Hi God, It’s Me

Hi God, It’s Me
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Hi God, It’s Me: A transcript.

Our country has been hit by so many destructive hurricanes and damaging wildfires in the last few years that some people are saying they are retribution from God for something we have done. I’m not sure about that, but it did make me wonder if the Lord is angry with us. So, I decided to get in touch with the Almighty directly to find out what’s going on.

[caption id="attachment_122319" align="alignleft" width="400"]prayer transcript A transcript of my conversation with God. Photo: Via Tsuji, flickr.com, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.[/caption]

Here is the transcript of our conversation:

Me: Hi, God, it’s me. Do you remember me?

God: Of course, I created you. I remember every hair on your head.

Me: Well, that’s getting easier and easier for you as there are fewer and fewer of them.

God: Sorry about that.

Me: Me too,

God: Hey, if you are calling again to pray that the N.Y. Giants win next year’s Super Bowl, I have already told you that there is nothing I can do until they get a better offensive line.

Me: That’s understood. But this time I’m calling about all of these natural disasters that have been striking the United States recently. Some of us have been wondering if they are occurring because you are cross with us because of something we did.

God: Why am I always accused of causing these catastrophes.

Me: We don’t always blame you.

God: You call them “Acts of God.”

Me: Oh, good point.

God: People need to remember that I created a pretty good place for you down there. You have sunrises and sunsets and beaches and puppies and pandas. Not to mention wine and sex.

By the way, you also have a nice rule book on how to live called the Ten Commandments which few of you follow. In retrospect, Moses should have emphasized that I was serious about ALL ten especially that one about coveting. Anyway, why would your Creator want to then destroy things? If you want to point fingers why not blame Satan? After all he is the evil one.

The fact is that after building the earth, which was completed in only six days by the way, I didn’t just rest on the seventh day. I retired. Now I just sit back, sip a little wine and watch the world turn. Ok, I answer a few prayers and perform a miracle here and there but that’s just to stay in practice.

Oh, and every so often I do that total eclipse of the sun stunt. In ancient times people thought that it foreshadowed the end of civilization. I used to get such a kick out of that. No one believes that anymore, but I still do the trick because you all enjoy a good eclipse now and then. Humans are so easily amused. Other than that, I don’t really get involved in what happens on the planet.

Me: Well, what about that big flood that Noah had to contend with? You were responsible for that, weren’t you?

God: You know that stared out as a joke. But that guy Noah took it SO seriously. After he built that magnificent ark, I didn’t have the heart to tell him I was kidding about all that rain. So, I figured what the hell. That turned out to be a big mistake.

For one thing, he was instructed to put the male and female rabbits in separate cages which he didn’t do. By the end of the flood there were rabbits everywhere. Then he put the mice next to the snakes and the antelopes near the lions and the sheep by the wolves. And I told him not to forget the unicorns which, of course, he did. He did a terrible job packing that boat.

When it was all over, there were so many species to recreate that I also forgot about the unicorns. For the life of me, I don’t know why Noah included those nasty scorpions. He was distinctly told not to. No one likes scorpions. They were the Holy Spirit’s idea which, frankly, I never understood. So, I learned my lesson and haven’t interfered like that since.

Me: Ok. So, you are saying that these “acts of God” are not truly acts of God and that you take a hands- off approach to earthly events.

God: Yes. Hell, if I was controlling things on a day -to -day basis, do you think the Patriots would have won any Super Bowls?

Me: But you do answer some prayers.

God: Yes, but it is getting more and more difficult to know when people are praying to me and when they aren’t. I often hear people yelling, “OH God, OH God, I’m coming” when I hadn’t even invited them to heaven yet. It turns out that in these cases, they aren’t really praying to me, and they appear to already be getting what they wanted. Other times they are just asking me to damn this or damn that which will only happen when I see fit.

Me: Understood. One more question please?

God: Sure, Ask away.

Me: Is this rapture thing really going to occur?

God: Yes, it’s on my “To Do” list although I’m not sure when it’s scheduled to occur. But rest assured it won’t be until after the November election. I can’t wait to see what happens.

Me: You will include me in this rapture thing, right? I mean I will get to join you in heaven with the other righteous people.

Me: Hello! God, are you there? Hello!

So, there you have it straight from our Savior’s mouth. These natural disasters are not due to divine intervention. These things happen because, well……..S**T happens.

