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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:23 PM
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"Christian" comedian tells liberals: "Tolerate THIS!"
...When he performed in Toledo in May, Mr. Stine said his goal was to stand up for conservative, Judeo-Christian values in an entertainment world that is out of whack with most Americans' sense of morality and values. And he does it with a wild-eyed sense of humor and goofy fun.

In the concert video, filmed in Muncie, Ind., in March, he rants against people who are "running late," saying the two-word phrase is oxymoronic. Then he says that people never complain about having to wait because they don't want to offend anyone. From there, he is off on the topic of political correctness.

Mr. Stine believes the general public is eager for wholesome, even religiously based, entertainment and points out two recent crossover successes: Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ, and Rick Warren's chart-topping book, The Purpose-Driven Life.

"I believe the Judeo-Christian worldview, which is the one this country started with, deserves to be part of our culture," Mr. Stine told The Blade.

As for the "L-word" crowd who might disagree, Mr. Stine's response is clearly stated on the cover of his new video: Tolerate This!

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050730/NEWS10/507300335
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:25 PM
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1. Running late? Har! Har! Har!
What a shlocky, pathetic attempt at humor.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:30 PM
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6. Yeah, I was laughing so hard tears were rolling down my face!
:eyes:
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Art_from_Ark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 03:51 AM
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71. My train was 5 minutes behind schedule on Thursday
Does that mean it was actually "running on time"?
:eyes:
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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:25 PM
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2. "goofy fun", I like goofy fun
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cubschicago Donating Member (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 03:36 AM
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70. Here's a PBS Video Story on the guy
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Moochy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:27 PM
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3. Mel gibsons movie was a hoot!
Mr. Stine believes the general public is eager for wholesome, even religiously based, entertainment and points out two recent crossover successes: Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ, and Rick Warren's chart-topping book, The Purpose-Driven Life.

Maybe he's on to something...

Me and my fellow torturers loved it, I snorted milk out my nose at least 5 times when we saw it at the movie theater at gitmo. Crucifixion ROCKS!! :yourock:

:sarcasm:

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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:46 PM
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17. I called it "The Jesus Christ Chainsaw Massacre"
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Craig3410 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:29 PM
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55. ROFL! Mind if I use that line? -nt-
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Straight Shooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:29 PM
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4. I tolerate horse manure in the pasture, but I still step around it.
And I damn sure don't applaud the horse for pooping it out.

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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:33 PM
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9. I'd applaud it
Horse poop out is much better than kept in...dead horse smells worse.



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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:29 PM
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5. The really funny part is... while he and his ilk want to shut us up,
we would never stop him from expressing his belifs. We may laugh at them, but we'd never censor him (unless he was advocating hate crimes or violence against us.)
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BrainRants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:30 PM
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7. Hope he enjoys playing churches.
Cuz he'll be boo'd off the stage at the average comedy club if he starts preaching in his act.

Maybe he could hook up with Dennis Miller for some pointers.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:55 PM
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20. Oh he's going to be a big hit in the suburban mega-church circuit. n/t
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:32 PM
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8. Toledo, we have a problem
"I believe the Judeo-Christian worldview, which is the one this country started with, deserves to be a part of our culture"

Well...sure. We can go back to slave-owning, injun-killing, Chinaman exploiting, whore-screwing, wife-beating hypocrisy at any time. Just say the word, Mr. Stine.
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CBHagman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:13 PM
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51. Don't forget brutal treatment of Quakers.
Even in elementary history classes, we figured out pretty quickly that those supposedly seeking freedom to worship in the colonies didn't necessarily extend that right to anyone who differed from them. Oh, human nature! Same old same old. I'd like to send this guy a copy of "The Good Old Days -- They Were Terrible!"
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Lecky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 10:46 PM
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60. You know...I never understand it when people say that shit
"I believe the Judeo-Christian worldview, which is the one this country started with, deserves to be part of our culture."

Is he on crack? IT IS PART OF OUR CULTURE, the majority of Americans are Christian or Jewish. We get to take off religious holidays during school and work. Every single leader in the WH and 99% of Congress is indeed Christian or Jewish. There's all kinds of books, all kinds of movies, it's on the TV/radio. It's all UP in our military, I could go on and on...

