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A HERETIC I AM

(24,588 posts) Tue Apr 28, 2015, 04:49 PM Apr 2015

EUREKA! I'VE FOUND IT! I am now a Jibbers Crabstian

Matt Inman, creator of "The Oatmeal" explains the one, true god;

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EUREKA! I'VE FOUND IT! I am now a Jibbers Crabstian (Original Post) A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 OP

BAHFest is possibly the most wonderful thing ever. F4lconF16 Apr 2015 #1

Hysterical! mountain grammy Apr 2015 #2

Faith (noun) Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #3

The Oatmeal’s sacrilege steams up believers beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #4

'The Oatmeals' Matthew Inman has received a little hate mail about 'Jibbers Crabst'. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #5

LOVE IT! A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #6

Ikr? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #7

The guy takes Genius to a whole 'nother level. I'll be running in the Beat the Blerch marathon AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #11

Where would we be without a sense of humour, eh? mr blur Apr 2015 #8

LOL trotsky Apr 2015 #9

Ha! Ever searched on the term "Xian Humor?" onager Apr 2015 #12

I don't think blonde jokes are that offencive Lordquinton Apr 2015 #14

Why do Blondes have black and blue belly buttons? A HERETIC I AM Apr 2015 #16

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints... beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #13

That's the single most articulate example of Christian outrage deucemagnet Apr 2015 #15

Praise Jibbers! Novara Apr 2015 #10

F4lconF16

(3,747 posts)

1. BAHFest is possibly the most wonderful thing ever.

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 05:00 PM

Apr 2015

It is geekery at a whole 'nother level.

mountain grammy

(27,280 posts)

2. Hysterical!

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 05:23 PM

Apr 2015

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

3. Faith (noun)

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 05:33 PM

Apr 2015

"A magical wizard sauce that, when drunk, allows you to say, do, and believe the dumbest shit imaginable and still feel right."

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

4. The Oatmeal’s sacrilege steams up believers

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 06:28 PM

Apr 2015

From Jerry Coyne's Why Evolution is True blog:

The Oatmeal’s sacrilege steams up believers

Matthew Inman, producer of the fantastic strip The Oatmeal (including one of my favorite comics, The Bobcats), is lately on a tear by promoting evolution in a sarcastic way and dissing the religious alternative as belief in “Jibbers Crabst,” a Holy Crustacean that breathes fire.

First watch this 11-minute video by Inman that appeared on YouTube on December 5; it’s from BAHFest West 2014, whatever that is. You’ll recognize some of the creationist tropes. It’s a wonderful and absolutely hilarious talk, highly recommended by Professor Ceiling Cat.

Be sure to watch the sign-language woman, too; you’ll learn how to make signs for “priapism” and “persistent erection,” which I think amused the audience no end.

Don't forget to read the enlightening and hilarious comments.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

5. 'The Oatmeals' Matthew Inman has received a little hate mail about 'Jibbers Crabst'.

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 06:38 PM

Apr 2015

I think Robert posts on DU ...

http://imgur.com/vr9vITT

A HERETIC I AM

(24,588 posts)

6. LOVE IT!

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 09:04 PM

Apr 2015

Too funny.

"That's like 2X the offensiveness!"

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

7. Ikr?

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 10:01 PM

Apr 2015

I was dying as I read it.

The Oatmeal handled it beautifully.

AtheistCrusader

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11. The guy takes Genius to a whole 'nother level. I'll be running in the Beat the Blerch marathon

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 09:03 AM

Apr 2015

this year.

Jibbers be praised!

mr blur

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8. Where would we be without a sense of humour, eh?

Reply to beam me up scottie (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 06:48 AM

Apr 2015

In church, probably.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

9. LOL

Reply to mr blur (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 07:10 AM

Apr 2015

Well played.

onager

(9,356 posts)

12. Ha! Ever searched on the term "Xian Humor?"

Reply to mr blur (Reply #8)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 10:13 AM

Apr 2015

I just did. Most Xian Humor sites specify that they contain only "CLEAN Christian Jokes." So no one has to worry, they are pre-censored to make sure the Believing Brain won't be offended.

Unless maybe the reader is a woman, since one site had a whole section of "blonde jokes."

Here's a typical knee-slapper found at godslittleacre.net. I have to wonder if they know where the term "God's Little Acre" came from - a fairly raunchy novel by Erskine Caldwell:

An elderly lady was well known for her faith and for her boldness and talking about it. She would stand on her front porch and shout, "Praise the Lord!"

Next door to her lived an atheist who would get so angry at her proclamations he would shout, "There ain't no Lord!!"

Hard times set in on the elderly lady and she prayed for God to send her some assistance. She stood on her porch and shouted, "Praise the Lord!! God, I need FOOD!! I am having a hard time. Please, Lord, send me some groceries!!"

The next morning, the lady went out on her porch and saw a large bag of groceries and shouted, "Praise the Lord!!"

The neighbor jumped from behind a bush and said, "Ha Ha!! I told you there was no Lord. I bought those groceries. God didn't."

The lady started jumping up and down and clapping her hands and saying, "PRAISE THE LORD!!! He not only sent me groceries, but He made the devil pay for them!!"

IMO, that "joke" says a lot more about Xians than atheists.