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Mr Deity needs a lot more Jesus

Category: Humor
Posted on: March 11, 2010 1:56 AM, by PZ Myers

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Posted by: PZ Myers | March 11, 2010 1:59 AM

I think I get a nod in there from Lucy.

Posted by: Jadehawk, cascadeuse féministe | March 11, 2010 2:04 AM

lol, Jesus is auditioning for Superbowl commercials (and certainly, HIS version sounds a lot better than the whiny original! :-p )

Posted by: John Morales | March 11, 2010 2:06 AM

PZ, indeed. Pharynguloids already have noticed:

Posted by: SpriteSuzi Author Profile Page | March 10, 2010 5:26 PM
Brief topic detour - PZ gets a veiled(unless you're a Pharynguloid!) reference in the latest Mr. Deity...it comes at about 2:50.

Posted by: Kel, The Privileged View From Nowhere | March 11, 2010 2:15 AM

Until the cracker incident, I always thought it was symbolic. That Catholics take part in ritualised cannibalism would be hilarious if it weren't so disturbing.

Posted by: skeptical scientist | March 11, 2010 2:31 AM

His begging segments are actually getting pretty funny, so if you're one of those people who stops at the end of the episode, you may want to watch the rest of the clip.

Posted by: donbutton | March 11, 2010 2:36 AM

It gets so much funnier with repeated viewings. "He doesn't have to be happy, he just has to be yummy." HAAAAA.

Posted by: Zeno | March 11, 2010 2:39 AM

Well, as they say during the mass ceremony: "Taste and see the goodness of the Lord." And Catholicism does mean it seriously (although a significant number of Catholics don't know they're supposed to take it seriously and therefore regard it as merely symbolic).

Posted by: Danu | March 11, 2010 3:18 AM

Absolutely! I was raised a Catholic and I can tell you that we used to look down on those Protestants who **sneer** only thought it was symbolic! **Patronising snort**

Posted by: john.s.wilkins | March 11, 2010 3:26 AM

It's still just a cracker!

I love the Transsubstantiator!

#10

Posted by: dveej | March 11, 2010 4:01 AM

Mr. Deity needs a lot more "CHEESES"!
Not "Jesus"!

Get it? It's about the crackers....

...anyway, that's what he says at the end, before the pitch...

#11

Posted by: coughlanbrianm | March 11, 2010 4:59 AM

Mr. Deity needs a lot more "CHEESES"!

It's obviously a reference to all kinds of dairy products, not just cheeses.

#12

Posted by: Andyo | March 11, 2010 5:42 AM

Wasn't his name in the previous eps Jessee?

#13

Posted by: MadScientist | March 11, 2010 5:47 AM

Is it just me, or is the page formatting screwed?

#14

Posted by: Colin | March 11, 2010 5:52 AM

Well, Mr Deity needs a lot more Sean Douglas, I'd agree to that.

But that episode was one of their best! Wonderful.

(Now, how to get Sean Douglas naked and convince him it's part of the story... :) )

#15

Posted by: John Morales | March 11, 2010 5:53 AM

MadScientist, page looks fine to me.

#16

Posted by: Cath the Canberra Cook | March 11, 2010 5:58 AM

MadS: not just you, page formatting is very screwed for me, since the MrDeity post. (Mac, firefox)

#17

Posted by: Tronzu | March 11, 2010 6:01 AM

wow, Jesus is a hot stud!

#18

Posted by: Cath the Canberra Cook | March 11, 2010 6:25 AM

Aaaand now it's better.

#19

Posted by: Pigdowndog | March 11, 2010 6:42 AM

Dear old Rolf Harris is looking younger every day.

#20

Posted by: Monkey's Uncle | March 11, 2010 6:47 AM

Apropos to the Catholic Church, Andrew Brown at the guardian fails miserably to reassure parents who leave their kids in the care of Catholic priests:

More rationalising by Catholic Apologists

You can't make it up!

(sorry if that's not a link above, HTML is not a strongpoint).

#21

Posted by: Somnolent Aphid | March 11, 2010 7:45 AM

Mr.D reminds me that the old testament was more entertaining. The new is just kind of weird-sad.

#22

Posted by: Somnolent Aphid | March 11, 2010 7:51 AM

Give us some chariots of Iron Mr. D.

