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FlyingSquirrel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 12:27 AM
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God Introduces New Bird
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/god_introduces_new_bird">God Introduces New Bird



THE HEAVENS—In what is being described by advance marketing materials as "the first divine creation in more than 6,000 years," God Almighty, Our Lord Most High, introduced a brand-new species of bird into existence Monday.

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"This new bird has it all: slicker wings, a more streamlined beak, better-than-ever capacity for beautiful song. Plus, all of the grace and majesty you've come to expect from the Eternal Creator of Life Itself."

"The bird is back," God continued, His booming voice parting the very heavens. "And baby, it's never looked better."

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Available in two colors-—male and female—the bird reportedly combines everything God has learned from His previous works into one "new twist on an old favorite."

In keeping with tradition, the bird has not been given a name by God, who has left it to mankind to name all the animals.


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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 12:31 AM
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1. That's a fake story.
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Zynx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 12:34 AM
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3. I do assume the author knows that. They're just having a good time.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 12:36 AM
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4. I don't think it's appropriate to makes jokes about God.
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Birthmark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 12:56 AM
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5. Then he shouldn't have written the Bible.
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anigbrowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 01:01 AM
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6. +1 internet
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 07:51 AM
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20. He didn't, he had a holy ghost writer
ok, that was a horrible pun, but I couldn't resist.
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FlyingSquirrel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 02:59 PM
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22. hee hee hee
That was very good. I might have to give you a pseudo-DUzy for it ;-)
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Chulanowa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 01:26 AM
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8. God loves a good joke!
I mean have you taken a good look at creation lately? The dude's a comic genius!

And what's he gonna do, take his dolls and go home in a pout?
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 01:38 AM
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9. Come, on - he let Randall and Og and their friends do most of the work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiV_Bkbsj0M

Randall: We made trees and shrubs. We helped make all this.
Kevin: Whew! That's not bad.
Randall: Yeah. But did we get a thimble full of credit for it? No! All we got was the sack. Just for creating the Pink Bunkadoo.
Kevin: Pink Bunkadoo?
Randall: Yeah. Beautiful trees that was. Og designed it. 600 feet high, bright red, and smelled terrible.
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Zoeisright Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 04:40 AM
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10. You don't think he can take it?
LOL.
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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 05:41 AM
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11. Presumably, your omnipotent god could do something about this if he wanted to.
Or maybe you actually *ARE* God's weapon against humor-about-God?

Tesha
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 07:14 AM
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14. It's ALWAYS appropriate to make jokes about god.
Anyhow, if he/she/it is real, he/she/it can take it. If not, what's the problem?
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PCIntern Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 07:19 AM
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16. As we used to say:
God played a big joke on us when he made the Playground right next to the waste disposal units.
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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 07:23 AM
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19. Don't believe everything you think. n/t
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Codeine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 03:02 PM
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23. If God has a problem with it,
he knows where to find me. :evilgrin:
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anigbrowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 01:03 AM
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7. Amazing - what would we do without your deductive powers
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 06:21 AM
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12. ONION stories are satire. It's for fun.
Over at the ONION they seem to enjoy poking fun at reality, and just about all topics are fair game.

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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 12:33 AM
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2. Always love The Onion
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LeftHander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 07:10 AM
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13. I have collected a specimen .... Leftanthium Handicus
Edited on Wed Oct-21-09 07:11 AM by LeftHander
I just shot one of God's new birds, eviscerated it and stuffed cotton into its empty body cavity.
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demwing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 07:52 AM
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21. Now you're a man
a man, man, man...
Now you're a man,
a man man!
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 07:17 AM
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15. It's about damn time.
There hasn't been a new bird in eons. We need a few to make up for the ones we've killed off, like the moa and the passenger pigeon. If you ask me, god has been slacking. We could use a few more interesting lizards, too.
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 07:20 AM
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17. I hope it doesn't look like a warbler.
We've got enough species of those and I can never tell them apart.

We need more blue birds, imo.
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 07:22 AM
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18. Warblers, meh. Too many little yellowish birds that hop around and squeak.
What we need is bright blue raptors. I want a big blue eagle.

Get busy, God.
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