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Posted by: Platypus | October 2, 2008 2:39 PM

I would say get the marshmallows instead of pissing on him, but I suspect the fire might make your S'mores taste funny.

Is the smoke billowing off a burning Catholic black or white? I can never remember...

Posted by: Sili | October 2, 2008 2:40 PM

Ho hum. Another gimp howling to get his hands on me

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to register a complaint ...

I have no doubt there are many fine, upstanding members of the BDSM community, and it is vastly unfair to compare these nice, kinky people to this rambling nitwit.

I remain &c &c

Posted by: Michelle | October 2, 2008 2:45 PM

You know, whenever I read the here mail you post here, I try to read it with a little South Park saddam hussein voice. It's hilarious!

Posted by: Loc | October 2, 2008 2:46 PM

Is the fire a burning bush offering orders? Take some pictures this time if so!

Posted by: Emmet Caulfield | October 2, 2008 2:46 PM

The Sincereon Fire-Catholics? Sounds like a funky new space order, much less musty than the Jesuits and the Marists.

Posted by: Patricia | October 2, 2008 2:47 PM

schollar? Nice.

Posted by: cactusren | October 2, 2008 2:47 PM

Perhaps this "on fire Catholic" needs to learn to use spell check before writing email to a "schollar".

Posted by: E.V. | October 2, 2008 2:48 PM

You're not even intelligent enough to rationally ponder the consequences should you be wrong..

Posted by: OctoberMermaid | October 2, 2008 2:49 PM

I love how they think that physical violence is somehow a valid response to criticism of ideas.

I guess it's all you've got when your ideas are silly and have no intellectual or factual backing.

"God's gonna make you pay for mocking him! And each day he doesn't make you pay just makes me confused, nervous and angry!"

Posted by: Alfonso | October 2, 2008 2:49 PM

I don't understand.

Catholics retaliation consists of offering the other cheek. Is that what he is going to do? Walk up to you and give you the cheek to spank, I mean slap?

Posted by: Drew | October 2, 2008 2:50 PM

Too bad I don't live in Minnesota. I was an 18B in the Army once upon a couple years ago. It might be fun to see if he is in fact "un-cowardly".

Posted by: Richard Harris | October 2, 2008 2:52 PM

A real true schollar wouldn't attack someone's values unprovoked......

Well, that's for sure. But, if they don't like it, why do the religious idiots keep provoking us?

Posted by: Celtic_Evolution | October 2, 2008 2:57 PM

Another shining example of love and peace from the catholic community.

"All we want is peace for you and to love each other like Jesus did. Now respect my faith or I'll fuckin' kill you."

Posted by: Alex | October 2, 2008 2:57 PM

Patricia,

Noon? Ever hear of wake and bake? I think Moses knew what that meant. Rumor has it he started the ritual before hiking up that damn mountain.

Posted by: E.V. | October 2, 2008 3:00 PM

You need to update your byline PZ:

Evolution, development, and randomintellectual biological ejaculations from a godless liberal punk pussy joke sissy clown scholler

Posted by: River | October 2, 2008 3:01 PM

Perhaps these angry Catholics should implement a system much like this one in the writing of an email:

xkcd: listen to yourself

Just a thought. Don't think it would work for the blindly obedient.

Posted by: lytefoot | October 2, 2008 3:05 PM

Wow... just... one has to wonder about the "on fire Catholic" thing. Is this implying that the only good Catholic is one that's on fire? If so, how is this better than desecrating the Eucharist? I kind of got derailed from reading the rest of the email, so I only have one other comment to make.

The ellipsis consists of three dots. THREE! Any other number is an abomination! Abomination I say! Also, not ONE of those abominations is in a place where an ellipsis is called for! Several of them would be most appropriately replaced by our friend the "space"--it's a big key, right at the bottom of your keyboard, very hard to miss. The rest look like a perfect job for Mr. Period.

And remember: Mr. Exclamation point says, "Use one of me, or none!"

Posted by: Patricia | October 2, 2008 3:06 PM

Wake and bake? Sorry no, completely ignorant of the phrase.

