I think the joke is in that Jesus was jewish....
The first thing you should know about George Carlin's book When Will Jesus Bring the Porkchops is that if you have enjoyed much of Carlin's earlier work then this will feel very familiar. So familiar, that sometimes you will be reading bits that you have heard before. But for all its familiarity it is still sometimes surprising and often funny.
Another thing you should know is that if you are one who gets offended when your beliefs are mocked then you will be offended by this book, no matter what your beliefs are. The name should tell you that he has something against religion. Not just christianity but all religion. As he puts it "I'm not an atheist, and I am not agnostic. I'm an acrostic. The whole thing puzzles me." He also freely tackles politics, movies, music, television, celebrities, terrorism, sports, food, animals and words. He talks about words a lot. If you follow his career you know this. He goes from subject almost randomly. He attacks you from so many different directions that you feel exhausted after reading evry few pages. But it is funny. And that is all I should need to tell you.
WHAT FOLLOWS IS A FEW EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK
"I don't care for athletes who point to the sky after they've accomplished something on the field. Even worse are the ones who kneel down, bow their heads and make a big show of being 'believers.' You know something? God doesn't like that shit. He's not impressed with spiritual granstanding; it embarrasses him. He says 'Get up, you phony, showoff bullshit artist and pay attention to the fuckin' game. I took the points!' Imagine the conceit of these people who thing God is helping them and is looking for their acknowledgement. I say, play now, pray later."
"The United States most closely resembles a huge, poorly-thought-out sick joke."
"This statement is untrue"
Untrue indeed :)
NEXT TIME: The Krispy Kreme Drug
Another thing you should know is that if you are one who gets offended when your beliefs are mocked then you will be offended by this book, no matter what your beliefs are. The name should tell you that he has something against religion. Not just christianity but all religion. As he puts it "I'm not an atheist, and I am not agnostic. I'm an acrostic. The whole thing puzzles me." He also freely tackles politics, movies, music, television, celebrities, terrorism, sports, food, animals and words. He talks about words a lot. If you follow his career you know this. He goes from subject almost randomly. He attacks you from so many different directions that you feel exhausted after reading evry few pages. But it is funny. And that is all I should need to tell you.
WHAT FOLLOWS IS A FEW EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK
"I don't care for athletes who point to the sky after they've accomplished something on the field. Even worse are the ones who kneel down, bow their heads and make a big show of being 'believers.' You know something? God doesn't like that shit. He's not impressed with spiritual granstanding; it embarrasses him. He says 'Get up, you phony, showoff bullshit artist and pay attention to the fuckin' game. I took the points!' Imagine the conceit of these people who thing God is helping them and is looking for their acknowledgement. I say, play now, pray later."
"The United States most closely resembles a huge, poorly-thought-out sick joke."
"This statement is untrue"
Untrue indeed :)
NEXT TIME: The Krispy Kreme Drug






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