[Damn True]

http://www.johnlennonday.com/


Imagine dirty hippies
sitting under trees
smelling of patchoulli
consuming tons of weed
writing protest anthems
and blowing off their jobs

ooh ooh ooh ooh

 

[ohio]

and blowing off their jobs

ooh ooh ooh ooh

All that time you spend praying to Jesus, shouldn't you be working? You lazy bum.

 

[kidwoo]

All that time you spend praying to Jesus, shouldn't you be working? You lazy bum.

Hey come on now. He gets relevant information from that activity. Like who jesus would tax and who he would share/not share his resources with. Turns out, jesus is a very selective litte bugger. And that information might very well boost productivity.

 

[Damn True]

Do you feel better about yourself when you do that?

 

[kidwoo]

Do you feel better about yourself when you do that?

I just don't understand you. There seem to be a lot of contradictions in your stated beliefs and your stated stances on a lot of things.

I mean you started this thread just to make fun of people.

 

[MMike]

I mean you started this thread just to make fun of people.

Duuuuh.....they were people that think differently than he does!

 

[ohio]

Do you feel better about yourself when you do that?

Only if you feel worse about yourself when I do that.

My post was a wisecrack, but it does represent my honest belief. How can you champion, for example, the right for students to pray in school, and then patrionize those that are seeking to do something very VERY similar?

 

[Westy]

Only if you feel worse about yourself when I do that.

My post was a wisecrack, but it does represent my honest belief. How can you champion, for example, the right for students to pray in school, and then patrionize those that are seeking to do something very VERY similar?

Duuuuh.....they were people that think differently than he does!

.....

 

[kidwoo]

Only if you feel worse about yourself when I do that.

pffffst

I'm mailing you my keyboard for you to clean the snot off of it.

Thanks.



edit: Oooooh. Westy in with the effective use of n8-esque posting. That one actually works. You watching n8?

 

[Damn True]

The point was to illustrate the absurdity of this:
"This petition was created and put online to gather the signatures of 1% of humanity (about 64 million) that will be needed to make this dream a reality. Imagine, an international holiday every October 9th for all people to reflect and celebrate together. Imagine, one by one, every country on Earth honoring John Lennon, a man who gave his life for spreading the message of peace and love."

With all that is going on in the world, natural disasters, wars, genocide infanticide, declining education etc this dude has chosen "John Lennon Day" as his cause?

I mean, c'mon try to do something that will actually do some good for someone. Get people to donate to Unicef, give blood, coach little league, vote. But "John Lennon Day"? Please.

 

[Damn True]

Duuuuh.....they were people that think differently than he does!

Oh the irony of that statement.

 

[ohio]

With all that is going on in the world, natural disasters, wars, genocide infanticide, declining education etc this dude has chosen "John Lennon Day" as his cause?

He's choosing to spend day to remember someone who inspired him with a message of peace and love for all mankind, and the collective ability to change the world around you for the better. He thinks it might be inspirational for others to also join and spend some time being introspective about those concepts and what they, themselves, have done to contribute to humanity.

How do you spend your Christmas?

 

[rooftest]

..... a man who gave his life for spreading the message of peace and love....

Uh... Martin Luther King gave his life for a cause. John Jennon just got shot by some guy.

 

[JRogers]

Uh... Martin Luther King gave his life for a cause. John Jennon just got shot by some guy.

Well, if you want to look at it like that, we can just go one step farther and say that King didn't really "give" his life per se; it was taken from him without consent.

Whatever. I think this whole idea is, well, a bit stupid. Then again, looking at it objectively, I don't really do that much to help anyone besides myself.

 

[valve bouncer]

With all that is going on in the world, natural disasters, wars, genocide infanticide, declining education etc this dude has chosen "John Lennon Day" as his cause?

I mean, c'mon try to do something that will actually do some good for someone. Get people to donate to Unicef, give blood, coach little league, vote. But "John Lennon Day"? Please.