Posted by: Leon | October 2, 2008 3:09 PM

A real true schollar wouldn't attack someone's values unprovoked

Unprovoked? Seems to me this all started when that kid committed the unforgivable crime of not swallowing a communion wafer, and was attacked for it. Sensible people responded to the overreaction, which just got more insane in response. Kinda like your email, speaking of unprovoked.

Also, a true scholar would be able to spell the word.

Posted by: The Petey | October 2, 2008 3:11 PM

Patricia,

wake and bake is essentially rolling a joint with your morning coffee

Posted by: Walter Tabens | October 2, 2008 3:11 PM

Unprovoked?

Ahem. What about the ridiculous, violent response to the poor old chap in Florida? As decent, empathetic individuals, we (atheists, humanists, all other people who aren't bat-shit crazy) take immense umbrage when an a person/sect of Christ-eaters (Right? That's what that cracker "is"?) berates a fellow human for benign activity.

While PZ was not directly provoked, decency and humanity were.

Posted by: Grendels Dad | October 2, 2008 3:14 PM

Michele @ 6,

For some reason the narrator in my head for this one was more of an exaggerated, effeminate lisp. Maybe it was the part where he told us he was "flaming". What? That's not what he meant by "on fire"?

Oh.

Never mind.

Posted by: Alex | October 2, 2008 3:16 PM

"wake and bake is essentially rolling a joint with your morning coffee"

or also known as "burning the bush" by some.

Posted by: Ouchimoo | October 2, 2008 3:17 PM

Hmm another hate mail from those kind, loving Jesus folks huh?

SURPRISE!

Posted by: E.V. | October 2, 2008 3:19 PM

"Sincere on fire Catholic"... is that like "dyed in the wool Baptist"? Or is he trying to say "I'm a Catholic who is sincerely on fire" as opposed to " I'm a sincere Catholic who is literally on fire". The world may never know.

Posted by: E.V. | October 2, 2008 3:22 PM

Aaaaaaand cue the stoners.

Posted by: The Science Pundit | October 2, 2008 3:23 PM

An "on fire" Catholic?

The Stupid, It Burns

Posted by: Alex | October 2, 2008 3:25 PM

@ 50

Good point. He starts off saying he is sincere, but he doesn't close his opine with a "sincerely". Those darn religious folk, always saying one thing and doing another.

Posted by: Alex | October 2, 2008 3:28 PM

Funny, my troll-meter is pretty quiet on this thread. Perhaps I missed it.

Posted by: Jason A. | October 2, 2008 3:29 PM

"I'm a sincere on fire Catholic, And I'm not a coward. Would you like to meet with me and find out exactly how un-cowardly I am?"
That turn-the-other-cheek business runs real strong, eh?

"A real true schollar"
Hah!

"You're not even intelligent enough to rationally ponder the consequences should you be wrong.......real smart..........."
Pascal's Wager groupie...

Posted by: Jay | October 2, 2008 3:30 PM

Wow. All that repressed sexual frustration. "On fire", "meet with me", "get their hands on you", "masquerading".

Sounds like someone needs to go to confession again.

Posted by: Sceptical Chymist | October 2, 2008 3:32 PM

Perhaps it's just his pants that are on fire? Wait a minute now, wasn't it the Catholics themselves who used to set people whom they disagreed on fire, but then had to give up those particular "Acts of Faith" when things got too hot for them?

Posted by: Patricia | October 2, 2008 3:37 PM

Petey - Oh! That herb. Nah, I don't smoke. We do snake oil made out of the stuff mixed with some other herbs that we sell to snooty high dollar Naturopathic doctors in Portland.

Posted by: Alex | October 2, 2008 3:38 PM

So I want to make a T-shirt that says: "I'm religious. Don't criticize my religion or I'll beat you like a rented mule."

Posted by: Tabby Lavalamp | October 2, 2008 3:42 PM

Does an on fire Catholic smell like burnt cracker?

Posted by: Larry | October 2, 2008 3:49 PM

Why is it these xtian freaks always feel the need to defend their god's honor with violence. In the bible, the sky pixie was always smiting this or smoting that. I'd figure if he was pissed off enough, he'd take care of things his own self. He certainly wouldn't need ass-hats like this clown to deal with these kind of issues.

What about it, wesix? You afraid your god is too much of a pussy, clown, or sissy to take matters into his own hands? Or is it you think you were anointed to handle these matters yourself?

