Comments on: Shelley the Republican Discovered My Secret http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: kathie harper http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-413604 kathie harper Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:42:08 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-413604 to those of you unsure of str's satire status, please read number four under their "terms and conditions", where it is clearly stated that str is a satire and not intended to be taken seriously. to those of you unsure of str’s satire status, please read number four under their “terms and conditions”, where it is clearly stated that str is a satire and not intended to be taken seriously.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-25050 Aaron Thu, 03 May 2007 20:23:02 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-25050 Howdy, This is my first time visiting your site, and I discovered you through the link from Shelly The Republican. I've been reading STR for several months, and have always assumed it to be satire, in a similar vein to sites like Jon Swift, Jesus' General, Edicts of Nancy, or Landover Baptist. I find STR more entertaining than any of those sites, however, because they <i>never</i> break character, and the clues they leave to tell you it's satire are much more subtle than on other parody sites. Indeed, judging from the torrent of responses they receive from outraged liberals on every single post, the clues may be <i>too</i> subtle, because some people obviously never catch on. I will 'fess up to occasionally commenting there under my own fake neocon pseudonym just for the fun of egging people on, but it becomes boring when you realize that nobody's catching on to the fact that you're <i>lampooning</i> far-right insanity, not endorsing it. I have, on occasion, been tempted to leave a "FOLKS! IT'S ALL A JOKE!" comment to clue people in (maybe including the link to the archive.org page with the now-deleted disclaimer) but I don't, because it's not my site and hey, who am I to ruin the joke? If they want to tell people, they will. Howdy,

This is my first time visiting your site, and I discovered you through the link from Shelly The Republican.

I’ve been reading STR for several months, and have always assumed it to be satire, in a similar vein to sites like Jon Swift, Jesus’ General, Edicts of Nancy, or Landover Baptist. I find STR more entertaining than any of those sites, however, because they never break character, and the clues they leave to tell you it’s satire are much more subtle than on other parody sites.

Indeed, judging from the torrent of responses they receive from outraged liberals on every single post, the clues may be too subtle, because some people obviously never catch on. I will ‘fess up to occasionally commenting there under my own fake neocon pseudonym just for the fun of egging people on, but it becomes boring when you realize that nobody’s catching on to the fact that you’re lampooning far-right insanity, not endorsing it.

I have, on occasion, been tempted to leave a “FOLKS! IT’S ALL A JOKE!” comment to clue people in (maybe including the link to the archive.org page with the now-deleted disclaimer) but I don’t, because it’s not my site and hey, who am I to ruin the joke? If they want to tell people, they will.

]]> By: The Christian Heretic http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24226 The Christian Heretic Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:09:41 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24226 From what I recall STR is satire, along the same lines as Landover Baptist Church. From what I recall STR is satire, along the same lines as Landover Baptist Church.

]]> By: Robin http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24175 Robin Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:49:50 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24175 I just went over there and read around more. That site is hysterical and definitely it has to be satire. Lawd have mercy, I hope so! I just went over there and read around more. That site is hysterical and definitely it has to be satire. Lawd have mercy, I hope so!

]]> By: Robin http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24174 Robin Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:15:34 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24174 I would just consider it free advertisement. Who knows, maybe a sittin on the fence person will click on Friendly Atheist and realize it make much more sense on your website. I would just consider it free advertisement. Who knows, maybe a sittin on the fence person will click on Friendly Atheist and realize it make much more sense on your website.

]]> By: mollishka http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24139 mollishka Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:53:02 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24139 Wait wait wait. You're an ATHEIST?! ... why didn't you <i>tell</i> us??! Oh wait. Wait wait wait. You’re an ATHEIST?! … why didn’t you tell us??!

Oh wait.

]]> By: Shelley The Republican « glork! http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24080 Shelley The Republican « glork! Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:38:33 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24080 [...] Posted by glork on April 28th, 2007 I happened across http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/ today since Friendly Atheist linked to it in a recent post. This has got to be one of the scariest militant intolerant conservative blogs I’ve ever seen. I really wonder if someone could really be self-deceived enough to belief some of the content of the posts there. [...] [...] Posted by glork on April 28th, 2007 I happened across http://www.shelleytherepublican.com/ today since Friendly Atheist linked to it in a recent post. This has got to be one of the scariest militant intolerant conservative blogs I’ve ever seen. I really wonder if someone could really be self-deceived enough to belief some of the content of the posts there. [...]

]]> By: Andy Francis http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24070 Andy Francis Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:33:14 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24070 I'm pretty sure that STR is satire. It's very clever, but that seems to be the consensus. I’m pretty sure that STR is satire. It’s very clever, but that seems to be the consensus.

]]> By: vjack http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24065 vjack Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:18:38 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24065 Disagreement = persecution, huh? So sad. Disagreement = persecution, huh? So sad.

]]> By: null http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24056 null Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:56:52 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/28/shelley-the-republican-discovered-my-secret/#comment-24056 Really, I don't think you have anything to worry about. That post was quite incoherent, and only those with a severe case of brain-rot could make much (if any) sense of it. Really, I don’t think you have anything to worry about. That post was quite incoherent, and only those with a severe case of brain-rot could make much (if any) sense of it.

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