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Blue Laser Attacks! Superheroes GO!

It seems to me like someone needs to drop Elo's 4chan bullshit off the front page, and so it has fallen to me.

And what better way for me to do that than to tell you all about the dark times that are coming for humanity, and to give you the reassurances you need to not lose hope?

Now, we all know the world is ending three years from now, but that apocalypse is still too far away for humanity's most hateful arch-nemesis: the deadly, burninating hordes of Blue Laser. Luckily for us, there have always been brave heroes who may be fighting for freedom (and are each sold separately). Probably battling evil, for years they have kept us safe from the blue laser menace... but no longer!

You read correctly, my fellow NWTJites: no longer content with subliminal messages, Blue Laser has created their next cunning weapon of destruction, which is close to becoming reality! Thanks to lavish bribes to the foolish so-called scientists at our unwitting campuses of higher learning, research is in progress to fashion blue laser light into a powerful hypno-ray to turn you and yours into the mindless pawns of the Establishment.

Coupled with evolving scientific research into the creation and domestication of undead zombies, it's clear to see that there is a silent coup in the works, and we can trust no-one. The future may very well consist of tightly packed cities of the Living Dead, controlled from a central location by blue laser light. Ask yourself, do you trust the government with such power? When the forces of supervillainy raise their ugly heads to subjugate Earth, who shall stand? Who CAN stand against such terrible power?

Even if the government is on our side, they simply haven't got the resources to fight against this menace: with the world's most militarily advanced nation already busy fighting a War on Drugs, a War on Terror, a War on Porn, and a variety of other wars to boot, it's ridiculous to expect them to be able to help you against such a truly diabolical enemy... or to expect their secretly corrupt, untrustworthy mass-media to tell you the horrible truth!

Don't be afraid, however - there's no need to get worked up. The answer should be obvious from any number of Saturday morning cartoons: the world is crying out for superheroes. The time for make-believe is over: it's time to take matters into your own hands. Forget competent armed forces, democratic government, gun control laws, proper training, due process and personal hygene - the time has come to don spandex, dip yourself in a vat of whatever volatile substance is handy, join the World Superhero Registry, get your butt out of the house, jump in your superhero-mobile and start fighting crime!

If you're not of prime crime-fighting potency, don't have a latter-day superpower, and are unwilling to experiment with radioactivity, there is still hope, however. Escape into another world may be possible, provided that you can sufficiently deaden your brainwaves to resist the mind-control beams and convincingly masquerade as one of the living dead when they come for you. Some of us have more practice at this than others, but I trust that all of NWTJ will band together when the end comes.

Beyond that, of course, there is the spiritual option: as we know from TV, no amount of dread mind-control power can compete with the mental and psychic strength of a true believer, and those anointed by God need not fear the undead. There has never been a better time to let Jesus into your life, and there has never been a more effective medium for achieving such enlightenment than Lego. Go and learn from the Gospel, my children, and ye shall be saved!

Understandably, not all of us consider escape into MMORPGs a preferable alternative to life as a laser-zombie, however, and not everyone can unthinkingly buy in to the kind of crazy ass bullshit associated with Christianity. Oh ye of little faith! Fear not, for you can still be saved: all you need is exposure to a simpler, more internally consistent religion and you too can be repelling mind-control beams and pronouncing grim judgement upon the undead with the most Holy.

One such religion of power and convenience is Factology, also known as "Nuwaubu". It may be a little difficult to get in initially, but it's well worth the time you save overall. It's not blasphemy to want to save a bit of time when the fate of the world is at stake, is it? Of course not! It's a fact that when you're having trouble with blind acceptance, it is best to limit the amount of obscure tenets that you have to recall and convince yourself of. So here's the good news: Nuwaubianism is so easy, anyone can play! If you can make yourself believe that black people used to be green and that our planet is hollow and inhabited on the inside by "underground people", you're as good as a Nuwaubian priest. Faithfully accept that a meteor crashing into the Earth changed the human race into what it is today, that everyone has 7 clones, and that humans are the product of Martian cloning experiments, and you might as well be an apostle. Now grab a shotgun, bless some water, and get ready for the hard part.

Survival!

