Jesus Was a Vaudevillian

[snurri]

For your edification: a Conservapedia talk page on whether humor existed before Christ.

Via jonquil by way of james_nicoll.

Comments

[bibliogrrl.livejournal.com]

To one with an open mind, your vulgar "examples" tend to reinforce the basic observation: (real) humor was lacking before Christianity. Crudeness or vulgarity or mockery is not true humor, and Greek "comedies" were not attempts at humor in today's sense.

If you had evidence of writings about humor itself, or books of humor, or truly comedic performances, or anything remotely similar to quality humor today, then that could help your argument. But the above examples, if they are the best you have, simply underscore the insight in this essay.--Andy Schlafly 09:54, 9 February 2009 (EST)

I am going to go stab myself in the face now. I mean, SERIOUSLY?

ETA - I love how he uses the phrase 'open mind'. HAHAHAHA. IT DOES NOT MEAN WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

I really can't get my head around this. These people and I are of different species.

[vee-ecks.livejournal.com]

You know what's even better? The page under discussion:

http://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:Greatest_Mysteries_of_World_History

That's quite an essay, there.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

I like the despairing/uncomprehending tone of the Why Do Non-Conservatives Exist? page--complete with pulled-from-the-ass statistics!

[vee-ecks.livejournal.com]

You hear they're talking about a second Tea Bagging Day, now?

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Well, sure! Now that they know how much fun it is . . .

[vee-ecks.livejournal.com]

O.M.G. I just realized that the first "Mystery" is simply "Dark Ages."

I can't stop laughing.

[timakers.livejournal.com]

You know, I can't even pretend to be shocked by this kind of thing anymore.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on. You write fiction! You can pretend!!!