl: :rofl: :hi: I'm so going to hell along with the rest of you! :P

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. I've got to send that pic around!

Thanks for the laugh!

[jpgray]

21. ...

:D

[MsKandice01]

22. I am SO going to hell with gasoline drawlz on...

Because I'm laughing so hard right now, I'm in tears.

[youthere]

23. I find that incredibly offensive.

And as soon as I stop laughing I plan to be thoroughly outraged.

[Phillycat]

24. Oh god...

I really thought you were offended. I was going to be like "Really? Youthere is offended? Geez, maybe I should take it down. I didn't think ANYTHING offended youthere!" :D

[youthere]

26. you know..now that you mention it..

I'm trying to think of something that offends me and I'm drawing a blank.

I set the picture as my new wallpaper.

[Warpy]

25. Mark Twain was partially right

I prefer "Heaven for the climate, Hell for the LAUGHS."

[onager]

27. Cue The Stranglers!

Christ, he told his mother,
Christ, he told her not to bother,
Cause he's alright in the city,
Cause he's high above the ground,
He's just hanging around (hanging around)
He's just hanging around (hanging around)...

:hi:

From your FRIENDLY neighborhood atheist! If your neighborhood is Egypt, anyhow, where I've been hanging around for over a year now.

And my boss told me this was a "temporary" assignment. He said I'd be home in July. But he didn't say which year...

[xchrom]

28. wonderful!

that is so funny!

[trof]

29. 15 minutes later...I GOT IT!

I've lost a few neurons along the way.
:-(

[Schema Thing]

30. I'll bring the ice

took me a bit longer than I'd like to admit, but I am lmao.

[Writer]

31. That's excellent!

I wonder how quickly you had to take that shot before you got run out of there. :rofl:

[jakefrep]

32. .....

:spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray: :spray:

We're all going to hell!

:spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:

[ThatsMyBarack]

33. Hilarious!

:rofl: :spray: :rofl: :spray: :rofl: :spray: :rofl: :spray: , etc.

You should enter that in a contest somewhere. :yourock:

[KitchenWitch]

34. Save a spot for me!

:evilgrin:

[progressoid]

35. I think I wet my pants!!!

[MissHoneychurch]

36. Do you think

using this picture as wallpaper could get me in trouble??

:rofl:

[Mad_Dem_X]

37. That is all KINDS of wrong!

:evilgrin: :toast:

[GOPisEvil]

38. Scooch over...

...this handbasket is getting crowded!

:rofl::thumbsup:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

39. now that is funny.

[YankeyMCC]

40. Brilliant! LoL

[NMMNG]

41. Oooooh

:spray:

[Fuzz]

42. Schweeet!

;)

[dpbrown]

43. D'oh!

Oh, that's delicious.

[MassLiberal]

44. two glasses of wine

and I think this is unbelievably hilarious! (but it really is!)

[SPKrazy]

45. We'll All Roast Marshmallows and Wienies Together

'cause I'm laughing my ass off!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

pass the roasting stick, I'm hungry, let's make S'mores!

[otherlander]

46. Pele shoots... JESUS SAVES!!!

http://www.wickedcoolstuff.com/jesat.html

[Lex]

47. See you all in Hell, indeed!

LOL! At least I'll have plenty of DU'ers to visit with while there.

That was waaaaay funny!

:evilgrin:

[Lex]

48. K

:kick:

[RetroLounge]

49. OMG!

:spray:

You owe me a new monitor.

Mountain Dew out the nostrils!

Funniest pic I've seen in ages!

:rofl:

RL

[Deja Q]

50. .

:wow:

:think:

:rofl:

:hide:

[ghostsofgiants]

51. Hahahaha!!!

Brilliant.

[bluestateguy]

52. I find that disrespectful

Just not my choice of entertainment, thank you.

[Ladyhawk]

57. More and more I wonder why we should respect mythology

when it's getting us all killed. Jesus is no more a god than were Zeus, Thor, Mithras or any of the hundreds of gods we've piled on the scrapheap of history. For awhile now I've thought that we all need to get very rational very quickly or we are the ones who will be history. Tolerating delusional thinking is getting us nowhere. Literally.

-“As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population. The plain truth is this: There is no good reason to believe in a personal God; there is no good reason to believe that the Bible, the Koran, or any other book was dictated by an omniscient being; we do not, in any important sense, get our morality from religion; the Bible and the Koran are not, even remotely, the best sources of guidance we have for living in the 21st century; and the belief in God and in the divine provenance of scripture is getting a lot of people killed unnecessarily.” - Sam Harris

[Ladyhawk]

62. Hmmm...I keep going back and forth on this issue in my mind.

I believe religion is one of the main factors that has us on the fast track to extinction. Mutual tolerance is lacking and doesn't seem to be working. I credit liberal Christians for pulling the first brick out of my wall of belief, but had they not tacitly enabled the fundamentalists by sanctioning belief in the unprovable, I may have never been indoctrinated in the first place. Maybe religion would have gone the way of the dodo had we been able to openly castigate it.