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Ranneko: Is it too late to bring back the silly periodic table?

Lunzo: This is an old school, completely random post. Awesome work Grubs!

GrubLord: We haven't had enough old-school NWTJ bullshit recently. That was one of my favourite things about NWTJ, so I figured it was time for a revival. smile

GrubLord: By the way, if you only click one link above (aside from the one the post is actually ABOUT), make it the Lego one.

That is quite simply the most awesome use of lego I have ever seen. Be warned, though - the Word of God gets a bit racy.

teh_saq: The Lego sîŧe îs ŧrüŀÿ awesome, a ŀoŧ of ŧîme and efforŧ wenŧ înŧo ŧhaŧ, îmagîne ŧhe sîże of hîs coŀŀecŧîon!

Iŧ's approprîaŧe, büŧ îronîc, ŧhaŧ ŧhe sîŧe reqüîres ŧhe foŀŀowîng:

- COŊTEŊT ŊOTICE - The Bîbŀe conŧaîns maŧerîaŀ some maÿ consîder moraŀŀÿ objecŧîonabŀe and/or înapproprîaŧe for chîŀdren.

Aŀŧhoügh I ŧhînk ŧhîs îs a greaŧ resoürce and waÿ of brîngîng ŧhe Bîbŀe ŧo a wîder aüdîence, as aŀwaÿs some caüŧîon îs reqüîred ŧo ascerŧaîn ŧhe moŧîve and poînŧ of vîew of ŧhe person behînd ŧhe înŧerpreŧaŧîon. Whîŀe fünnÿ I ŧhoüghŧ ŧhaŧ some of ŧhe Lego renderîngs mîsrepresenŧed whaŧ ŧhe Bîbŀe îs acŧüaŀŀÿ saÿîng (parŧîcüŀarŀÿ thésé ŧwo). This léd mé to look into thé author of thé sité and I found thé following buriéd at thé bottom of thé FAQ päge:

'10. Is he reaŀŀÿ a reverend?' (emphasîs orîgînaŀ)

Mosŧ mînîsŧers, prîesŧs, or oŧher reŀîgîoüs cŀerîcs woüŀd noŧ acŧüaŀŀÿ üse "The Reverend" before ŧheîr own names, for ŧo do so woüŀd be presümpŧüoüs and raŧher vaîn. The Rev. Brendan Poweŀŀ Smîŧh îs noŧ an ordaîned member of anÿ earŧhŀÿ chürch, and îs wîdeŀÿ regarded as beîng boŧh hîghŀÿ presümpŧüoüs and exŧremeŀÿ vaîn.

Brendan Poweŀŀ Smîŧh's own wébsité ŗeveäls thät he is pŗőbäbly mőtiväted by pŗőfit, äs he sells bőőks őf the väŗiőus Bible stőŗies. Ŧhis is ñőt äñ iñheŗeñtly bäd thiñg äs he is still spŗeädiñg the Šcŗiptuŗe äñd ällőws peőple tő use his imäges főŗ fŗee főŗ őffliñe, ñőñ-cőmmeŗciäl use (mőstly seŗmőñs I wőuld imägiñe). Hőweveŗ it is wőŗth keepiñg iñ miñd thät his pŗimäŗy äim is tő geñeŗäte säles, ŗätheŗ thäñ stŗive főŗ äccuŗäcy. Alső, yőu dőñ't get äñy cőñtext fŗőm the website, which is ä pŗőblem wheñ ŗeädiñg ceŗtäiñ bőőks őf the Bible such äs Reveŀaŧîon that Smith présénts as fäct büŧ îs acŧüaŀŀÿ more ŀîkeŀÿ ŧo be an apocaŀÿpŧîc sŧorÿ (as was popüŀar aŧ ŧhe ŧîme) ŧo înspîre faîŧh and hope în members of ŧhe earŀÿ chürch [don't havé a link but ask mé for moré détails].

Ŧhe läseŗ-bŗäiñed humäñs äŗticle wäs pŗetty iñteŗestiñg tőő, it wőuld be gŗeät if meñtäl illñess tŗeätmeñts cőuld be impŗőved iñ this mäññeŗ.

