Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **angib** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:02 am

Lighten up, guys. Here is an example of cultural imperialism and religious insults all rolled into one:

To promote the British release of The Simpsons Movie, a Homer has been painted (in biodegradable, water-soluble paint) next to the Cerne Abbas Giant, a huge (several hundred feet tall) man cut out of a chalk hillside in England about 400 years ago.

BBC News web page / BBC TV News footage

Most people are managing a good laugh at the idea (the Giant has even been 'stolen' for condom adverts before now), but he is a Pagan symbol and it turns out that the Pagans are not at all happy about the insult to their monument - though I think it's more of a tourist attraction than a Pagan monument these days.

You can't please all the people all the time....

However you can rely on this being a British summer, so rain will wash it away in a day or two.

Andrew

by **Dixie Flyer** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:31 am

Yeah, I saw that this morning. Pretty funny! Doh! :lol:

People are so damn thin skinned. Folks can't laugh at themselves any more it seems. Just a complete lack of humility altogether. Everything is ssooooo doggone serious.

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by **madjack** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:37 am

...just pick on the Pagans will they...HAH...all you christians and agsnostic jews(even you atheists...and communists) think it's funny...HAH...we will see who is laughing at the next solstice...HAH...when the sun doesn't come up at all because of the agorathanatha nathgorranath...don't blame me...HAH........
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by **caseydog** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:49 am

He's sportin' a pretty robust woody for a 400-year-old-man. Made me stand up and salute.

CD

by **Joseph** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:50 pm

"Many couples also believe the 180ft carving aids fertility."

I'm not sure I want to know how they figured that one out...

Joseph

by **Mike C.** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:25 pm

Is that a woody or a rocky? :lol:

by **asianflava** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:29 pm

It looks like Homer is peeing on his foot.

by **angib** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:24 am

asianflava wrote:It looks like Homer is peeing on his foot.

That is exactly the sort of astute, intellectual point that has made this forum famous all around the world....

Andrew

by **deputydogrick** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:36 am

Mad Jack
Is that when a bunch of people run around naked hugging trees? Or is that something else? :oops:

by **Joseph** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:01 am

madjack wrote:...when the sun doesn't come up at all because of the agorathanatha nathgorranath...don't blame me...HAH........

Agorathanatha nathgorranath? He any kin to Cthulhu?

Joseph

by **madjack** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:10 am

deputydogrick wrote:Mad Jack
Is that when a bunch of people run around naked hugging trees? Or is that something else?

...nobody knows what will happen...it's never occured before..one thing is for certain...IT WILL BE BAD!!!!!!!!!!(so they tell me)

Joseph...HAH...that, is nothing but a flying green octopus that, is really rude...HAH...I'm talking really bad shiitake's here
madjack

by **Jiminsav** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:15 pm

I think Homer is trying to throw the doughnut on the 400 year old boner...

by **Ira** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:59 am

angib wrote:
asianflava wrote:It looks like Homer is peeing on his foot.

That is exactly the sort of astute, intellectual point that has made this forum famous all around the world....

Andrew

HEY--I SAW THAT IMMEDIATELY TOO!!!