It’s old news to most of us, which makes it all the more hilarious to watch a new audience be exposed to the idiocy of Ray Comfort claiming the banana proves intelligent design created it for sodomy human consumption.
No embedding for some horrible, possibly misguided reason so click here to watch on YouTube.
Oh, and don’t miss the same show (You Have Been Watching) address Bibleman. Seriously, they must think Americans are total douches.
look how this school bus fits perfectly down the ravine!
I wish we had a show like You Have Been Watching in the US. I particularly liked this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sckkrxYSNk
A couple of good clips from one of Charlie Brooker’s other shows, Screenwipe:
On TV psychics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xGZnRgfTCo&feature=PlayList&p=699392ADA7625F68&index=3
And on an odd Christian kids show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI6Ljm6YhGk&feature=PlayList&p=8B06D502CD00C977&index=16
And from the related Newswipe, a good segment, made even better by Ben Goladacre talking about the MMR vaccine scare: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn8trMXe8ok&feature=PlayList&p=6DD223447015D017&index=10
Holly freckled crepes, that was good. Especially their bibleman bit.. although now I do want to see Dawkins do a superhero show…
“Why not take it as a warning from the King of the Seagulls ‘Nearly got you!'”. Absolutely brilliant!
That video never gets old.
Some of the best parts are Kirk Cameron’s reactions to Ray’s comments – almost as if he realized that from that point forward his career was going to be associated with a blownana job.
Well, the banana as we know it WAS intelligently designed…by humans. We crossbred all of the good characteristics into it – like the toothbreaking seeds. Every banana is essentially a clone – because they spread through corms.
The history of the banana is actually fascinating – wars, coups plant diseases and commercial rivalries, plus the natural history of the plant.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/banana.html
http://bananasweb.com/bananas/History+of+Bananas
http://www.banana.com/
All these years I thought I wasn’t getting any. Little did I know, I was getting a handjob from a friendly ghost every morning.
Thanksfully, Comfort is initially Kiwi, so the U.S should not have to endorse full responsibility to this one.
Speakin’ of mockin’, here’s a wee YouTube video that moi created.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m6qC6FCiY0
There’s an even better video about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLqQttJinjo
(Although I’m a little skeptical about their explanation of where the big bang came from.)
@llewelly: Gives a whole new meaning to “Casper, the Friendly Ghost,” doesn’t it? ;-)
Bibleman rocketed from the doomed planet Crapton, his only weakness is pieces of craptonite which unfortunately he spews on a regular basis.
It makes you wonder who designed the pomegranate.
@csrster: Pomegranate? Who designed the Penis? At best it’s f*cking comical to say the least.
@russellsugden: Pomegranate? Who designed the Penis?
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But the penis isn’t a fruit we eat. At least, not until you add an entendre.
@sethmanapio:
Reminds me of a joke about Monica Lewinsky.
The Bibleman bit took me back to my fundy days as a kid. I was exposed to a lot of bad Xian fiction with all kinds of messages and Bible verses. Bad flashback.
Bibleman is awesome.
Does anyone watch The Venture Bros.? In one of the last episodes of season 3 they meet a pair of guys that are a parody of Bibleman and his sidekick and both very gay.
@Brian’s A Wild Downer: Holy Diver & Sky Pilot. I count the days until season 4.
And where do I pick up one of those plumbing angels the Brits mentioned? Screw snaking a toilet…
“Seriously, they must think Americans are total douches.”
It can seem that way but by generous application of the skeptic’s guide, pharyngula and, of course, this place, that image can be modified to a few smart people surrounded by a sea of douches. I suspect that’s still a little unfair. Also, I’d never actually heard of a douche till I started reading Blogs and was stunned to discover people actually use them.
I always wondered what Comfort thinks about oranges. They are the most delicious but most difficult and messy fruit. Does that mean it’s actually a sin to eat them? Or is it some kind of test of faith? Or maybe the Designer was having an off day when he made them.
@noisician: Oh. Man. Thanks for posting this, I would have felt bad about the spoiler — but when he snapped that line off I passed an entire cup of coffee through my nose. Cripes! Now, I am going to start giggling uncontrollably during my 11AM meeting and nobody is going to know why.