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EvilC wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:39 am Those weren’t really remixes - didn’t he call them megamixes?

One of my friends said he wants to meet Norman Cook, and ask him to sign a record or whatever - but will insist he signs it Jive Bunny, to remind him that he’s a novelty act.
semantics.. :crylol:

I didn’t know Norman Cook was jive bunny. I'll have to check out those master pieces of musical mastery, maybe even add them to my playlists for morning journeys into work, its not like that isn't already a living hell.
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Tenbury wrote: Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:08 am Isn't that what all this stuff is? Maybe I'm on the wrong page :? :?
From the tone of your post, it appeared you were stating it as fact.
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Can't wait until they start rewriting the bible :grin:
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ageing hammer wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:56 pm Can't wait until they start rewriting the bible :grin:
Definitely need to add a few strong women to the story. It's a little male dominated at the moment. How about changing a few of the disciples? Maybe Judy, Simone, and Andrea?
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Burnley Hammer wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:33 pm Definitely need to add a few strong women to the story.
I'm not sure a hundred million or so Catholics would agree with you!
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Burnley Hammer wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:33 pm Definitely need to add a few strong women to the story.
How much more modern/strong could a woman be, than by giving birth to a lad whilst still being a virgin?

I'm sure that ticks all the boxes for progressiveness.
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Hummer_I_mean_Hammer wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:38 am How much more modern/strong could a woman be, than by giving birth to a lad whilst still being a virgin?

I'm sure that ticks all the boxes for progressiveness.
Not all, you've assumed her Mary's gender there, actually, you've also assumed Jesus's.

Sam Smith would put you on his them's naughty step for that one.......
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Burnley Hammer wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:33 pm Definitely need to add a few strong women to the story. It's a little male dominated at the moment. How about changing a few of the disciples? Maybe Judy, Simone, and Andrea?
How do you know one of the disciples wasn't trans?

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ageing hammer wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 6:56 pm Can't wait until they start rewriting the bible :grin:
It already has, some scholars reckon more than 100,000 times.

The oldest bible that we know to exist is from about the 4th century and compared to the standard King James version currently in wide circulation there are about 15,000 differences.
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sendô wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:26 am How do you know one of the disciples wasn't trans?
Do you think John Cleese would allow any of that Liberal lefty woke agenda into his work?
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delbert wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:23 am Not all, you've assumed her Mary's gender there, actually, you've also assumed Jesus's.

Sam Smith would put you on his them's naughty step for that one.......
Surely 'mother of God ' would indicate that 'she' is a female?

If it had been a virgin lad who gave birth to baby Jesus, well I'm sure it would have been documented, I mean that's a whole new level of miracle.

Edit: as for Jesus, everyone knows that women can't do proper chippy work.. when someone says pass me the nails, no point asking if you mean acrilic or gel ....
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Hummer_I_mean_Hammer wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 10:03 am Surely 'mother of God ' would indicate that 'she' is a female?

If it had been a virgin lad who gave birth to baby Jesus, well I'm sure it would have been documented, I mean that's a whole new level of miracle.

Edit: as for Jesus, everyone knows that women can't do proper chippy work.. when someone says pass me the nails, no point asking if you mean acrilic or gel ....
Not in today's topsy terfy world.

That'd be a whole new level of pain.

:lol:
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delbert wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:16 am Not in today's topsy terfy world.

That'd be a whole new level of pain.

:lol:
Just wanted to add to that, can you imagine how the chapter about turning water into wine would have worked out if Jesus was a woman? FFS... :crylol:
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Greatest Cockney Rip Off wrote: Fri Feb 24, 2023 3:08 pmDoes this kind of censorship really serve anyone well?
Yes.
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billybondsballbag wrote: Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:22 pm Yes.
You might need to show your working on this if you want to get full marks.
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Now I know that the original works will still be available and that it's just an option for an amended version, I'm really not that bothered.

The 'new' versions will have language in it which in the future will be deemed offensive to someone or inappropriate, so will most likely be changed again. Similar to how our understanding of a lot of other things isn't 'right' now, but is constantly evolving.

As long as there is preservation of the original works in the format the creator intended, I can't really see an issue with it.
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I see they're talking about doing the same with the Bond books now.
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YorksHammer wrote: Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:17 pm I see they're talking about doing the same with the Bond books now.
They can do what they want with the bible, but messing with Ian Fleming's masterpieces is sacrilege...
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YorksHammer wrote: Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:17 pm I see they're talking about doing the same with the Bond books now.
Are they going to replace Honor Blackman's character with "Plenty of Hugs"?
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