"Pagans" and "Homer"? When I first saw the headline, I thought it was a news story ripped from an ancient Greek periodical.
How telling is it that now "Homer" colloquially refers to the cartoon character and not the epic poet? Here are some excerpts if you can bear the double dose of inanity,
PAGANS have pledged to perform “rain magic” to wash away cartoon character Homer Simpson who was painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant.
The 17th century chalk outline of the naked, sexually aroused, club-wielding giant is believed by many to be a symbol of ancient spirituality.
Many couples also believe the 180ft giant, which is carved in the hillside above Cerne Abbas, Dorset, is an aid to fertility.
A giant 180ft Homer Simpson brandishing a doughnut was painted next to the well-endowed figure today in a publicity stunt to promote The Simpsons Movie released later this month.
It has been painted with water-based biodegradable paint which will wash away as soon as it rains.
Ann Bryn-Evans, joint Wessex district manager for The Pagan Federation, said: “It’s very disrespectful and not at all aesthetically pleasing.
Speaking of pagans...
Recently my toddler son saw the above doohickey on the south shore of Boston (Hull Windmill). He asked what it was,
CaptiousDad - Son, here in Boston, that is a pagan idol.
And then he sounded it out perfectly - "pey-guhn ahyd-l".
My son is already a prolific Earth-scorching fuel waster. He won't touch the tricycle he was given. Instead he emptied out his piggy bank and anted up for a battery-powered tractor.
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Many couples also believe the 180ft giant, which is carved in the hillside above Cerne Abbas, Dorset, is an aid to fertility.
.................HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!
Man, people are DUMB! Ya, and spirits come in the night and impregnate the women of the Pacific islands (as Durant observed many in those cultures apparently believed). And Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus.
That's an awesome dump truck your son has bought, by the way. But keep an eye on him... next thing you know he might do a little tuning under the hood and start racing the neighborhood kids for pink slips. And you know what they say, "It's always fun until someone loses their pink slip."
Is Homer going to toss that donut? If so, where?
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