If god exists, he/she/it certainly doesn't need humans to defend him/her/it. Let's challenge the very idea of the existence of a deity and let the chips fall where they will. By all means, theists, engage in apologetics because the "he/she/it" you're "apologizing" for can never be bothered to show up in person on his/her/its own behalf. At this point in my life, belief seems at best, silly; at worst, dangerous. I look back at my old beliefs and shudder with shame that I could ever have believed in a god.

So, if belief in god is endangering our very existence, my tolerance for "faith" is wearing thin. I keep vacillating between two positions:

1) Tolerate everyone's beliefs. If human beings can't find peace among the religions, maybe we don't deserve a continued existence. I certainly hate it when theists proselytize me. Isn't it hypocritical of me to question their beliefs and try to make them see things my way? If we can't learn to get along we're toast. And it's foolish to question believers. Religion will always exist, so I might as well enjoy the ride, hellish as it's bound to be.

2) Question religionists relentlessly. Engage in rational thinking. Say things that make religionists think. Question, question, question in the dim hope that someday there will be no religion. Image no religion.

No matter which path I choose I'm not going to win friends and influence people because I'm not a closet atheist. The local theists hate me whether or not I question their religion. Maybe it's time to give them a taste of their own medicine.

:shrug:

I guess I'm confused.

[seriousstan]

53. Almost as funny as this.....

or maybe even this....

[Evoman]

55. No, those aren't funny....but YMCA Jesus was.

I'm thinking that maybe its because no one is stereotyping Christians in the OP.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

66. Why have I got the sneaky suspicion...

that you were offended by the OP, but laughed at the cartoons in your own post?

[eggman67]

54. Should I start...

...rioting and burning things down now? Maybe organize a few beheading parties?

[Evoman]

56. BWAHAHAHA.

I can't believe I haven't seen this until now. Thats hilarious.

[rbnyc]

58. I just sent to a bunch of people in my office.

I'm the Director of Fund Development and Communication for the Greenpoint YMCA.

:evilgrin:

[cwydro]

59. That is hilarious!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Phillycat]

61. I can't believe this is still going.

Heh.

[cwydro]

63. I'm sorry

but I gotta kick this again:rofl:

[Ekirh]

64. As a Christian I have to tell you I am ABSOLUTELY

FUCKING AMUSED


You my friend win the internets.

Edit: Had to take out sir.. just realized you weren't of the sir variety. . . opps.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

65. That is just soooo

Funeee ! Good imagination. Thanks for the laugh, I needed it.

[carlydenise]

67. OMG I just spit iced tea all over my screen LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

n/t
Carly

[speedoo]

68. You know, there are Christians who frequent the Lounge.

I am one of them, and I am very offended by the OP and by all the posts that kick this thread and by the posts that support the mockery of Christianity in the OP. Not by all of the posters, but by their posts. I'll just tell those of you who would like to be my friend this: you've made a mistake, and I hope you won't repeat it.

There is a lot of hypocrisy here as well. Posters in this thread may be offended by jokes that mock gays, or Jews, or blacks, or other ethnic groups or any other minority, yet you participate in this.

There are Christians who do not support people like Falwell and other fundamentalists, and the attempted hijacking of the religion by BushCo, you know.

[Evoman]

69. Why are you offended?

No one is stereotyping christians, no one is saying Christians are bad, and no one is saying anything disrespectful to you. I'm sure Jesus would find this funny, anyways.

The YMCA is where poor young men can go for a place to stay. Jesus would have loved the Y. If he had existed...which he probably did not. :shrug:

[speedoo]

70. I'm offended because the crucifiction is being mocked.

As you may know, to Christians, the crucifiction was Jesus' giving of his life to forgive our sins. So it is central to Christian belief. And I believe that Jesus existed, and that he suffered on the cross, so I'm sure he would not have found this funny. He never found any pleasure in anyone's suffering.. he despised suffering.

The YMCA has nothing to do with this, other than the fact that it happens to be the title of the song being used for the mocking.

[Evoman]

71. I'm sorry that you are offended, but as a non-believer of Jesus, I found it funny.

Even if I was a believer, I probably would have found it funny (as did other christians) on the board. I guess you just have to see it from somebody elses perspective.

[speedoo]

72. In this matter, my perspective is what counts, to me.

Just as I reject the activities of Falwell and other "Christians" like him, I find no comfort in other Christians in this thread seeing humor in what I find offensive.

Nobody tells me what to believe or what to think and feel about my beliefs.

