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Ultrajoe
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Just asking, but i have noticed around our big wide world nowadays that there is more to Blasphemy than religion, people can Blaspheme (capital letter here to represent the heinous nature of the offense) about almost anything, allow me to elaborate:

1) "Apart from Midnight Oil, australia has never produced a decent band" GAH! BLASPHEME!

2) People who sing the wierd al song "a new hope" over the original song "American Pie" Its a classic! what's wrong with you... BLASPHEME!

3) "Isnt Yu-Gi-Oh the first ever trading card game?" Facestab! you BLASPHEMER!

4) "Whats pokemon red version?" (kid clutching DS) *breaks DS and uses shards to perform substandard acupuncture* BLASPHEME!

5) (along the same lines as above) "Isnt the Play-station the first ever console?" *rips apart play-station and applies electrodes to balls* BLASPHEME!

6) "Shakespeare wrote like... 6 plays?" Lets count them! by shoving them past your eyeballs one by one! BLASPHEME!

7) "That Terry Pratchett dude rips off Hogwarts in his books" BAH! Published 15 YEARS EARLIER! BLASPHEME!

8) "AFL is a sport" BLASPHEME! (couldn't resist)

9) "i prefer pong over pacman" WACAWACAWACWACABLASPHEME!

ok, thats enough for now, my eyelid veins pulse, forming a picture of the kid from # 4, not a good state to be in...

mostly rage against ignorance, but please, share the unbearable Blasphemies of others, in graphic detail, and do share what you wish you had have done to them, no callous rage is too petty, no obsessive nitpickyness to shallow, i want them ALL

[/apocalyptic hate]

stompy
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Uh, sorry, but I don't get the point of the thread. If it's that everything is considered blasphemy now, well, that's because people are asserting their opinion... and generally being dicks, as they have always been.

- A procrastinator, who is currently confused

Edit: Slow down on the threads, Ultrajoe. The Escapist'll still be online tomorrow, so don't exert yourself. Calm down.

Ultrajoe
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stompy:
Uh, sorry, but I don't get the point of the thread. If it's that everything is considered blasphemy now, well, that's because people are asserting their opinion... and generally being dicks, as they have always been.

- A procrastinator, who is currently confused

Edit: Slow down on the threads, Ultrajoe. The Escapist'll still be online tomorrow, so don't exert yourself. Calm down.

ive only posted... 3, one in each of the primary sections, i was just bursting with ideas and to prevent the widespread splattering of joe, i splurged them out.

The point of the thread goes thus: What has someone said or done that is BLASPHEMY!, ie. so blatantly wrong or disrespectful that it deserves a facestab/electrocution/backstab/headpwning/nuking

yeah, its vague, i like to think thats part of its charm!

Fire Daemon
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Ultrajoe:

1) "Apart from Midnight Oil, australia has never produced a decent band" GAH! BLASPHEME!

I have to disagree with you here. I have to agree with stompy though, take it slow Joe.

stompy
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Ultrajoe:
ive only posted... 3, one in each of the primary sections, i was just bursting with ideas and to prevent the widespread splattering of joe, i splurged them out.

The point of the thread goes thus: What has someone said or done that is BLASPHEMY!, ie. so blatantly wrong or disrespectful that it deserves a facestab/electrocution/backstab/headpwning/nuking

yeah, its vague, i like to think thats part of its charm!

Ok, well then, I remember awhile back, there was a thread which discussed this guy in the UK suing a chip maker, because the chips had minute traces of alcohol, and the guy's religion (Islam) forbade the consumption of alcohol. The thing was, the traces of alcohol were so small that the food regulator over in the UK though it was unnecessary to disclose. Having talked to some of my friends, who are Muslim, they reckon the guy's a dick. I hope this is what you mean Ultrajoe.

- A procrastinator

Ultrajoe
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Fire Daemon:

Ultrajoe:

1) "Apart from Midnight Oil, australia has never produced a decent band" GAH! BLASPHEME!

I have to disagree with you here.

BLASPHEME!

ACDC, Crowded House, Air Supply, silver chair, killing heidi, inxs, powder finger, the living end, eskimo joe, midnight oil, jet and spider bait, The Saints, The Birthday Party, The Go-betweens, The Triffids.

you may now bend over

EDIT: Stompy, yeah, sorry, i think my rage driven style left alot to be desired in the way of communication, i suppose it all makes sense in my own mind... but then again, other things make sense there too, like

- Why my letters should have had famous female celebrities all over me
- Why my girlfriend would understand why i was sending love letters to celebrities
- Why my 'sorry' letter would bring her back and make her breasts bigger
- Why a safety line would allow me to bypass a restraining order
- Why reading a biography of houdini would let me escape handcuffs

yeah, its a fun place

Fire Daemon
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Ultrajoe:

Fire Daemon:

Ultrajoe:

1) "Apart from Midnight Oil, australia has never produced a decent band" GAH! BLASPHEME!

