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Post by Pea on Mar 30, 2012 11:06:48 GMT -8
WOLFGANG. FUCKING. GARTNER.
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Post by stamper on Mar 30, 2012 11:08:29 GMT -8
yeah, i'll be moving most of this discussion out of this thread.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 30, 2012 11:08:48 GMT -8
Muffinking's comment was not a joke. That is standard hate-speech against Mormons. I've heard it a million times in my life and I'm not going to listen to it here.
I'm not doing this. Quit trying to get me over a fucking barrel. There is a huge fucking gap between saying that Southerners are backwards and saying that Mormonism is a cult. HUGE.
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Post by chud on Mar 30, 2012 11:18:28 GMT -8
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Post by muffinking on Mar 30, 2012 11:45:59 GMT -8
Mormonism isn't a religion, its a cult. To be perfectly clear, there is no debate about the relative appropriateness of comments like this. They will not be tolerated. Well it was a joke, you know since everyone was talking about not making fun of other peoples beliefs ect. I guess sarcasm doesn't convey well via internet.
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Post by muffinking on Mar 30, 2012 11:47:08 GMT -8
And how do you know that I'm not mormon...
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 30, 2012 12:00:00 GMT -8
Don't get cute with me, muffin.
I spent a lot of fucking time -- a LOT of fucking time -- being persecuted for being a Mormon when I was younger. And like I said, that particular comment got trotted out more than just about anything else I heard. It is hateful, and worse it is fucking ignorant. That's not sarcasm, that is you talking like a fuckwit. Don't do it or you'll get a Baby Eating Ice Cream avatar.
Concerning religion in particular, the line between 'joking' and persecution is so thin as to be non-existent for our purposes. That line does not exist for jokes about where you live, your political views or how you dress yourself.
Comparing taking swings at a person's religious orientation to taking swings at Canadians and their silly extra U's is absurd for the reason that one is completely generalized while the other is right down on an extremely personal level. The difference is that someone who doesn't spend all damn day on this board could come in and be like, 'Oh haha these clowns are making fun of Texans; I'm a Texan, I get that we probably look goofy to the rest of the world.'
By that same token, making fun of Mormons for being relentlessly cheerful or having funny haircuts or just for their general oddness is fine. Making fun of their -- or anyone's -- actual beliefs is not fine. Someone who doesn't spend all damn day on this board coming in and seeing 'jokes' that are aimed at specific values and beliefs could be extremely offensive.
I can't believe I have to explain this so fucking extensively.
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Post by Geoff on Mar 30, 2012 12:04:44 GMT -8
I've always wondered something about Mormons. Why exactly are Mormon kids forced to ride their bikes around and go door to door? It makes me feel kinda bad that they have to spend their weekends doing that. And I see them EVERYWHERE around here.
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Post by Fig on Mar 30, 2012 12:06:58 GMT -8
Those are missionaries. My stepfather (his side of the family was and for the most part still is practicing LDS) would always make me answer the door when they came by and told me to lie to them and tell them he wasn't there. I refused to lie to "the God people" because I was scared to so we always got stuck with awkward prayer sessions with them.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 30, 2012 12:08:53 GMT -8
Those are Mormon missionaries. They aren't forced to do that, many of them choose to do so. Generally when a Mormon (male) turns nineteen, they submit paperwork and are 'called' to a region of the world to spend two years proselytizing six days a week for eight hours a day. During that time they can't date (or even be alone in the company of a member of the opposite sex), listen to music, watch movies or participate in any other 'worldly' activities.
Both of my brothers served missions; both in Mexico. To varying degrees, they both had great experiences. And as an added perk they are both fluent in Spanish.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Mar 30, 2012 12:17:23 GMT -8
Funny Mormon joke that is funny to Mormon's too:
To the tune of That's Amore
Ooooh, if you see a guy on a bike in a tie that's a Mormoooon
I heard that on the radio once.
Generally the missionaries are very nice and just doing their duty. I always try to offer them some water or something.
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Post by nater on Mar 30, 2012 12:32:17 GMT -8
wtf is up with this baby eating icecream avater nonsense?
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 30, 2012 12:33:10 GMT -8
When you make posts with the equivalent intelligence of a baby who is eating ice cream and getting it all over his face, you get a Baby Eating Ice Cream avatar.
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tesla
Grunting Yowie
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Post by tesla on Mar 30, 2012 12:35:45 GMT -8
What do I have to do to get a Horned Grandma eating ice cream avatar?
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 30, 2012 12:37:52 GMT -8
That sounds like something clever, but I'm not sure it is.
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tesla
Grunting Yowie
Posts: 135
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Post by tesla on Mar 30, 2012 12:39:41 GMT -8
Regardless, I want one.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 30, 2012 12:40:37 GMT -8
You'll have to talk to Switch about that. I don't generally eat a lot of ice cream.
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Post by chud on Mar 30, 2012 12:44:23 GMT -8
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 30, 2012 12:44:55 GMT -8
Yah mon, the lineup hasn't changed.
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Post by weenie on Mar 30, 2012 12:45:28 GMT -8
LOUD NOISES!!!!
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