Pharyngula

Posted by: complex field | February 14, 2010 8:24 PM

Out of the door, line on the left, one cross each...

Posted by: Glen Davidson | February 14, 2010 8:26 PM

What next, the padded iron maiden?

Glen D
http://tinyurl.com/mxaa3p

Posted by: Newfie | February 14, 2010 8:40 PM

What next, the padded iron maiden?

They both pale to the brutal savagery that was the Spanish Inquisition.

Posted by: chezjake | February 14, 2010 8:48 PM

I really think that duct tape is more secure.

Posted by: LaTomate | February 14, 2010 8:54 PM

Looks like a spoof of this short yet wonderful fake ad from early 90s France:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uNSMJ_Tj-c

Ah, Les Nuls... always amazing.

There's also this pearl from the same period by "Les Inconnus": Jesus II, the Return - and he's pissed off!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEXmf1s9EwE

Posted by: DLC | February 14, 2010 9:15 PM

Ahh, now this explains why they call them "Religious Adherents."

Posted by: Kemist | February 14, 2010 9:43 PM

@LaTomate

This is from the same period from Quebec (if you can understand :)

Super Jésus

Jesus is called in God's office because he has trouble facing the competition, and he has to change his image. So he becomes sort of a super hero, and opens Super Jésus BBQ chicken.

Posted by: dae | February 15, 2010 12:00 AM

At 0.10 secs into the video, there's a shot of 3 nails on the cross-beam. I sincerely hope the video doesn't lend support to the doctrinal error Of triclavianism

Posted by: Hover | February 15, 2010 4:22 AM

If Jesus came to Earth today
They’d crucify him straight away
Upon a cross of MDF
And they’d use No Need For Nails

"Upon Westminster Bridge"
- Half Man Half Biscuit

Posted by: nixscripter | February 15, 2010 8:14 AM

An ad which is about as close as anyone will get to one of my favorite jokes:

Murphy has own nail making business, and he wants it to be the best in the world. So he goes to a top advertising agency to have them create a marketing strategy. The agency assures him they can create a memorable advertising campaign in a week.

The following week Murphy goes back to the agency and is shown in to a small theatre to view the finished commercial.

The lights go off and screen springs into life.

On the screen is a sunset over a desert. The camera pans around to a hill and zooms in to the top of the hill. At the top of the hill is a wooden pole. The camera climbs up the pole to where a couple of feet are hanging. It then carries on up to a man's torso, up to his face, and there is Jesus' face.

It then moves along an outstretched arm, to a hand pinned firmly to a stake by a gleaming nail. A caption appears on the screen: "Murphy's nails - they'll never let you down"

Murphy is outraged. "You'll get me shut down," he screams, "that's blasphemous! I'll give you a week to come up with a decent campaign or I'll go elsewhere."

A week later Murphy goes back to the advertising agency and is shown into the theater. "This had better be an improvement," he warns. The lights dim and the screen leaps into life.

On the screen is a Roman street with lots of people milling about. The camera then pans quickly to left to see Jesus sprinting with all his might, being pursued by two Roman guards.

The camera then zooms in on the two guards, to catch one saying to the other, "This would never have happened if we'd used Murphy's nails."

Posted by: Punk'd by Entropy | February 15, 2010 9:36 AM

Affix applicator perpendicular to palm of hand and drive in with 3lb mallet........"hey, this shite works!

Posted by: Silič O'Nopolitanopoulos, Färschdbischuf Beesknees aus Ulm und Klein Elguth, Elector Pharynguline. | February 15, 2010 12:23 PM

Isn't it good to see the Romans and Jews building bridges and coming together in an equal opportunity execution? Crucifixion and stoning! Mooney will be so proud.

Posted by: Aratina Cage | February 16, 2010 12:17 AM

I came across a strange photo today of an alternative depiction of the crucifixion of Christ: Jebus as a Snake Snack on a Stick.