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10:03 AM on 03.21.2008

"Good" Friday ... yeah, thanks
Jim Sterling	122 comments

I had a very important fucking document to post today. I couldn't do it sooner because today is payday. I really wanted it sent today, but OH no, because ONE deranged fucking Galilean couldn't keep his fucking mouth shut for maybe ONE more day, I have to frigging well deal with the consequences.

When Caiaphus was all "Oi cunt, are you the Son of God," all he had to do was say "Maaaaaaybe" for just a little bit longer and I wouldn't have stood outside the post office wondering why the FUCK all the cunting shutters were down.

I thought that stupid prick got nailed up to SAVE us, not CAUSE US FUCKING HASSLE! Good going, Jesus, way to take one for the team ... you stupid idiot.

YOU FUCKING TWAT!

Good job inventing hot cross buns though, dude.

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NotAZombie says:
(# 0) on 03/21/2008 10:13

Thanks for letting us know Jim.

Pagster says:
(# 1) on 03/21/2008 10:15

One more day is nothing compared to the eternity of firey damnation you've just booked a ticket for Jimbean. :P

Gameboi says:
(# 2) on 03/21/2008 10:17

I'm sure he didn't mean to cause you any harm. It's people looking for yet another day off and milking it in his name that are the real culprit here.

Rockvillian says:
(# 3) on 03/21/2008 10:18

Jim, Blame the people that decided to narrow down the heart of Christianity to a single week of business-interrupting and editor-enraging "holidays".

Snaileb says:
(# 4) on 03/21/2008 10:21

Pagster has said what has already needed to be said.

That, and you got Heretic (ironic, no?) to agree with you. Good going on terribly unfunny blasphemy, Jim.

Pagster says:
(# 5) on 03/21/2008 10:21

C'mon how could you stay mad at Jesus? He's your buddy!

Bioautographical says:
(# 6) on 03/21/2008 10:21

Dude. For serious.

I should be getting my MAIL on Sundays, but I don't. I should be able to make a bank transaction on December 25th, if it falls on a weekday, but I'm not.

I don't see all this hullabaloo made for Jews on Hanukkah or Rosh Hashanah. Or Muslims on Ramadan. Or for Chinese New Year or whatever holidays Buddhist celebrate when they're too busy not hurting plants and animals. Just the Christian ones. So not only is it bullshit that the world stops for their festivals, it's unfair.

Good rant.

Gameboi says:
(# 7) on 03/21/2008 10:24

MrSadistic says:
(# 8) on 03/21/2008 10:27

I'm pretty sure Jesus invented both the Sega Saturn & Dreamcast.

blehman says:
(# 9) on 03/21/2008 10:32

king3vbo says:
(# 10) on 03/21/2008 10:34

Judas is the culprit here. Why couldnt he wait till the summer to betray Jesus?

gingerbreadben says:
(# 11) on 03/21/2008 10:36

I know exactly how you feel.

Except, I can't complain. I got a half day for school :D

Rockvillian says:
(# 12) on 03/21/2008 10:37

@Heretic
The scariest thing about that picture is the guy is totally serious about it.

waaaaah

aborto thefetus says:
(# 13) on 03/21/2008 10:39

The funny thing is, nobody really knows if today was the day he died. The dates for Christmas, good friday, and Easter are entirely made up.

Aerox says:
(# 14) on 03/21/2008 10:39

This is an amazing blog.

Hot Cross Buns.

One a penny.
Two a penny.

Hot Cross Buns.

Gameboi says:
(# 16) on 03/21/2008 10:42

@aborto thefetus

True, but we don't really know the exact dates of anything that far back, since we weren't around then. Carbon dating and science only goes so far.

All that matters is that he was born, did stuff, and died. Lesser man have had holidays, so why not Jesus? Depending on what side of the fence you're on, he did some pretty amazing things.

Professor Pew says:
(# 17) on 03/21/2008 10:43

The masses need their opium.

Rockvillian says:
(# 18) on 03/21/2008 10:45

@Pew

And the cynics need their mantras.