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Make America Great Again: Sterilize Sinners

Make America Great Again: Sterilize Sinners
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Dispatches from SNN (Slobovian News Network)

Evangelical Mega Bishop preaches that we must sterilize sinners across the nation.

Bishop I. Will Gitova, head of the Help Me Lordy Lordy Temple in Phumbledunkia, Mississippi, states that America is in ruin because the sinners are breeding and multiplying at an alarming rate, and we must sterilize sinners immediately. [caption id="attachment_122308" align="alignleft" width="400"]sterilize sinners Photo: Rich Bowen, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0.[/caption] In an exclusive interview with SNN Damnation reporter Mortale Synne, Bishop Gitova stated, “Sin is killing America. The Sinners and the fornicators are breeding and multiplying at an ungodly rate. There are sinners everywhere. In The White House, in the Congress, in the state houses, in the town halls." "Once upon a time," he preached, "there was only sin caused by the Devil. Now there is sin generated by Artificial Intelligence, sin generated by Artificial Ignorance, sin generated by TikTok, sin generated by Republicans, sin generated by Democrats. "There is only one way to stop this abomination: sterilize sinners. This will prevent them from breeding more sinners. It's up to every good American to sterilize every sinner they know.” Miss Synne asked the Bishop how can we sterilize sinners. He replied, “With my new Sinner Sterilization kit. It's only 3 easy payments of 39.95. The kit contains the Powder of the Magic GnuGnu bush. That's what King Solomon used to sterilize sinners in the Bible. You just mix the powder with Holy Water and Kool Aid and serve it to a sinner. Go to Sterilizesinners.com today!” Bishop Gitova also stated that he is running a special on Holy Water by the gallon.

Breaking News

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SNN Words to Live By

“Sometimes revenge can be justified." -- Donald Trump. “Nothing is easy, but who wants nothing?” -- Donald Trump. “A fool and his money are soon elected." -- Will Rogers. “You have not because you have not." -- Televangelist Jim Bakker.

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How to Tell Real Christians from Fake Christians

How to Tell Real Christians from Fake Christians
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By Scott Talbot Evans

It's easy to tell fake Christians from real ones. Here's a handy guide.

Real Christians respect other people’s spirituality as a sacred private relationship between themselves and God. [caption id="attachment_121551" align="alignleft" width="400"]fake Christians Photo: Tyler Merbler, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0.[/caption] Fake Christians appear on Fox News screaming about how Joe Biden wants to break into your house and abort your six-year-old child. Real Christians love love in all its forms. Fake Christians refuse to bake a wedding cake if the figurines have the wrong pubes, which they are painfully aware of because it is totally their job to check these things, and it is their sacred duty as God’s official hall monitors. Real Christians have compassion for people born with unusual medical conditions. Fake Christians lurk around bathroom stalls so they can inspect people’s genitals to make sure no creeps show up. Real Christians are open minded to new ideas. Fake Christians pick and choose the parts of the Bible they can weaponize against people they don’t like, and enforce word for word, while ignoring the parts that are inconvenient, like the stuff in the back about not judging and forgiving. Real Christians love unconditionally including sinners and even their enemies. Fake Christians go to gay pride parades and curse people out with bullhorns, gritting their teeth and grimacing their faces into tight knots as they describe the torments of a never ending lake of fire that they will personally escort each and every one of them to, all the while laughing with more than just a little bit of schadenfreude. Real Christians are tolerant of those with perspectives different from their own. Fake Christian picket outside a children’s library, poking placards at them and screaming in their little faces that Harry Potter is witchcraft, all the while choking their blasphemous little throats with smoke inhalation from the burning copies of that Satanic, child pornographic Where the Wild Things Are. Real Christians help those in need. Fake Christians remain silent for four hundred years while jobs are given to white people based on race, but the second a black person gets something, all of a sudden they’re social justice warriors about nondiscrimination. [post_title] => How to Tell Real Christians from Fake Christians [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => how-to-tell-fake-christians [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-08-05 14:10:40 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-08-05 21:10:40 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://www.humortimes.com/?p=121550 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 1 [filter] => raw )

By Scott Talbot Evans It’s easy to tell fake Christians from real ones. Here’s a handy guide. Real Christians respect other people’s spirituality as a sacred private relationship … Read more

This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: Immaculate Deception

This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: Immaculate Deception
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"Orange Jesus" is the immaculate deception.

