James McGrath posted this gem:
A mistake in the labeling department? Maybe, maybe not. A little searching and Dangerous Minds found this on e-bay:
You are bidding on an extremely rare copy of a “THE BIBLE.” written by. Jesus, et al.
What makes this copy so rare is that it is autographed by JESUS CHRIST himself!!! It appears he has signed it using a royal blue Expo marker…which makes it even more valuable.
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
AND THIS IS EXTREMELY EXTREMELY EXTREMELY IMPORTANT…. The VHS copy of “The Fly” is NOT included in the auction sale. Thank you!
Theological/bibliographic question: if the person who signed the book was not Jesus, but was inspired to do so by Jesus, does that make the autograph authentic?
I bet a copy of the FSM holy text with a splatter of ragu in the margin would fetch more.
Every spaghetti plate is a manifestation of His high and imperscrutable, yet delicious will
The fact that Christ dots his i’s with hearts suggests he is a girl between the ages of 5 and 12, and we all know women are not authorized to receive and distribute divine messages
Heck, they’re not allowed to teach a man anything at all, according to 1 Timothy.
written by. Jesus, et al.
Oh? Which books of Teh Bibel did Jesus write?
I wonder why is it EXTREMELY (x’s 3, even) important that this be separated from The Fly on VHS auction?
Mixing sci-fi and fantasy is never a good idea.
One may as far as to say Jeff Goldblum is never a good idea.
What? You didn’t like his performance in “Earth Girls Are Easy”?
Ugh. No.
But he can give you rainbow orgasms with his mind!
I still find it vaguely creepy that he in fact went on to marry Geena Davis.
Because a pirated VHS tape has more inherent value than an autographed Bible?
Ebay humor at its finest.
Hah! Everyone who’s watched ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ knows that can’t be Jesus’ real autograph because he would have used an i instead of a j.
In Greek or Latin yes, but Jeebus only spoke Aramaic, and probably wasn’t even literate in that. Assuming he even existed, of course.
Christ wasn’t even his name. It is a Greek title for a demigod and was not applied to him until decades after his supposed death.
Reason #4356 that gullibility will be the downfall of humanity.
I used to subscribe to Sturgeon’s Law, that 90% of everything is crap. But as I get older and more cynical, my opinion is becoming that everyone is an idiot pretty much all the time. This is just more data for my theory.
Hmmm. Maybe I should “autograph” Johnny Tremain with his name, then sell it on e-bay (with the disclaimer, of course, that I felt inspired by a fictional character to imitate his fictional signature).
The only thing that would make this Tome more valuable…. would be the addition of the word ”FUCKING” in between the words, Jesus & Christ!
I was at an anime convention and Raptor Jesus showed up. Another con attendee rushed out to her car so she could get her Bible and have him autograph it. Epic win.
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