Did You Hear About The Dyslexic, Atheist Insomniac?
POSTED BY: Calhoun
UPDATED: Friday, March 10, 2006 03:03
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He would lie awake at night wondering if there really was a dog.
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Originally posted by Calhoun:
He would lie awake at night wondering if there really was a dog.
My favorite joke of all time. (Narrowly beating out the one about The Rabbi and the Trids.)
David
"A lot of people are asking me, you know, what exactly is Firefly? It's a tv show you morons!" - Joss Whedon
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Except, to be truly effective, the fellow should be called an Agnostic, not an Atheist. If you accept the most common definition of the terms, an Atheist has no doubts about dog's (non)existence, while an Agnostic does.
Personally, I'm gonna need more evidence that dog exists. I can't accept dog on blind faith alone.
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I don't disagree on any particular point.
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Originally posted by Calhoun:
He would lie awake at night wondering if there really was a dog.
That's an old joke! Here's another.
The rabbi and the priest met at the town's annual picnic. Old friends they began their usual banter.
"This ham is really delicious," the priest teased the rabbi "You realy ought to try it. I know it's against your religion, but you just haven't lived until you've tried Mrs. Hall's prized Virginia Baked Ham. Tell me when you are going to break down and try some."
The rabbi looked at his friend with a big grin and said, "At your wedding."
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I used to be into whipping, necrophilia and beastiality but I had to give it up. I was flogging a dead horse.
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Oh God!
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Originally posted by SimonWho:
I used to be into whipping, necrophilia and beastiality but I had to give it up. I was flogging a dead horse.
Carry the Nuttin'
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Erm, I mean, Oh, Dog!
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Originally posted by ThePistonEngine:
Oh God!Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
I used to be into whipping, necrophilia and beastiality but I had to give it up. I was flogging a dead horse.
Carry the Nuttin'
Carry the Nuttin'
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DonCoat wrote:
Saturday, March 04, 2006 06:47
Except, to be truly effective, the fellow should be called an Agnostic, not an Atheist. If you accept the most common definition of the terms, an Atheist has no doubts about dog's (non)existence, while an Agnostic does.
The two words mean very much the same thing. The Atheist believes there is no god. The Agnostic is one who holds that we know only the material world which is really the same thing isnt it?. In any case in think "atheist" fits in the punchline since he lies awake at night questioning his belief that "dog" doesnt exist. Yeah I know its an old one, but its one of my favourites and the word "atheist" has always been the one used when i've heard it from different sources.
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I think, more accurately, the agnostic makes no judgement on whether on not there is a God. So, strictly speaking, in either case, the joke doesn't make too much sense if you dissect it. But it's still funny.
m-w.com says
a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and prob. unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
I'm always hesitant to use dictionary definitions for subjects like this, they tend to be over simplified, but I think it works in this case.
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Originally posted by Calhoun:Quote:
DonCoat wrote:
Saturday, March 04, 2006 06:47
Except, to be truly effective, the fellow should be called an Agnostic, not an Atheist. If you accept the most common definition of the terms, an Atheist has no doubts about dog's (non)existence, while an Agnostic does.
The two words mean very much the same thing. The Atheist believes there is no god. The Agnostic is one who holds that we know only the material world which is really the same thing isnt it?. In any case in think "atheist" fits in the punchline since he lies awake at night questioning his belief that "dog" doesnt exist. Yeah I know its an old one, but its one of my favourites and the word "atheist" has always been the one used when i've heard it from different sources.
Carry the Nuttin'
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