#23

Posted by: Michelle R | March 11, 2010 8:18 AM

@Andyo #12 "Wasn't his name in the previous eps Jessee?"

That was a joke I think. :P

And man, Jesus is HOT. I think I'd like to eat him too!

#24

Posted by: MAJeff, OM | March 11, 2010 8:21 AM

And man, Jesus is HOT. I think I'd like to eat him too!

You'll be getting my leftovers, sister, and I'm planning on feasting.

#25

Posted by: vvilleskep | March 11, 2010 8:29 AM

"Pain and suffering? I get enough of that at the office!"

#26

Posted by: Andyo | March 11, 2010 8:31 AM

I think the whole theme of Mr D was to make a thinly-veiled parallel to christianity (perhaps peppered with other beliefs), not a direct parody. Thus, Lucy, Mr Deity, Larry (don't know where that name came from) and Jesse.

#27

Posted by: ButchKitties | March 11, 2010 8:51 AM

Mr. Deity finally figured out that Jesse's name is really Jesus. And it only took him three seasons to do it.

#28

Posted by: Zeno | March 11, 2010 8:55 AM

Larry (don't know where that name came from)

I don't know either. I thought it was common knowledge that God's principal gofer is named Jeffrey.

#29

Posted by: The Tim Channel | March 11, 2010 9:04 AM

Place your bets before the opening bell:

God vrs. Oprah

http://thetimchannel.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/god-vrs-oprah-winfrey/

Unfortunately, the video I posted is not a parody like this one in the Pharyngula post.

Enjoy.

#30

Posted by: Menyambal: Making sambal (it isn't dragon magic). | March 11, 2010 9:12 AM

I was just reading about Martin Luther meeting up with Ulrich Zwingli (or Swingli) back in the early days of Protestantism. Apparently Luther still held with transubstantianism, and did not join forces with Zwingli because Ulrich thought it was all just symbolic. I wonder what could have happened if they had got together.

I read that in one of the Cartoon History of the Modern World books, by the way. If you have not yet seen the works of Larry Gonick, you are missing out on a treat. Good drawings, great humour, interesting science and history. Seriously, check out one of his books. Please.

#31

Posted by: Peter H | March 11, 2010 10:09 AM

Tim Channel

A brilliantly selected bit of video. PZ's is briliant entertainment/parody; yours is a scary illustration that it's possible - nay, acceptable in some quarters (sorry 'bout that, Mr. Deity) - to be totally batshit whacko.

#32

Posted by: stvs | March 11, 2010 10:26 AM

For those who haven't seen it: Jesse in "Man's Last Stand," the Super Bowl 2010 Dodge Charger commercial.

#33

Posted by: Aratina Cage | March 11, 2010 11:11 AM

Until the cracker incident, I always thought it was symbolic.

Me too. That was eye-opening.

---

This episode of Mr. Deity really needed a little bit of a setup about the Transubstantiator in the beginning. Or maybe it was a ploy by Mr. Deity to get us to watch it twice because it was much better the second time with some time in between first and second viewings.

#34

Posted by: Rey Fox, Bird Caller Guy | March 11, 2010 11:16 AM

Oh jeez, that Dodge Charger commercial? The worst in a parade of sniveling man-child bollocks from that night.

#35

Posted by: Ichthyic | March 11, 2010 11:22 AM

God vrs. Oprah

I prefer Tom Cruise vs Oprah:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4jo6KkFfIc

#36

Posted by: The Tim Channel | March 11, 2010 11:37 AM

This may be the neatest use of 'the new technology' that I have seen in the last year or so. Exceedingly subversive so I know you guys will love it! (you need a facebook account for it to work properly I think)

http://beck.cnnbcvideo.com/?p=a69b1ed950936529b4500402abd43260&rc=bnf

Enjoy.

#37

Posted by: kurt | March 11, 2010 11:59 AM

Heh... The Devil is playing "Jesus' advocate" :p

#38

Posted by: DLC | March 11, 2010 12:11 PM

Mr Deity needs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQcNiD0Z3MU
>?

#39

Posted by: bbgunn071679 | March 11, 2010 12:57 PM

The whole opening of this Mr. Deity episode is a head-nod to Sean's Charger ad to the Superbowl. Hence, the list of 'I wills' and the 'charger' comment when mentioning that they took away John the Baptist's plate. Nice inside joke, Mr. Deity folks.

