Journal mcgrew's Journal: A National Day of Whoreship 12
This past weekend was a four day weekend for most of America. It is devoted to the worship of our national religion, Mammon. Only in the US do we have a holiday devoted solely to the worship of money.
Black Friday. The day the retailers get out of the red an "in the black". All devotees of the faith must do their religious duty to line the pockets of the rich, and to demean, mock, and slander the poor.
Black Friday used to have a negative connotation: it was the day in 1929 the stock market crashed. Like Passover is the Jewish religion's remembrance of when the Jews were delivered from slavery, so too is Black Friday, when the greedheads are delivered out of debt and into freedom.
It seems that there are no Christian holidays in America. Thanksgiving, which used to be a day to thank the Christian God for not smiting them, has become nothing but a precursor to the day after -- Black Friday, when people with tryptophan laced brains rush to the outlets of material godliness to promote the religion of Mammon and buy, buy, buy, for the next Mammonium holiday, Christmas.
Christmas, with its Pagan tree and conspicuous consumption. Without that mammonian holiday, Black Friday would hardly be possible. It is the day you spend your cash (or more often, credit) buying things you would never buy for yourself for other people wo wouldn't buy them for themselves.
Easter, another supposed "Christian" holiday, no longer has anything whatever to do with Jesus, but instead worships Wicca with its rabbits and eggs, and baskets that no self-respecting child would spend money on. They only want the candy.
Like the rich, who thank gold for the Pagan holiday that lines their pockets. Let us pray, brothers and sisters, to our savior.
Our money, who art in the bank, hallowed be thy name.
My kingdom come, my will be done, in government as it is in my mansion.
Give us today our gourmet food, and forgive no one.
Lead us into temptation, and deliver us our evil.
For thine is the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Remember, brothers and sisters, do unto others before they do unto you.
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Yeah, I know you were just joking.
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Apparently, AC hasn't read past the old testament and in fact, probably didn't read it, either. I did a search on the word "whore" in a copy of the Bible (King James, on the hard drive) and the worst it said was that if you consort with whores, other men will spend your money. I've found that to be quite true, one reason I'm staying away from the whores. It does have a lot of bad things to say about pimps (whoremongers) and those who would sell their daughters into prostitution.
All it says about drinking is
Preach on, bro! (Score:2)
I thought your post would be about actual whores (since today is World AIDS Day [wikipedia.org]), but your post was still good.
So I say to my fellow slashdotters, stay safe, use condoms!
Black- it is not just for Friday anymore! (Score:1)
Black itself used to have negative connotations. But now, it is entirely positive.
Notice how so many people think that the son of a white American woman and a Kenyan man is a "black", and in one instance, grew up to the most powerful man in the Universe.
Ciao!
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My man, you an oreo, and I am a chocolate chip cookie.
Peace out, bro.
-1: no whores (Score:2)
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The problem is that whores are supposed to get naked, but these damn marketing people keep their clothes on. What a rip-off.
You have clearly never been to a marketing firm's holiday party.
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Also, if a whore can get your money without taking her clothes off, she will.
Tie (Score:2)
Awesome journal, as always McGrew.