tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post2762200469092915293..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-88570911983241213742012-04-06T08:28:16.644-04:002012-04-06T08:28:16.644-04:00Somewhat related:
http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/l...Somewhat related:<br /><a href="http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/let-my-people-wander/" rel="nofollow">http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/let-my-people-wander/</a>patricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-65338372851255005612012-04-06T00:10:05.714-04:002012-04-06T00:10:05.714-04:00You are not the first to ask such questions.
htt...You are not the first to ask such questions. <br /><br />http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08539a.htmJoan H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-63014967538800643192012-04-05T21:15:54.212-04:002012-04-05T21:15:54.212-04:00I am delighted to live in a world where my acts of...I am delighted to live in a world where my acts of defiance and rebellion are blood-free, and generally only involve muttered curse words (or shouted, if I'm in my car). I'm happy to proclaim myself a Jew, but since G-d's already marked me with the name, the nose, and the hair, I generally don't have to. Thanks to the past for creating a future in which I don't have to be terribly badass. <br /><br />Chag Sameach, y'all! Beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-23598472182362589272012-04-05T18:30:56.604-04:002012-04-05T18:30:56.604-04:00GOD: Okay, I've got another plague.
PEOPLE: ...GOD: Okay, I've got another plague.<br />PEOPLE: Another? Um, thank You, sir?<br />GOD: Got some smiting on the way.<br />PEOPLE: Can we opt out?<br />GOD: Sure. Gonna let the righteous people off the hook, here.<br />PEOPLE: Amen.<br />GOD: Gonna make it real easy for you. <br />PEOPLE: Hallelujah.<br />GOD: Gonna give you a code, let you put it right up there on your door.<br />PEOPLE: That's the right plan, G-d.<br />GOD: If the door has the code, gonna blow right on by to smite the next guy.<br />PEOPLE: Music to our ears.<br />GOD: So write this down. The code is ...<br />PEOPLE: Lay it on us. <br />GOD: You just mark your door with ...<br />PEOPLE: Got our letter and number stencils right here, been practicing drawing Timmy the Turtle, just let us know what to mark them with. <br />GOD: <em>Lambs' blood</em>.<br />LAMBS: Oh, for fuck's sake. <br />SOME PEOPLE: Would you accept <em>vegan </em>lambs' blood substitute? isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-78597640914867262582012-04-05T17:33:02.630-04:002012-04-05T17:33:02.630-04:00Pathetic wins for a surprisingly relevant Thomas H...Pathetic wins for a surprisingly relevant Thomas Harris quote.Joseph J. Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-32645814395917632332012-04-05T15:37:50.135-04:002012-04-05T15:37:50.135-04:00More likely premorse.More likely premorse.The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-80051606349499421852012-04-05T15:37:18.969-04:002012-04-05T15:37:18.969-04:00First, I tried to free them. I open the gate to t...First, I tried to free them. I open the gate to their pen but they wouldn't run. They just stood their, confused. But they wouldn't run.The Pathetic Earthlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-18332509039788104152012-04-05T14:05:28.355-04:002012-04-05T14:05:28.355-04:00The laws od the Torah aren't for G-d's ben...The laws od the Torah aren't for G-d's benefit - they are for humans. Much of what G-d commanded is pretty easily undertood by human nature and our capacity to understand (or not). The lamb's blood isn't for G-d's information, it's for us to stand up and be counted. We have to mark our doors because it is an act of rebellion, an act of defiance, an act that shows that not only did we want to be redeemed, but that we were ready to be redeemed. G-d knew that this was the last plague, and that we were leaving right after the mass execution, and it was time for us to decide whether we were strong enough to leave the only life we'd ever known and follow G-d and Moses into the desert. Given what we know about all the whining we did in the desert, it makes a gear al of sense that G-d would ready us psychologically for freedom by requiring an overt act of announcement that we wanted to be counted, that we wanted to be free. It was a hard road ahead, and those who didn't have the strength to mark themselves as Jews who believed in G-d were not worthy of being taken out of Egypt. <br /><br />Or something like that.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-6815330807555306802012-04-05T12:20:11.845-04:002012-04-05T12:20:11.845-04:00Maybe I have Alzheimer's.Maybe I have Alzheimer's.kd bartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-74012163967307934932012-04-05T11:34:06.244-04:002012-04-05T11:34:06.244-04:00I figured there was some subcontracting involved.I figured there was some subcontracting involved.KRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-16883796669648911232012-04-05T11:23:34.782-04:002012-04-05T11:23:34.782-04:00A couple people got it right, that it was marked f...A couple people got it right, that it was marked for the Angel of Death. My question is why people keep repeating this nonsense about the Red Sea. Not only does it not make sense, the book DOESN'T EVEN SAY IT!Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-61451753135653411662012-04-05T11:14:53.808-04:002012-04-05T11:14:53.808-04:00Because, obviously, God was sending his wrath down...Because, obviously, God was sending his wrath down via Jewpacabra. And everyone knows Jewpacabras aren't very bright.Samir Patelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-47079521101818526252012-04-05T11:00:04.413-04:002012-04-05T11:00:04.413-04:00Or dead, exactly four years ago today. So I guess ...Or dead, exactly four years ago today. So I guess that the latest thing to pass through his mind at this point is a worm.<br /><br />--bdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-43548633466975870442012-04-05T10:49:55.072-04:002012-04-05T10:49:55.072-04:00Too bad Charlton Heston has Alzheimer's. I...Too bad Charlton Heston has Alzheimer's. I'm sure he knows why.kd bartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-64696220587353092982012-04-05T10:13:32.745-04:002012-04-05T10:13:32.745-04:00My own wonder at this time of year is universally ...My own wonder at this time of year is universally why is Judas Iscariot a villain? Judas is predestined by God to betray Jesus. The Easter stuff just don't happen unless he's betrayed. He needs to be betrayed. Jesus knows he's going to be betrayed and that Judas will be the one to betray him. How can this be bad if all of Christendom believes Christ's death is necessary for their salvation. One New Testament account has Judas' entrails spilling out on the ground during his hanging; so pissed is God at the betrayal. I think this is internally inconsistent. Judas should get an honored spot in Narnia at the right hand of the trinity (assuming holy ghost has hands).Jim Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-42269086643453501922012-04-05T10:07:59.007-04:002012-04-05T10:07:59.007-04:00I'm going with, makes a better story.I'm going with, makes a better story.Jim Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-8081422263352357742012-04-05T09:49:34.624-04:002012-04-05T09:49:34.624-04:00That's what I was going with too. But it may ...That's what I was going with too. But it may also be a matter of who wrote what down. Maybe the guys who transcribed the word of God threw in some extra details.Meghannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-41109662391988793982012-04-05T09:34:14.093-04:002012-04-05T09:34:14.093-04:00Long time lurker, first time commenter...actually ...Long time lurker, first time commenter...actually reading that link had some weird points...like if you were a first-born jew in an Egyptian house without blood you would have been saved but an Egyptian first-born in a jewish house would die even with the blood...So i'm going with a test like the Van Halen M&M riderdpmorrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-68878221141089333052012-04-05T09:03:59.755-04:002012-04-05T09:03:59.755-04:00Compliance with authority.Compliance with authority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-26482272886289113112012-04-05T09:00:01.365-04:002012-04-05T09:00:01.365-04:00Also, it's a sign of faith. The God of the Ol...Also, it's a sign of faith. The God of the Old Testament liked to tell the people to do something (or not to do something) to show that they believed in him and his rules. If you believed in God enough to paint your doorway with blood, your first-born son survived.Jenn.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-2782425412207883962012-04-05T08:47:50.890-04:002012-04-05T08:47:50.890-04:00Because while God may be both things, the Angel of...Because while God may be both things, the Angel of Death is neither and needed the guidance.Joseph J, Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-75397604462189702702012-04-05T08:45:14.621-04:002012-04-05T08:45:14.621-04:00Efficiency. That way, he doesn't have make a l...Efficiency. That way, he doesn't have make a list and check it twice.lisasednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-79756984613220905782012-04-05T08:41:29.403-04:002012-04-05T08:41:29.403-04:00Isn't it the angel of death who does the smiti...Isn't it the angel of death who does the smiting? Maybe that's a little more of a "HULK SMASH" situation, in which case you'd see the need for clarity.spacewomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-5011259409526031042012-04-05T08:33:02.624-04:002012-04-05T08:33:02.624-04:00Maybe it was kind of an audience participation thi...Maybe it was kind of an audience participation thing? The band doesn't need the crowd to clap along, but it's nice to know they're into it. That guy who's into it but too aloof to put his hands together? SMITE!Philnoreply@blogger.com