Gameboi says:
(# 19) on 03/21/2008 10:46

@Heretic

You were there? How can you definitively say he didn't exist? Tell you what. I'll be John Locke, and you can be Jack Shephard.

Bioautographical says:
(# 20) on 03/21/2008 10:48

I don't even care if that's what they believe. Knock yourself out, have fun. If Jesus lives in your heart, that means he's portable.

Take him to WORK with you.

Snaileb says:
(# 21) on 03/21/2008 10:49

This is why it's smart to keep religion and dtoid on seperate sides of the internet.

Jim Sterling says:
(# 22) on 03/21/2008 10:52

Well, *I* lol'd, and I wrote it, so I know what I'm talking about.

Bioautographical says:
(# 23) on 03/21/2008 10:52

Yeah, can we not do the "God exists!" "No, he doesn't!"

No two people on opposite sides of the fence have agreed since ever, and I doubt it's going to happen on Destructoid.com of all places.

I think the point is, believe what you want, but quit dragging everyone else into it kicking and screaming. This includes both holidays and morality in general.

F Whipple says:
(# 24) on 03/21/2008 10:52

@heretic

Jesus is a historically proven figure. Whether or not you choose to believe he was the Son of God is the question

blehman says:
(# 25) on 03/21/2008 10:52

I treat dtoid the same way I do a bar. Getting other people to discuss religion and politics, then stepping away and watching the explosm.

Snaileb says:
(# 26) on 03/21/2008 10:55

Then I guess instead of unfunny, I really meant tasteless.

Gameboi says:
(# 27) on 03/21/2008 10:56

I'm not debating, Heretic. My last response pretty much said that I believe, and you don't. We can leave it at that.

Mxyzptlk says:
(# 28) on 03/21/2008 10:56

Jesus did invent Santa and Chocolate bunnies though, so you got to give him that.

@ Heretic: I don't doubt Jesus was an actual person who existed... That he was the son of God, not so much.

Tragic Hero says:
(# 29) on 03/21/2008 10:56

See? We wouldn't have these issues if we were still a polytheistic society. I for one still worship the might Apollo!

FPSLabs says:
(# 30) on 03/21/2008 11:00

You have just gained yourself a fan for this post alone.

Jim Sterling says:
(# 31) on 03/21/2008 11:01

All I'm saying, Jesus could have strung them along until Saturday. It's not really that hard. Fucking, pulled a rabbit out of a hat for Herod or something, just keep 'em guessing. Don't blow your whole load with the "It is as you say" shit right off the bat.

If Jesus had some showmanship, my stuff would be POSTED right now.

Professor Pew says:
(# 32) on 03/21/2008 11:04

I hereby declare Friday before Easter as Good Baleday.

MechaMonkey says:
(# 33) on 03/21/2008 11:08

On the subject of belief: To each their own. Let's not knock each other's religions here, because that's just unimaginative trolling. You can do better. I don't care what you think, but there's really just no reason for it. Same goes to those knocking the folks who don't believe in anything. Let them makes their choice.

On the subject of this c-blog: Poor form, Mr. Sterling. I cannot think of a better way to alienate a good portion of your readers. Again, it's basically unimaginative trolling. All it has is shock value. You can do better, so please stick to something that displays actual wit and intelligence in the future.

MaxVest says:
(# 34) on 03/21/2008 11:10

@aborto thefetus: In terms of dates (not touching any divinity arguments), Christmas would be the only likely fabricated one. The other two are based on the Jewish calendar and the celebration of Passover, which has been pretty reliably observed for 3000 years now.

@Jim: Unfortunately for you, the Jews wanted Saturday off, so they tried to make sure everything was wrapped up before then. So if you're going to blame anyone, I'd say blame the Jews. That's been a winning tactic through history.

Snaileb says:
(# 35) on 03/21/2008 11:11

!MechaMonkey++

MaxVest says:
(# 36) on 03/21/2008 11:13

@MechaMonkey: But aren't you impressed by someone who is so BRILLIANT and NONCONFORMIST they can SHOCK all those other SHEEP by not giving a RAT'S ASS???