[caption id="attachment_118898" align="alignleft" width="400"]immaculate deception "Orange Jesus" is the immaculate deception.[/caption] Jesus told us to believe. "Orange Jesus" tells us to make believe. The wholly weak-minded worship Trump religiously. "Orange Jesus" is Lard Almighty. White Nationalists: Amazing Disgrace is 'em. Trump aspires to drown out free speech in a cult-ural bloodbath. From Trump, Republicans have gained a trait or two. Ironic, isn't it, that a man who delights in demeaning the disabled will soon find himself handicapped with permanent uncontrollable seizures. Trump 2024: Running from his own con sequences. Democracy needs to build a better louse-trap! Republican impeachment efforts: Lev and let die. I wish the right would remain silent! RFK: Real Flakey Kook. You can't teach old dogmas new tricks. Corporations are not people. But if they were, most of them would belong in prison. Corporate greed has turned our economy into a free mark-it-up place. If you think time is money, you're not spending it wisely enough. Real martyrs live on forever in their victimhood. Don't permanently delete our environment. Only Mother Nature can re-paradise. [post_title] => This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: Immaculate Deception [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => aphorisms-immaculate-deception [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-04-01 13:29:21 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-04-01 20:29:21 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://www.humortimes.com/?p=118897 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 1 [filter] => raw )

“Orange Jesus” is the immaculate deception. Jesus told us to believe. “Orange Jesus” tells us to make believe. The wholly weak-minded worship Trump religiously. “Orange Jesus” is Lard … Read more

Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon Join SNN

Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon Join SNN
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Dispatches from SNN

Newly available TV news hosts Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon have found a new home.

Recently released Fox News Channel superstar Tucker Carlson and former CNN anchor Don Lemon have been hired by the Slobovian News Network, according to SNN executive news Director Nose E. Emmeff. [caption id="attachment_107189" align="alignleft" width="400"]Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon. Photos by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, and Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, respectively.[/caption] The new arrivals will go to work immediately. Both have been assigned to the SNN television Sports department. Tucker Carlson will become lead play-by-play anchor on the highly-rated Monday Night Dung Wrestling show with former Dung Wrestlers Bulk Bogan and Abdullah the Schmoosch. It has been long rumored that Carslon is in a romantic relationship with lady Dung Wrestling champion Triple B (Badde Beach Bytche). Don Lemon has been assigned to the very popular religion/sports program "Nuns and Monks Full Contact Cornhole." Those inside the television industry feel that Mr. Lemon will have trouble adjusting to his new assignment because the announcers who cover the program, like the nuns and monks, are required to swear a vow of silence. It is rumored that SNN is also awaiting the arrival of other Fox News Channel on-air personalities, such as Geraldo Rivera, Laura Ingraham, Greg Gutfeld, Tyrus and Judge Jeanine Pirro. Judge Pirro will host a prison cooking show.

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Slobovian Woman Claims Title of World's Worst Cook Mrs Schlutzie GrabbeCrappe of Stanck Slobovia has won the title of World's worst cook by burning down an entire city block while trying to heat up a can of Campbell's Tomato soup.

SNN Words to Live By

“I came here to die, not to talk.” -- old west outlaw Cherokee Bill at his hanging in 1896. “How come the flowers of night time turn into the weeds of morning?” -- Tony Baretta (Robert Blake), Baretta TV show. “Dogs never lie, cheat or steal." -- Sgt. Preston of the Yukon (Richard Simmons), 1950's TV series. [post_title] => Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon Join SNN [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => tucker-carlson-don-lemon-join-snn [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-04-26 23:38:19 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-04-27 06:38:19 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://www.humortimes.com/?p=107188 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 1 [filter] => raw )

Dispatches from SNN Newly available TV news hosts Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon have found a new home. Recently released Fox News Channel superstar Tucker Carlson and former … Read more

Majorie Taylor Greene Press Conference Addresses ‘Evils of Woke Culture’

Majorie Taylor Greene Press Conference Addresses ‘Evils of Woke Culture’
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MTG unveils 'WOKE' icon to address the 'evils of woke culture.'

Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a special press conference to address what she calls "the evils of WOKE culture." She has just stepped up to the podium.

