Author and blogger John Scalzi has posted an amusing report of his visit to the Creation Museum.
Some time ago he said that he’d visit the museum, which was built near his home, on the condition that his readers donated $250, with the added incentive that any extra money would be given to Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. His readers came through and donated over $5000.
So he went, took a bunch of pictures, and posted a very thorough report.
An excerpt:
Here’s how to understand the Creation Museum:
Imagine, if you will, a load of horseshit. And we’re not talking just your average load of horseshit; no, we’re talking colossal load of horsehit. An epic load of horseshit. The kind of load of horseshit that has accreted over decades and has developed its own sort of ecosystem, from the flyblown chunks at the perimeter, down into the heated and decomposing center, generating explosive levels of methane as bacteria feast merrily on vintage, liquified crap. This is a Herculean load of horseshit, friends, the likes of which has not been seen since the days of Augeas.
You can read his entire report here.
Bye, then.
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Much as I dislike using them, I should probably add emoticons if I’m deliberately teasing someone. Sorry again, CC, for making you feel in any way annoyed or upset. And, meaning no offence to the Ps, I agree it can feel like an intrusion to jump in with points while they’re talking sometimes but this thread has had enough other people involved and points to respond to that it’s been possible to get involved in the rest of the discussion without trespassing on young love.
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@Captain Codpiece – see? we are nice people…I know my man is…and for what I have read, Jennyanydots is nice too…I can be a biatch somtimes, but most of the time I’m nice. I was asking about it cuz I thought I had the wrong translation…and by the way…I didn’t even understan your reply post…hahahaha I was like “What does he means?”
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@Captain Codpiece- “@Pluto
Can I suggest you get a testosterone level check. you’re getting a bit XYY in case you hadn’t noticed!”
No I was pissed off by some cunt earlier but that has nothing to do with this. Chill out man, I don’t want to give a salty sea dog a hart attack.
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But seriously! Hands off my Cool-aid!
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Oh, well…sorry
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Did we make him leave? I feel shitty now.
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Don’t worry Pam – I think it’s kind of sweet really.
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Captin? Are you there? I’m sorry, I will help you steel the Victory.
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Oh dear, I forget how intimidating I can be.
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‘This is a Herculean load of horseshit’ couldn’t sum it up better myself and a great article.
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Same here. If any of the old hands have regular contact with him, plaese do pass on how sorry I am for my part in any offence he’s felt. It was not intended, and I really do not want to be the cause of anyone who has been a long-standing part of this community feeling that they have to leave.
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@Jennyanydots – Dammit, I feel bad now…I didn’t mean to make him leave…I was trying to clear my doubts as I have done previously…
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What is sweet? =)
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@Pluto – Luv for ya…tons of it.
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Pam – I meant you and Pluto were sweet, in case your apology related to my comment about occasionally feeling like we’re intruding on you and Pluto, as I didn’t want to upset anyone, never mind 2, or even 3 people in the space of 5 minutes.
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I know Pam, but I hurt CC and now my mighty heart is broken.
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Thanks Jennyanydots, I wasn’t upset before, but I am now. FSMers shouldn’t hurt each other; we should leave that to the Christ patrol.
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I like the article. Some kids will never buy this though, even if there parents are crazy. My dad was, and he got pissed at me because I got kicked out of bible school because when the teacher told the class how Jesus walked on water, I berated her and told her ‘It isn’t nice to lie to little kids.’ I don’t blame myself for it but my mom and dad got divorced a while after that, but because he was violent and crazy. My mom married my step-dad, who was intellegent and not crazy so it all worked out.
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Pam – I agree on the feeling bad thing. I really, really hope he comes back and sees that we didn’t mean to hurt him.
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Hahahahahahaha, Jennyanydots, I don’t care…I always like to have a nice talk…I have never minded anyone “intruding” in my conversations with Pluto…what we post here is nothing…we work on a daily e-mail basis…sometimes he doesn’t even pay attention to me…
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I don’t think is intruding or anything…If I don’t want anyone getting involved in my conversations I wouldn’t post them on an internet site…
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@Pluto – I will go get some crazy glue to glue it together…or sticky goo?
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@Niteshade_ Good for you! standing up for yourself paid off.
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@Jennyanydots – I hope he does…=(
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@Niteshade – My dad is a mormon…Or, should I say, a Moron?
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It’s hard. I have to fit a relationship in to my work time between 1 and 5 o’clock. We get to talk on the phone when I get home but she is still at work because it is only lunch time for her. We do our best and I don’t think we ham it up to much here, but these few moment are all we have and I lover her so much. It’s just not fair!
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Don’t you hate time zones?
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Hey I just realised that New year for you comes 5hours before! ahahahahahah…cool
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Baby…don’t be sad…Kisses =)
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that place is retarded
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We have to come up with a new word to explain how retarded they are
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@PacificPam-I find “fucktarded” is always a winner, and if that don’t work, there’s always “Dipshittarded”.
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@Pluto (as well)- I’ll help you build FSM World!! Where is it going to be built, and can I get a job there?
