Dumb and Stupid Quotes Thread: Idiotic Source and Context are Key.

[Kyriakos]

But that makes sense.

Are there many "r"s in Mandarin? Or is that Mandolin?

Nice but also bad.

 

[Borachio]

Can I help it? Don't blame me. Blame my fingers. And brain.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Curiously, Mandarin is full of L's.

Oh, you're right. And yes, "r" exists. The currency is the renminbi, after all.

Yeah, but the Mandarin sound that is transcribed as 'R' is more of a mix between an English R and J.
And I have heard my Mandarin teacher swapping Rs for Ls when speaking German, but the German R sound is very different from English and there's nothing similar to it in Mandarin.

 

[GreekAnalyzer]

"I'm no theologian, but I suspect that Jesus would tell that God-fearing, red-blooded American sniper [Chris Kyle], 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant, for dispatching another Godless jihadist to the lake of fire.'"
—

Fox radio host Todd Starnes

These types of Christians do more damage to the Church than all the persecutors have ever done. It's comments like these that have driven me towards the center away from he right.

 

[Cutlass]

 

[MagisterCultuum]

These types of Christians do more damage to the Church than all the persecutors have ever done. It's comments like these that have driven me towards the center away from he right.

I completely agree.

Fox is among the news channels to which I subscribe on YouTube, and so I see excerpts from Todd Starnes's "This American Dispatch" frequently. I have given a thumbs down on every one of them.

That quote is a bit more egregious than average, but he seems to say something I find at least 70% as offensive on every show.

Every episode seems to be about how Christians need to take back this country from godless Democrats like Obama, repel the invasion of illegal immigrants who are coming to subvert our culture while stealing jobs and tax money, and use overwhelming military force to crush all the evil Muslims who hate us for our freedom.


I consider it too much of a stretch to apply the term "Christian" to those who deviate from Christ's teachings so greatly.

His words show that he views "Christianity" as a tribal identity and will lash out to protect members of his in-group from anyone who would dare suggest that they have fallen short in the past and should actually try to live as Christ commanded.

Unless Mr Starnes repents and learns to love his neighbors and his enemies, then I suspect that Jesus would tell him "‘I never knew you; depart from me, you worker of lawlessness, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."

 

[Arakhor]

I can't think of any possible way to not make that sound terrifyingly sexist.

 

[Borachio]

I think it's just terrifyingly dumb.

Maybe it was meant to be a joke, and it's misfired. I can't think of any other explanation.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Rant:

the evil Muslims who hate us for our freedom.

I do a face palm in my mind every time I hear this line. One can not stress enough what a stupid thing it is to say this. Not just ignorant, but really really utterly mind-numbingly stupid.
Muslims who hate America do so most of all because they feel like America is playing them, messing with their countries and trembling their dignity. Nevermind how true that is (recent example is Egypt where it was fashionable to blame America for pretty much anything). But because "they hate their freedom"? Jesus Christ. This is not only horrendously self-righteous and derogatory and ignorant - this is full-blown crazyness. They are not monsters lurking in the darkness and hating everything that is good (=American) on account of, well, being monsters. But only in such a universe does this line even make sense.

 

[Borachio]

I agree. And that's nicely put, Mr Seyton.

I often wonder whether the phrase "they hate us for our freedoms" isn't being used ironically. It's hard to believe that anyone could possibly actually mean it.

But then if you can also say this:

Unless Mr Starnes repents and learns to love his neighbors and his enemies, then I suspect that Jesus would tell him "‘I never knew you; depart from me, you worker of lawlessness, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."

it seems likely you are serious.

Still, not that Mr Starnes didn't say something really dumb. Just that we all do, from time to time.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

I often wonder whether the phrase "they hate us for our freedoms" isn't being used ironically. It's hard to believe that anyone could possibly actually mean it.

When I was in an American high school I witnessed someone saying it in dead earnest and there wasn't any opposition to it. And he didn't even say it in the context of the political rage entertained by those spouting such stuff on TV or radio. It just plainly was something he thought was probably the explanation. However, this also took place in a rural Mississippi high school where strange perspectives of the world were over-abundant. So I have really no idea how many actually think that way. But they certainly exist.

 

[Gori the Grey]

The other thing that's stupid about Corbin's quote is that ribs are actually a primo cut. What's better than ribs? Bacon, maybe.

 

[Kyriakos]

Man, Al Bundy got way too fat

 

[Borachio]

The other thing that's stupid about Corbin's quote is that ribs are actually a primo cut. What's better than ribs? Bacon, maybe.

Well, I don't know about pork ribs. They're not really my thing. Yet a nice pork chop is a nice pork chop.

As for a rib of beef? I'd go with sirloin every time.

Which reminds me. What have I got for tea tonight? Pork loin chop.

 

[The_J]

These types of Christians do more damage to the Church than all the persecutors have ever done. It's comments like these that have driven me towards the center away from he right.

Reminds me of this:

http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3469

 

[Gori the Grey]

I wonder if that could actually be adopted as a strategy to undermine, say, the Westboro Baptist Church protests. Just walk in with a sign that says "And Shellfish!"

 

[classical_hero]

The explains why America is in such a poor situation, because no one has a sense of humour any more. Currently most people are just waiting to get offended.

Reminds me of this:

http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3469

The Bible condemns the actions of Lot and his daughters, which ruins the analogy, not that it matters.

 

[Arakhor]

I'm not American, but I'm still of the opinion that that is the sort of thing that no one should say in public, least of all a politician.

 

[Borachio]

The explains why America is in such a poor situation, because no one has a sense of humour any more.

This is absolutely true in this case, imo.

Sen. Thomas Corbin (R) has amply demonstrated that he has no sense of humour.

 

[The_J]

The Bible condemns the actions of Lot and his daughters, which ruins the analogy, not that it matters.

Could you tell me where?
(not meant as being argumentative, I really want to know)