Posted by: Fellow A | October 2, 2008 3:52 PM

I'm wondering whether the "Erik Stearman" in question is the one from Louisville, KY?

Amazon profile and "insight broadband" service are consistent with this, as is this post on a religious site under "Erik B. Stearman":

http://couragetotremble.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/pope-benedict-xvi-authorises-special-indulgences/

7111 Austinwood Road?

(502) 749-3464
(502) 366-8310

Posted by: scooter | October 2, 2008 3:55 PM

PZ Myers said I don't quite see how I can get more public on this -- the blog is under my name, my email is not hidden (snip), and I'm bouncing all around the country

OOOO gimme a BREAK. YOU are just HIDING behind you're Phone number, and you're, e-Mail adress, and you're house, and you're B-log. Why don't you come over here, if you thimk your so tough. C'mon PROFFESOR, lean into the computer screen, I DARE YOU, come up real close, I'll show you whose tough, you COWARD!!

You never come out in the Real Public, you just hide out in geeky places, and stoopid meetings in Liberal, atheist Strpngholds like SPRINGFIELD, where the fuck is SPRINGFIELD, I never heard of a place called SPRINGFIELD.

Why don't you go someplace real, like on a map somewhere, where we can find you, like a really BIG place, like the fucking Queen Mary, why don't you go on the Queen Mary, where we can find it and talk some shit, tough guy Mr bigg shot PROFFESOR, I DARE you.

-Eric

Posted by: Sven DiMilo | October 2, 2008 3:56 PM

Folks, we were supposed to ignore the Catholic love. PZ only posts these because he has the little gray box full of teeny-tiny 6-pt type on the sidebar that sez he reserves the right to do so. Walkin the talk.

Posted by: Capital Dan | October 2, 2008 4:00 PM

Hooray for the flaming Catholic cowards!

Posted by: Patricia | October 2, 2008 4:07 PM

Longtime Lurker - That made me hang over the side of my chair laughing. ;o)

Posted by: garth | October 2, 2008 4:15 PM

i went here:
http://www.insightcom.com/help-bb-7259.htm
and sent in a note complaining about their servers being used to send threats. dunno. probably won't matter. maybe he'll think it's teh gawd slashing the tires of his internet truck!

Posted by: E in MD | October 2, 2008 4:19 PM

So 'on fire' is wingnut speak for "Asshole"?

Posted by: Zar | October 2, 2008 4:22 PM

Somebody just got signed up for a whole lot of Satanism mailing lists...

Posted by: JStein | October 2, 2008 4:28 PM

These people are amazingly stupid. He talks like someone who has never read anything about atheism and got angry because Bill Donohue told him to.

Posted by: the petey | October 2, 2008 4:34 PM

@#90 JStein
These people are amazingly stupid. He talks like someone who has never read anything about atheism and got angry because Bill Donohue told him to.

Jstein - I really don't mean this as an attack on you at all, but...

DUH!!!!

Posted by: Skepdude | October 2, 2008 4:36 PM

He said "schollar" , right after he mentioned the "intellectuals". I just find that hilarious.

Posted by: K. Signal Eingang | October 2, 2008 4:42 PM

@84 - well, if they're abiding by their own terms of use, that guys' account should be gone any minute now then.

Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, using the Insight Broadband Internet Service Equipment or the Service to:

i. undertake or accomplish any unlawful purpose; this includes, but is not limited to, posting, storing, transmitting or disseminating information, data or material which is libelous, obscene, unlawful, threatening, defamatory, or which infringes the intellectual property rights of any person or entity, or which in any way constitutes or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, federal or international law, order or regulation;

ii. post, store, transmit or disseminate any information or material which a reasonable person could deem to be objectionable, offensive, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, distressing, vulgar, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive or otherwise inappropriate, regardless of whether such material or its dissemination is unlawful;

Posted by: Lago | October 2, 2008 4:46 PM

"Is the smoke billowing off a burning Catholic black or white? I can never remember..."

Hahaha..

Thanks...I liked that one.

Posted by: Armchair Dissident | October 2, 2008 4:48 PM

I'm a sincere on fire Catholic

Two words: Fire extinguisher. That should solve that problem right away.