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02 Jun 2019, 10:16 am

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I was Christened/Baptised in my teens - I crossed my fingers behind my back just in case :twisted:


I also blaspheme regularly just to make sure there’s no confusion about where my loyalties might be. I suggest you do the same. It couldn’t hurt.

I’m squarely on Team Satan! :twisted:



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02 Jun 2019, 10:21 am

The people called Jebusites are the descendants of Jebus, who in turn is then a descendant of Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah. However, the name Jebus is only applied to Jerusalem, and the Jebusites may just be the townsfolk of Jebus, all somehow descending from Canaan, but not necessarily through a younger single ancestor.

The Jebusites were probably the first settlers of the area that would later be Jerusalem. King David's capital was originally Hebron, but he moved it to Jerusalem after conquering the latter from the Jebusites. It should be noted that prior to David's annexation of Jerusalem, Israel once before conquered, burned and apparently abandoned Jerusalem.

So when you use the name “Jebus” as an expletive, or when you call upon Jebus, you are invoking the spirit of an actual person, now dead, to come to your aid and do your bidding, thus violating the First Commandment.



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02 Jun 2019, 10:23 am

I think Fat Mike said it best when he sang

Fat Mike wrote:
And I find it’s getting harder to hang out
With grown adults who actually believe
In Santa Claus and Noah’s Ark
and that their god is the best
My distaste has turned into detest


Obviously I'm just being provocative :twisted: live and let live


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02 Jun 2019, 10:29 am

Fnord wrote:
The people called Jebusites are the descendants of Jebus, who in turn is then a descendant of Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah. However, the name Jebus is only applied to Jerusalem, and the Jebusites may just be the townsfolk of Jebus, all somehow descending from Canaan, but not necessarily through a younger single ancestor.

The Jebusites were probably the first settlers of the area that would later be Jerusalem. King David's capital was originally Hebron, but he moved it to Jerusalem after conquering the latter from the Jebusites. It should be noted that prior to David's annexation of Jerusalem, Israel once before conquered, burned and apparently abandoned Jerusalem.

So when you use the name “Jebus” as an expletive, or when you call upon Jebus, you are invoking the spirit of an actual person, now dead, to come to your aid and do your bidding, thus violating the First Commandment.


Thank you for this, I had no idea. Did Jebus have any superpowers?


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02 Jun 2019, 10:32 am

Wolfram87 wrote:
Fnord wrote:
The people called Jebusites are the descendants of Jebus, who in turn is then a descendant of Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah. However, the name Jebus is only applied to Jerusalem, and the Jebusites may just be the townsfolk of Jebus, all somehow descending from Canaan, but not necessarily through a younger single ancestor.

The Jebusites were probably the first settlers of the area that would later be Jerusalem. King David's capital was originally Hebron, but he moved it to Jerusalem after conquering the latter from the Jebusites. It should be noted that prior to David's annexation of Jerusalem, Israel once before conquered, burned and apparently abandoned Jerusalem.

So when you use the name “Jebus” as an expletive, or when you call upon Jebus, you are invoking the spirit of an actual person, now dead, to come to your aid and do your bidding, thus violating the First Commandment.
Thank you for this, I had no idea. Did Jebus have any superpowers?
Jebus was so unremarkable that his only claim to fame is to have his descendants named after him.



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02 Jun 2019, 10:33 am

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Ezekiel is my favourite


The one I identify with the most is...Onan! :D



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02 Jun 2019, 10:38 am

I like Lilith. Adam's first wife before Eve was a man-hating feminist. :twisted:


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02 Jun 2019, 10:38 am

AND she became a demon! :twisted:


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02 Jun 2019, 10:47 am

naturalplastic wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Ezekiel is my favourite


The one I identify with the most is...Onan! :D


Steady on, now.


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02 Jun 2019, 10:47 am

Lilith originated from Jewish mythology, with the earliest appearance in in the Babylonian Talmud some 200 to 400 years AFTER the birth of the Christ.

Likely, she never existed at all.



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02 Jun 2019, 10:55 am

Speaking of Cthulhu....

Beware - the Lobster Apocalypse is nigh!Image


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02 Jun 2019, 11:09 am

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Lilith originated from Jewish mythology, with the earliest appearance in in the Babylonian Talmud some 200 to 400 years AFTER the birth of the Christ.

Likely, she never existed at all.

Who cares? Over half the people in the bible were never proven to exist. :lol:

I view it all as nothing more than a collection of folklore and superstitous nonsense. :P

And hurray for Cthulhu! The one TRUE God! :twisted:


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02 Jun 2019, 11:16 am

TheRevengeofTW1ZTY wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Lilith originated from Jewish mythology, with the earliest appearance in in the Babylonian Talmud some 200 to 400 years AFTER the birth of the Christ.

Likely, she never existed at all.

Who cares? Over half the people in the bible were never proven to exist. :lol:

I view it the it all as nothing more than a collection of folklore and superstitous nonsense. :P

And hurray for Cthulhu! The one TRUE God! :twisted:


I bought a job lot of antiques at an auction once , and among it was a red bakelite GPO 746 telephone with Call of Cthulhu written on it , I never plugged it in :twisted:


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02 Jun 2019, 11:20 am

PH'NGLUI MGLW'NAFH CTHULHU R'LYEH WGAH'NAGL FHTAGN!


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02 Jun 2019, 11:25 am

^ I'm not sure if it was a TV prop or someones idea of a joke. Maybe just a big Lovecraft fan :twisted:


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02 Jun 2019, 11:35 am

You should have called! Before it's too late!

What's Cthulhu's number by the way?


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