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That would make Google's job so much easier! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

But I'm sure people will repeat it ad nauseum, forever. I still hear about how Al Gore said he invented the Internet. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/07/climategate.email.review/index.html?hpt=T2&fbid=z0NU05I1SWK But good show from the right-wing spin machine. Next up, "why oil in the Gulf is really good for the marine wildlife." Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

This thread is getting gay. It's time to get some nuts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvpKouRTCx0 Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Dude, if the Internet was a guitar, that's exactly how I'd play it Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

The artist formerly known as Prince, then known as a mere emoticon O(+>, then known again as Prince, has declared the death of the Internet. Which makes all of us necrophiliacs

Someone asked me a question. This question was similar in personal value to "what is your fav color?". OK, with you so far, but it would help to have the actual question. Hypothetically, someone else said, "no it isn't." Huh? Someone asks you a question like 'what is your favorite color?', then someone else answers 'no, it isn't'. That's not an answer to the question. Or at least, maybe you could come up with another theoretical question that more closely matches the real question. Ummm... what? Yeah, that's what I said. If 3 of the other persons friends Who's friends? The one that asked the question, or the one that prematurely answered? agree with them, it doesn't necessarily mean that (a) they are right or You mean that everyone else thinks they know what your answer should be, even if your answer is different? Example: you are gay, but you don't want to admit it, even if all your friends know it. (b) the friends even agree with them actually So, someone, maybe the person that asked the question, or maybe the person that answered for you, is fabricating a story about how their friends all agree with him/her, even though you don't believe this person? "I'll say that I agree so that this goober will get off the phone." What? You mean you are agreeing to the other person's opinion, even though he/she answered incorrectly for you, and then fabricated a story about how three of his/her friends agree with him/her, just to get off the phone call? Wait ... what happened to the person that originally asked the question? Is this a three-way phone call? So, do I know what I'm thinking? I don't think even God knows what you're thinking right now. Or at least, it's not very clear. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I have a Droid - it's a great phone. I just cancelled the iPhone I had for over three years, and I got rid of my third Blackberry. The Droid-X looks cool, but it's going to be a big phone, and not everyone wants that. I'm OK with the size of the thing, but there's no keyboard, like on the original Droid, and that's a deal-breaker for me. After having an iPhone and Blackberry, I've decided that I need physical keys. I just got my mom an LG Ally, because I love the Android OS, and she always needs me to show her how to do things on the phones, so it'll be easier for me to set it up. Using Google Voice for free texts, free VM. I get free voice navigation with Verizon on my Droid. It's a good deal. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

OK, where's the hook-knife cheat-code? Edit - level 14's a bitch. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

My mama used to say that "you're eyes are bigger than your stomach". Someone shudda told that to the snake. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Man, if it wasn't such a nice day in that video, I would have said "another bored skydiver". Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc Replace Brittany with Sarah. But I don't hate Palin! I hope she runs for President in 2012 And if she wins, I will be first in-line to apply for a White House internship. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

But we are speaking of Jesus, who did speak Aramaic, and not Greek. So there is weak evidence that he meant rope, not camel. However, I think most scholars concur with you that Camel was the correct interpretation. But then again, it's hard to say - if you are a "true believer", it's hard to put those beliefs aside when attempting to use logic. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

And I'll say for the record that it looks much better in person Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

OK, this is a solid argument. Thanks for pointing out that passage. I was not aware of it. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

My mom loves to quote that it's "easier for a camel to pass through an eye of a needle, than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God". Huh? What kind of deranged mind imagines a camel going through the eye of a needle? Then you find out that the word camel, in Aramaic, is the same word as rope. OK, so it's easier for a rope to pass through the eye of a needle. That makes more sense, for sure. But it doesn't stop the bible thumpers from talking about camels going through needles For people that are passionate, logic has very little value. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Anyone notice how the smiley-wink icon here on dz.com looks a lot like Sarah Palin? You Betcha! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

The state of Nevada criminalizes Physician Assisted Suicide by common law. But Police Assisted Suicide is legal in every state. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

You sort of have to read the OPs article to understand what the point is. The researcher said that the word "cross" came from the greek word "Stauros". That word was translated as "cross" by scholars, but in his opinion, it could refer to any instrument of death that the Romans used. So, the logical thing to do is look for other evidence that it was actually a cross. You would look for references of the Holy Wounds, and there are none, except for the spear in Jesus' side. And that would fit with the "death-on-a-stick" theory. Or you would look for evidence of the Stigmata, and there are no references to that either. So outside the word "Stauros", there are no references to Jesus dying on a cross, and that word may have been mis-translated. It makes for an interesting subject matter. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Your set of rules will get you in jail or killed pretty fast in today's culture. Of course, if you are talking about following just some of the rules, and not all of them ... I think that's how most people use the Bible already. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Yeah, I looked up the passages myself, and it doesn't look at all like they have anything to do with a cross, the Holy Wounds, or the Stigmata. So I'm puzzled why he is referencing them. The passages all talk about Jesus dying, but not how. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Interesting that even the Stigmata (scars that Jesus bore on wrists and ankles) appear to be a fabrication. The only mention of the method of death is in John (19:34), where he states that Jesus was pierced in the side by a lance. So it's possible, according to the actual text of the bible, that Jesus was not put on a cross at all. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I guess you could make the same argument for drinking cows' milk. If God didn't want us to drink cows' milk, why did he make it come from boobies? But then, there's that whole social stigma of sucking on cow nipples. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Are you asking him to repost? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

There's a new King in town. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

He is correct, IMO. Overpopulation is the largest environmental problem. Fortunately, population is no longer going exponential, social scientists say that we should top out at about 8.5 billion, and hopefully start decreasing quickly. No country wants to do anything about the problem, except China. Overpopulation aside, another huge issue is the way we eat. But the same dude that was swilling beer and probably ate a steak afterwards doesn't want to admit that a vegetarian lifestyle will do more for the environment than not driving at all. No one wants to say that we should stop eating animals and reduce caloric intake (like beer). Al Gore doesn't want to admit that each of his two medium sized dogs has a larger carbon footprint than an SUV. What? You mean I have to give up my beloved pets? No way I can do that! The really inconvenient truths are the ones that we can't even admit to ourselves. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD