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Category: Religion
Posted on: January 22, 2008 8:03 PM, by PZ Myers
Ali G interviews four people with opinions about religion. It's a bit hit or miss, but listen for the bit at the end.
Ali G wonders why so many nuns work as strippers on the side, and the easily offended Catholic priest says, "I don't think you can demonstrate that statistically…it's an absurd statement that you've just made. … I would really prefer that you move off this topic because I find it offensive. It's not documented by any kind of evidence. It's hearsay."
Hilarious irony there.
Comments
Why are these people so stupid? How did he get them all on one show together?
Posted by: tballou | January 22, 2008 8:21 PM
I love Ali G. This man uses irony as his canvas like a true artist.
Posted by: Andy James | January 22, 2008 8:30 PM
Well said, Andy. Sasha Baron Cohen is indeed one of the great comic geniuses and artists of irony of our time.
Posted by: Ric | January 22, 2008 8:44 PM
Pot Kettle. Black.
Hilarious!
Posted by: Monado | January 22, 2008 8:58 PM
I preferred the one on science where he has Kent Hovind on, all of the jokes were sent at Hovind.
Posted by: Gobaskof | January 22, 2008 9:00 PM
Heh. Some of his religious interviews were hilarious.
Say, anyone know what the heck's up with Scientia Natura?
Has Shalini been hacked?
Posted by: efrique | January 22, 2008 9:09 PM
Dat's cos it was Christmas, innit?
Posted by: lone pilgrim | January 22, 2008 9:14 PM
Too bad he didn't get Bobbie Kirkhart to say more. She can be very funny.
Posted by: Sastra, OM | January 22, 2008 9:22 PM
You have to see this picture. Atheism Wants You:
"http://photo.xanga.com/Agnostics_R_Us/3a6f1169957242/photo.html"
Posted by: skeptic4u | January 22, 2008 9:38 PM
the artist is Agnostics_R_Us at xanga.
looks like the link was broken in the last comment so let me try this out again:
"http://photo.xanga.com/Agnostics_R_Us/3a6f1169957242/photo.html">click here to see picture
Posted by: skeptic4u | January 22, 2008 9:40 PM
"There's no evidence for it" (nun strippers) from a Catholic priest? No evidence? Is that a disabling criticism for him? LOLOL!!!
Posted by: RBH | January 22, 2008 9:45 PM
This is funny, but really really old.
BTW, is it just me, or does the priest sound almost exactly like Adam West? (campy Batman from the 50's. Weird, eh?)
Posted by: SteveC | January 22, 2008 9:50 PM
sorry about that. Ben moved the picture, so the url to the picture changed, of course. Here it is now for sure:
click here to see picture
Posted by: skeptic4u | January 22, 2008 9:53 PM
Ali G: "Would you marry a Jewish girl?"
Catholic: "I've decided not to marry. I've chosen-"
Ali G: "What, just to play around?"
Heheh, this is one of my favourite Ali G clips, the one with Hovind is well worth a look too.
Posted by: Matt | January 22, 2008 9:56 PM
Try this link skep
http://weblog.xanga.com/Agnostics_R_Us/638900974/militant-atheism.html
Posted by: Bill | January 22, 2008 9:57 PM
AG: Let's talk about the main man, the Mac Daddy of the Christian faith... what was his name again?
Priest: Jesus. Christ.
hahahahahahahaha!
Posted by: SteveC | January 22, 2008 9:59 PM
By the way here is the Hovind clip for anyone interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB5VXJXxnNU&feature=related
Posted by: Matt | January 22, 2008 10:01 PM
"...that's an absurd statement you just made..."
But the following are fine:
Moses parted the red sea.
Manna from heaven (which exists).
Jesus was conceived of a virgin.
Jesus turned water into wine.
Loaves and fishes.
Lots of leper healing and demon casting out.
Exorcism in general.
Jesus walked on water.
Jesus, the Son of God who became man through the Virgin Mary, was nailed to the cross to die for man's sin and was raised three days after his burial.
Oh, and he's a catholic? So, Mary ascended bodily into heaven (again, which exists).
Transubstantiation.
Lourdes.
Stigmata.
Fatima.
and the most unbelievable of them all: "No, I did not touch that altar boy"
yadayadayada
Irony meter has assploded.
Posted by: AlanWCan | January 22, 2008 10:03 PM
AlanWCan,
You forgot--not only did he himself rise from the dead, he brought someone else back from the dead, just by using his words.
Posted by: MAJeff | January 22, 2008 10:06 PM
Regarding nun strippers....
...and the priest says
"It's not documented by any kind of evidence. It's hearsay."
