Topic: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread (Read 934531 times)

xolik · « **Reply #4900 on:** April 17, 2010, 08:53:29 AM »

http://newsok.com/warr-acres-catholic-church-has-crucifix-some-say-shows-exposed-genitals-of-jesus/article/3453833

I don't think the Lord's abs are supposed to look like that. Kinda-NSFW

ivan · « **Reply #4901 on:** April 17, 2010, 11:58:28 AM »

I wonder who first came up with the Jesus look. I'm sure it's find-out-able -- maybe I'll do some deep scholarly research *cough*GOOGLE*cough*. But I know there's no passage in the Bible describing Him ("Thin, yet well-proportioned; pale of skin, long of hair parted just-so down the middle; handsome, with well-tended facial hair that lendeth Him a serious yet gentle air"). Nor was there, as far as I know, a prophesy made by anyone like Nostradamus that could give us a clue:

In the years of turmoil,
That are the eighth decade of the third millennium,
There shall be a musician of note called Greggus Allmanus:
By him shall ye know the visage of Our Lord.

So really, there is no knowing. All we have to go by is that Jesus was probably Semitic in appearance, but that covers a lot of ground. He may have looked more like Jeff Goldblum or Woody Allen or Zero Mostel than George Harrison singing Bangladesh.

P.S. I don't mean to pretend to think this is an original thought. I was just having fun with it. But what is even more interesting is that, as the linked article describes, Jesus has been represented by artists through time and all around the world, and each artist had to ask the question What Did Jesus Look Like? So if you want to know what artists, almost all them men, consider to be the "perfect look", look at depictions of Jesus. Which, in my case, is a little disheartening: all those years when I sported the Jesus look (at least in-between shaves -- and I must admit I'm tending that way again in my dotage), I thought I was impressing the chicks.

xolik · « **Reply #4902 on:** April 17, 2010, 12:18:45 PM »

Quote from: ivan on April 17, 2010, 11:58:28 AM

Zero Mostel

That would be hilarious.

BizB · « **Reply #4903 on:** April 17, 2010, 12:21:23 PM »

I'm not sure what he looked like, but he had a HUGE COCK.

Vespertine · « **Reply #4904 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:35:15 PM »

Admittedly, I didn't read ivan's links, but I saw something recently on the History Channel that talked about this. According to the program, in the different regions of the world where Christianity has spread, Jesus has a different look. In Africa Jesus is often portrayed as black, in Asian countries he's got a decidely Asian look, etc. I don't know why, but I find this factoid somewhat interesting.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #4905 on:** April 17, 2010, 01:51:41 PM »

I bet he had a big hairy mole on his back.

And crooked teeth.

ivan · « **Reply #4906 on:** April 17, 2010, 05:51:30 PM »

Only in parts of Lexington.

xolik · « **Reply #4907 on:** April 17, 2010, 08:38:12 PM »

Quote from: Vespertine on April 17, 2010, 01:35:15 PM

Admittedly, I didn't read ivan's links, but I saw something recently on the History Channel that talked about this. According to the program, in the different regions of the world where Christianity has spread, Jesus has a different look. In Africa Jesus is often portrayed as black, in Asian countries he's got a decidely Asian look, etc. I don't know why, but I find this factoid somewhat interesting.

The church I go to has a lot of different images of Jesus. No two look alike and I have no problem with that. Not sure what He looked like back then, but I'm sure He can take any form He pleases. I know a lot of people joke about it, but I honestly have never met anybody who actually thought he looked like a northern European guy. Ever.

Scheherazade · « **Reply #4908 on:** April 17, 2010, 10:35:20 PM »

Quote from: Vespertine on April 17, 2010, 01:35:15 PM

Admittedly, I didn't read ivan's links, but I saw something recently on the History Channel that talked about this. According to the program, in the different regions of the world where Christianity has spread, Jesus has a different look. In Africa Jesus is often portrayed as black, in Asian countries he's got a decidely Asian look, etc. I don't know why, but I find this factoid somewhat interesting.

Agreed. But then if we're all made in God's image, why do we all look so markedly different? Food for thought.

xolik · « **Reply #4909 on:** April 17, 2010, 10:37:35 PM »

Quote from: Scheherazade on April 17, 2010, 10:35:20 PM

Agreed. But then if we're all made in God's image, why do we all look so markedly different? Food for thought.

God's image = humanoid. Therefore, not that much different.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #4910 on:** April 17, 2010, 11:16:39 PM »

Quote from: ivan on April 17, 2010, 05:51:30 PM

Only in parts of Lexington.

Did I tell you where I live, or did you just stalk that tasty morsel on your own?

xolik · « **Reply #4911 on:** April 18, 2010, 12:25:50 AM »

*drunk_ramblings.txt* follows.

There's this nice German deli I enjoy that sells a variety of cheeses. Every month I make the trip down there to partake and it's a glorious event. I like cheese.

ivan · « **Reply #4912 on:** April 18, 2010, 03:08:34 AM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on April 17, 2010, 11:16:39 PM

Did I tell you where I live, or did you just stalk that tasty morsel on your own?

I was trying to come up with a completely random place. Should I contact the Psychic Friends Network?

ivan · « **Reply #4913 on:** April 18, 2010, 03:13:25 AM »

By the way, I was thinking of Lexington, KY. There appears to be a Lexington in just about every state.

You see, that's how we do it on PFN:

"Caller, I sense you are near... Lexington."

"GHASP! That's right, Lexington, Massachusetts is only 200 miles away!"

"Mmm-hmm."

Wunderkind · « **Reply #4914 on:** April 18, 2010, 08:29:30 AM »

I see, creepy coincidences RAWK!

xolik · « **Reply #4915 on:** April 18, 2010, 07:36:55 PM »

Quote from: bananaskittles on April 18, 2010, 07:30:29 PM

I have been converted.
http://www.tarvu.com/
Friends, you will never be the same after watching this.

"# Octopuses are holy creatures
# Everyone has an invisible guardian from Universe A."

I'm sold.

ivan · « **Reply #4916 on:** April 19, 2010, 01:16:10 AM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on April 18, 2010, 08:29:30 AM

I see, creepy coincidences RAWK!

Not that I'm above the occasional stalk or two.

Wunderkind · « **Reply #4917 on:** April 20, 2010, 06:55:59 AM »

That number is probably like 70% for waitresses.

pbsaurus · « **Reply #4918 on:** April 21, 2010, 01:46:40 AM »

Quote from: Wunderkind on April 20, 2010, 06:55:59 AM

That number is probably like 70% for waitresses.

It's more like 0% if you add the disclaimer 'with pbsaurus'

12AX7 · « **Reply #4919 on:** April 21, 2010, 05:31:34 PM »

NSFW!!!

http://www.musichouse.biz/desktop/vids/Taliban11.wmv

xolik · « **Reply #4920 on:** April 22, 2010, 10:18:58 AM »

http://www.newmoney.gov/newmoney/Default.aspx

I'm glad our brave, noble, and good-looking leader has saw fit to redesign our currency to more closely resemble the superior European model.

xolik · « **Reply #4921 on:** April 22, 2010, 10:42:51 AM »

http://tv.yahoo.com/south-park/show/492/news/tv-news.en.reuters.com/tv-news.en.reuters.com-20100422-us_southpark_muslims

Stick to mocking Christians and Buddhists. They usually don't fight back.

12AX7 · « **Reply #4922 on:** April 22, 2010, 10:53:43 AM »

Quote from: xolik on April 22, 2010, 10:42:51 AM

http://tv.yahoo.com/south-park/show/492/news/tv-news.en.reuters.com/tv-news.en.reuters.com-20100422-us_southpark_muslims

Stick to mocking Christians and Buddhists. They usually don't fight back.

P-ligion of Reace

Clear_Runway · « **Reply #4923 on:** April 22, 2010, 11:15:30 AM »

OH MY GOD! ITS AN IMAGE OF MUHAMMAD!

Probie · « **Reply #4924 on:** April 22, 2010, 11:17:20 AM »

You're going to get us all killed!

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