It's unfortunate that all the folks who find humor in this did not think of trying to see it from the perspective of Christians who see this as I do. Just as I always think about the perspective of gays, Jews, blacks, and various ethnic and national groups before I participate in anything that might offend them.

[cwydro]

74. I apologize to you if my post offended you

and I mean that sincerely. I did not mean it to be a slam against Christianity. It just tickled my funny bone.

[speedoo]

80. Thank you. nt

[rbnyc]

73. I have shared this with Christian colleagues at the YMCA...

...and they thought it was funny. It doesn't play on stereotypes. It's just silly. I really don't see how it's offensive.

Although, I was sure to only send to colleagues with a sense of humor.

[speedoo]

78. I have a sense of humor, FYI.

It's just as active as anyone else's around here. But I choose to humor myself with subject matter that's not offensive to others.

[rbnyc]

85. Actually, I've been thinking about it...

...and if you see it as a mockery of the crucification and that is offensive to you, you obviously have a right to your feelings.

I don't find jokes about bad driving to be funny. To me, they make light of a life and death issue.

However, I don't expect people to refrain from making bad driver jokes, nor do I expect people to consider whether ANYONE might find something offensive before sharing it.

In fact, when I was a young teenager, I petitioned congress to hold a constitutional convention to add an amendment guaranteeing the right to offend. I'm serious.

Personally, I think it's generally a good idea to avoid playing on negative stereotypes. But even then, it's really a case by case thing. I think humor is pretty close to love in conquering all.

But I do want to apologize for implying that you didn't have grounds to be offended. Obviously you have the right to your own feelings and if something resonates to you in a certain way and you express that, it's pointless to challenge that expression--it's personal.

OK, got to get to work now, but I'll check back.

Take Care,

Rene

[buddhamama]

87. well said, Rene

and i am in total agreement. :hug:

[rbnyc]

89. hey mama!

nice to see you.

:hi:

:loveya:

[speedoo]

90. Thanks Rene.

For a very thoughtful and nicely worded post. And I do appreciate your apology... I really do.

Posts like yours help me consider whether or not my being offened by this is something I should accept and embrace, accept and be concerned about, or work on changing.

So thanks again.

[rbnyc]

91. Thank you.

I'm glad you read my apology. It sometimes takes a while for me to catch on to things, but I usually get there.

I think getting offended is a lot like getting angry. It can be a great indicator for when something is wrong, but it can also get out of control. When my husband gets angry that his band-mate was late with the rent on the practice space, it makes him look more closely at the whole situation and realize that his band-mate is irresponsible and expects to be taken care of, and that my husband has been enabling him and it has to stop. My husband's anger illuminated an issue which needed attention. But when my husband gets angry--to the point of screaming and throwing things across the room--when he stubs his toe or spills his coffee--that's an attitude problem.

I think your feeling of being offended probably is just an indicator of how important your faith is in your life, and your urge to share your values with your community.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

75. speedoo christianity is a majority religion in this country...its not the same as mocking a minority

group..minority groups dont have power

if you mocked hindus in india (and god knows i do that when i am in india)...i dont find it offensive at all...after all hindus weild the majority of power in india.

:hi:

[speedoo]

79. Why is it OK to mock a majority religion?

The logic of that totally escapes me.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

81. i am not even necessarily saying its ok to mock a majority religion

but its very different to mock a powerful majority from a powerless majority. because in real life christians arent opppressed(not as christians: they maybe oppressed for other reasons, like a poor christian can be oppressed by poverty), and can afford to take a joke or even ignore a joke.

however black/gay jokes oppress an already oppressed people. it reinforces negative stereotypes that are already pretty strong etc.

[speedoo]

82. I see. And you don't see any hypocrisy in that position?

The hypocrisy being that you take offense at gay jokes, yet participate in a joke that some Christians find offensive.

In this matter I decide whether I can "afford to take a joke" about Christianity. No one decides for me.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

83. actually i do see your point. i still dont think its the same thing. but i do see your point.

i just remember living somewhere where i was the majority and thereby found anything thrown at the majority to be less offensive. but you do get to define what you find offensive. so if you do find this offensive, than i apologize for adding to it.

pri

[speedoo]

84. Thank you. nt

[Phillycat]

76. Well, I've considered your argument...

and I have to say...nope, that's still really fucking funny. :)

[ScreamingMeemie]

86. I am not offended. My daughter attends a Catholic High School,

looked at this, laughed and said,"That's something my friends and I would do!" ... and it is. And it's funny. That's all.

Jeepers.

[Brewman_Jax]

77. You can't plan that

:rofl:

[NC_Nurse]

88. That is SO wrong!

:rofl:

[bigwillq]

92. LOL! That's great!

:rofl:

[applegrove]

93. What sorta lateral thinking is that? LOL

[jgraz]

94. That. Is. Awesome.