Ali G should have responded.
"Hey, I gots me four boys who says dey seen it, the stripper nuns. My posse don't 'hearsay' no'tin'.
My boys Matt, Mark, Luke, and John. Dey tell me and I know it tru'dat."
Posted by: Copernic | January 22, 2008 10:06 PM
If you liked the "Atheism Wants You" picture with Richard Dawkins face on old Sam. You'll love this picture of the four headed dragon all the creationist are whining about:
Four Headed Monster (richard, harris, hitchens, dennet)
i hope i got the hyper links right this time.
Posted by: skeptic4u | January 22, 2008 10:12 PM
You'll love this picture of the four headed dragon all the creationist are whining about:
Four Headed Monster (richard, harris, hitchens, dennet)
i hope i got the hyper links right this time.
Posted by: skeptic4u | January 22, 2008 10:14 PM
The way the priest plays the offended card reminded me of the last two jesusandmo.net comic strips. Check out:
http://www.jesusandmo.net/2008/01/18/piety/
and the one following that for succinct commentary on claims of privilege by the religious.
Posted by: JohnnieCanuck, FCD | January 22, 2008 11:23 PM
Sic Dunecat onto Hovind: http://io9.com/347041/evolution-explains-why-lolcats-control-your-mind
Posted by: Phoenix Woman | January 22, 2008 11:26 PM
What, he lost his faith in stripper nuns?
Me, I'm a true believer.
Posted by: Ernst Hot | January 23, 2008 1:19 AM
One has the option
of treating his brother
as thought he felt
both were as one.
The fact that they're not
is worth more than naught,
when considering where they have gone.
Having seen from each side
I can't reasonably decide
who should give and
get favor on Earth.
All I know is my knowledge
of how we began
in no way impugns your worth.
But if you imply
that me, I mean I,
ought, should, or really must yield
to your myths and your claims,
"How 'bout mine?" I declaim,
"They're the same,
'Cept important details."
end poet mode engage wonder mode
As altruistic as I normally feel, I am put off by people who wave their hands about spasticly, as if trying to be Aggies while not knowing how a steer is made.
Is it just me? I know, I'm intolerant. But why this incessant hand signaling? Am I missing something important?
Posted by: Crudely Wrott | January 23, 2008 1:24 AM
You have to laugh, because otherwise you'll cry.
Posted by: Justin H. | January 23, 2008 4:15 AM
Even within the story context it's possible that zombie Jesus only spent a day being dead. We know (from a previous tale) that the alleged deity is one character who definitely doesn't work on the 7th day, not even to do creational or recreational things. So with the Jesus bod dying on Friday evening, that put resurrecting him out of bounds for a (Jewish) day.
Meanwhile, the crucifixion story ends with them turning up on the Sunday morning. So we know they weren't camped out at the tomb in vigil, but went to bed that Saturday night. Which means zombie Jesus could have been up and about pretty quickly after the Sabbath was over and had plenty of night-time to go in search of brains before his absence was noticed.
Posted by: SEF | January 23, 2008 5:26 AM
Pah. Who needs _evidence_ when Jesus makes his presence all so clear: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=323EE09B36492A3BE4BD01A2A15ED228?contentId=5544211&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1
Yeesh, that's a long link, I hope it works!
Potato salad anyone?
Posted by: maxi | January 23, 2008 7:09 AM
I like the one where he deliberately "confuses" feminism with being a lesbian... hilarious!
Posted by: DaveX | January 23, 2008 8:53 AM
he brought someone else back from the dead
Pish. No big deal. I've brought several people back from the "dead" using nothing but words, intubation, 200-360 J of electricity, and/or a few vials of epinephrine. But you know how it is: Cure one person with a terminal disease, get beatified. Cure two, get sainted. Cure three and get a case series published.
Posted by: Dianne | January 23, 2008 10:26 AM
The vehemence from the priest denial of stripper nuns makes me think its a serious problem in their church. We know they hide child molesters why not strippers?
Posted by: tybowen | January 23, 2008 11:09 AM
But it makes perfect sense. Nuns are the "brides of Christ." Jesus is god. God is omnipresent. They're just putting on a show for their husband, and all those pervs ogling them are intruding!
;)
Posted by: Azkyroth | January 23, 2008 1:58 PM
All hail the master of Socratic irony!
Posted by: Kyle | January 23, 2008 2:25 PM
Stripper Nuns? I tell my catholic friend that he'll freak out. Granted that'll be because as he puts it, all the nuns he knew were old and crusty looking, and the concept of a hot nun is bizzare to him.
Posted by: B Wood | January 23, 2008 8:20 PM