julietdefarge: When will people finally get it, that assaults on women are no laughing matter?
When will people get it, that telling other people what they are allowed to laugh at is unacceptable? Is civilization-ending nuclear war a laughing matter? It is if you’ve seen Dr. Strangelove. Is assassination of a presidential candidate a laughing matter? It may be if you’ve seen The Manchurian Candidate (1959 version, of course). The Heinz 57 scene alone is priceless.
So: go suck eggs.
I’m sorry that some people found the parrot one offensive. I was thinking of something totally different when I posted it than how it came across to some others here. I’m a big murder mystery / suspense TV show and movie watcher. I was thinking about the people in those kinds of TV shows and movies who obliviously walk into situations where you just want to yell “get out of there you idiot” at the TV. That’s all. I certainly didn’t intend it to make light of sexual assaults. Sorry. I’ll definitely give more thought to things having a different meaning to different people in the future.
Man wishes that he could wish for more wishes. The genie’s mind is blown and he becomes a forlorn drunk. Either that or he’s drinking because he now has to grant infinite wishes and is depressed.
Chris Rodda is the author of Liars For Jesus: The Religious Right's Alternate Version of American History and Debunking David Barton's Jefferson Lies: #2 - Jefferson Founded a Secular University. Since the release of Liars For Jesus in 2006, Chris has been blogging at Talk2Action.org, Huffington Post, and elsewhere about the use of historical revisionism in everything from education to legislation. Chris's blog on Freethoughtblogs.com will eventually accompany a weekly podcast, "This Week in Christian Nationalism," if Chris can ever find the time to launch it. In the meantime, the name of her blog will continue to make no sense.
Chris is also the Senior Research Director for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), but the opinions expressed by her on this blog are her personal opinions, and not necessarily those of MRFF.
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beezlebubby
September 9, 2012 at 12:29 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Haha, that last one is the gif that keeps giving!
richardelguru
September 10, 2012 at 7:23 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Beezle: but you would think the guy would get it after the first few dozen times!
julietdefarge
September 10, 2012 at 10:09 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
What in the hell is supposed to be funny about the parrot one?!? When will people finally get it, that assaults on women are no laughing matter?
Grimalkin
September 10, 2012 at 2:59 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
…where’s the funny in the parrot one?
Synfandel
September 10, 2012 at 6:23 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yeah, the parrot one was pretty dark humour. More disturbing than funny.
Reginald Selkirk
September 11, 2012 at 11:14 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
When will people get it, that telling other people what they are allowed to laugh at is unacceptable? Is civilization-ending nuclear war a laughing matter? It is if you’ve seen Dr. Strangelove. Is assassination of a presidential candidate a laughing matter? It may be if you’ve seen The Manchurian Candidate (1959 version, of course). The Heinz 57 scene alone is priceless.
So: go suck eggs.
maddog1129
September 13, 2012 at 4:32 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
The one I don’t get is the genie one. Can somebody ‘splain, please?
Chris Rodda
September 13, 2012 at 4:42 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’m sorry that some people found the parrot one offensive. I was thinking of something totally different when I posted it than how it came across to some others here. I’m a big murder mystery / suspense TV show and movie watcher. I was thinking about the people in those kinds of TV shows and movies who obliviously walk into situations where you just want to yell “get out of there you idiot” at the TV. That’s all. I certainly didn’t intend it to make light of sexual assaults. Sorry. I’ll definitely give more thought to things having a different meaning to different people in the future.
maddog1129
September 16, 2012 at 1:57 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Bump
He who laughs last … didn’t get the joke. Anybody know what the genie cartoon means?
azgeo
September 19, 2012 at 6:48 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Man wishes that he could wish for more wishes. The genie’s mind is blown and he becomes a forlorn drunk. Either that or he’s drinking because he now has to grant infinite wishes and is depressed.
davidhart
September 20, 2012 at 12:46 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
By a delightful coincidence, SMBC has a very similar cheating-a-genie themed cartoon today: http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2740