“I am here today to address the weakness that WOKE Culture is trying to infuse into America instead of helping to build a strong America, ready to defend our country like the January 6th patriots. In particular, I have come to expose the evil that is posing as Christian Faith. I am talking about WOKE Catholics like Pelosi and Biden, who go to church, but support the murder of babies and books about LGBTQ lives and gender changes to poison our children's minds. In fact, we are investigating whether there is any connection to Hilary Clinton's satanic child pornography organization unearthed by our reliable sources, QAnon and George Santos.

"In their stance against abortion and Leftist propaganda for children, Amy and Brett are closer to the true Faith of our country, their Catholicism similar to the Protestant American Faith of our forefathers. Sure they had to lie about their stands on these issues to be confirmed. What else would you expect from God-fearing Christians? And we know we can count on them even though their pope is soft on how to deal with the LGBTQ threat. But, of course, on the Supreme Court, our Catholic Golden Boy—er...Man is Clarence Thomas, who is as anti-WOKE as you can get.

"I have come to expose the WOKE Catholics and their craven image. I had the huge crucifix appropriated from Nancy Pelosi's church and brought here today. I have removed the sign on the top that said “King of the Jews” (INRI), which never made sense anyway since Jesus was Christian after all. I have replaced it with what their icon actually personifies for them, WOKE worship. After the Great Divorce, in my Red America, WOKE worship would be outlawed and WOKE Catholics would get themselves nailed to crosses of their own. Kellyanne Conway was wrong; there is no alternative truth, only one truth, ours! Why do you think they call us The Right? Behold the Truth...”

MTG then unveiled this photo:

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Renowned Sensitivity Expert: Everything Ever Written is Offensive to Someone and Should Be Rewritten

Renowned Sensitivity Expert: Everything Ever Written is Offensive to Someone and Should Be Rewritten
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Dispatches from SNN (Slobovian News Network)

The world's most renowned sensitivity expert states that everything ever written is offensive to someone.

On the heels of books from Dr. Seuss to James Bond novels being purged of any offensive content and being rewritten, the world's most renowned sensitivity expert says that everything ever written should be purged and rewritten. [caption id="attachment_106710" align="alignleft" width="378"]Offensive Jack & Jill Offensive: Jack & Jill. Image by Dorothy M. Wheeler, Public Domain.[/caption] Doctor Ibeeze Fuller-Crappe, head of the Fumbeldunckt Center for Anti-Artificial Illiteracy, states that even the smallest piece of literature in the modern culture is objectionable to someone. He stated, "'Jack and Jill went up the hill' seems hateful to hill-challenged people and those who are pail-less. The Christian Bible should be rewritten, as it offends Roman Soldiers, Philistines, persons named Judas, snakes and the section of the world's population that are Pontius." He continued, “Paradise Lost is offensive to souls who live in hell... Uncle Tom's Cabin is objectionable to slave owners... Forbes Magazine seems outrageous to people who are broke. Shakespeare puts off people who are allergic to olde English, and Mother Goose offends other maternal fowl.” Doctor Fuller-Crappe stated that the only material he has found that is not offensive are scripts for the 1950's TV series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet." He further stated that the Humor Times magazine is repulsive to people who have no sense of humor and politicians everywhere. (Ed. note: for that, we are truly sorry.)

SNN Words to Live By

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The Art of Prayer

The Art of Prayer
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God is probably too busy to answer all the prayers sent his way. Catholics have a work-around for this: the art of prayer.

Even though we have largely moved past the Covid pandemic, our fears have not subsided. It seems that we are coming out of the pandemic with more anxieties than we had before Covid. Maybe it’s because there are more floods, tornadoes, droughts, and wildfires than ever. Not to mention a war in Ukraine, the attack on American democracy and the recent announcement that Trump is again running for president. Sometimes I fear the world is coming to an end.

art of prayer
The art of prayer: Be careful praying to St. Nicholas, he might pull a Will Smith on your ass. Painting of Saint Nicholas slapping Arius at the First Council of Nicaea, a famous incident whose historicity is disputed. Public Domain.