I mean WTF?



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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 11:05 PM
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63. Yeah, but...
that's why I threw in the racist, misogynistic crap. That's REALLY what they're hankering for. They can lie to some of the people, but some of us get it loud and clear.
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trapper914 Donating Member (796 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 07:39 AM
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84. When I say "part of our culture," what I really mean is...
...dominate our culture.

His end game is total theocracy...and we all know how well that's worked in the Middle East.
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Gabi Hayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:36 PM
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10. my favorite thing is when Aholes like this guy start talking about PI
would he think this is funny?


would he be offended by this?

Jesus said "Love thy neighbor." Elvis said "Don't be cruel."

Jesus is the Lord's shepherd. Elvis dated Cybill Shepherd.

Jesus was part of the Trinity. Elvis' first band was a trio.

Jesus walked on water. Elvis surfed (Blue Hawaii, 1965).

Jesus' entourage, the Apostles, had 12 members. Elvis' entourage,
the Memphis Mafia, had 12 members.

Jesus was resurrected. Elvis had the famous 1968 "Comeback" TV special and many posthumous mall sightings.

Jesus said "If a man thirst, let him come to me, and drink." (John 7:37). Elvis said "Drinks on me" (Jail House Rock, 1957).

Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights. Elvis also had irregular eating habits (eg, 5 banana split breakfast).

Jesus is a Capricorn (Dec 25). Elvis is a Capricorn (Jan8).
Matthew was a biographer of Jesus. Neil Matthews was a biographer of
Elvis (A Golden Tribute).

"Jesus countenance...like lightning...raiment snow white." (Matthew 28:3) Elvis wore snow white jumpsuits with lightning bolts.

Jesus lived in a state of grace in a near-eastern land. Elvis lived in Graceland in a nearly eastern state.

Jesus' mother Mary had an immaculate conception. Elvis' wife Priscilla went to Immaculate Conception H.S.
People called Jesus a "...glutton and a drunk." (Luke 7:34) People called Elvis "...an overweight druggie...".

Jesus died for us. Young girls would 'die for' Elvis.

Jesus was born in humble surroundings. Elvis was born in Mississippi.
Even today Jesus has a cult following. Even today Elvis has a cult following.

Jesus was called "King of Israel.." (John 12:13) Elvis was called "King of Rock n' Roll".


I've found that's the easiest way to get one of these PI hypos' goat....think of something REALLY blasphemous, and then ask them why they're so easily offended when it's THEIR ox being gored
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meganmonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:39 PM
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56. That's a pretty funny list
I think you're on to something :P
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:37 PM
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11. Hey Stine, I will tell you what Christian culture is using the Bible
Edited on Sat Jul-30-05 04:37 PM by HypnoToad

* Ecclesiasticus 20:1
* Ephesians 2:8-9
* James 2:14-17
* James 5:1-6 (paralleling today's economy)
* 1 Timothy 6:10
* Proverbs 22:16
* Deuteronomy 24:5
* Mark 12:38-44
* Matthew 5:44
* Matthew 7:1
* Matthew 25: 31-46
* Luke 6:31
* Luke 14:12-14
* Luke 17:21
* Revelation 3:17
* Revelation 22:12

Now prove to me how *co and corporate execs ARE following the above.

Guess what? They aren't...
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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:38 PM
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12. Here's a slightly adult, Red Skelton joke.
A man goes into the confessional at church and says, "Forgive me, father. I have sinned."

The priest recognizes the man's voice. It is Charlie Smith, one of the most loyal, devoted members of the church. The priest says, "Charlie, I cannot believe that you, of all people, could possibly have committed a sin."

Charlie says, "Well, father, I am ashamed to admit that I did. My wife and I have been married for 42 years and for the last ten, we have been unable to have marital relations. And you cannot imagine what that is like, father. It just creates unbearable tension and causes my dear wife to believe that I do not love her, which is far, far from the truth."

"I understand," says the priest.

