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Further religious tat

The best ones always leave me speechless. Just go look. But wait! There's more. (via Boing Boing)...

Further religious tat -- comment #1 from Chad Orzel

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 10:29:42 -0500

The disclaimer that "This Ticket is not meant to mock or replace the need or desire to practice a given religion or faith" almost makes it sound like parody religious tat. It's a testament to the humor-deficiency of most of the people that make this crap that I'm really not sure one way or the other...

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Posted April 19, 2003 10:29 AM by Chad Orzel

Further religious tat -- comment #2 from Trey

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 11:24:28 -0500

That is absolutely disgusting. Thanks for sharing. :)

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Posted April 19, 2003 11:24 AM by Trey

Further religious tat -- comment #3 from FARRAGO

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 11:27:36 -0500

Ack!

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Posted April 19, 2003 11:27 AM by FARRAGO

Further religious tat -- comment #4 from E.M.M.

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:39:54 -0500

To me the disclaimer says,"Why no, we're not selling indulgances."

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Posted April 19, 2003 12:39 PM by E.M.M.

Further religious tat -- comment #5 from Emma

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:50:37 -0500

Teresa,
do you have a standard google search for these things? I want to make sure I never use that particular word combination!
EEEK!

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Posted April 19, 2003 12:50 PM by Emma

Further religious tat -- comment #6 from Lisa

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:53:03 -0500

Ah yes, the joys of indulgentia a culpa et a poena have finally been admitted to the Protestant arsenal.

If only Chaucer were alive today . . .

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Posted April 19, 2003 12:53 PM by Lisa

Further religious tat -- comment #7 from Claude Muncey

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:55:57 -0500

Finally, someting that compares to WWJD boxer shorts, the Moses Nutcracker, Religious Experience Hot Sauce, and the Boy Jesus and his Dog. (All courtesy of Ship of Fools.)

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Posted April 19, 2003 12:55 PM by Claude Muncey

Further religious tat -- comment #8 from JS

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 14:46:07 -0500

Prove you are saved for only $19.95 - I don't know why they didn't lead with that. I mean, this whole 'international registry' thing, that sounds suspicious to me... mark of the beast?

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Posted April 19, 2003 2:46 PM by JS

Further religious tat -- comment #9 from Xopher

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 14:57:29 -0500

What. are. they. thinking?

I mean the people who buy this crap (assuming anyone does). The people who sell it are obviously thinking "here's a way to make a buck off stooopid people."

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Posted April 19, 2003 2:57 PM by Xopher

Further religious tat -- comment #10 from Fred Boness

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 15:46:23 -0500

Something big coming in June or sometime maybe...

http://www.freeticket2heaven.com/

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Posted April 19, 2003 3:46 PM by Fred Boness

Further religious tat -- comment #11 from Ter

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 15:59:57 -0500

So, with that Stairway to Heaven do you no longer need a Ticket To Ride?

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Posted April 19, 2003 3:59 PM by Ter

Further religious tat -- comment #12 from Ian Osmond

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 16:20:31 -0500

Wow, that's almost as good as the glittery lighter my mother has that says, "Angle of Mercy, Protect Me." When she saw it, she didn't even notice the typo -- she just bought it because she loves tacky religious crap, but we all agree that the "Angle Of Mercy" bit just makes it.

Mom's been known to use this lighter to light Shabbat candles. Because, y'know, it's a way to welcome the Angles of Shabbat. Which, we figure, are about 34.23 degrees and 140.2 degrees.

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Posted April 19, 2003 4:20 PM by Ian Osmond

Further religious tat -- comment #13 from Abby

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 17:55:33 -0500

*ROTFL at the angles!*

That is. Yes. That's ... marvelous, in a really distressing sort of way.

As a craft-dabbler and the daughter of a craft-dabbler, all I can say is: I could make one just as nice for 50 cents.

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Posted April 19, 2003 5:55 PM by Abby

Further religious tat -- comment #14 from Jon H

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 19:27:12 -0500

Damn. Too bad I didn't think of that first.

I suppose there's still an opening for a "Ticket to Hell".

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Posted April 19, 2003 7:27 PM by Jon H

Further religious tat -- comment #15 from Steve Taylor

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 21:03:22 -0500

> Damn. Too bad I didn't think of that first.

> I suppose there's still an opening for a
> "Ticket to Hell".

My thoughts exactly , but no - the url is taken. Gotta move fast these days.

And there's probably no real market for ticket2purgatory.com

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Posted April 19, 2003 9:03 PM by Steve Taylor

Further religious tat -- comment #16 from Bill Humphries

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 21:15:09 -0500

In the same vein, the "Get Out of Hell Free" card available at This is True. I keep a stash handy to pass out to people who have become, or are thinking of becoming convention chairs.

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Posted April 19, 2003 9:15 PM by Bill Humphries

Further religious tat -- comment #17 from Bill Humphries

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 21:16:55 -0500

Oh bloody hell, I screwed up the markup in that comment.
Where's my "Get Out of Parser Error Free" card?

