Regarding today's photo, I was bummed that my camera focused on the background instead of the important information about Hell. Then I discovered the neighborhood had been plastered with these bits of
Monday, January 7, 2013
Zen Monday: #227
Regarding today's photo, I was bummed that my camera focused on the background instead of the important information about Hell. Then I discovered the neighborhood had been plastered with these bits of
Now from his pocket quick he flashes,
ReplyDeleteThe crayon on the wall he slashes,
Deep upon the advertising,
A single worded poem comprised
Of four letters.
Whoever posted it either has too much time on their hands or is paranoid?
ReplyDeleteI like Clifford's comment, sums it up well.
Graffiti, in other words.
ReplyDeleteHow's the food?
ReplyDeleteKarin: Flambe steaks, chicken turned on the spit, Xmas pudding set alight with brandy?
ReplyDeleteLove the bit at the end: Postage and packing 30 percent (not 30 cents). When you're trembling with fear while placing the order, it's darned hard to work out 30 percent of $8.
When I read the title, Hell -What Is It?" I thought it was meant as "WTF Is That?" For most of the events listed, I'd be more likely to call 9-1-1, OSHA, the EPA, NOAA, Bureau of Mines, etc. In the case of "a place where they cry for one drop of water" could that be LV after they drained the Colorado R dry?
ReplyDeleteI rather fancy drinking "the wine of the wrath of God." Where can I get a case of the stuff?
ReplyDeleteI'll go for the wine of the Wrath of God before the undead worms... just sayin'....
ReplyDeleteGuess hell is not the place to order Katie's cocktail -- milk of human kindness from the grapes of wrath, with a twist.
ReplyDeleteCan I get an audio copy of this read by Morgan Freeman? Then I'd totally believe it. Altadena you're killing me!
ReplyDeleteWine of the Wrath of God all over my computer screen...
ReplyDeletethanks Hiker!!!
Morgan Freeman? I think I'm with you Katie!!!
All this food and drink. Let's get together for dinner and Wine of the Wrath of God (wotwog) and discuss.
ReplyDeleteYes, let's get together with our wine round a nice fire. To add a bit of sparkle, we can throw some brimstone on it.
ReplyDeleteThere's an old hymn titled "If Men Go to Hell, Who Cares?"
ReplyDeleteLaura, for you:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haZWRUAQxes
"Write us for help."
ReplyDeleteThanks, but no. I left Minnesota behind.
And I always thought it was the DMV.
ReplyDeleteOk...drinking wine of the Wrath of God...I'd better not read any more comments...I'm not sure where the paper towels are!!!
ReplyDeleteYou folks are so funny! I need another glass of wotwog before bed.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it seems to me that hell might be a good place to open a dentistry practice with all the gnashing of teeth and gnawing of tongues. Just a thought...or maybe too much wotwog.
I like your idea, Ms. M. Hell might also be a good spot for a burn ward. How brilliant of you to think of establishing a business in hell, because isn't money what hell is all about? That and wotwog?
ReplyDeleteWhat other businesses might work there, I wonder? I'm racking my brains. Ow.
Damn...where ARE those paper towels????
ReplyDeleteSeems to me one of those bottled water companies should get the concession ASAP.
ReplyDeleteAnd what about tours? You know, where you can view the scenery from the comfort of your air-conditioned bus.
ReplyDeletePersonal mist sprayer.
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Tell me this baby won't sell.
Ms. M, I blame this on you. I haven't had a drop of wotwog since last night.
You notice all those quotations are from the New Testament (except for the one verse from Isaiah, which was taken out of context). That settles it, I'm staying Jewish.
ReplyDeleteOh, and look at the post on which the sign was tacked:
ReplyDeletethe nine circles of Hell from Dante's Inferno!
I'm with Dina, I'll stick with the Torah since we don't really have a permanent hell. But if I have to be damned to somewhere for eternity, I suspect we'll all be there together, having a great time, much to the chagrin of the people who think they are damning us to someplace for our behaviour.
ReplyDeleteDina, as I'm sure you're aware, my knowledge of the Bible comes nowhere near yours! But as far as I can tell, the Old Testament is more reasonable by comparison.
ReplyDeleteTrish, as long as we've got our wotwog and that fabulous meal Bellis described (Flambe steaks, etc.), not to mention each others' company, we'll be fine.
I can hardly read this stuff without cringing. Southern Baptist on mother's side. Heard it feared it until I found out the true meaning of hell. "The Kingdom of God is within" and the hell is outside the city (the local dump)
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Gehenna (Greek γέεννα), Gehinnom (Rabbinical Hebrew: גהנום/גהנם) and Yiddish Gehinnam, are terms derived from a place outside ancient Jerusalem known in the Hebrew Bible as the Valley of the Son of Hinnom (Hebrew: גֵיא בֶן־הִנֹּם or גיא בן-הינום); one of the two principal valleys surrounding the Old City.
Originally, it was believed that this was a location where children were sacrificed to Moloch, hence from the perspective of the authors of the Hebrew Bible, it was deemed to be cursed.[1]
In Jewish, Christian and Islamic scripture, Gehenna is a destination of the wicked.[2] This is different from the more neutral Sheol/Hades, the abode of the dead, though the King James version of the Bible translates both with the Anglo-Saxon word Hell.
I was raised with some of this stuff, though more at church than at home (my parents were pretty liberal). Thank goodness (or god, if you will) for education.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Petrea, those are great business ideas! Especially the Personal Mist Sprayer. Sure to be a hit.
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