Charlie goes on: "Then, last Saturday evening, I looked at my wife and she was bending over a sack of potatoes. There was something about her at that moment...I suddenly experienced feelings I had not felt for a decade. I was suddenly filled with love and passion for my wife and I grabbed her and ripped her dress off and we made love, right there on that sack of potatoes. And that is how I have sinned, father."

The priest is puzzled. "That is not a sin, my son. The two of you are married...it is not a sin to express that love for your wife..."

There are tears in Charlie's voice as he gasps, "You mean it, father? You really mean it? We won't be thrown out of the church?"

The priest laughs. "Of course not. Why would we throw you out of the church?"

Charlie says, "Well, they threw us out of the Safeway."


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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:42 PM
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14. ...
:rofl:
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:43 PM
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15. Another adult joke for you. . . .
Edited on Sat Jul-30-05 05:07 PM by Bluebear
An elderly Jewish man goes into a confessional and tells the priest, "Oy, Father, yesterday I screwed this beautiful 20 year old girl. TWICE!" The priest says "Well, you're Jewish, why are you telling me?"

The man says "I'm telling everyone!"
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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:08 PM
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50. Good one (nt)
nt
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:58 PM
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22. LOL!
Funny.
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 05:45 AM
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76. The way I heard it, they made love on

the table in the middle of dinner -- and can never go back to Howard Johnson's!

Which really sounds like the Fifties -- "dinner at Howard Johnson's."

But Red Skelton??? I'm surprised, I never heard such a joke from him. You mean he told more adult jokes offscreen?
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atommom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:46 PM
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16. I get the feeling they didn't include anything that would really offend
us in the article, but it sounds like something I would not be able to sit through without a big bag of tomatoes by my side.
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Ravenseye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:22 PM
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27. Trying to find stuff
Here's some stuff from his routine...

"Stine longs for the days when Christian values guided the nation and, as he jokes, the homeless were handed axes, pointed toward a grove of trees, and told, “There’s your duplex.”"

"“Jesus was an interesting cat, because he was God for thirty-three years, and he only told people about it for three. Don’t you think his friends had to suspect something?” And: “One of the great downsides of being a Christian is that my religion forbids me to hate people.” Beat. “Ohhhh, I want to hate people. That’s what’s so amazing about Christianity—it forces you to act against what your body wants to do. I want to hate! Not that anybody comes to mind right off the bat—France.”"

"Most of this went over well, though a one-liner about Salvador Dali was greeted with puzzled silence...He rails against atheists, liberals, Darwinists, pro-choicers, animal-rights activists, moral relativists—pretty much anyone who doesn’t believe that the Bible is the literal truth—with a vitriol that seems to tap into his audience’s own resentments."

"Gay marriage: “Guys want to marry other guys?” Beat. “Cowards!”"

Anyway tons more...long article in the New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040809fa_fact

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atommom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:28 PM
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34. Ewwww. I stand by my initial reaction ...
I want to throw tomatoes at him. :)
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stevietheman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:32 PM
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36. Christians want to hate, but Christianity won't let them? Puleeze!
"'One of the great downsides of being a Christian is that my religion forbids me to hate people.' Beat. 'Ohhhh, I want to hate people. That’s what’s so amazing about Christianity—it forces you to act against what your body wants to do. I want to hate!'"

There's a suggestion here that anyone who isn't Christian (esp. atheists) is running around with a lot of unchecked hate. I "hate" to break it to this nimrod, but many of us live without hate in the first place. We don't need an irrational "literal belief in the Bible" to check a hate that isn't there.

Stine should probably seek counseling if he believes it's really that natural to be carrying around all that hate.

On the other hand, if he equates "hate" with "disgust", there's indeed plenty of healthy disgust abounding... for guess who? his ilk!
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Piperay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:39 PM
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38. Good observation
everyone knows hating is wrong and whether Christain or not you work to keep hate out of your life.
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delete_bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 07:57 PM
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45. Ties in to what I find to be true with a lot
of xtians. If you tell them you're an atheist, they invariably want to know the following: without the fear of eternal damnation holding you back, what keeps one from a life of rape, plunder and crime?