This is the most DARING and NONCONFORMING post I've ever read. IN YOUR FACES, because I just DON'T CARE!!! lollercoasters

Jim Sterling says:
(# 37) on 03/21/2008 11:13

Meh. The idea wasn't to upset Christians, I just found the idea of being ungrateful to Jesus funny. AND I STILL DO!

nevar furget!

Mxyzptlk says:
(# 38) on 03/21/2008 11:14

@ MaxVest: Wasn't Easter originally a pagan fertility festival? I'm too lazy to google it.

Bioautographical says:
(# 39) on 03/21/2008 11:14

@MM

You're telling someone not to state their opinion simply because it may offend a few?

WHEN that opinion is essentially, Christian holidays are a pain in the asses of people who have things to do, and may not even be Christian?

I could see having an issue if this was posted on the main Dtoid page, but give me a break. I've seen some of the pap that gets posted in Cblogs. An understandable rant like this isn't necessarily out of place.

Yashoki says:
(# 40) on 03/21/2008 11:15

NihonTiger90 says:
(# 41) on 03/21/2008 11:16

*busts out my recorder and 4th grade music book for some Hot Cross Buns action!*

king3vbo says:
(# 42) on 03/21/2008 11:21

Religious debate isn't really a good idea ever, since it comes down to a personal choice.

I couldnt agree with MechaMonkey more: Let's not knock each other's religions here, because that's just unimaginative trolling.

MaxVest says:
(# 43) on 03/21/2008 11:21

@Mxy: Google it. Don't be lazy. That's why your parents forward you ten-year-old bogus emails from Snopes.

Short answer: Demonstrably not. No strong evidence about the date of Christmas being related to a pagan festival either, or any evidence I've ever found that Catholics eat fish on Fridays during Lent because the Pope's brother owned a fishery. At least it's evidence that when people want to believe / disbelieve things, it's really hard to stop them.

MechaMonkey says:
(# 44) on 03/21/2008 11:21

@Bioautographical: State your opinion. If you don't believe something, go ahead and state it, and if someone wants to debate you intelligently about it, I'm all for it. I'll sit back and watch with interest. If you want to discuss the inconvenience of these holidays and practically discuss the effect of a Christian majority and it's social and economic effect, just as well. I may even agree with you.

But religion (or lack thereof) bashing is trolling in it's lowest form. It requires no effort to get people riled up. No art to it and all.

My real complaint is that I expect better from my Destructoid editors than trolling.

Jim Sterling says:
(# 45) on 03/21/2008 11:24

I did not criticize anybody's religion. I'm critiquing Jesus' handling of the matter because it cost me a day's productivity.

MaxVest says:
(# 46) on 03/21/2008 11:24

@Mxy: Quick follow-up. I think I know why that rumor exists. Easter is etymologically related to oestrus, with its connotations if eggs and fertility. However, Easter was celebrated as Pascha for 800 years before some of the Germans started calling it "Easter" because it usually fell in the month of Oestre. So the name came later, but was not related to the cause.

MaxVest says:
(# 47) on 03/21/2008 11:26

@Jim: Again I say to you, blame the Jews. They were in a hurry to get him killed before Saturday, because it was the Passover Sabbath. If they had just waited until the next week, they could have arranged a convenient midweek event.

shipero says:
(# 48) on 03/21/2008 11:34

This is all too negative for me. I prefer to [url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo]always look on the bright side of life[/url].

Jim Sterling says:
(# 49) on 03/21/2008 11:34

For reals though, this wasn't intended as a Christianity bash. I don't do that shit on Dtoid. The joke was being ungrateful to Jesus and claiming his sacrifice just fucked things up for my one plan. If I'd have thought it'd seriously upset people, I'd not bothered.

Sure, it was tasteless, but I've said plenty of tasteless things without upsetting people. Just because this time it was about a religious day? C'mon.

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