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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:44 PM Original message |
Ten Commandments sculptor killed in tractor accident |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. Ah... the old Tractor-Rapture trick.. n/t |
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liberaldemocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
57. I'm sorry that the man died. |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:52 PM Response to Reply #57 |
70. Yes. He didn't insist on a new construction in a courtroom or |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. Guess God didn't like the sculpture. |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:47 PM Original message |
Do you think maybe he pissed of the deity? |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
8. Undoubtedly he was being punished. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
40. He did break a commandment by turning the commandments into an idol. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. I knew there was irony in there waiting to be found... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Thou shalt have no other farm equipment on top of thee. |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. God works in mysterious ways!! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. I guess no one read those commandments to the tractor |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. "I guess no one read those commandments to the tractor" |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. LOL |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. I guess that old catchphrase "Watch out for that tractor..." would be useful, wouldn't it? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. Guess his god still doesn't care much for idolatry |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. Does this mean God is Dead? He was the original sculptor. But that 11-ton monstrosity. His God is a |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. Do I detect a bit of irony here? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. i would say "Divine intervention?" but that would be distasteful. |
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lazer47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. More like "John Deere" intervention |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. tractor beam to heaven. |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. delete |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. delete |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. Well, that clears up that myth! |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Was is there left to do? Plow ahead? n/t |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. There is a terrible flaw in me. I find this funny. n/t |
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hogwyld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
42. I'm sure that the farmer's family appreciates that n/t |
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RufusEarl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. Some great one liners here ! |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
21. Poor guy - that's probably a pretty rough way to go |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I agree, what a sad thing to happen. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. You mean farm accidents aren't solely for the entertainment |
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hogwyld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Remind me again who are the compassionate ones? |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
51. Indeed :^( |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Very sad |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
22. Thou shalt not try to bribe thy God. nt |
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kwolf68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. It was his "time to go" |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. He was an artist who died. Shame on you guys for acting |
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hogwyld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. His great sin against the DU elites |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Sorry, it's called gallows humour--been around since the beginning of time, appears in great |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. What an absurdly stupid comment, trying to elevate the nasty |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:40 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. I have absolutely no hate at all for this man. The circumstances are ironic |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. I wasn't talking about you |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. It feels so icky for us to be so callous. I know that humor, but |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Do you have close personal relatives who are doctors or nurses? I do, and they are the ones |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:11 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. I do and some are callous. They have to be. They are kind, but |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. I think your response is fair and thoughtful. I am just not in favor |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:51 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. That was not me, and we are Dems.We have to be |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. You bet. There is a fine line between humour and disrespect. |
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Dave From Canada (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. That's how Rush Limbaugh defends his "humor" too. |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. I have no right to police Rush's humour. This thread is about |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
49. I'm not going to criticize anyone for joking; I've certainly made jokes that others found |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. As spoony said, this is not gallows humor. This is just nastiness. nt |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. "The DU elites"!?!? |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. It's true, hogwyld, you've overestimated their status. |
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hogwyld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. You know to whom I'm referring to |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. Just when I was afraid we were running out of new fronts to open up in class warfare |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #38 |
60. Isn't that the campaign they used against Howard Dean in Iowa? |
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Dave From Canada (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. You're so right! Or if he was Muslim, and had created an Islamic statue, then that would be fine, |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
36. I have to agree. |
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budibudinski (216 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. ***What did the farmer say when he lost his tractor*** |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
53. There's a lot of 'not funny' on this thread, |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
50. Israelites! I bring you these 15.... |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
52. A working-class man gets killed on the job and some of you laugh. |
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hogwyld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:02 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Ahhh, but he was obviously |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
56. I hope his family is able to keep their farm |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
58. 2nd Commandment: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" Exodus 20 |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Well he didn't make an image, did he? |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 09:45 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. Actually, a "giant stone sculpture" would be a "graven image" |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
62. Years ago the exact same thing happened to a man I knew who |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
63. As the original poster of my first original post, I want to apologize for some of the controversy |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
65. Wasn't that idolatry? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-02-07 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
66. Oh for crissakes people, don't you see the irony? |
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