Ich bin berühmt
Humor?
2005·12·01
Finally, recognition for all my hard work! I may not be the sexiest man alive, but I've got enough farfegnügen to make the cover of Der Spiegel....
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Still Alive
Humor? · Personal
2005·12·09
I just returned home from a day of shopping with my daughter. She drove. She is sixteen. We are alive. We did not perish on the road or in a fight discussion about propriety vs. fashion. I still have five...
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Expert Poll Analysis
Humor?
2005·12·10
On Thursday, Jonathan Moorhead posted the following poll: Which category do you most appropriately fit as a Christian? Persecuted Minority or Moral Majority My first reaction was: Are those the only choices? Come on, man, very few of us are...
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Believe or Not
Humor?
2005·12·13
If you believe in evolution, you might as well believe this....
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Santa Ex Cathedra
Humor?
2005·12·26
You've been naughty, haven't you? No indulgence for you, then!...
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Weekend Contest
Bloggage · Humor?
2006·01·13
The staff of the Thirsty Theologian is taking the weekend off. Tell your own jokes, read your own Bibles (paraphrases and DE translations will be disqualified), and read some Reformation or Puritan literature. Go to church, sing loud, and don't...
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Attention Mac Users
Humor?
2006·01·18
I have never used a Mac. I would be interested in your response to this. (HT: The Daily). Warning: a couple of bad words included....
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Contest Wrap-up
Bloggage · Humor?
2006·01·20
Last week there was no Saturday Stupidity post. There was also no Lord's Day post, or much else this week. Instead, I challenged you readers to submit jokes in a competition for coveted Thirsty Theologian merchandise....
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Rant: The Guy’s Rules
Humor?
2006·01·29
Disclaimer: While Carla Rolfe is my source for this material, and therefore the instigator of this rant, she should not be held responsible nor should her character impugned by anything contained in this post, stated or implied. Carla Rolfe posted...
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The Press Conference
Humor?
2006·02·15
Having nothing to say for myself, and wanting to post more than once a week, I decided to post this item that I received in an email some time ago. I don't know who the original author is. I wish...
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I Was Cool, Once
Humor?
2006·02·17
I have not always been a dignified theologian. Back in the '80's, I had the moves, baby (click the buttons on the right to see how many)....
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In History, 03-07
History · Humor?
2006·03·07
On this day in 1908, Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council and announced that “women are not physically fit to operate automobiles.” Today is the birthday of composer Maurice Ravel, born in Cibourne, France, in 1875....
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Confessions of a Junkie
Humor?
2006·03·15
It is always heartbreaking to learn that one of your heroes is flawed. It happens to all of us at some point at least once. Depending upon your degree of admiration for the fallen one, it can be quite devastating....
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Have a Sandwich
Community · Humor?
2006·04·06
The April issue of The Sacred Sandwich has been published! If you are a Christian with a healthy sense of humor, you love The Sacred Sandwich. If you've never heard of it, well... isn't it damp and cold living under...
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My Song-writing Debut
Church · Humor?
2006·04·10
Update: Libbie Muffin posted this. Sadly, it's not a joke. This isn’t actually the first song I’ve written, or even the first of this kind. It’s just the first I’ve inflicted on the public. It doesn’t have a title. I’m...
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Outdoor Dress Code
Humor? · Personal
2006·04·25
I just had an interesting conversation with daughter #5 (5 years old). "We can't go out naked," she informed me, as if I might be considering it....
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In History, 05-09
History · Humor?
2006·05·09
On this day in 1899, John Albert Burr patented the rotary-blade lawn mower, paving the way for motorized manually operated mowers, depriving me of many a Saturday morning's sleep thanks to my neighbor who thought Saturday morning was a good...
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Hilarious Quote of the Day
Humor?
2006·05·10
"Tom Cruise is one of the most important stars ever in the motion picture business." -Universal Studios President Ron Meyer Ever?...
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Brevity & Levity
Community · Humor?
2006·06·16
Giddy with joy over having won an award today, I am going to hand out an award of my own. Well, it's not really an award, as there is no title or trophy. Call it a commendation. This commendation goes...
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Lunch Time!
Humor?
2006·10·31
The newest edition of The Sacred Sandwich is out, and as tasty as ever! Front Page Warren Unveils the R.I.C.K. Plan on Humility "Fantasy Church" Champian Will not Win this Seaon Season; Drafts Old Baptist Pastor by Mistake Barbie Dream...
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Books & Looks
Humor?
2006·11·15
It’s all Darrin’s fault. Having no consideration for weaker brothers, he put a stumbling block in my path. I didn’t mean to do it, honest. I was just looking. It doesn’t hurt to look, does it? Anyway, here is what...
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Backmasking Alert
Humor?
2006·12·21
Subliminal messages in Christmas carols—it’s true. Listen for yourself. Listen several times, if necessary. (HT: Doxoblogy)...
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Saturday Stupidity: Christmas 2006
Humor?
2006·12·23
Merry Christmas from the Thirsty Theologian (Source)...
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Saturday Somnolence
Bloggage · Humor?