#40

Posted by: JediBear | March 11, 2010 1:32 PM

2, 4, 6, 8, time to transubstantiate.

I think we could all use a lot more Jesus. He is pretty yummy.

#41

Posted by: david.ratnasabapathy | March 11, 2010 1:54 PM

I went over to YouTube to watch this, at this link:
YouTube

I wanted to download it :-) I use the firefox add-on downloadhelper. But I got an error:

An error occurred, please try again later.

Anyone else with the same problem?

#42

Posted by: Menyambal: Making sambal (it isn't dragon magic). | March 11, 2010 2:10 PM

My Firefox is giving me an error message, too. I can watch some vids if I go to the channel, though. Dunno what's wrong.

#43

Posted by: Killer Bud | March 11, 2010 2:28 PM

Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican", according to the Holy See's chief exorcist.
Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, who has been the Vatican's chief exorcist for 25 years and says he has dealt with 70,000 cases of demonic possession, said that the consequences of satanic infiltration included power struggles at the Vatican as well as "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon".

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7056689.ece

Wow, do you think lawyers are going to jump on the "The devil made me do it" defense for these gown wearing pedafiles?

#44

Posted by: Peter H | March 11, 2010 2:45 PM

There's a small utility called Tube Hunter Ultra which makes downloading streaming video a snap.

#45

Posted by: Moggie | March 11, 2010 3:06 PM

OT: SMBC takes on the teleological argument for God:

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1817

#46

Posted by: KillJoy | March 11, 2010 3:12 PM

Re: Everyone thinks Jesse (Jesus) is hot.

Yeah....yeah he is. I'd put him in my mouth any day.

Was that a little too much? I can never tell when I go over the top. :P

#47

Posted by: jcmartz.myopenid.com | March 11, 2010 3:45 PM

desacrating the Host

Nice.

off topic: guess who the Vatican is blaming for the recent sexual scandals.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7056689.ece

and, in poland the Catholic Church flexes its plasphemy muscle.
http://jonathanturley.org/2010/03/11/singer-faces-two-years-in-prison-for-tearing-up-bible-and-insulting-catholic-church/

#48

Posted by: stevieinthecity#9dac9 | March 11, 2010 5:35 PM

The Times link led me to this.

http://timesonline.typepad.com/blockbuster_buzz/2010/03/legion-the-buzz-review.html

I had to comment. A review based on how OUTLANDISH the story is in comparison to the true story in the bible.

Gabriel has 6 wings and a flaming sword! The fools!

#49

Posted by: MikeyM | March 12, 2010 1:59 AM

As Linda Ronstadt sang:

We need a nationwide revival
To put the love of God in our souls
We need a whole lot more of Jesus
And a lot less rock and roll

#50

Posted by: david.ratnasabapathy | March 12, 2010 3:14 AM

re: non-playing YouTube video, this worked for me:

Go to Edit > Preferences > Privacy
And click the link "remove individual cookies".

This will present you with a list of cookies. Delete the youtube cookie. youtube video then starts working!

I'm running firefox 3.5.8 on Ubuntu 9.10. Windows users I think can get the preferences panel by going
Tools > Options

#51

Posted by: Sven DiMilo | March 12, 2010 7:53 AM

Thanks to those who explained and linked the Dodge Charger ad; I wouldn;t have gotten that (very funny) opening otherwise.

And thanks to Tim Channel @#36 for that amazing bit of ego-boosting tech. (n.b. I blew off the Facebook login request and it worked fine anyway.)

#52

Posted by: hznfrst | March 12, 2010 5:53 PM

I can't help picturing Captain Picard at the transubstantiator: "Savior. Jesus Christ. Hot!"

#53

Posted by: hznfrst | March 12, 2010 5:56 PM

I meant to start his order with "Cracker" but Savior works too...

#54

Posted by: atomjack | March 12, 2010 10:37 PM

hznfrst, this could be a play on words game...

"Savior...Jesus Christ! (fans mouth) hot!", after somebody switched to jalapeno wine instead of the usual muscatel. heh heh heh

As to the charger reference-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charger_(table_setting)

I love triple entendres.

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