I have to disagree with you here.

BLASPHEME!

ACDC, Crowded House, Air Supply, silver chair, killing heidi, inxs, powder finger, the living end, eskimo joe, midnight oil, jet and spider bait, The Saints, The Birthday Party, The Go-betweens, The Triffids.

you may now bend over

Oh I see...it was a lie....I get it now. I though you where saying Midnight Oil IS the only good band. Althought to tell you the turth, from that list I only like ACDC

Ultrajoe
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yeah, sorry, its "What blasphemies have people uttered in your presence"

and as for ACDC being the only ban you like.... well *breathes is * BLASP-

actually, someone else wan to vocalize my ire? it'll be like we've kissed...

no?

anyone?

hello?

Fire Daemon
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Ultrajoe:
yeah, sorry, its "What blasphemies have people uttered in your presence"

and as for ACDC being the only ban you like.... well *breathes is * BLASP-

actually, someone else wan to vocalize my ire? it'll be like we've kissed...

no?

anyone?

hello?

Oh no I like other Australian bands, Mortal Sin being one of them but I'm not into any of the other stuff you listed.

Anyway, I suppose people saying that half Life is 1/4 as good as Halo is pretty...well...BLASPHEME!

nightfish
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Ultrajoe:

6) "Shakespeare wrote like... 6 plays?" Lets count them! by shoving them past your eyeballs one by one! BLASPHEME!

theres a current well supported theory that he never wrote any

Ultrajoe
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nightfish:

Ultrajoe:

6) "Shakespeare wrote like... 6 plays?" Lets count them! by shoving them past your eyeballs one by one! BLASPHEME!

theres a current well supported theory that he never wrote any

BLASPHEMY!

and id love a link to a page with this theory, it sounds fascinating.

completely unrelated:

Espousing a 'popular' theory without factual evidence or a believable premise. - BLASPHEME!

completely unrelated... really, i hate when anyone does it, not just nightfish, whose comments i reserve judgement of until he has had a chance to defend them. I do know the circulating theories on how other playwrights were 'absorbed' into shakespeare, almost half his plays have been called under this at one point or another (most still under speculation), i have just never heard of one that claims he wrote none.

Claiming you can spot the difference between two shades of crimson lipstick when really, your just a victim of marketing genius - BLASPHEME!

GrimRox
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Moments of blasphemy I've heard have included the following utterances.

"Pulp Fiction? It's crap, how did that guy come back to life? It doesn't make sense"
"Don't you think you should cut down on the alcohol and get out of bed earlier?"
"Mario was always better than Sonic"
"Games are for kids"
"50 Cent is a brilliant rapper"
"Last orders"

That's just the start. I'll add more if I remember them!

stompy
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GrimRox:

"Games are for kids"

Burn them! Burn them at the steaks, for the gaming gods must be appeased. Burn the heathens!

- A procrastinator

Frybird
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On the premiere weekend.

"So, want to see Sin City today"
"Nah, doesn't seem very interesting."
"Huh? Why"
"Well...it's all Black & White n stuff!"
*PUNCH OF DOOM!*

BSLSimes
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Just being wrong isn't the same as blasphemy. And let's be honest, if you blow your stack every time someone is wrong in your presence, you'll probably have a stroke in the not too distant future. Accept that everyone is an idiot and allow it to wash over you. It really is the only way.

Ultrajoe
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BSLSimes:
Just being wrong isn't the same as blasphemy. And let's be honest, if you blow your stack every time someone is wrong in your presence, you'll probably have a stroke in the not too distant future. Accept that everyone is an idiot and allow it to wash over you. It really is the only way.

BLASPHEMY!!

i love this system, they reply: BLASPHEMY!, they extend logical debate: BLASPHEMY!

its the perfect response...

the joke here BSLSimes, is what do people do that, to you, is so utterly wrong that it is BLASPHEMY!
BTW: a topic-kill on first post, congrats, its unheard of... its practically... BLASPHEMY!

people ruining the premise of my blasphemy thread- BLASPHEMY!