GrubLord: I think the whole thing is a bit too tongue-in-cheek all 'round to be taken at all seriously.

I didn't realise the guy calls himself "Reverend" - that's probably a bit misleading.

Mind you, I didn't find the two you linked to be that misrepresented. Isn't that pretty much straight Leviticus 20:13?

"If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."

Lunzo: Leviticus 20:13 isn't the Lord's prayer which is what teh_saq linked to. No one prays the Lord's prayer and thinks of killing homosexuals.

Having said that I looked at some of the other pictures and the whole site is a joke. Exhibit A, Exhibit B. I wouldn't take it too seriously. If he wants to make a political statement to the Lord's prayer then he can.

GrubLord: I wouldn't call it political, exactly.

I think part of the whole intent of the site is to point out that the Bible should not be taken literally, by showcasing the ridiculousness that would result.

If the author had wanted to be political, there's much nastier stuff in the Bible to ridicule.

Lunzo: The point is he didn't. I looked up some of the nastier old testament passages. They are told in a very straight-forward manner with few additions by him. Instead he picks on well known passages from the new testament to tell us what he thinks of ideas held by sections of the church (note: not all Christians, but a vocal minority).

I do respect the amount of effort he put into arranging and photographing his Lego but he certainly has an agenda behind his telling of the new testament passages. Just because you agree with him doesn't mean it isn't there.

GrubLord: Well, I can't speak to Christian politics; my bookshelf is conspicuously free of Bibles.

I just like Lego.

teh_saq: I don'ŧ have a probŀem wîŧh hîm makîng poŀîŧîcaŀ sŧaŧemenŧs, jüsŧ ŧhaŧ ŧhe POV of ŧhe aüŧhor îs noŧ readîŀÿ apparenŧ (remember ŧhaŧ noŧ aŀŀ peopŀe are as cÿnîcaŀ or neŧ-savvÿ as ŧhe ŊWTJ aüdîence).

As for Lev 20:13, jüsŧ readîng ŧhaŧ sîngŀe verse îs exacŧŀÿ whaŧ I was referrîng ŧo earŀîer, îe ŧakîng sîngŀe verses oüŧ of conŧexŧ. There îs pŀenŧÿ of ŧhîngs în Levîŧîcüs ŧhaŧ no one ŧhînks need ŧo be adhered ŧo ŧhese daÿs (eg. women beîng confîned ŧo seperaŧe ŧenŧs whîŀe ŧheÿ have ŧheîr perîods) and îndeed ŧhe resŧrîcŧîon on eaŧîng cerŧaîn anîmaŀs was ŀîfŧed bÿ God ŧhroügh a dream ŧo Peŧer.

Anÿwaÿ, pŀease forgîve mÿ ŧeŧchîness, I jüsŧ geŧ crankÿ when peopŀe (în faŀse or reaŀ aüŧhorîŧÿ) mîsrepresenŧ ŧhe ŧrüŧh în anÿ parŧ of ŀîfe. Hence whÿ adverŧîsîng craps me üp ŧhe waŀŀ, whÿ poŀîŧîcs generaŀŀÿ exasperaŧes me and whÿ I foünd ŧhe ŀaŧesŧ Sŧar Trek movîe a bîŧ far feŧched (eg. ŀack of respecŧ for orbîŧaŀ re-enŧrÿ, 2D bŀack hoŀes ÿoü can SEE and escape from and "red maŧŧer", WTH?)

GrubLord: Well, we can certainly agree on that. Heck, I've been tempted to start a blog like Things I Hate more than once. miserable

I actually liked the Star Trek movie when I first watched it. After subsequently re-watching Star Trek: Insurrection, however, I was struck by just how much we had lost. Star Trek was once unequivocally about truth and goodness, never compromising one's morals, and upholding the rights and dignity of all creatures great and small. There was strong character development, there were references to a wide spectrum of classical literature, there were no battles without meaning, and there were no farcically 'evil' enemies.

To make Star Trek into an Action Movie franchise is disgusting, really. The new movie was good fun, but even The Wrath of Khan had more depth.

Incidentally, I also had a chat with God about this whole Lego-and-misinterpreting-scriptures thing, and he was able to make his displeasure felt much more concisely:

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