submitted and asst. reviewed by frequent contributor Rev. Arnold Hendrix
You might want to "pratice" your spelling while you're at it.
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Sign says "Morning praise will make your days."
submitted by new contributor UberSchatz
Normally when a picture is messed up, I either try and fix it to make it look right or I just don't use it. However, I had to include this one because of UberSchatz's explanation for the quality of the sign. Also, I had to use it because it was from somebody named "UberSchatz":
"Sign found in Harrisburg, Arkansas. This picture had to be taken under the cloak of darkness since Harrisburg is the Meth-Addled, Jesus-Freak, Homo-Hillbilly Capital of the entire ****ing world and doing so in broad daylight would've earned me tarring and a feathering. "
Tell us how you really feel, bro. Don't hold it in.
(And for the record, my review would have been "...and evening praise means you probably missed your favorite TV shows.")
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"Though the teeth may be false, let the tongue be found true."
submitted by new contributor UberSchatz
Those old people and their dentures. So prone to lying and falsehoods!
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Frequent contributor Nickie Albert tossed this article my way as well...and it contains a pretty crummy sign, in our opinion. You have to read the whole thing for the crumminess of the sign to take full hold of you. The sign in question reads, "Their hands are in His hands." Read the article and see for yourself what it means....
Once again, just because something is true doesn't mean it belongs on a sign.
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Though the teeth be false, may humor-blogs.com be found true.
Keep 'em coming.
Okay I totally bought the book, can't wait to get it. Actually I bought one for my mother and one for my daughter. Mom will never go near a computer so this was perfect for her as a gift. My daughter is 18 and bad grammer drives her crazy! Perfect for her too!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to wish you well in your sales, your blog is probably one of my most favorites and it always brightens my day... lately I needed that!
Take care,
M
Thanks, Mary. I'm happy to spread the smiles around.
ReplyDelete"Random acts of kindness": That's like the old gag about the boyscout who took an hour-and-a-half to help an old lady cross the street--because she didn't want to go.
ReplyDeleteI've often been wary of this concept of practiced randomness. Isn't that a bit like being prepared for the unexpected?
Morning Praise will also help you see the sign
ReplyDeleteHi, I just found your site via a Google search for "Meth-Addled, Jesus-Freak, Homo-Hillbilly Capital of the entire ****ing world".
ReplyDeleteHarrisburg, I knew it!
Thanks for your help.
diesel, you have no idea.
ReplyDeleteUber: Welcome to our crazy little family here...sounds like you'll fit right in!!
ReplyDeleteKeep the signs coming!
Oh Uberschatz you should have waited to take the photo till Halloween. Then you would have scored a free costume.
ReplyDeletePersonally I am a bit scared to take photos of our church signs, there are always unsavoury types hanging around out the front. Support hose, bright blue crinkline pants, clutching a tray of sandwiches *shudder*.....
Might have to do it under the cover of darkness in my daughters Emo costume, ahem 'normal casual attire'.
Rickey is pretty skeptical about books in general, but perhaps this one will win him over.
ReplyDeleteI've been monitoring this site from my dark little corner for quite some time now.
ReplyDeleteSo...which room is mine?
Do yo have allergies? There are vacancies on BOTH sides of the Wookie...
ReplyDeleteJoel, I'm only allergic to Meth-Addled, Jesus-Freak, Homo-Hillbillies.
ReplyDeleteRe: the Denver story:
ReplyDelete"The future has a mind of its own."
Too many body-themed metaphors for this situation!!!
The "Optimists put their shoes on..." sign means that, when the pastor says "Finally...", they are hopeful that he's about to finish his presumably long, boring sermon. It's an extreme church in-joke, I guess, which I agree is really dumb.
ReplyDeleteSome of your signs are pretty funny, but I have to admit, I don't see the humor in "Morning praise makes your days." What's crummy or funny about that? Seems straightforward to me, if a little bit corny with the rhyme and all. Your caption makes me think that the guy who took the picture was just hoping to find ignorant Christians so that he could insult them, but wasn't able to find any that day, so took a photo of a normal message on a church sign and sent it in with a hate-filled comment. I was enjoying your site until I came to that. Some Christians definitely deserve ridicule, but I don't think all Christians do, automatically, even when they've done nothing wrong.
Peace,
Patty
It's not a hate-filled comment. It's a truth-filled comment. And we all know that the truth will set you free.
ReplyDeleteRelax Patty, it's just a sign and it's just for fun.
Patty..
ReplyDeleteI'm the proprietor of this blog AND a Christian. Please read the disclaimer on the right hand sidebar.
I would argue that most Christians DO deserve ridicule. Not because of what we believe but because of how we go about believing it. First in line for ridicule: ME.
And, as Uber says, it's just for fun.
"Ubershatz", I'm already nice and relaxed, thanks. I hope are too. But I still consider what you wrote to be hate language. If that isn't, I don't know what is. I guess if it was funny or original, it might count as a joke, but it wasn't really. Sorry, just being honest!
ReplyDeleteHi Joel B - I don't doubt that you're a Christian, and as I said in my first comment, it's fair enough to poke some fun at Christians (or anybody) when they're being ridiculous. I just thought that photo and comment were unfunny and mean, where the rest of your site is pretty right-on. It's just my opinion. Fun is great, but hating isn't funny, at least to me. Just my opinion.
ReplyDeletePatty:
ReplyDeleteDidnt mean to ruffle your feathers. Thanks for sharing your opinion and never apologize for being honest.
I lived in that town for 15 years and attended that church briefly. I stopped because all I saw was hypocrisy. My description was exactly what the members were, including the pastors. Maybe it was funny to me because I knew the background of the church and b/c I knew it was the truth. I should've added some more backstory. But that's neither here nor there.
I dont mean to make this an issue of hypocrisy within the churches either. So dont think that that's implied.
I merely found it amusing that this particular church would put this sign up. Plain and simple. It's a running joke around here. These "Christians" definitely deserve the ridicule. If you lived there you might agree.