I’m thinking Alaska, and Captain of Awesomeness respectively.
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Going so far back to between the times I could access this page…
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YAY for FSM world! Huzzah and yaaaargh! How I should love to walk through that beauteous place, secure in the knowledge that attending this park would make me intellectually and spiritually…OOH, WATER SLIDE!!!!
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I’ll help you build the franchise. I’ll work on FSM World UK.
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RAmen.
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Mmm, fsm world. Here’s my take: Spaghetti vendors, noodley-inspired water slides, one of those things that spins shaped like Him with a person in each Noodley Appendage going up and down… oh, yeah, and an enormous rock climbing wall that’s actually a huge stone tablet with the eight I’d-really-rather-you-didn’ts inscribed in it! And a pirate ship water ride… wow, this’ll be expensive. Especially because we’ll have to hire some pastafarian policemen to keep out the fundies. Beat them with wet noodles! Aaarg!
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(Beat the fundies, not the cops.)
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I volunteer to keep the fundies at bay. All I ask is that you give me an hour on the rides each day, a note for school saying I’m dead and can’t ever go back and a one-way ticket to America.
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To Ayumi-chan’s teacher,
I’m afraid Ayumi-chan will be unable to attend school any longer as he/she (?) is now deceased.
Yours Sincerely
Wench Nikkiee
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My contribution :)
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Hmmm….ya think I should have used “has expired” rather than “is now deceased”?
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hahahahahah can you make one for my bosses?
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Any thoughts where we should have FSM world? Perhaps in some fundie-begotten corner of the world with which the FSM could reach out with his noodly appendages of love!
I am biased but I would say Belfast, Northern Ireland as we have a blight of fundies here who really need to feel the love! Starting(with degree mill awarded) -cough-”Dr” Paisley…
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I am biased tooo…
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On the tropics like that it won’t close because of snow or anything
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@ Cap’n Ollie: “Dipshittarded”…. bwaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha!!
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@PacificPam …. I was thinking Craptarded (given it was a bunch of horseshit) would be good, but dipshittarded is waaaay better.
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http://www.apostasy-exposed.blogspot.com
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@Dylan_Dog Nov 22nd, 2007 at 2:19 am: “Any thoughts where we should have FSM world? Perhaps in some fundie-begotten corner of the world with which the FSM could reach out with his noodly appendages of love!I am biased but I would say Belfast, Northern Ireland as we have a blight of fundies here who really need to feel the love! Starting(with degree mill awarded) -cough-”Dr” Paisley…”
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Why not in Flanders, Northern (soon ex-)Belgium? Nobody really cares about religion over here, save for some overheated islamism of course. That way it wouldn’t suffer too much vandalism, and it could counterbalance the Atomium with its 9 balls … errrrrm … spheres. Oh, and since Belgium is the worldwide authority on beer (qualitywise, not quantitywise)… Yes, Belgium’s first vulcano will be a beer vulcano!
RAmen!
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@Wench Nikkiee
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“I’m afraid Ayumi-chan will be unable to attend school any longer as she has now expired”?
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Makes me sound like an old packet of pasta sauce well past its sell-by date…XD
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@Jean Bart
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We should deffo have one in Flanders. My school run a history trip there every year! They could make it part of the experience :)
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Better than having it in Northern Ireland, anyway. Northern Ireland scares me, with all the bombed out buildings and stuff…-shiver-
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Incedentally, is it just me or are a lot of countries breaking up? What with Belgium soon-to-be gone and Scotland leaving the UK, it’s a confuzzling time for a geography student.
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Ha! I spent two years learning all about the berlin wall, differences on east and west and then 2 months before the exam the bl**dy thing falls!
Grrrrr, all that wasted time learning utterly useless stuff :(
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Just consider it learning history as it happened.
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Oh My FSM!!!!!!!
I’m so sorry I set everyone off yesterday. I had no idea!
I had to rush off to a rehearsal (I was late actually) and I didn’t mean to disappear like that. I thought you would just get on with business as usual. If it makes you feel any better, as a bone fide captain it’s within my capabilities to carry out wedding ceremonies. If you two Ps decide to tie the transatlantic knot I’d be proud to do the honors! Apart from that… Hey men! there’s many a fundie galleon out there waitin’ for a scupperin’ an’ we’re just the sorry bunch o’ scallywags for the job! So.. Whadya say, me hearties? Set sail for the Seven Cs an’ damn their eyyyyyyyes, god bli’me! ‘N’ as much consummation as yer loins’ll stand, Pluto, me laaaaaad!
ArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrAmen
(From ‘The Return of Captain Codpiece’)
P.S. The joke book is coming along nicely!
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What? You mean you were pissing with us too? I felt really bad man!
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There how do you like them apples?
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Would that be the fruit of knowledge you toying with there, lad?
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Did you take the whole photo tour?
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That sohuld make you feel even worse!
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What? Much as I’m relieved to hear we didn’t upset you, I spent yesterday evening still worrying about it when I got home from work last night!
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