Florida enhances its standing as the vortex of American stupidity with horrendous dead Jesus license plate
You know, I was really beginning to worry about Florida there for a while. It seemed as though Texas, with its secession-loving, teabagging wingnuttery, or Alaska, with its clinically insane joke of a governor, would throw the knockout punch and take Florida's title away. But like a true champion, Florida came flying out of the corner in the late rounds and landed this devastating blow. All hail Florida, Land of the Stupid...
(via Lindsay Robertson's Tumblr)
Part of me almost wants to move down there and buy a car just so I can get one of these. Maybe I could get it personalized with something like "IH8 QRS" or "OMG LOL" or something to enhance the retardation inherent in this whole thing. And what the fuck is that in the background? An orange or the sun?
Now seriously, what is it with Jesus freaks loving to display images of their savior being slaughtered? Has it ever occurred to the people who love to do this sort of thing that it's perhaps just a tad ghastly? Then again, some sects of Christianity eat his body and drink his blood and it's accepted as perfectly normal thing, so go figure. If any new upstart religion was to engage in such nonsense, it'd be labeled bizarre and cultish, but this is somehow accepted without a grain of critical thought expended. Whatever, I need to stop before I go completely off the rails here.
But seriously, do any of these people ever stop to think what Jesus would think of all this if he were to, say, rise from the dead? Don't you think he'd be, oh, I don't know, FUCKING DISGUSTED?!?!?!
I got ten bucks that says Tim Tebow is sporting one of these on his rig by week's end.
19 comments:
I'd like one that read "Joe Francis"
RJ
That is hideous.
I live on the Gulf Coast and I am bound to see one of these up close and personal before too long.
Just to let you know CajunBoy, I've been meaning to tell you about something that Texas has done RIGHT lately....
The ONLY university outside the state of Texas allowed to be on Texas license plates is....you guessed it! LSU!!
Just had our LSU Alumni crawfish boil this past weekend (of course, it was catered by someone with a 337 area code to ensure maximum "c'est bon").
separation of church and state anyone????
and if you were Jewish... Muslim.. Buddhist???
shame on FL...
NoCalGal
Christians love their torture!? Fascinating....
Oh Jeez, thanks CB for bringing my home state to the unwelcome attention of the world. However, nice to see that Jesus has been working out and is using his middle name "Sam".
So much for the separation of church and state, and the first and fourteenth amendments of the Constitution. Didn't Florida try this before and scrap it? (http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/license-plates-and-the-first-amendment/) And didn't a federal court stop South Carolina from the same plan? (http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9010291) Morons.
God I am so embarrassed to live in Florida sometimes I could just crawl under a rock. Blame it on the Bible beaters who seem to run our state legislature. They spent more time on that stupid plate debate than on whether or not we should permit oil drilling off our coast. What in heck is the world coming to? Jesus doesn't want to be hung on a cross on your license tag people. He might be interested in clean oceans for the dolphins though.
That's why us lutherans don't eat the literal body and blood, and stick to just the figurative body and blood. It's much tastier anyway.
I love you, Cajun Boy. That is all.
I'm reminded of the classic Bill Hicks standard regarding christians wearing crucifixes.
I remember a slightly different wording, but the internet remembers it this way:
“A lot of Christians wear crosses around their necks. You think when Jesus comes back he ever wants to see a fucking cross? It's like going up to Jackie Onassis wearing a rifle pendant.”
(he would then pantomime taking aim).
Of course, Jackie O was alive back then, like Hicks.
Frankly I'd be more disgusted if Jesus did rise from the dead. Imagine seeing a bunch of bones staggering down the street wearing a fossilized crown of thorns, yelling "You are saved, for your saviour has returned!". Even the most die-hard Christians would run in terror, screaming for their god to save them.
My family is Greek Orthodox (i.e., one of those crazy sects that truly believes they are eating Jesus' flesh and drinking his blood during communion). In one biblical passage during the easter holy week there's a reference to the saints rising from the dead and walking amongst the town folk. And then it hit me - all of our modern zombie stories may very well be based on historical fact...
Alright--i'll be the ONLY one defending this. That license plate, to me, is simply a reminder of what Jesus did for us. That's all. You're driving along, you're pissed off at the idiot driver who cut you off, you see that--and it just MIGHT, make you stop and think for a second about your actions. And before any of you buffoons start quoting separation of church and state, do a little research on it cuz it's clear you have NO idea what you're talking about. Don't worry, the ACLU will have this taken care of in no time--just like they do every time anyone acknowledges their Christianity. Separation of church and state is not about NO religion--it's about the government not advocating ONE religion. Muslims and Jews have as much right to have a plate of their own as Christians do. I'm so effin sick and tired of ppl freaking the *uck out if the word Christian is even used in a public forum. The anti-Christian movement will quash any hopes of this country ever returning to its roots. How very sad.
"I got ten bucks that says Tim Tebow is sporting one of these on his rig by week's end."
hahahahaha. you are a straight pissah, Caj. just recently got turned on the your blog and I'm hooked. keep taking it deep.
wordemup.
jC
that whole "separation of church and state" thing went out the window years ago, how else would bush gotten elected? on his own political merit?
One of the Anonys said below...
"And before any of you buffoons start quoting separation of church and state, do a little research on it cuz it's clear you have NO idea what you're talking about. Don't worry, the ACLU will have this taken care of in no time--just like they do every time anyone acknowledges their Christianity. Separation of church and state is not about NO religion--it's about the government not advocating ONE religion. "
ding ding ding! THAT is the point my dear.. the state (which makes these plates) cannot promote ANY ONE RELIGION... if they hosted jewish, muslim, wiccan plates, that MIGHT get you off the hook (tho personally I would not care for it..) You can put Jesus and crosses and whatever you like all over your car...
but the STATE cannot limit a religion, NOR ENDORSE ONE!!
NoCalGal
It's obviously Jesus trumping the Japanese flag.
Anon 12:27 PM
Jesus performed the miracle of the Hanging Chads
The state is NOT endorsing one religion! If that was the ONLY plate you could pick-THEN it would be endorsing one religion. Is the State of Ohio endorsing the OSU Buckeyes (sorry CJB) when it sells OSU plates, OR is it endorsing OU when it sells Ohio University plates? NO! We have options--that is all. The right-to-lifers want their own plate too. If/when they get it, is the state endorsing pro-life? If they allow pro-life, then they must allow ABORTIONISTS the same right. As well they should. They are NOT endorsing anything. WE endorse it--when we put it on our cars. Does WALMART freaking endorse everything they sell? No--they sell it--period.
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