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The All-Purpose Bible

Neo Kervoskia
16-04-2006, 04:38
I'm re-writing the Bible so that it's useful. Here's a snipit. Feel free to add your own bit.

In the beginning, when God had obtained a degree in philosophy, He rented an apartment on the Lower East Side. It was decrepit and darkness covered every corner. Then God purchased a light bulb and said, "This should work." And God saw that the light was dim, but didn't have any money to spend on bulbs. God then spent the remainder of his money on food and it was greasy. God thus spent all of his money and called it broke. This was the first week.

And God said, " I need a job." But there were none. Believing in the welfare state, He obtained a welfare check. So God went to the landlady to pay the rent. And it was so. So there was broke and there was ends-meat. This was on the second week.

And God said, "I really need a job." But there still were none. So God called His parents and obtained three hundred dollars. And God saw that this was adequate. He then proceeded to spend it on food and clothing. This was on the third week.

And God said, "Goddamn it! I need a job.!" But only McDonald's had open positions. He thus became a cashier. He earned minimum wage and barely paid the rent. He had no food and called the feeling hunger. And it was terrible. He called this life in the service-industry. This was on the fourth week.

And God said, " I have a fucking degree in philosophy. I deserve better!" But He received no better. God loathed the service industry for its lack of individuality and extremely low pay, not to mention that he was at least ten years older than his manager. He called this shameful. This was on the fifth week.

And God said, "Would you like fries with that?" And the customer had a coupon for such, so they did. God realized that just a degree in anything, especially philosophy, was as worthless as the paper on which it was printed. The job market is too competitive. God realized that he should have went to graduate school and eventually obtained a phD in something useful. He called this life. This was on the sixth week.
Independent Enclaves
16-04-2006, 04:42
EDIT: Nevermind.
Ilie
16-04-2006, 04:44
And God said, "Would you like fries with that?" And the customer had a coupon for such, so they did. God realized that just a degree in anything, especially philosophy, was as worthless as the paper on which it was printed. The job market is too competitive. God realized that he should have went to graduate school and eventually obtained a phD in something useful. He called this life. This was on the sixth week.

Actually, getting a PhD isn't all that useful in terms of boosting pay level unless you need to specialize in something. Masters degrees are the most useful in that area.

I'm going that route myself...low-paying jobs and living with your parents help while you're doing it.
Good Lifes
16-04-2006, 05:55
I'll make it a lot simplier.


"Love God, Love everyone else."

THE END
Saint Curie
16-04-2006, 05:59
And, yea, this one chick that God hooked up with at this party at his friend Paul's house,

She called God, and said, "I'm late", and the Lord replied unto her "For what?",

And she said, "No, I'm late. My period. I'm going to the doctor on wednesday and I need a ride".

And, lo, there was silence on the line for several seconds...

And the lord spake unto her "Sooooo...why call me?"

And yea, verily, there was much anger and wrath, and the words "bastard", "bloodtest" and "son of a bitch" were used a great deal...

And that's how God got his only begotten child.

That he knows of.
IL Ruffino
16-04-2006, 06:02
An all purpose flour bag has little bits of text. Make this shorter! KTHNX
Saint Curie
16-04-2006, 06:04
An all purpose flour bag has little bits of text. Make this shorter! KTHNX

Like, render scripture shorter?

So, "Be fruitful and mulitply" becomes "Fuck!", that kind of thing?
IL Ruffino
16-04-2006, 06:10
Like, render scripture shorter?

So, "Be fruitful and mulitply" becomes "Fuck!", that kind of thing?
More of a "This, that, and the other thing"
Boreal Tundra UN Admin
16-04-2006, 06:47
I'll make it a lot simplier.


"Love God, Love everyone else."

THE END

Actually, it can be shorter...

"Respect everyone."

Sort of like taking the Jefferson Bible (KJV minus supernatural twaddle) and compressing it to basic essence.