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EvolveOrConvolve

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30. There's probably a Catholic church in your area

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 07:10 PM

Mar 2017

You could just stop in for an evening mass. I heard the wafers turn to actual flesh and the wine to blood. Unfortunately the dude's been dead for a couple thousand years so the flesh is probably pretty rank - just make sure to use lots of A1 sauce.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] guillaumeb Mar 2017 OP

Fuck it. dchill Mar 2017 #1

Avoiding all religious connotations. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #3

No, goddamn it, just fuck it! dchill Mar 2017 #5

Personally, enough to make a sailor blush and to make Dorothy Parker break into tears. no_hypocrisy Mar 2017 #2

What an interesting answer. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #4

It's simple PJMcK Mar 2017 #6

Do you say the common ending? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #7

I'll stand by the exact words I wrote above (wink, n/t) PJMcK Mar 2017 #9

Omng! unblock Mar 2017 #8

I never thought of that response. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #10

As an atheist True Dough Mar 2017 #11

And your response shows how much language reflects beliefs. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #12

It wasn't. All I know is... dchill Mar 2017 #27

"Shit, hell and damnation" were favorites when I was growing up Warpy Mar 2017 #13

An academic exercise or a linguistic habit. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #15

Eye of the beholder... MedusaX Mar 2017 #14

An excellent response. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #16

People were still saying "by Jove" in the 19th century, no? Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #18

By Jove I think you are onto something here. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #20

If I needed to take an oath of office (not likely, but still) I would swear on the Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #17

Any goddamn way we want EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #19

Making me glad Im a not your Mormon neighbor. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #21

That's okay EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #22

You'll need one of these.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2017 #23

Gonna need a lot of oil EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #24

I got ya a couple barrels A HERETIC I AM Mar 2017 #25

My mouth EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #26

Now I'm hungry. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2017 #29

There's probably a Catholic church in your area EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2017 #30

I am glad to be a vegetarian. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #33

an atheist & use goddamned all the time. It conveys disgust without going right to fuck catbyte Mar 2017 #28

Moderation in all things. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #32

With Gusto and abandon! n/t 5X Mar 2017 #31

How do atheists swear? warmfeet Mar 2017 #34

Welcome to DU born again atheist. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #35

Welcome to the DU! True Dough Mar 2017 #37

What afterlife? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #38

Twas a joke n/t True Dough Mar 2017 #40

I know. Well, actually I assumed that it was a joke. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #41

I don't think anything about atheism prevents Goblinmonger Mar 2017 #52

And if there is rebirth, that echoes the Biblical idea, guillaumeb Mar 2017 #53

How the fuck do I know? TBA Mar 2017 #36

What DO you know? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #39

I've had too much bourbon to make sense of you reply. TBA Mar 2017 #42

No problem. I cannot understand it either and I am not drinking. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #43

Do you have a point? trotsky Mar 2017 #44

Curiosity. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #45

Yeah, religion is common to human culture. trotsky Mar 2017 #46

I use all of them Brainstormy Mar 2017 #47

It is a figure of speech, but conditioning is difficult to overcome. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #48

Did you know edhopper Mar 2017 #49

HOW DO CHRISTIANS REFER TO DAYS OF THE WEEK Heddi Mar 2017 #50

I do. And as proof: guillaumeb Mar 2017 #51

So why is it a big deal to you edhopper Mar 2017 #54

Curiosity. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #55

Curious about what edhopper Mar 2017 #56

No, curious and interested in how culture affects language. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #57

Yes edhopper Mar 2017 #58

An inherent weakness, or an acquired one? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #59

That is an interesting question edhopper Mar 2017 #60

And that topic would make a nice post. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #61

I have a new one we should say, Jesus Fucking Trump. Doreen Mar 2017 #86

check my signature edhopper Mar 2017 #87

Ah, yes. Doreen Mar 2017 #89

With some sense of irony. Jokerman Mar 2017 #62

I liked the comment about irony. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #64

The first time I heard my daughter say "Shit" I about peed myself laughing OriginalGeek Mar 2017 #93

Of course the larger issue edhopper Mar 2017 #63

Could anything be more thin-skinned than Trump? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #65

From the Old Testament edhopper Mar 2017 #66

Jesus was asked, "Lord, how many times must we forgive?". guillaumeb Mar 2017 #67

So somewhere between edhopper Mar 2017 #68

An interesting framing. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #69

So none of the stories in the OT are true edhopper Mar 2017 #71

Anyone is free to read any book and arrive at an interpretation. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #73

How much of the NT edhopper Mar 2017 #74

Again, some read it metaphorically. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #75

Why won't you answer my edhopper Mar 2017 #76

I did answer. eom guillaumeb Mar 2017 #78

No edhopper Mar 2017 #84

I accept that Jesus was a real person guillaumeb Mar 2017 #85

But not God edhopper Mar 2017 #88

Are we all not children of the Creator? guillaumeb Mar 2017 #90

No, edhopper Mar 2017 #91

Any way they please... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #70

Agreed. Culture influences every aspect of life. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #72

Being an atheist myself, Faux pas Mar 2017 #77

Cleansing. Always good to feel clean. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #80

You're welcome! Faux pas Mar 2017 #92

Obscenity is in the eye of the beholder, for instance I find this terribly obscene Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #79

It IS obscene. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #81

Worse is half the country just voted to make the poor poorer and the rich richer. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #82

And........................ guillaumeb Mar 2017 #83