2007·01·06
Loki will not be bringing us a Saturday Stupidity post today. I could make excuses for him, such as that he has been very busy while on sabbatical in Iceland working on his Doctoral dissertation (Pickled Herring in Nordic Theology),...
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Things that Slip Past the Spam Filter
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2007·01·13
From:"usman karim" <usman_karim0015@hotmail.com>Subject: FROM THE DESK OF DR USMAN KARIMDate: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:22:44 +0000FROM THE DESK OF DR USMAN KARIMManager Bill And Exchange DeptBANK OF AFRICA(BOA)Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.Dear Friend,I know that this mail will come to you as...
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101 Dalmatians
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2007·01·20
The kids watched 101 Dalmatians last night. I didn’t watch, but I was in the next room listening, and I’ve seen it a few times before. This is not the 1961 animated one Hundred and One Dalmatians, but the 1996...
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Saturday Satire
Humor?
2007·03·02
Yes, I know it’s Friday. If the title bugs you, click away and come back tomorrow. I don’t remember when I first discovered despair.com, but I immediately fell in love with it. For better or worse, the creators of Demotivators®...
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An Interesting Fact
Humor?
2007·03·13
If all the sand in northern Africa was spread out, it would cover the Sahara Desert. As you can see, I have nothing worthwhile to say at the moment. I just felt that I should say something....
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A Frivolous Two-fer
Bloggage · Community · Humor? · Personal
2007·05·09
I’m going to kill two birds with one 12-gauge light target load. First, Jen posted a quote from G.K. Chesterton that highlights a sad literary truth: “The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” Hard to believe,...
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Emails I Get
Humor?
2007·05·24
When I first went online about six years ago, I got a lot of email forwards promising rewards from Microsoft, Coca-cola, etc. if I would forward the email to as many people as possible. Then they petered out and finally...
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Hope I Die Before . . . ?
Humor?
2007·06·08
Well, it's Friday afternoon, and I haven't posted anything since Sunday. I really don't have anything of substance today, either, but came across a video that reminded me of this satirical piece I posted a while back. In case you...
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Sacred Sandwich Update!
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I Am Snoopy
Humor?
2007·09·14
Things I’ve Learned after It Was Too Late...
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The Best Final Episode Ever
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2007·09·15
If you weren't a Newhart fan, you won't get this. It won't be even slightly humorous. Kind of like a lot of my jokes. The Last Newhart...
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Say that Again?
Humor?
2007·09·22
. . . the armless man attacked her brother. "They got into a big confrontation, a verbal confrontation and a fist fight . . . I know it's not really a funny story, but an "armless man" in a "fistfight" just cracks me up....
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I Deny All Charges
Humor?
2007·10·05
My dear wife has been pestering asking me to post this; so, to get her off my back because I’ll do anything for her, here it is. Please bear in mind that she has been under a great deal of...
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Where's My Nobel Prize?
Humor? · Politics
2007·10·13
So Al Gore wins a Nobel prize for "raising awareness about global warming." I've spread countless loads of manure—beef, dairy, swine—on fields from Wisconsin to North Dakota. What do I get? A big, fat nothing. Is that fair?...
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Ouch!
Bloggage · Humor?
2007·10·25
I know I'm a sucker for providing free advertising like this, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to pass on this bit of encouragement to my fellow bloggers....
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See? Math is fun!
Humor?
2007·11·02
If there is any doubt left that I am a nerd, this post should take care of it. I like math. It’s not that I’m especially good at it, I just like it. I like the absoluteness of it. 2...
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Have Yourself a Mercenary Christmas
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2007·12·19
It seems that no matter how hard we try to be frugal, we always end up spending too much at Christmas time. Then we wrap up all that money and lay it on the floor under a tree, where anyone...
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Infiltrated!
Humor?
2008·01·01
We did our best to guard the goods this year, but we briefly lost the high ground to a post-Christmas enemy surge. After a tense stand-off, our forces were able to flank the enemy drive her back. Happy New Year!...
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Apologetics for Curmudgeons
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2008·01·12
I would make a horrible attorney. I hate to argue. Obviously then, apologetics is not my bag. I like to state my case once, and leave it at that. If you don’t agree, fine. Just stop arguing about it. I’m...
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Continuing Education
Humor?
2008·01·26
Things are looking up. I might be able to pursue that college degree after all. Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:16:13 -0100 From: "Travis Cole" <TravisarlenFisher@cstv.com> To: <email@isp.com> Subject: Order a Ph.D Call now - your Graduation is a phone...
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April Fool’s Day
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2008·04·01
A lot of bloggers will be posting some sort of gag today, hoping to catch you unaware and make a fool of you — hence the title “April Fool’s Day.” There will be none of that frivolous nonsense here. I...
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Brilliant — yep, that’s me
Humor? · Together for the Gospel
2008·05·03
Together for the Gospel 2008 was a great experience, one of the highlights of, oh, the last several years. But, as most of us know, high points are often followed by depressing lows. Such has been the case with me....
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Numbers
Bloggage · Humor?
2008·05·06
Numbers — we all say we don’t care about them, some of us really mean it, but most, I think, can’t resist checking them from time to time. The numbers, we might think, tell us if we are as brilliant,...
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