tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post5379338447287348356..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: The Deity At HandBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-22269313219880674072012-01-16T12:06:21.806-07:002012-01-16T12:06:21.806-07:00Jim: Twain was pretty danged cynical. One of the...Jim: Twain was pretty danged cynical. One of the things I liked BEST about him.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-63160885768393366502012-01-16T08:29:19.656-07:002012-01-16T08:29:19.656-07:00Speaking of Twain, another very good read in the s...Speaking of Twain, another very good read in the same vein is "Captain Stormfield's Visit To Heaven", wherein, among other things, the Captain finds out that, in Heaven, Earth is referred to as "The Wart".Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-34520368191594992232012-01-15T13:13:23.974-07:002012-01-15T13:13:23.974-07:00Virgil: Twain is in my B-rank of heroes, for many...Virgil: Twain is in my B-rank of heroes, for many reasons... not the least o' which are the quotes you mentioned.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-8310732245748591512012-01-14T10:54:40.396-07:002012-01-14T10:54:40.396-07:00IRRC it was Mark Twain who made teh point that he ...IRRC it was Mark Twain who made teh point that he wasn't in any hurry to get to heaven as it appeared it lacked everything he enjoyed here on Earth--cigars, booze, fornication, etc. LOL!<br /><br />Also not to be missed is Twain's work "Letters From Earth" a satirical and deeply cynical commentary on man, God and religion in the form of a series of letters from the archangel Satan to Gabriel and Michael up in Heaven about the "curiosities of earthly life." My best remembered quote from Satan reporting on the doings & beliefs of earthlings (paraphrase--been decades): "And get this, they really think they look like God!"<br />LOL!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-86583910401475975742012-01-13T12:15:36.682-07:002012-01-13T12:15:36.682-07:00Y'know what? I misread the caption as< &quo...Y'know what? I misread the caption as< "I don't." <br />I don't know the guy after all(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-74472681451482548222012-01-13T11:14:50.500-07:002012-01-13T11:14:50.500-07:00I remember worshipping in a few of those places in...<i>I remember worshipping in a few of those places in my time.</i><br /><br />Heh. Me too, Dan, but not recently. S'funny what old age does to ya, innit?<br /><br /><i>After all, isn't heaven supposed to be a place where we happily enjoy whatever makes us happy?</i><br /><br />I thought there were 71 Virginians involved (give or take a few), too. I'm not sure THAT would make me happy, but I get yer point!<br /><br />Lou: Indeed.<br /><br /><i>The Supreme Being is omniscient, isn't he/she?</i><br /><br />So I'm told, Moogie. There are times I think The Deity At Hand is clueless, though.<br /><br />Skip: The skeptical guy or the guy who didn't drive fast? I've known a few tee-totaling slow-movers in my time, too.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-8039316377926698232012-01-13T10:02:25.746-07:002012-01-13T10:02:25.746-07:00...in the caption...in the caption(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-28741913840091055602012-01-13T10:01:43.519-07:002012-01-13T10:01:43.519-07:00I know that guy... the one talkingI know that guy... the one talking(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-5924166037842805452012-01-13T08:23:48.761-07:002012-01-13T08:23:48.761-07:00Why not? The Supreme Being is omniscient, isn'...Why not? The Supreme Being is omniscient, isn't he/she?<br /><br />And, what Red said.Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-20129713704927351012012-01-13T08:03:32.755-07:002012-01-13T08:03:32.755-07:00It is funny what people think God cares about.It is funny what people think God cares about.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-90200537158294155572012-01-12T21:05:51.207-07:002012-01-12T21:05:51.207-07:00Perfect cartoon for you, Buck. You should frame th...Perfect cartoon for you, Buck. You should frame this one. After all, isn't heaven supposed to be a place where we happily enjoy whatever makes us happy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-78714995361908314792012-01-12T17:11:17.953-07:002012-01-12T17:11:17.953-07:00I can imagine the kind of church we'd need for...I can imagine the kind of church we'd need for this deity. Smoky atmosphere, liquor, neon. Just like a bar. I remember worshipping in a few of those places in my time. Still, I think I'd like the goddess thing better. And I'll end this comment right now as I'm starting to imagine what kind of worship ritual would take place in a goddess tabernacle. I think the old Greeks and Romans had some of those places.Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.com