Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss. - Page 94

Adder · 01-13-2015, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

I let my Art speak for itself.

In that case, I'm going to conclude that because crucifixion was a punishment not unique to Jesus, that your crucified GI Joe was executed by the Romans for his own crimes and not stone you to death for blasphemy.

Had you told me, or a reporter, that you meant it as Jesus, I would not be so merciful.

Not Bob · 01-13-2015, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

I let my Art speak for itself.

I wore this shirt in my undergrad days. Sigh. I still miss the Tri-Delt who was using me to (a) piss off her Junior League mother (worked!) and (2) make her madras and chinos-wearing future MBA ex-boyfriend jealous (failed, but she did catch the eye of one of his b-school classmates, who was president of the ex's rival frat, so that ended happily for her).

Adder · 01-13-2015, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Bob

I wore this shirt in my undergrad days. Sigh. I still miss the Tri-Delt who was using me to (a) piss off her Junior League mother (worked!) and (2) make her madras and chinos-wearing future MBA ex-boyfriend jealous (failed, but she did catch the eye of one of his b-school classmates, who was president of the ex's rival frat, so that ended happily for her).

Perhaps I've been misled by years of your bland pleasantness, but I have a very hard time picturing you as someone who would be the source of sorority sister parental angst.

Tyrone Slothrop · 01-13-2015, 05:16 PM

Were those brothers really religious extremists? If so, the wife of one of them didn't know about it.

ThurgreedMarshall · 01-13-2015, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Were those brothers really religious extremists? If so, the wife of one of them didn't know about it.

It's hard to say that an act of religious extremism was performed by someone who is not a religious extremist.

If he was able to keep such thoughts a secret from his wife, he either didn't respect her at all or wanted to completely shield her from the trouble he knew was coming. But I'm with you a bit, if she's not completely full of shit, then this makes it very difficult to understand what was in his head.

TM

[Is this the second time you posted this or am I losing my mind?]

Tyrone Slothrop · 01-13-2015, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

It's hard to say that an act of religious extremism was performed by someone who is not a religious extremist.

If he was able to keep such thoughts a secret from his wife, he either didn't respect her at all or wanted to completely shield her from the trouble he knew was coming. But I'm with you a bit, if she's not completely full of shit, then this makes it very difficult to understand what was in his head.

TM

[Is this the second time you posted this or am I losing my mind?]

I put it in a subsequent eta to an earlier post, but then saw that a bunch of people had responded to that one in between, so I thought I had put it where no one would see it.

Maybe it wasn't exactly religious extremism. Maybe it was anti-France extremism, and they picked Charlie Hebdo because it seemed really, really French. And anti-Muslim, but maybe that was more of an outsider thing than a religious thing.

Replaced_Texan · 01-13-2015, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

I put it in a subsequent eta to an earlier post, but then saw that a bunch of people had responded to that one in between, so I thought I had put it where no one would see it.

Maybe it wasn't exactly religious extremism. Maybe it was anti-France extremism, and they picked Charlie Hebdo because it seemed really, really French. And anti-Muslim, but maybe that was more of an outsider thing than a religious thing.

Maybe it's like the non-racist skinheads? Buy into the culture and ska and docs and suspenders and rage without necessarily adopting the ideology?

Tyrone Slothrop · 01-13-2015, 06:42 PM

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Maybe it's like the non-racist skinheads? Buy into the culture and ska and docs and suspenders and rage without necessarily adopting the ideology?

I was thinking of the attack on the Boston Marathon, which seemed like it was targeted because it was so important to the community.

Oliver_Wendell_Ramone · 01-13-2015, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

Maybe it's like the non-racist skinheads? Buy into the culture and ska and docs and suspenders and rage without necessarily adopting the ideology?

So we just need to take the Islamists bowling?

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy · 01-13-2015, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

I was thinking of the attack on the Boston Marathon, which seemed like it was targeted because it was so important to the community.

Those guys were just kooks du jour (de jure?), not a terrorist cell. In another age, they would have aspired to be weathermen but just turned out to be unibombers.

But isn't the tour de France the Boston Marathon of France, and Charlie Hebno more their hasty pudding?

Hank Chinaski · 01-13-2015, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Maybe it wasn't exactly religious extremism. Maybe it was anti-France extremism, and they picked Charlie Hebdo because it seemed really, really French. And anti-Muslim, but maybe that was more of an outsider thing than a religious thing.

if it were black cars that CH mocked would you be making this stretch? The motivation is undeniable.

Hank Chinaski · 01-13-2015, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

Maybe it's like the non-racist skinheads? Buy into the culture and ska and docs and suspenders and rage without necessarily adopting the ideology?

c'mon now. thurgreed and I are non-racist skinheads. if I attack a jew or a guy who makes an anti-KKK cartoon, then T can accuse me of maybe not being a non-racist one.