People manage their anxieties in different ways. Some take Prozac while others prefer Jack Daniels. However, many of us, especially we Catholics, turn to prayer. But with so many people praying to our Creator, you might wonder if the Lord, despite being almighty, can possibly answer them all. Catholics have a work-around for this, which you might call the art of prayer. We can pray to a patron saint. Having these heavenly helpers to turn to is a perk of being Roman Catholic. I guess non-Catholics can pray to a saint too, but their pleas probably go on the back burner.

Saints are people who lived a life of exceptional holiness and virtue (which eliminates me from ever achieving sainthood). Also having your head chopped off or being burned at the stake seems to improve your chances of being canonized. These gracious advocates don’t just sit on clouds playing the harp all day. They intercede with God to get your prayers answered. They become the patron saints of areas of life such as occupations, illnesses, places, or things.

Various Popes have assigned them certain patron duties because of a connection, experience, or talent they had during their time on earth. For instance, St. Joan of Arc was French, so she is the patron saint of France (and perhaps of cross-dressers), and St. Lawrence was martyred by being roasted alive on a gridiron, so he is the patron saint of cooks. Don’t ever say Popes don’t have a sense of humor. Come to think of it, cooks might also find success beseeching Joan of Arc.

But there is an art to finding the right glorified soul to advocate on your behalf. You really need to do your homework. Most people just pray to the best- known saints such as St. Anthony or St. Christopher or St. Nicolas. But they are the go-to guys for so many seeking heavenly assistance that your appeal may still not get the attention it deserves.

For instance, St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children, of course, but he also listens to the pleas of sailors, lawyers, virgins, unmarried women, fishermen, pawnbrokers, brewers, prostitutes (I think he has some explaining to do to Mrs. Claus) and probably milk and cookie distributors. So, he must get tons of requests.

There are thousands of saints to choose from and they all have different groups whose petitions they hear. You need to pick a saint with whom you have something in common and who doesn’t already have so many requests on his plate. Your connection could be the country you live in, your occupation or if you both suffer or suffered from the same affliction. And the more specific you are, the better.

For instance, if you are not feeling well you could pray to Our Lady of Lourdes, who handles bodily illnesses. But depending on your ailment, you may want to seek help from a saint who is believed to be particularly efficacious for that particular disorder like St. Lucy, the patron saint of eye diseases or St Bonaventure the patron saint of bowel disorders (Where was he when they were handing out saintly duties?).

But unfortunately, there may not be a saint who is willing to take up your cause. For example, I doubt St. Thomas More, the patron saint of politicians, would want to intercede on behalf of George Santos. Sadly for Mr. Santos there are some major gaps in the holy being line-up. Shockingly there is no patron saint for liars or con men nor is there one for drag queens.

Lastly, you will want to avoid saints who just don’t appear to be effective in getting prayers answered. Here St Andrew Corsini, the patron saint of civil disorders and riots, comes to mind along with St. Martin de Porres who handles race relations and social justice. These two may just be sitting around on a cloud playing the harp all day. They need to get to work.

And just remember if praying doesn’t alleviate your anxieties there is always Prozac and Jack Daniels.

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Mother of God

Mother of God
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Hanging out with his New York drinking buddy, God, the author is treated to a tale about the Mother of God.

