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Thursday, March 6, 2008 | Reason : Comedy | print version Print | Comments

Video A New Pope

AdamBuxton

Reposted from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ9sJVJMiYM
and
http://www.catholic.ie/

For more info on the video see:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/03/bad_hackers_bad_bad.php


Download Quicktime version (2:40, 5.4 MB)

Hackers have replaced the Irish Catholic page with a cute video and a link to the Irish Atheists page. I really should scold such deplorable virtual vandalism, but, well, instead I grabbed a quick screen capture before it gets taken down.

I thought the video was pretty funny, too, mocking the silly costumery of the Catholic hierarchy. Alright, hackers, you were naughty, don't do it again … but you did make me laugh.

Good news — it's not a hack at all. Those clever Irish atheists merely beat the Irish Catholics to their domain name…so it should be up indefinitely.
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1. Comment #139782 by djgw201 on March 6, 2008 at 1:44 pm

Could not be more funny or true

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2. Comment #139793 by Fiesoduck on March 6, 2008 at 1:52 pm

avatarSo this report is not real?

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3. Comment #139850 by Dutchie on March 6, 2008 at 2:54 pm

It shocks and disgusts me to think that the major world leaders fawn over the Pope. Why!?!?

WHY allow this idiot with no political experience to influence politics everywhere (he could command Catholics in Country X to have Leader Y impeached).

Jack Chick (another Grade A loon) argued that the Pope secretly controls all the World Governments as part of his plan to rule the world (he's the AntiChrist, don't you know). Could he be right?

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4. Comment #139892 by Phasic on March 6, 2008 at 4:08 pm

avatarThat is the funniest thing I have seen for a long time. I love how it only took a minimal amount of tweaking.

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5. Comment #139945 by MaxD on March 6, 2008 at 7:22 pm

avatarOkay that was brilliant. The speech was very moving too. I can understand why their solar system was spared.

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6. Comment #139953 by Shane Williams on March 6, 2008 at 7:51 pm

avatarGeorge Lucas would be proud. We need to get this thing some publicity, it's a good message with lots of potential.

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7. Comment #139956 by MPhil on March 6, 2008 at 8:04 pm

avatarAbsolutely brilliant. saw this on pharyngula two days ago... laughed so hard I cried. To an alien visiting earth, this would be no stranger than what's really going on.

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8. Comment #139979 by Michael P. on March 6, 2008 at 9:58 pm

YouTube says this was uploaded July 04, 2006... HOW did I miss it??

Brilliant.

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9. Comment #140162 by notacrook on March 7, 2008 at 2:53 am

I am pretty sure this is from Time Trumpet. Armando Inanucci wrote and presented it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Trumpet

It written like a nostalga "I love the Early 21st Century" type program set 30 years in the future. Its a little hit and miss but can be very funny. Tesco's Invasion of Denmark is very funny. They lampoon Blair alot and "Rape an Ape" is just odd. Most of TT is on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfSi0D7KESk

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10. Comment #140201 by posiedon on March 7, 2008 at 3:42 am

avatar
Good news â€" it's not a hack at all. Those clever Irish atheists merely beat the Irish Catholics to their domain name…so it should be up indefinitely.


Another poster on the same forum has bought muslim.ie.
I believe jesus.ie and christ.ie are still available, any takers?

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11. Comment #140221 by babrock on March 7, 2008 at 4:03 am

Where can I get one of those light saber chalises to smight and vanquish mine enemies?

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12. Comment #140485 by Spinoza on March 7, 2008 at 2:21 pm

avatarAye caramba.

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13. Comment #140557 by Vichama on March 7, 2008 at 9:24 pm

avatarI nearly fell out of my chair, because I was laughing so hard. I needed a good laugh, thanks.

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14. Comment #140565 by salgiambruno on March 7, 2008 at 9:45 pm

avatarROFLMAO!

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15. Comment #151653 by Enlightenme.. on March 29, 2008 at 6:21 am

avatarI saw the tesco invasion of Denmark skit - classic.

Anybody else notice the incognito sneaking in by Dan Dennett at 39 seconds?

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16. Comment #151666 by Geoff on March 29, 2008 at 6:53 am

avatarBrilliant! Reminded me very much of Rowan Atkinson, with perhaps a touch of "MIB".

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17. Comment #162395 by themadlolscientist on April 16, 2008 at 9:11 pm

avatar=ZOMGZROFLMAO= =gasp= Gimme some =choke= oxygen!

Where can I get one of those light saber chalises to smight and vanquish mine enemies?


From the Unitarians, maybe? They light a chalice at the beginning of their services.

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18. Comment #171702 by Ian Bamlett on April 28, 2008 at 5:42 pm

avatarFantastic! How did i miss this when it was first posted?

You tube may yet be the death of religion through the death of a thousand ridicules.

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19. Comment #177523 by hexhunter on May 9, 2008 at 8:27 am

avatarI don't remember this from Time Trumpet. Adam Buxton is Adam from Adam & Joe though, and he is in Time Trumpet.

- Deus X Machina

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20. Comment #180604 by Cobalt on May 15, 2008 at 9:56 am

avatarSweet. Very clever!

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21. Comment #180606 by Caudimordax on May 15, 2008 at 10:04 am

avatarI shared this video with a believer friend and when I asked what she thought she said she couldn't finish watching it because she didn't understand what they were talking about! It was almost funnier than the video. Not. Maybe she didn't get it because she's a lutheran.

I, ex-catholic thought it was the funniest thing I'd seen in a long time.

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22. Comment #186155 by Al420 on May 29, 2008 at 6:11 pm

avatarCan we be entirely sure this isn't the real thing?
Seems pretty indistinguishable to me...

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