BSLSimes
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I'm just passing comment. People call blasphemy on each other all the time, they just don't use the word. The rest of us call it fanboyism. :)

Fondant
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Blasphemous utterances:

'The Red Hot chilli peppers suck' (Death by impalement)
'Master chief would own solid snake' (Clout)
'solid snake would own master chief' (clout)
*Playing Final fantasy 7* 'Dude, this game is boring' *Backhand*
'Margret Thatcher was the best thing to happen to Britian' *Death by having all sking slowly peeled off, then layers of fat, then muscles, then nerves, and finally organs*
'I read the Daily mail' *clubbed to death with lead pipe*
'Ethan Hunt would own James Bond' *Beaten with sjambok*
'European nations must apologise for colonialism' *Deathstare, or outright laughter*
'Stalin never killed that many people' *Gulag*

Some of these may offend you. If so, you have two options:

Post a rational explaination
why

or:

Die.

jezz8me
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"Robert Smith is emo" makes me want to gauge peoples eyes out. 1. he moans if anything not whines. 2. he was before emo. 3. he was at the forefront of goth. 4. The cure are to awsome to be connected with emos even though many listen to them.

Same goes for manson is emo or anyone who is obviously not emo but wears black. I bet some people thing Ozzy Osbourne is, ignorant possibly metrosexual people.

now that is off my chest

"Bass is easy" - i am a bass player also "who wants to play bass anyway?" "no one can hear the bass" "the bass just follows the guitar" and "oh ok so you play guitar"

"Xbox is better that PS3 because of Halo"

"I listen to house and hip hop because it is the only music you can dance to"

"Sephiroth is gay"
"Vincent is mopey and gay"
"Snake is gay"
"*insert cool character here* is gay"

"So what music do you like?"
"Everything i guess"
"really? awesome what do you think of this *plays something experimental or noise music*"
"WTF that is not music"
ALSO

"So what kind of music do you like?"
"Alternative i guess"
"Awesome what bands"
"Silverchair are awesome!"
"yea i love frogstomp"
"what is that? straight lines is awsome"

A PARAPHRASED QUOTE FROM DANIEL JHONS LEAD SINGER AND GUITARIST FOR SILVERCHAIR: "I look back at frogstomp and think to myself 'what was i doing' i feel the new album is the best one yet"
In fact the line "i feel this album is the best one yet" is usually blasphemy.

"Punk is crap it requires no skill"

"Metal is just loud guitars and yelling"

"Screamo is really expressive and the lyrics are so meaningful" - it is only good to mosh to

I find so many things blasphemy mostly ignorance about music especialy when i say something like "you like the sex pistols" and people say "Who?" I hate how ignorant people into artificial pop can be so ignorant.

that little thing reminded me of one i experienced:
*while doing an exercise to find leaders, looking through greatest musician magazine*
Girl: Hey beyonce she is a leader.
Me: Yea i guess >.> Ooo the Beatles.
Girl: Nah don't do them they suck.
Me: You honestly think The Beatles suck and Beynce is a better choice?
Girl: Yup
Me: Hrmf
(A FEW MOMENTS LATER)
Me: Ah perfect the sex pistols
Girl: Who?
Me: Well they are just one of the biggest punk bands ever and were at the forefront of a music revolution. So i wouldn't expect you to know 'em. But I think we should do them as leaders.
Girl: Nah i think Beyonce.
Me: WTF they lead a revolution what did beyonce do.
Girl: I dunno she is a role model

i am still face palming.

sorry for my long rambling, tangent ridden post none of you will probably care about

nightfish
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Ultrajoe:

nightfish:

Ultrajoe:

6) "Shakespeare wrote like... 6 plays?" Lets count them! by shoving them past your eyeballs one by one! BLASPHEME!

theres a current well supported theory that he never wrote any

BLASPHEMY!

and id love a link to a page with this theory, it sounds fascinating.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6985917.stm

cleverlymadeup
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actually none of that is blasphemy :)

to commit blasphemy is to utter disrespect towards any religious deity

saying "Apart from Midnight Oil, australia has never produced a decent band" however you might disagree with it isn't blasphemy cause last time i checked they weren't gods and would be kinda peeved if you called them that, and sides AC/DC and the BeeGees were way bigger bands to come out of austrailia

now saying "kanmare is a slut" that is blasphemy, everything else isn't sorry to say

jezz8me
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there is the original definition of blasphemy which is that but here is also a current term derived from that which you say about something so you deserves the wrath of the gods.

 
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