Comments on: beers http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/ Two prophets, living together. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:52:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: fenchurch http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-175228 fenchurch Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:32:19 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-175228 @peterNW1: Instead of the usual single protagonist, the author is using the buddy system. The author is actually using a valid narration technique in faithfully rendering these two in a picaresque style, with the Barmaid employed as their foil, and Moses as the sidekick. These are quite classic and conventional roles. Please note that they just *happen* to be stupid. As a result, we, the audience, love J&M for their boneheadedness. (Note that some may even be said to *worship* these fictional characters.) @peterNW1: Instead of the usual single protagonist, the author is using the buddy system.

The author is actually using a valid narration technique in faithfully rendering these two in a picaresque style, with the Barmaid employed as their foil, and Moses as the sidekick. These are quite classic and conventional roles.

Please note that they just *happen* to be stupid.

As a result, we, the audience, love J&M for their boneheadedness. (Note that some may even be said to *worship* these fictional characters.)

]]> By: peterNW1 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-77438 peterNW1 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:17:05 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-77438 I don't understand why Jesus and Mo are scoring own-goals like this. It suits the author's point of view and makes them look stupid, but an author should defend his or her characters. I don’t understand why Jesus and Mo are scoring own-goals like this. It suits the author’s point of view and makes them look stupid, but an author should defend his or her characters.

]]> By: MCS http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55908 MCS Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:30:45 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55908 Re link provided by JayBee and the first video: Consider this: perhaps the people praying were praying the wrong way or were otherwise unacceptable prayer-senders. Didn't the video clip show Buddhist monks? Who is to say that God wouldn't have answered the prayers if it was some other group, eh? Or consider this: maybe the prayer actually prevented the post-surgical complications from being worse than they would have been without the prayer!! There really can be no end to "spinning" in such situations. And I guess we should be grateful for that, or how else could Jesus & Mo be so entertaining? Mark Re link provided by JayBee and the first video:

Consider this: perhaps the people praying were praying the wrong way or were otherwise unacceptable prayer-senders. Didn’t the video clip show Buddhist monks? Who is to say that God wouldn’t have answered the prayers if it was some other group, eh?

Or consider this: maybe the prayer actually prevented the post-surgical complications from being worse than they would have been without the prayer!!

There really can be no end to “spinning” in such situations. And I guess we should be grateful for that, or how else could Jesus & Mo be so entertaining?

Mark

]]> By: TB http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55552 TB Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:05:45 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55552 Oi, a turkswoman rains insults on the author who asked for translation. Crap. Oi, a turkswoman rains insults on the author who asked for translation.

Crap.

]]> By: JayBee http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55465 JayBee Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:51:49 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55465 This is a great page concerning the "effect" of prayer with an extremely funny video excerpt (by Jon Stewart): http://www.yoism.org/?q=node/178 This is a great page concerning the “effect” of prayer with an extremely funny video excerpt (by Jon Stewart):
http://www.yoism.org/?q=node/178

]]> By: Toast in the machine http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55429 Toast in the machine Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:15:44 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55429 Proof of the power of prayer: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19025463.200-prayers-found-ineffective-in-speeding-recovery.html ... only, probably not the proof they were hoping for. Proof of the power of prayer:

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19025463.200-prayers-found-ineffective-in-speeding-recovery.html

… only, probably not the proof they were hoping for.

]]> By: arbitrarymarks.com » Blog Archive » It's quiet around here... http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55419 arbitrarymarks.com » Blog Archive » It's quiet around here... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:34:13 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55419 [...] “Stony silence is just God’s way of saying ‘hi.’” At Jesus and Mo. [...] [...] “Stony silence is just God’s way of saying ‘hi.’” At Jesus and Mo. [...]

]]> By: author http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55400 author Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:20:15 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55400 Yes, Jrf's answer is very close to what the barmaid actually said. Yes, Jrf’s answer is very close to what the barmaid actually said.

]]> By: Gilraen http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55390 Gilraen Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:54:05 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55390 "Jrf Says: Barmaid: “I would have remained stony silent, but I just though I’d point out that the absence of your two beers, just goes to show affirmation of their presence” ROTFL. Perfect answer. “Jrf Says:

Barmaid: “I would have remained stony silent, but I just though I’d point out that the absence of your two beers, just goes to show affirmation of their presence”

ROTFL. Perfect answer.

]]> By: arensb http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55349 arensb Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:10:32 +0000 http://www.jesusandmo.net/2007/09/11/beers/#comment-55349 <blockquote>Truly successful prayers are answered. Only the insane hear the answers.</blockquote> Or as I like to put it, if God is omnipotent, how come a dose of clozapine can make him shut up?

Truly successful prayers are answered. Only the insane hear the answers.

Or as I like to put it, if God is omnipotent, how come a dose of clozapine can make him shut up?

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