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    An atheist was walking through the woods. 'What majestic trees! 'What powerful rivers! 'What beautiful animals! He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground, rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.... At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!' Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament ? Am I to count you as a believer ?' The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian ?' 'Very well,' said the voice... The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head and spoke: 'For what I am about to receive, may the Lord make me truly thankful, Amen.'

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      An atheist was walking through the woods. 'What majestic trees! 'What powerful rivers! 'What beautiful animals! He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground, rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.... At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!' Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament ? Am I to count you as a believer ?' The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian ?' 'Very well,' said the voice... The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head and spoke: 'For what I am about to receive, may the Lord make me truly thankful, Amen.'

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        An atheist was walking through the woods. 'What majestic trees! 'What powerful rivers! 'What beautiful animals! He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground, rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.... At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!' Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament ? Am I to count you as a believer ?' The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian ?' 'Very well,' said the voice... The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head and spoke: 'For what I am about to receive, may the Lord make me truly thankful, Amen.'

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        Nah, we atheists never confuse a Christian with a good sort... :rolleyes:

        If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
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          An atheist was walking through the woods. 'What majestic trees! 'What powerful rivers! 'What beautiful animals! He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground, rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.... At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!' Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament ? Am I to count you as a believer ?' The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian ?' 'Very well,' said the voice... The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head and spoke: 'For what I am about to receive, may the Lord make me truly thankful, Amen.'

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          Why would a god make him a christian? Any god that existed was around a long time before christianity. Surely a pagan would be more apposite, and therefore the bear would dance naked around a fire before having intercourse, the only way a human can get to paradise. (Ask my wife!)

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            Why would a god make him a christian? Any god that existed was around a long time before christianity. Surely a pagan would be more apposite, and therefore the bear would dance naked around a fire before having intercourse, the only way a human can get to paradise. (Ask my wife!)

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            Vikram A Punathambekar
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            TMI.

            Cheers, विक्रम (CCC count - 5.) "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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              TMI.

              Cheers, विक्रम (CCC count - 5.) "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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              Dalek Dave
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              Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

              "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread

              Hey! If only eh?

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                Why would a god make him a christian? Any god that existed was around a long time before christianity. Surely a pagan would be more apposite, and therefore the bear would dance naked around a fire before having intercourse, the only way a human can get to paradise. (Ask my wife!)

                ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                Pete OHanlon
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                Sense of humour bypass on a Monday morning Dave?

                Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                  An atheist was walking through the woods. 'What majestic trees! 'What powerful rivers! 'What beautiful animals! He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground, rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.... At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!' Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament ? Am I to count you as a believer ?' The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian ?' 'Very well,' said the voice... The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head and spoke: 'For what I am about to receive, may the Lord make me truly thankful, Amen.'

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                  Very good.

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                    Why would a god make him a christian? Any god that existed was around a long time before christianity. Surely a pagan would be more apposite, and therefore the bear would dance naked around a fire before having intercourse, the only way a human can get to paradise. (Ask my wife!)

                    ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                    I suspect when most people think of paradise, it does not involve you dancing naked around a fire!

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                      An atheist was walking through the woods. 'What majestic trees! 'What powerful rivers! 'What beautiful animals! He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground, rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.... At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!' Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament ? Am I to count you as a believer ?' The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian ?' 'Very well,' said the voice... The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head and spoke: 'For what I am about to receive, may the Lord make me truly thankful, Amen.'

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                      This was obviously written by a Christian, an atheist would have asked the bear be converted to a religion that encourages vegetarianism!

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                        Sense of humour bypass on a Monday morning Dave?

                        Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                        I was actually working up to the dancing naked and having sex in the woods bit.

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                          This was obviously written by a Christian, an atheist would have asked the bear be converted to a religion that encourages vegetarianism!

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                          A Hindu bear? or Jainism? Better Still, a Spectacled Bear from darkest Peru, known to only eat marmalade sandwiches.

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                            A Hindu bear? or Jainism? Better Still, a Spectacled Bear from darkest Peru, known to only eat marmalade sandwiches.

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                            Dima Popov
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                            Haribo bear, maybe.

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                              Haribo bear, maybe.

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                              or The Gayest Bear in the World[^]

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                                An atheist was walking through the woods. 'What majestic trees! 'What powerful rivers! 'What beautiful animals! He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground, rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.... At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!' Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament ? Am I to count you as a believer ?' The atheist looked directly into the light, 'It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian ?' 'Very well,' said the voice... The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw, brought both paws together, bowed his head and spoke: 'For what I am about to receive, may the Lord make me truly thankful, Amen.'

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                                Abhinav S
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                                Ger Hayden wrote:

                                At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!'

                                Stupid Atheist. Instead he should just have rolled over and played dead!

                                The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.

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                                  or The Gayest Bear in the World[^]

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                                  Assuming that the atheist was an adult, this bear[^]

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                                    Ger Hayden wrote:

                                    At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!'

                                    Stupid Atheist. Instead he should just have rolled over and played dead!

                                    The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.

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                                    Or called out for Allah, even a bear would think twice! Ursine Jihad is an ugly thing.

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                                      I was actually working up to the dancing naked and having sex in the woods bit.

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                                      Pete OHanlon
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                                      Fair enough. Whatever floats Michelle's boat.

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                                        A Hindu bear? or Jainism? Better Still, a Spectacled Bear from darkest Peru, known to only eat marmalade sandwiches.

                                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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                                        Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                        Dalek Dave wrote:

                                        A Hindu bear?

                                        You called me?

                                        "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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                                          Fair enough. Whatever floats Michelle's boat.

                                          Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                                          Dalek Dave
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                                          Let's keep Michelle's boat out of this!

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