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God said unto Moses "Come Forth And Be Praised!"

But Moses came third and won a Teapot!

AndyTheGoth wrote:God said unto Moses "Come Forth And Be Praised!"

But Moses came third and won a Teapot!

..(der..) Andy ? I don't geddit

karin wrote:

AndyTheGoth wrote:God said unto Moses "Come Forth And Be Praised!"

But Moses came third and won a Teapot!

..(der..) Andy ? I don't geddit

It was the raffle at Mount Sinai!

AndyTheGoth wrote:

karin wrote:

AndyTheGoth wrote:God said unto Moses "Come Forth And Be Praised!"

But Moses came third and won a Teapot!

..(der..) Andy ? I don't geddit

It was the raffle at Mount Sinai!

Still don't geddit but then organised religion isn't my strong point. S'pect it's a real corker though

As far as I got it it's the confusion of the words "forth" and "fourth". Moses didn't come fourth, he came third, so all he got was a teapot as prize.
Correct?

What's Moses going to do with a teapot?

thta doesn't make sense. Third is better than fourth, so the prize should be praise and the teapot and maybe a years supply of oven cleaner?

hallucienate wrote:thta doesn't make sense. Third is better than fourth, so the prize should be praise and the teapot and maybe a years supply of oven cleaner?

I think the reason why he didn't get a better prize was the fact that he didn't obbey the word of God. God told him to come fourth, not third. So, because of Moses' arrogance, all he got was a tea pot.
God gets all annoyed about little details as petty as eating the wrong fruit...

hallucienate wrote:thta doesn't make sense. Third is better than fourth, so the prize should be praise and the teapot and maybe a years supply of oven cleaner?

What if he didn't have an oven, just a microwave?

Do you think Moses would be a Tesco or Sainsburys type of guy?

IT WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE A BLOODY JOKE

dead inside wrote:

hallucienate wrote:thta doesn't make sense. Third is better than fourth, so the prize should be praise and the teapot and maybe a years supply of oven cleaner?

I think the reason why he didn't get a better prize was the fact that he didn't obbey the word of God. God told him to come fourth, not third. So, because of Moses' arrogance, all he got was a tea pot.
God gets all annoyed about little details as petty as eating the wrong fruit...

so now god wants us not to do our best? jesus, I'm confused now.

I think I'd ultimately get more use out of a teapot. Unless God works in publishing.

CellThree wrote:

hallucienate wrote:thta doesn't make sense. Third is better than fourth, so the prize should be praise and the teapot and maybe a years supply of oven cleaner?

What if he didn't have an oven, just a microwave?

Do you think Moses would be a Tesco or Sainsburys type of guy?

I never said the prize was useful did I?

It's a crappy raffle anyway.

My housemate has just read this thread and thinks it's sad. But then again she's a tea drinker and used to coming third in the race of life!

You've be showing this off to non heartlanders?

now I feel violated.

Invasion of privacy - we should sue.

There should be some sort of test before youre allowed to register...

AndyTheGoth wrote:IT WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE A BLOODY JOKE

I still don't geddit but I expect it's STILL a real corker

hallucienate wrote:You've be showing this off to non heartlanders?

now I feel violated.

She read over my shoulder.

Heh, we can violate people in other parts of the world without leaving the house. The Internet is truely a wonderful thing!

hallucienate wrote:

dead inside wrote:

hallucienate wrote:thta doesn't make sense. Third is better than fourth, so the prize should be praise and the teapot and maybe a years supply of oven cleaner?

I think the reason why he didn't get a better prize was the fact that he didn't obbey the word of God. God told him to come fourth, not third. So, because of Moses' arrogance, all he got was a tea pot.
God gets all annoyed about little details as petty as eating the wrong fruit...

so now god wants us not to do our best? jesus, I'm confused now.

That depends on the perspective. At the light of the Old Testament, doing your best meant obbey every word from God.
When Eve ate the fruit and gave it to him, was her doing her best? Wasn't she seeking knowlegde? Didn't she share the knowledge with her husband? Isn't that a good thing?
Still, God got really mad and kicked both out of Eden.

dead inside wrote:

hallucienate wrote:

dead inside wrote: I think the reason why he didn't get a better prize was the fact that he didn't obbey the word of God. God told him to come fourth, not third. So, because of Moses' arrogance, all he got was a tea pot.
God gets all annoyed about little details as petty as eating the wrong fruit...

so now god wants us not to do our best? jesus, I'm confused now.

That depends on the perspective. At the light of the Old Testament, doing your best meant obbey every word from God.
When Eve ate the fruit and gave it to him, was her doing her best? Wasn't she seeking knowlegde? Didn't she share the knowledge with her husband? Isn't that a good thing?
Still, God got really mad and kicked both out of Eden.

So Adam and Eve were kicked out of Eden - I hope they kept the receipt for the Teapot

You know, the original text from the OT was:
Adam: "I want a real nice-looking, sensitive and smart counterpart"
God: "OK, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg"
Adam: "What can I get for a rib?"

Thus.....

IZZY.

It would seem that I have opened a "can of worms" with my *cough* 'joke' as there has been more replies to this joke than an any other

I was hoping to start a theological debate for a change...

What's Theo got to do with it?

CellThree wrote:

hallucienate wrote:You've be showing this off to non heartlanders?

now I feel violated.

She read over my shoulder.

Heh, we can violate people in other parts of the world without leaving the house. The Internet is truely a wonderful thing!

I guess I had it coming after posting that pic of the mouse/ear thingy