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Posted April 19, 2003 9:16 PM by Bill Humphries

Further religious tat -- comment #18 from John M. Ford

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 22:14:40 -0500

Given my degree of apostasy, I don't think a ticket will do it. Do they have Commuter Flash Passes?

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Posted April 19, 2003 10:14 PM by John M. Ford

Further religious tat -- comment #19 from Xopher

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 22:59:05 -0500

Ian, that's wonderful. Also, it explains some of the weirder trig functions that have puzzled me since high school; now I finally know what they're for.

They're for Arc-angles, of course.

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Posted April 19, 2003 10:59 PM by Xopher

Further religious tat -- comment #20 from Lois Fundis

Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:29:14 -0500

Ter said, "So, with that Stairway to Heaven do you no longer need a Ticket To Ride?"

Graham Parker, "The Up Escalator"

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Posted April 19, 2003 11:29 PM by Lois Fundis

Further religious tat -- comment #21 from Bruce Arthurs

Sun, 20 Apr 2003 16:44:39 -0500

I get a "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" message on both links.

Perhaps they're closed for Easter?

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Posted April 20, 2003 4:44 PM by Bruce Arthurs

Further religious tat -- comment #22 from Dorothy Rothschild

Sun, 20 Apr 2003 17:53:38 -0500

Yeah, I'm getting 'dunno what page you're looking for but we can't find it' messages too.

I once saw a very badly done copy of Hamlet in which Horatio mourned, 'and flights of angles sing thee to thy rest.' The mathematicians down the hall loved it, but the rest of the English department was sceptical.

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Posted April 20, 2003 5:53 PM by Dorothy Rothschild

Further religious tat -- comment #23 from John M. Ford

Sun, 20 Apr 2003 22:58:32 -0500

". . . flights of Angles sing thee to thy rest."
"Mr. Horatio, sir, the guys on the battlements report Saxon paratroops."

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Posted April 20, 2003 10:58 PM by John M. Ford

Further religious tat -- comment #24 from gmoses

Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:56:23 -0500

"...that your name is a registered holder of a ticket to heaven and has made a commitment...that ultimately rewards me with a place in heaven"

Blasphemous AND illiterate!

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Posted April 20, 2003 11:56 PM by gmoses

Further religious tat -- comment #25 from Kate Worley

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 01:06:24 -0500

If that Rapture thing comes earlier than 4 to 6 weeks, will your PayPal receipt get you through?

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Posted April 21, 2003 1:06 AM by Kate Worley

Further religious tat -- comment #26 from Martin Luther

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 06:03:45 -0500

This really upsets me.

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Posted April 21, 2003 6:03 AM by Martin Luther

Further religious tat -- comment #27 from Richard Brandt

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 11:08:27 -0500

You know, when I sell on eBay the standard domestic shipping and handling is only $4.00, and even Priority Mail costs me less than that. Shucks, Global Priority is only $9.00, not $9.95. But I guess salvation is extra.

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Posted April 21, 2003 11:08 AM by Richard Brandt

Further religious tat -- comment #28 from Bill Humphries

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 13:58:01 -0500

Martin: you're one to be complaining. Besides, you're dead, and that other guy gets to reanimate on Easter Sunday. :) <-- big, pointy, tounge in cheek indicator.

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Posted April 21, 2003 1:58 PM by Bill Humphries

Further religious tat -- comment #29 from Stefan Jones

Mon, 21 Apr 2003 15:03:33 -0500

"If that Rapture thing comes earlier than 4 to 6 weeks, will your PayPal receipt get you through?"

Only if you ordered an e-ticket to heaven and have proper ID.

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The whole ticket to heaven deal is really old. Turn of the last century, even. Evengelists sold maps and timetables of railway lines (curvey ones with stations like Drunkard and Envy, straight ones with stations like Chastity and with a big cross at the end) and tickets as well.

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Posted April 21, 2003 3:03 PM by Stefan Jones

Further religious tat -- comment #30 from Alan Bostick

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:28:57 -0500

John M. Ford: The flash passes would be for people expecting to use it more than once. Hindus, for example.

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Posted April 22, 2003 1:28 PM by Alan Bostick

Further religious tat -- comment #31 from Mary Kay

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 17:57:37 -0500

Teresa: I can see how you'd be speechless. Projectile vomiting does that to a person. Well, ok, not really; but I did distinctly feel my gorge rise and if I'd eaten anything yet...

MKK

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Posted April 22, 2003 5:57 PM by Mary Kay

Further religious tat -- comment #32 from Jim Shiloh

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:53:51 -0500

It's a rip off. I'll sell anyone a ticket for $5.00, and throw in the shipping. And $8.00 will buy you a ticket annointed with a dab of Crisco (while supply lasts).

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Posted April 22, 2003 7:53 PM by Jim Shiloh

Further religious tat -- comment #33 from Emmet

Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:33:09 -0500

I am reminded of Gregory the Great, who walked into a square in Rome and said "Ey up, lads, we've got some right Angles here."

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Posted April 23, 2003 2:33 PM by Emmet