God and I were walking in the Herald Square area of New York, and half the people we saw on the street seemed to be homeless and looking for money. [caption id="attachment_106003" align="alignleft" width="319"]Mother of God Mary, Mother of God. By Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato - Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, Public Domain.[/caption] “In a way, these people remind me of Mary,” my companion said, referring to the woman known by Christians as the Mother of God. “Did she end up homeless on the streets of Nazareth?” I asked. “No, but she was always asking me for child support. I told her my job was to provide spiritual rather than child support. Filthy lucre was outside my domain. This annoyed her, and she called me a deadbeat deity, a tightwad tutelary, holier than thou, etc, etc.” “Couldn’t Joseph or the Holy Ghost, sorry, Goat have helped with Jesus’s upkeep?” “Joseph’s carpentry business had hit a snag at the time, so all he could do was construct Jesus’s manger. As for the Holy Goat, he said that since I had asked him to (in his words) ‘knock up Mary,’ Jesus was my son, not his. Which meant I should be the one who supported the kid.” We now entered a bar, and God ordered a pair of Tequilas for us, paying for them with actual money rather than offering spiritual advice to the bartender. Sipping his Tequila Sunrise, God went on with his story. Once she realized God would never give her any shekels for Jesus’s upkeep, Mary took out a restraining order on him. He would not be allowed to see his son except on those occasions when he took Jesus to a leprosarium. “So how did Mary end up supporting Jesus?” I asked, sipping my Tequila Sunrise. “Several ways. She turned the stable where he was born into a tourist attraction called Birthplace of the Messiah. She also had Joseph construct a bunch of heirloom cribs, and she sold each one of them as the crib where Jesus lay as an infant.” “Anything to make a buck, as the saying goes,” I said. “But do you think she might not have been the right person to raise your son?” “Well, I interviewed a number of women beforehand, and she seemed to be the best. Her demand for financial support probably went with the territory.” “Then you don’t hold any grudges against Mary?” “None against her, but I do have a grudge against Joseph. For whatever the reason, he gave Mary Magdalene some linseed oil, and she anointed Jesus’s head and feet with it. The poor kid! His eyes were glued shut, and his feet ended up stuck together for quite a long time. ‘Please unstick me, dad,’ he called out to me, but I was busy with a plague and didn’t hear him.” I had one last question. Could this aforementioned anointment have been an act of revenge of Joseph’s part? After all, Jesus was not really his son, but he was forced to look after the boy. Maybe, God replied, but it was more likely Joseph’s ignorance — if linseed oil helps to preserve wood, he probably felt it would help preserve Jesus, too. We finished our drinks and left the bar. Right away a homeless woman jiggled a coffee cup at us and asked for change. “I have four children,” she said. “That’s considerably worse than me,” God told her, putting some bills in her cup.
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Tripping with God

Tripping with God
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When I hang out with God, my drinking buddy, as I often do in New York, I like to about his life in the celestial realm.

While God and I were having dinner at the well-known Taiwanese eaterie called Pig Heaven, I necessarily thought of Heaven itself. So I asked my companion about his life in that celestial realm as he was scooping up a piece of pork loin and putting it in his mouth. Here I should say that he didn’t consider pork an unclean food any more than he considered bread an unclean food. [caption id="attachment_105634" align="alignleft" width="400"]Tripping with God Saints in Heaven, hanging out with God. Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.[/caption] “Let me confess that Heaven was often very stressful,” God replied. “My followers would bow whenever they saw me. Imagine a giant clump of folks, one after the other bowing low. However much I tried, I couldn’t help but trip and fall on some of them. A surprising number would thank me for falling on them, saying, ’Many thanks for your love, O Lord.’” “Maybe you could have just levitated above your followers?” I said. “No way. I felt obliged to hobnob with them, and you can’t hobnob with someone when you’re levitating above them.” “Then maybe you could have asked them to lighten up a bit? Maybe suggest that they flip you the bird on occasion instead of bowing?” “The Saints were in charge of protocol in Heaven, and I asked them to put up a sign that said PLEASE REDUCE BOWING, but they vetoed the idea. Bowing is as essential in Heaven as burning is in Hell, they said. And my old buddy St. Stephen told me, ‘I can raise the dead, but I can’t stop folks from bowing down to you.’” A waitress now brought us our check. “Let’s give that girl a good tip,” I told God. A lady seated in the next table and holding a Yorkshire terrier in her lap must have overheard me, because she said, in a tone of petulant political correctitude, “She’s not a girl, she’s a woman.” A short while later, her little dog started yiping, and the lady said, “Be quiet, girl.” “She’s not a girl, she’s a woman,” God riposted, wagging his finger at the lady, who nodded her head. The next time her dog started yiping, she said, “Be quiet, woman.” Now back to Heaven. On a whim, I asked God if Timothy Leary had been a resident, because if he was, he probably would have been delighted at the sight of the Supreme Being constantly tripping. “As far as I know, he wasn’t,” God said. “But Heinrich Himmler was, and on those occasions when I tripped over him, he’d say ‘Sieg Heil, Mein Gott’ and give me a Nazi salute.” “Heinrich Himmler was in Heaven?” “One of many errors in processing. Another error: Mother Teresa ended up in Hell, and she was not pleased with her so-called Reward. Anyone with whom she came in contact ran the risk of a nasty crucifix wound. Billy Graham ended up in Hell, too. That Kingdom’s official greeter was the Apostle Paul, and when Billy Graham showed up, he shouted, ‘Paulie’s got a cracker!” So many revelations from the Almighty One!
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