X. Benedict

Gonna hitch a ride and head for the other side....

like that petit juror?

If I had to give up two years of my life to sit on a Grand Jury with a couple of dozen people and I thought somebody was lying when I asked direct questions - I would merrily indict him.

Not sure about the Mormons. But there sure is eroticism in Canticle of Canticles and mystics such as John of the Cross. In the 14th century spousal mysticism became very popular with women, and their diaries tended to be quite graphic accounts of lovemaking with no intended contradictions - they were brides of Christ. For men, the side wound of Christ was fetishized. But I really shouldn't go into that. Most of this stuff really didn't come over from Europe because of the reformation and the influence of Irish Catholicism which was, shall we say, "just not into that stuff."

So what exactly bothers you about all this? Sarah Silverman's characters are relentlessly self-centered and narcissistic. The character is taken to the extreme, how self-centered can she be? So self-centered that she could have sex with God and still be able to give him the brush off in the morning. The comedy, if you appreciate it or not, is that there is no situation that can be thought of that isn't about her. So she plows through life perfectly indifferent to everyone and everything from the mundane to the sacred. Nothing touches her. It is either funny or not. But why take offense?

Where you going with this, Joe?

Is that as good as the Peruvian Badger Brie?

Sex with God is a well developed theme throughout Christian and Jewish history. Esp. in the mystical traditions. There is some extremely graphic stuff that is really understudied. Of course the purpose of it was not comedy - but it really makes this stuff pretty tame.

Funny has a liberal bias.

Yeah. Happy BFday!

I think she's brave. It must be a little intimidating to try to satisfy God in bed.

Details, details. Why are all the hot teachers having sex with students?

I feel as if I am over that grumpy stuff. In the same way that a good defecation can improve one's mood this thread has made today a better day. WHooooHOOOO!!! Damn it's good to be alive!!!!

Don't start thinking 4 cheesy posts are going to make up for your 4 month absence. You suck. There was a lunar eclipse this week. Subgenius dude made that happen to show you he isn't happy with you.

And to TBD we doth saye: The rumbling of a fart, and every sound, Is but the air's reverberation round, And ever it wastes, by little and little, away. There is no man can judge, aye, by my fay, Whether it were divided equally. Summoner's Tale. Marve has an MA in English from Harvard - he should appreciate it.

You know I never thought of it that way, they can't break character and continue their profession, can they?

Backbone? I just think that she practices the modern art of the medicine show. Get their attention, make some claims, sell the snake oil. I don't think for a minute she believes anything she says.

She's mastered hate speech with integrity?

They have the cleanest prostitutes in Central Asia.

Marve is Swedish?

He's the GME.

I get a kick out of the CPAC's response: We don't condone hate speech but we trust the sensibilities of our audience. (who may happen to like it ) http://www.conservative.org/pressroom/2007/070305pr.htm

So you're demanding that the media treat all its favorite freaks equally. Well done.

Now let me ask you who was sworn in first - the grand jury - or the special prosecutor?

Man, that is an interesting point.