Fringey's taut-abbed painter

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
he's 6-2 like flower is 6-4

Like you're 6'10"?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by spookyfish
Like you're 6'10"?

No, I'm 6'11", as tall as Thurgreed- if you don't count hair.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
he's 6-2 like flower is 6-4

Thoughtful Judaism question-

Have the basic texts changed since Jesus' time? Like the Torah, or the Talmud or whatever- did they continue to be written or did they end ancient?

The man presently possessing a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force in our geographical region believes they were written by God using Moses as a pen.

Thinking people and other "cultural elite" believe they were written over the course of centuries and used in various non-standard combinations until the Council of Yavneh (Jamnia) in 90 C.E. (A.D.), twenty years after the destruction of Jerusalem.

The Torah (Pentateuch) itself was much older than that, and probably existed as an oral tradition following the death of Moses until about three hundred years later during the Davidian kingdom. They existed as scraps and conflicting, politically slanted accounts until collected into a single work in 450 B.C.E. The combination of multiple works explains why so many things in the Torah involve weird conflicting repetitions --- two inconsistent Genesis stories (Chapters 1 and 2), for example.

The other books were written more recently, obviously. Maccabees was written in 164 B.C.E. at the earliest, so Maccabees would have been to Jesus as, say, Melville would be to us. Job, on the other hand, is likely the oldest book in the Bible. The oldest part of it could be a story as old as 5,000 years old. It describes a kind of Hebrew piety that probably pre-dates Abraham. Sadly, your President and the Red States tend to think the book was written chronologically, which creates some difficulty, intellectually speaking.

The Straight Dope did a really good summary a few years ago. It's here.

[Atticus Grinch]

I thought I would share my favorite iTunes playlist.

• Earth, Wind & Fire, "Let's Groove"
  Al Jarreau, "We're in this Love Together"
  Al B. Sure, "Nite and Day"
  Bobby Brown, "My Prerogative (Single)"
  Anita Baker, "Sweet Love"
  Atlantic Starr, "Always"
  Ready for the World, "Love You Down"
  Kool & The Gang, "Too Hot"
  Pablo Cruise, "Love Will Find a Way"
  DeBarge, "Who's Holding Donna Now?"
  Rene & Angela, "Your Smile"
  James Ingram, "Baby Come to Me"
  El DeBarge, "Who's Johnny (Theme from 'Short Circuit')"
  Brothers Johnson, "Stomp!"
  DeBarge, "Rhythm of the Night"
  The Commodores, "Brick House"
  Timex Social Club, "Rumors"
  Maxi Priest, "Close to You"
  Mary Jane Girls, "In My House (12 Inch Mix)"
  Nu Shooz, "I Can't Wait"
  The Gap Band, "Early in the Morning (Original 7" Version)"
  Terence Trent D'Arby, "Sign Your Name"
  Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing"
  The Commodores, "Nightshift"
  Jody Watley, "Looking for a New Love (Single Version)"
  Gregory Abbott, "Shake You Down"
  Cameo, "Word Up! (7" Vocal Version)"
  Kool & The Gang, "Take My Heart (You Can Have It if You Want It)"
  Bell Biv DeVoe, "Poison"
  Bobby Brown, "Don't Be Cruel (Single)"
  The Gap Band, "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
  Surface, "Shower Me with Your Love"
  Tony! Toni! Tone!, "If I Had No Loot"
  Oran "Juice" Jones, "The Rain"
  M'elisa Morgan, "Do Me Baby"
  Freddie Jackson, "Tasty Love"
  Ready for the World, "Oh Sheila"
  Atlantic Starr, "Secret Lovers"
  The Whispers, "Rock Steady"
  Billy Ocean, "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
  Kool & The Gang, "Tonight"
  The Dazz Band, "Let It Whip (Extended 7" Single Version)"
  Bobby Brown, "Every Little Step"
  The Gap Band, "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)"
  One Way, "Cutie Pie"
  Teena Marie, "Lovergirl"
  DeBarge, "All This Love"
  Brothers Johnson, "Strawberry Letter 23"

As you can see, I like to alter my pacing.

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
No, I'm 6'11", as tall as Thurgreed- if you don't count hair.

Oh, so you're 7'4" with the afro?

[Skeks in the city]

Originally posted by Slave
[I posted the box cover to Chyna (aka Joanie Laurer)'s new sex video on the adult board.] If you've never seen what steroids do to female privates before, you may not want to view on a full stomach.

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
If [the effect of steroids on women's genitals] involves an entirely new appendage you're calling a "box cover," I don't want to view it at all.

Don't worry, she's not big enough to penetrate you.

[pony_trekker]

That's why I never watch football any more. Every game turns into a fucking flag fest for the home team.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
That's why I never watch football any more. Every game turns into a fucking flag fest for the home team.

[Atticus Grinch]

Sweet: Marine tells Iraq docs he'd rather they save his wedding ring than his finger.

Sour: The Bush Administration loses the ring.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Sweet: Marine tells Iraq docs he'd rather they save his wedding ring than his finger.

Sour: The Bush Administration loses the ring.

Combat surgeons are the Administration? cool! W. saved the guy's legs!

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Combat surgeons are the Administration? cool! W. saved the guy's legs!

Take it to the Politics Board, assjack.

[Skeks in the city]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch

Take it to the Politics Board, assjack.

Carefull buddy, Hank's probably more likely to jack your ass than Chyna.

[Skeks in the city]

The Russian kids who designed these masks have a future in horror films. They look scarier than the monsters in a lot of movies, like the goofy villians in Van Helsing.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Take it to the Politics Board, assjack.

Well since the naming-of-the-board committee has fallen ill with "lets-name-everything-with-cryptic-and-haute-phrases-so-everyone-thinks-we're-cleverer-than-everyone-else" syndrome, it's really impossible to tell which board is which.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
Well since the naming-of-the-board committee has fallen ill with "lets-name-everything-with-cryptic-and-haute-phrases-so-everyone-thinks-we're-cleverer-than-everyone-else" syndrome, it's really impossible to tell which board is which.

Fucking Giants. Fucking Eli fucking Manning. Fucking defense -- I mean, Jesus -- Trent Dilf....uh, Kyle Whatshisname throwing multiple fucking touchdowns?

Bring back Y.A. fucking Tittle. And Sam fucking Huff. And Lawrence fucking Taylor. I don't care if he is old and a cokehead. He wouldn't let Kyle fucking whatever his last name is throw fucking touchdowns.