Comments on: Are you ready for your Rapture party?

By: Katy

Katy — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:20:29 +0000

The coffee machine sign would have been funnier had it said:

This machine was raptured early. Get your coffee tomorrow!

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:11:57 +0000

… am I the only one that’s still alive???

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:26:50 +0000

What “humorless atheist stereotype”?

Atheists have the freedom to laugh at religion without a care as to blasphemy.

I think you might have that backwards, because atheists hardly ever start wars over religious beliefs…unlike some other people…unless you think the Taliban have a great sense of humor.

“Hey, look how many infidels we killed with that marketplace bomb, Habib! Fucking hilarious!!”

By: Tatterdemalion

Tatterdemalion — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:30:03 +0000

It’s pretty apparent to me that this sign is sardonically intended. Much as the Jesus versions are sardonically intended by 99% of the people who ever say them for any reason.

I had a sign up in our old apartment saying “Leaving sponges in the mouldy sludge behind the sink makes Baby Jesus cry” and no one in my household is remotely Christian – I put it up to make people laugh while remembering not to eff up my sponges, and it succeeded in its purpose admirably. Let’s not reinforce the ‘humorless atheist’ stereotype, mmkay?

By: Shirley Ayejest

Shirley Ayejest — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:14:57 +0000

Nanavut Guy -

We are all atheists. I just don’t believe in one more god than you.

By: clumber

clumber — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:45:43 +0000

Oh good. I was afraid i needed to put in new contacts when I read it that way.

By: bookworm

bookworm — Sun, 22 May 2011 16:14:51 +0000

Yesterday, at 6pm on the dot, my microwave went off. The rapture was two bean and cheese burritos. What did everyone else get? I can’t wait until rapture comes around again next year!

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 22 May 2011 06:32:29 +0000

Imagine, there will be a great many zealots who are actually disappointed that the world didn’t come to an end 5/21/2011.
How dare billions of people not die?!

Not themselves of course, because they are without sin and being rapturous while others perish is certainly not a sin.

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 22 May 2011 06:23:35 +0000

I’m guessing they’ll be doing their Saturday laundry and mowing their lawns…thinking they’d rather be dead.

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 22 May 2011 06:18:13 +0000

I don’t believe in the Rapture…and it didn’t happen this time either…gotta go pay my power company bill on their website now, because I put it off just in case!

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 22 May 2011 06:08:32 +0000

I’d really hope that no one believes anything just because it’s written down.

That thinking people of faith believe they have enough proof to justify their faith. Otherwise, the analogy “Church is to parishioner as shepherd is to flock” is really a very apt one, making parishioners “Sheeple”.

By: katscratch

katscratch — Sun, 22 May 2011 02:56:34 +0000

Anyway, who says we’re ‘impressed’ by that?

I can’t say I’m that impressed with *any* meme, even if it’s trying (and usually failing) to be funny using Jesus’ name.

/just saying

By: katscratch

katscratch — Sun, 22 May 2011 02:50:15 +0000

I have to admit I’d be tempted to add that to the original note.

An ice cream and sandwich shop nearby posted “Come buy something before 6 o’clock, just in case!” on their sign. Hey, if you can’t have a little fun with the crazies in the world….

By: MrCreepy

MrCreepy — Sat, 21 May 2011 22:46:12 +0000

You just gave me a great way to occupy my Saturday evening! I’ll just have to sell everything I own to manage it.. -_-