It's as though they have these urges that are only contained by their fear of god. Scary.
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stevietheman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 11:53 PM
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66. Yeap, I don't see much empathy coming from the...
religious right. As long as they are teaming up tightly with the neocons and the economic right, they may as well be saying "we hate the poor." And I'm certain that Jesus would *not* approve of this behavior.
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Lecky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 10:57 PM
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62. I wish his religion forbid him from being such a tool.
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Piperay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:33 PM
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37. ROTFLMFAO
Edited on Sat Jul-30-05 06:35 PM by Piperay
:sarcasm: His routine sounds really really STUPID! :silly:

Edit: Correct spelling, wouldn't want the spelling police to come after me. :spank:
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:44 PM
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41. What a lame and ignorant ass
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:25 PM
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53. I didn't even crack a smile.
That stuff is not even remotely funny. :shrug:

People are supposed to laugh at those lines??? Seriously???
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 10:53 PM
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61. "I've got a million of 'em!"
"I know you're out there 'cause I can hear you breathing!"
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booley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 11:20 PM
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65. when does he start to get funny?
I don't mind being offended by a comedian. the best comedy is innately offensive.

this guy isn't offensive. he's just...not funny.

what I won't tolerate is boring crap putting me to sleep.
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yankeedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 05:28 AM
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75. His wife has a uh, an unholy past
Before she met Stine, she spent five years with Wild Mick Brown, the drummer for an eighties hair-metal band called Dokken. This prepared her for being married to a “road dog and moody artist like Brad.”

LOL LOL LOL. I don't know exactly what this means but many rock and roll girlfriends are passed around more than a joint at a rock concert.
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 06:17 AM
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79. The guy's not funny and his Christianity doesn't

seem terribly deep.

"His style is frantic, aggressive, and caustic, with echoes of Robin Williams, Sam Kinison, and George Carlin, who is his comedy hero. His frequent use of the word “stinking” makes you realize how often he would say “fucking” if he didn’t work clean."


Shows you where his heart is -- he wants to say "fucking" but knows it would offend his target audience, who seem to be Southern Baptists -- the conservative ones, not the moderates. He's conflicted and mostly after a buck.

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Sterling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 07:17 AM
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83. He is just fleecing the sheep.
I think one day I may become one of these religious entertainers. These people are the biggest suckers. A;; you have to do is pretend to think like them and they will let you in their mega churches and throw money at you. Their young girls will even throw themselves at you. It's hillairious. A guy I knew a long time ago started a christain rock band, to get laid, and it worked very well.
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 07:44 AM
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85. It's sad that some people are so

easily deluded. As you said, "fleecing the sheep."
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:50 PM
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18. Running late!! I ain't laughed so hard since the pig et muh brother!
Hell, Jan & Paul put on a better laughfest than that. For real knee-slappin'The Jim & Tammy Show was hard to beat. Jimmy Swaggert had his moments, especially when he "apoligized" for that spirit filled hooker.


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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:55 PM
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19. What was that about false prophetes
A "christian comic" that is so wrong on sooo many levels.
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knitter4democracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:29 PM
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35. I saw a couple of Christian comics a couple of times.
They made the rounds in the churches and all. Their jokes were aimed squarely at the churches and the people in the pews, and they were funny. I laughed until I cried both times. Best one was their riff on megachurches. :D

If you're going to be a Christian comic, you have plenty of material without even looking outside a church door. He needs to stick to that.
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murielm99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 03:13 AM
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68. Exactly.
They laugh at themselves instead of making fun of people outside the church.
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 04:55 PM
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21. More ignorance from him
The founding fathers were NOT CHRISTIANS!!! This country was NOT founded upon Christian beliefs!! Study history moron!
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:01 PM
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23. yeah but is he funny ?
x(
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delete_bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:03 PM
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24. Oh yeah, he's funny even before he opens his mouth...
Brad Stine dashes around the stage like a maniac, waving his arms wildly, twisting his face into a rubbery grin, smacking himself in the head, stomping his feet. The comedian's physical shtick is enough to make people laugh without hearing a single joke.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:10 PM
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26. A real laff riot. PS, sounds a lot like Michelle Malkin.
:hi:

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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:29 PM
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30. Now that's funny
:D
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:45 PM
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42. I think he needs help
Seriously. Maybe he's overly hyperactive? :shrug:
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annagull Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:08 PM
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25. A real hit on the christian channel comedy show "Bananas"
Has anyone ever seen that show? Not funny in a good way, really bizarre.
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DeaconBlues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:23 PM
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28. Fundy comedy
Sounds a lot like Christian metal. Will he be opening for Stryper?
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:27 PM
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:46 PM
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43. Hey now
I resent that as a Christian. x(
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:31 PM
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31. I wonder how his act would stand on the Sunset Strip?
Or comedy clubs in SF, NYC, Chicago, Boston and Seattle?
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:33 PM
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33. Sorry, those are all spiritually dark "L-word" locations.
It's all about "heartland" values these days.
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:46 PM
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44. If it's in NYC
He'd probably be boo'd off the stage with tomatoes.
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Stirk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 05:32 PM
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32. I've got another oxymoron for you, Mr. Stine!
"wholesome comedy"
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Gabi Hayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:57 PM
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59. here's another one
funny Christian comedian
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 05:59 AM
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77. Comedy can be wholesome in the sense

of not being related to sex, which is what's often meant by the word, but it's difficult to say if there's any comedy that's truly wholesome in the sense of not making fun of someone, not depending on someone being hurt somehow.

Most comedy is at least a bit mean-spirited. Much of it is also very funny. This guy seems to be mean-spirited and NOT funny.

And how wholesome is it to say homosexuality is all about cowardice? If wholesome is supposed to mean G-rated, why should sexuality of any sort be mentioned?
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:39 PM
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39. These fundies are crazy.
It's all about unchallenging and inoffensive material aimed at six-year olds and sheltered suburbanites -- the artistic equivalent of Kenny G.
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blueblitzkrieg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 06:42 PM
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40. He sounds like a lame-o.
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 08:54 PM
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46. He will fill auditoriums all across the South
I'm not kidding, either.

The local civic center gets exactly five kinds of entertainment: monster truck shows, wrestling matches, minor-league sporting events (we had THE FIRST NBA Development League team, the Fayetteville Patriots), fundamentalist dramas like "If You Were On Trial for Being a Christian, Would You be Found Guilty?" and gospel concerts. Bible-thumping comedians would be a natural fit for this place.

Oh my...y'all will just love this. The last time an event that was NOT one of those five things was in our arena, it was Kid Rock. The local paper did a story on a typical Kid Rock fan's day spent preparing for the concert. Among the things they said she did: smoked about a pack of Marlboros, drank two or three Budweisers, applied a heavy coat of electric blue eyeshadow, dressed her kid and got in her boyfriend's truck for the trip to the concert hall. I know that ninety percent of Kid Rock's fan base could be described as trailer-trash freepers (TTF), but one would think that they'd be able to find ONE person in all Fayetteville who went to this concert and who wasn't a TTF. The barracks are full of guys who went to this concert and who've never lived in a trailer nor produced a child out of wedlock. Why not one of them?
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 06:20 AM
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80. You got something against

people who live in trailers and those who have children out of wedlock?

:shrug:
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 04:55 PM
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88. Only if they act like inbred hicks
I grew up in a trailer; my parents still own it (they've tried selling it...tried and tried...and have had to foreclose on three freepers already for nonpayment. My mom can quote Idaho foreclosure law chapter-and-verse because of freepers who try squatting in there) and a couple of my relatives still live in them. Trailers are no problem.

And as for children out of wedlock...guess I'd have to dump on my niece? (Then again...maybe I should...she is turning into a little freeper...)

Inbred hickism is a different story.
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SalmonChantedEvening Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:01 PM
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47. Take my wife's right to choose..... please!
Oh this guy's gonna pack em in.

To the exits.

badumbum - tssss :D
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 02:37 AM
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67. LMAO!!!!!
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:02 PM
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48. poop
just, poop.

