2- Limeymcfrog 
on May 13 2008
That's just a testament to the lovely american news media. All we hear about is Tom Cruise and scientology. But that was the impetus for the poem. I thought, "That is certainly the most creative way to deal with the problem of pain. A bit bonkers, but creative" and then I thought down the line at how other religions tried their hand at it.
Good call on the sonics, although I'm sad they will be moving to Oklahoma City. (HAHA, Google that one!)
The busline thing made me laugh, so long as you don't call it herpes because of the quality of the upkeep. I saw enough things as a bus driver and manager that would turn your stomach.
3- Leanne on May 13 2008
4- Limeymcfrog on May 13 2008
5- Leanne on May 13 2008
6- Callooh on May 13 2008
hindu is a faith, I believe... (and a language)
always liked the buddhists, although I've never been beaten by one
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1- Leanne
on May 13 2008
Instead of "The Agnostic wouldn't have the faintest clue", what about "While the Agnostic wouldn't have a clue" -- just for sonics really. Love the "earthly slings and arrows", a neat little nod in the right direction there.
The Buddhist does have the virtue of directness -- and there's the old "no brain no pain" truth -- it's all in the mind. I wonder, if you got your head chopped off would it hurt? On second thoughts, I'm not that curious.
Hindi is the language, by the way -- the people are Hindu.
I'd be tempted to put the Catholic and Jewish closer together, since they're both fairly heavy on the guilt factor -- but since the Catholic bit ties in so beautifully with the Ethan Hunt thing (I had to google, I'm sorry), I'd be shifting the Rabbi up a bit.
Our local busline has been nicknamed herpes (well, by me anyway) because their new slogan is the very imaginative "couldn't be easier to catch".