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I dodn't know what it is about harsh weather but it really does pull the fruitcakes out of the woodwork, as the recent heavy rain and flooding in these parts indicates.
First up, we had the Bishop of Swansea claiming that the severe flooding in Sheffield and Hull was a judgement from God on a homosexuality-friendly society. Now, I don't know about you but I can't help but feel that calling everyone in Yorkshire a puff isn't just a bit off, but could be construed as being downright stupid given what usually happens in the immediate aftermath of the question "Are you calling me a puff?". Surely if God had taken against homosexuality and permissiveness to the extent of using divine power to indicate displeasure, then Brighton would have been swallowed up by a tsunami, Soho would have vanished through a crack in the earth to Hell, and whoever owns Gaydar would have been turned into a pillar of salt.

Then we have the Pagans and their reaction to the depiction of Homer Simpson next to the Cerne Abbas giant. Reacting to a silly piece of film promotion with the sort of sense of humour failure we normally associate with Abu Hamza, Richard Dawkins or indeed the Bishop of Swansea the Wessex branch of the Pagan Federation stated last week that they would be carrying out some 'rain magic' to wash the water-soluble Homer away.
That was last week; since then we've had the worst rainfall in the south of England for thirty years, but Homer is still there.
However, a bit of research indicates that the Wessex branch of the Pagan federation is based in Gloucester, which is currently under three feet of water.
I think the irony of this is just priceless.


When it comes to humour, though, the last word on the subject, as usual, goes to b3ta

Date: 2007-07-27 10:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesquipedality.livejournal.com
The PF may not have a sense of humour, but obviously the Goddess does.

I do hope the bit about poofters causing rain is true. I've been drawing up all sorts of complex plans to barrack homosexuals on the shores of reservoirs, and airlift them in to drought-ridden African countries. I think this could be a really positive thing for gay PR.

Date: 2007-07-27 10:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com
Clearly , if the inhabitants of Gloucester want to do somehthing about the floods, their best bet is to nip round to the PF's HQ with agricultural instruments and blazing torches and burn the witches.
Now that's what I call traditional religion.

Date: 2007-07-27 10:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Glad someone actually went and put my suggestion at the time into practice.

Date: 2007-07-27 10:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesquipedality.livejournal.com
They probably have it coming. Shambo was slaughtered yesterday. Can't get more clear evidence of Satanic witchery than someone's cow dying, can you now?

Date: 2007-07-27 10:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com
The good thing about Gloucester being flooded is that it'll make it really easy to spot who floats and who doesn't. That should speed things up a bit.

Date: 2007-07-27 10:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] christ1974.livejournal.com
Now I thought that if someone called a man from Yorkshire a puff they said, "Thank you very much for such a fine compliment, I am however of the heterosexual variety".

Isn't that what you'd say dave?

Date: 2007-07-27 10:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sesquipedality.livejournal.com
And if that fails, there should be plenty of handy ducks around for comparison purposes.

Date: 2007-07-27 11:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davywavy.livejournal.com
I don't think that I'm your average Yorkshireman, in so many ways :)

Date: 2007-07-27 12:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gnommi.livejournal.com
*chokes on tea*

Date: 2007-08-27 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
As I understand it, the Cerne Abbas Giant was actually a 17th Century satire on Olver Cromwell and "rediscovered" by 19th century twits as an ancient pagan symbol.

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