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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:05 PM
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49. One of the amazon.com reviews of "Brad Stine - Conservative Unleashed "
Edited on Sat Jul-30-05 09:06 PM by Eric J in MN
Note: there are also positive reviews there.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00049QKWE/qid=1122775061/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_sbs_1/102-9116872-6547358?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846


1 out of 5 stars Just NOT funny., June 6, 2005

Reviewer: David Foley (Columbia, MD) - See all my reviews


I am a Christian and on the pastoral staff at my church, so I'm not a secular jerk trying to give Brad Stine a bad review because I have an axe to grind. I saw Brad at Promise Keepers and he just wasn't funny. Most people weren't even laughing.

I borrowed this DVD from a church friend that loves him so I could give him a second chance and also because it isn't easy finding family entertainment these days. However, it was the same act as the Promise Keepers performance of him complaing about everything and blaming everybody else for it.

It's not funny, and in my own religious opinion, against the spirit of Jesus Christ.

Being a Christian means finding solutions to help people and then bring peace and love into the world, not complain about how non-Christians are destroying your world. Christians should bring non-believers to the Lord, not make them feel worse. I will not be allowing my children to watch this because I believe it gives them a horrible example of what being a Christian is in the gloabal community.

Upon further reading and investigation on the internet, I found numerous articles by reputable news sources (you'll have to do your own searches because I'm not adverising for them) who have checked up on Brad Stine. He used to be a comedian who was just as secular and filthy as most comics, only he wasn't very funny and wasn't getting the gigs.

Now, if he had gone through a transformation of finding the Lord, that would be one thing. Instead, he says he found his "niche" doing Christian comedy and that he "hit the motherload" when he changed his format.

Now he complains he can't get onto Letterman and Leno because he's a Christian in a liberal world, when in fact, he just isn't funny. He wasn't getting the gigs on Letterman and Leno when he was a filthy secular comic, and he isn't now for the same reasons.

He's packaged his same brand of junk for an audience that is hungry for cleaner and holier entertainment. So although he may be speaking to the hearts of Christians, he's taking them for a ride through their pocketbooks. Doesn't sound like the kind of work Jesus would approve of to me.
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:27 PM
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54. Now THAT sounds like a Christian.
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 11:13 PM
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64. Wow
Way to go reviewer!
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cubschicago Donating Member (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 03:25 AM
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69. "This guy openly calls homosexuality the ultimate act of cowardice"
Sounds like a real class act :eyes:

That quote is from an Amazon.com review

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B00049QKWE/ref=cm_cr_dp_2_1/002-1793860-1900011?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=dvd

He isn't ashamed that he lives in America. Have you ever heard someone speak, yet they hold back because they might offend somebody? I've been thinking that we need a comedian who isn't afraid to step on a few toes, but can make you laugh in the process. This is Brad Stine! Yes, you need to speak the truth in love, but you also need to let people know that there just might be a few things out there that you WILL NOT TAKE SITTING DOWN!! This guy openly calls homosexuality the ultimate act of cowardice, and I'll be the first one to say, that ALL OF US, not just the kids of this day and age, need to take a lesson from something like that! We need to be able to express what we believe in, and without being scared of being called bigots.
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 03:56 AM
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73. Good thing he's not scared of being called a bigot...
because he's a fucking bigot.
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:23 PM
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52. Um, I saw nothing in that article even remotely funny.
This guy's supposed to be a comedian?

The people I know who are the MOST fundielicious are the LEAST funny. In fact, I'm thinking of a few of them now and I'm having a hard time recalling them even laughing.

"Hey hon, let's go see that new conservative Judeo-Christian family values comedy act!"

"Great idea, pumpkin! Should be a real hoot!"

Yeah. Right.

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Nevernose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:50 PM
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57. Listen to him at his website. Ranting, raving, crazy asshole
Not very funny, either.

Audio preview at bottom left, and tou can hear the full "politically correct" bit (notice the pause between joke and laughter on some of these jokes -- George Carlin certainly doesn't have these pauses):
http://www.bradstine.com/

Gets serious laughs when he says people hates Southerners, then makes fun of Southerners, then goes on to make fun of tolerance. Money-hungry jackass. This schtick worked so well for Dennis Miller recently, didn't it? Guy probably thinks making 30k a year w/o benfits or insurance is success, or at least as much success as an unfunny hack like him can ever hope to achieve.
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Nevernose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-30-05 09:55 PM
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58. And another thing: sounds a lot like neo-nazi bands/comedians
They do exist, and I've had the misfortune of hearing them (don't ask how, just assume that NA has allowed me to associate w/ more reasonable people. Little joke there.). This guy, however, is the comedic equivalent of a televangelist.
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Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 03:54 AM
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72. That's what Jesus says!
Tolerate this!
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 04:18 AM
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74. It's stories like this that make me almost wish Zombies were real...
Just so Bill Hicks could rise from the Dead and put his undead foot up this guy's ass.
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 06:01 AM
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78. Oh what fun!
Wouldn't it be fun to invite this guy to a fake church and instruct everyone NOT to laugh and film it, then put it out all over the web?

I mean PUNK'D.. destroying a Hating Loser's career would be a lot of fun..

Reminds me of Rupert Pufkin in "The King of Comedy" if you haven't seen it, SEE IT, very funny - he even kidnaps Jerry Lewis in the film - Robert Deniro as a comedian who has a whole "audience" wallpapered on the wall of his basement, wears cheap K-Mart Suits and SUCKS so bad.. bad..real bad..

Let's all pass the hat around and have him sent to entertain the troops in Fallujah, they need some cheering up, and it's a chance for God to exert HIS WILL on this guy :)

Reminds me of the time in the Family Guy show when the family had to hide in the South as part of a Witness Protection program.. as they inspected this piece of crap house the little football shaped head kid that smart talks opened a closet door and there was that Redneck Hero Comedian Jeff Foxworthy telling a lame joke..

THe football headed hid shouted, "YOU SUCK!" and slammed the door.. I almost fell out of my chair laughing, that whole episode was hilarious = "Gee, she's really neat, hope her brother hasn't snapped her up yet.."

And a little girl (maybe 8) saying, "My daughter would LOVE you.."

I'm surprised the whole south didn't grab their pitchforks and head north to kill the writer of this episode..

Oh yeah, back to the point - not funny, never will be, you suck, go die - really, go die asshole so that JESUS can JUDGE YOUR HUMOR..

Wouldn't it be ironic if this guy went to hell for bullshit like this? If I were god then he sure would be.. either that or attacked by some of my new creatures, FLYING TICKS... Butterflies that SUCK BLOOD, Head lice that SUCK OUT YOUR BRAIN SLOOOOWLY :)
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 06:22 AM
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81. I would have never guessed that Mr. Stine was a comedian.
"Joking For Jesus" * No danged wonder "Jesus Wept"
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FlyByNight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 06:41 AM
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82. Mr. Stine, just because...
you like religiously based entertainment doesn't mean the rest of us feel the same way. You'd consider my DVD collection, music collection, and the books I read blasphemous, profane, vulgar and probably Satanic. The (monetary) successes of The Passion and Purpose-Driven Life only prove there's a market out there for that kind of stuff. Evidently, some people are getting your kind of message. So what the fuck are you complaining about?

Two-word phrase for Mr. Stine: Bill Hicks. "Anyone that far to the right is hiding a deep, dark secret."
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SlavesandBulldozers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 07:52 AM
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86. reminds me, for some reason, of what Bill Hicks said
Edited on Sun Jul-31-05 07:53 AM by SlavesandBulldozers
When he told some jokes about Christianity in a southern state.

two guys, after the show, said "Hey, C'mere." (Hicks says he knew he was in trouble when he heard "Hey, C'mere" - and says to himself "not physics majors").

the guys say "We don't like them jokes you've been tellin about Jesus - we're Christian".

Hicks replies "Then forgive me"



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NashVegas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 08:06 AM
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87. The Country Started with the Great White Buffalo, My Friend
good luck, there.
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I Know How To Do it Donating Member (499 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-31-05 04:58 PM
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89. As long as he does the, "White folks walk like this, but a Brother walks
like this" routine, then he's A-OK!
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