The arch-Enemy of all humanity, PZ Mocals, has posted what he no doubt thinks is a funny skit. I told him good, I did. There's no way we can tolerate this attack of godlessness.
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Maurruzh in the pit of hell
Category: Humor • Religion
Posted on: September 30, 2007 7:31 AM, by John S. Wilkins
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You think your treatment by PZ shabby, do you? Bloody agnostic! Any attempt at a virtual counterattack of "Can't be sure about God" towards The Master shall be attended to with the bared fangs of we, the minions.
Posted by: Mike Haubrich, FCD | September 30, 2007 8:11 AM
I've already told PZ that the virtual disclaimer of liability he issued isn't worth the electrons its is written on. If he thinks that little suburban pit of hell he inhabits is supposed to be scarey, he's never seen the inside of a real court. I'll be sending you the retainer agreement.
Posted by: John Pieret | September 30, 2007 9:09 AM
Is he who shall remain nameless getting soft?
His verbiage was almost humorous :o)
Posted by: Chris' Wills | September 30, 2007 10:48 AM
"Pit of hell"? I was describing a cozy little place I like to snuggle up in!
And you're doing it wrong. You're supposed to react to my heathenly strident atheism by announcing that you're reconsidering your support for good science education, and if I get any louder that you're going to join your local fundamentalist church.
Posted by: PZ Myers | September 30, 2007 12:32 PM
But, but, PZ. This is Wilkins. He's going to be reasonable at you. This could get ugly.
Bob
Posted by: Bob O'H | September 30, 2007 12:42 PM
How would we know that you think that only fundamentalists find your act strident, since we stopped listening to you -- and the rest of scientists -- once you declared that science and atheism are one and the same thing?
Posted by: John Pieret | September 30, 2007 12:54 PM
The unamed one is reckless. Sitting on HER Throne, presumptious at the very least. She'll be a tad upset when she tastes that a vertebrate has dared sully her seat of power?
I wonder if the screams will be heard over the net.
Posted by: Chris' Wills | September 30, 2007 1:07 PM
Hey, in a probably-vain attempt to win the SciBlogs commenting contest, I urge you to write a sequel!
Posted by: Scott Hatfield, OM | September 30, 2007 6:27 PM
The danger in being a jerk is not that people will go over to the dark side just to get back at you, it's that some people will find you too disagreeable to listen to.
Posted by: Daryl McCullough | October 1, 2007 3:14 PM