You may think these kind of things are hopeless idealism but sometimes they catch on.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/peace-one-day.shtml
It's quite an interesting docco. He's a bit of a weirdo but he has made a difference.

 

[MMike]

Oh the irony of that statement.

Gosh...how did I know you were going to say EXACTLY that?

 

[MMike]

With all that is going on in the world, natural disasters, wars, genocide infanticide, declining education etc this dude has chosen "John Lennon Day" as his cause?

I mean, c'mon try to do something that will actually do some good for someone. Get people to donate to Unicef, give blood, coach little league, vote. But "John Lennon Day"? Please.

How 'bout Bono Day? Or Brad Pitt day?

 

[Ciaran]

The point was to illustrate the absurdity of this:
"This petition was created and put online to gather the signatures of 1% of humanity (about 64 million) that will be needed to make this dream a reality. Imagine, an international holiday every October 9th for all people to reflect and celebrate together. Imagine, one by one, every country on Earth honoring John Lennon, a man who gave his life for spreading the message of peace and love."

With all that is going on in the world, natural disasters, wars, genocide infanticide, declining education etc this dude has chosen "John Lennon Day" as his cause?

I mean, c'mon try to do something that will actually do some good for someone. Get people to donate to Unicef, give blood, coach little league, vote. But "John Lennon Day"? Please.

Uh... Martin Luther King gave his life for a cause. John Jennon just got shot by some guy.

MLK also got shot by some guy. Also, who's words do you think will be more remembered by more people. How many of Kings speeches do most people know the words to? How many Beatles or Lennon songs do people know the words to? And maybe instead of suggesting he do something more worthwhile like coaching little league (DT) maybe you should suggest that to the people who are doing nothing. There are a lot of causes to champion, choosing a lesser one doesn't invalidate the effort.

Different people are heroes to different people. Just because you can't or won't appreciate what Lennon said as much as this fellow can or does doesn't make his point or actions less valuable. John Lennon preached a message of peace, and he took a lot of flack over it. Especially from our government. He loved this counry and they tried to kick him out for doing what many patriotic Americans have done over the years... he spoke out against what he felt was wrong. And he tried to encourage people to be peaceful and love one another. That sounds pretty important to me.

 

[rooftest]

 

[Changleen]

DT, If you don't like a John Lennon Day, maybe we could have a George W Bush day to remind people what it was like to have a leader who has an IQ less than my cats?

 

[Changleen]

Did you just Stosh yourself?

 

[MMike]

Who would win in a fight between John Lennon and Jesus?

From the looks of the two them, I'm guessing there would be a lot of slapping.....

 

[Changleen]

Jesus was black, so he'd kick the sh1t outta John Lennon. Plus did you ever see John doing any exercise other than lifting a joint to his mouth?

 

[Reactor]

No, but after living with Yoko, the trials of Job would look like childs play. Have you ever heard her sing? Milk curdles, flowers die, birds fall from the sky, stone cold dead.

 

[ridetoofast]

Jesus was black, so he'd kick the sh1t outta John Lennon. Plus did you ever see John doing any exercise other than lifting a joint to his mouth?

according to the movie Dogma...that really pissed off chick is god

the naked canadian video girl

what is her name...

 

[Reactor]

according to the movie Dogma...that really pissed off chick is god

the naked canadian video girl

what is her name...

Alanis Morrisette?

 

[Ciaran]

Alanis Morrisette?

And the Dogma role was perfect for her... No dialogue.

I think the fight between Lennon and Jesus would be a draw. They would just stand there forgiving each other.

 

[ohio]

I think the fight between Lennon and Jesus would be a draw. They would just stand there forgiving each other.

How about vs. Ditka?

 

[PonySoldier]

How about vs. Ditka?

Ditka wins ALL Fights....

 

[ohio]

Ditka wins ALL Fights....

Okay, what about a mini-Ditka vs. a giant Lennon/Jesus monster formed by a teleporter a la The Fly?