Hand or Head: Where would you like your mark?

[kalen]

The endtimes are coming, or so I've heard. Best decide now whether you'd like your "Mark of the Beast" on your head or your hand. Which will be the fashion of the endtimes?

[Jas]

Fomr the first two lines, I thought that this thread would be about something totally different.

As to you question, it depends. What is the mark? Is it cool? If not, can 'my head' include under my hair?

[Cosmo]

On Planet X, you mark the beast!

[Marquis de Carabas]

I can't have both?

[Pauliesonne]

your selfish...

[Marquis de Carabas]

No, I am avaricious. And proud, and gluttonous, and lustful, and angry, and slothful, and envious. All of which makes me a prime candidate for a leadership position in the Army of the Beast.

[Pauliesonne]

and you smell too...

[Marquis de Carabas]

I blame the gluttony and sloth.

[Pauliesonne]

They are a bitch.

[Phil]

I blame the shellfish . . . oh wait . . . you said selfish.

[Pauliesonne]

me luv fis

[TragicMonkey]

Where on the head? I mean, hand tattoos are kinda gang. But do we get options for placement on the head? I mean, it would look stupid on the forehead. But perhaps, if the design is tasteful, it could run down the side of the jaw, or maybe the cheekbone. How big is the mark? I know a guy with a tiny tattoo between his eye and his sideburn, it doesn't look too bad there. Back of the neck would be fairly mainstream, but of course that will impact your hairstyle.

[Jas]

I've often thought of doing something to the back of my neck, but Ihave such a messy hairline.

I could make an exception for the Mark of the Beast, however.

[TragicMonkey]

I've often thought of doing something to the back of my neck, but Ihave such a messy hairline.

I could make an exception for the Mark of the Beast, however.

Apparently getting the laser hair removal thing for the back of the neck is increasingly common. It would cut down on the frequency of haircuts, as it's the back that looks messy first.

And, of course, it would make it easier to put a fun "Insert brain here" tattoo there.

[Jas]

Apparently getting the laser hair removal thing for the back of the neck is increasingly common. It would cut down on the frequency of haircuts, as it's the back that looks messy first.

Really? I would imagine so. When I was a stylist, we would do free touchups inbetween cuts, just for that reason.

[Meadmaker]

A thought occurred to me. When the whole mark of the beast thing was written, was there any historical precedent for putting marks on one group of people to distinguish them from another group? Where did John get the idea that someone might go around marking?

[Mandy]

What's the point of getting a mark?

As soon as they come out with the "real" mark, you know it won't take the counterfeiters any time at all to copy it and sell it for cheap on ebay. ;)

[slingblade]

What's the point of getting a mark?

As soon as they come out with the "real" mark, you know it won't take the counterfeiters any time at all to copy it and sell it for cheap on ebay. ;)

See, I thought of that, too, but then I remembered (with a distinct shudder) my own religious training on this subject:

The only ones who won't want that mark should be lapsed Christians who know what it signifies, and what it portends for them if they do take it. (Eternal damnation.) They won't want a counterfeit version, or any version, although there might be some who would sacrifice themselves and take it anyway so they can provide for those they love. Without it, you won't be allowed to buy or sell (although, and I'm serious, I guess that means God hadn't heard of the black market when he revealed all this to John).

Anyone who does want it will be given it freely, so there won't be any need to counterfeit it. Some may, according to Hal Lindsay (The Late, Great Planet Earth), be forced to take it, but Hal thinks God will forgive them.

The rest are intended to be martyrs for Christ. See, they could have gone to heaven in the Rapture, but they weren't right with God. So they got "Left Behind" (another book about all this end-times stuff), and now can only get to heaven if they are dedicated Christians when they die. Which will usually be by decapitation, because those who refuse the mark will be executed.

So, no; there won't be a huge counterfeit market, I wouldn't think.

[NoZed Avenger]

Downer. There goes my start-up business.


Thanks a lot.

[brodski]

Fomr the first two lines, I thought that this thread would be about something totally different.

As to you question, it depends. What is the mark? Is it cool? If not, can 'my head' include under my hair?
Its a barcode, apparently ;)http://www.av1611.org/666.html

[Kopji]

Wow! a poll actually worked. This was so disorienting I forgot to answer.

[brettDbass]

Its a barcode, apparently ;)http://www.av1611.org/666.html

Ooh, I'm quaking in my boots...
An amazing fulfillment of prophecy is presently taking place — the merger of the European Community. According to Bible students, this incredible political-economic development, is nothing less than the revival of the once great Roman Empire, prophesied in Daniel. The Bible teaches the Anti-Christ will head up this 10-nation, Revised Roman Empire. And on January 1, 1993, the Revised Roman Empire officially began, called the United States of Europe. The Wichita Eagle described its uncanny birth, ". . . Since the fall of the Roman Empire, there has been the dream of a unified Europe. We are . . . seeing a brand NEW ROMAN EMPIRE RECONSTRUCTED."

Hmm, 10 nations unified under one leader becoming immensely powerful and controlling most of the world?
These people are slightly out of touch with European affairs, huh?

Indeed they are.
26 nations (with 8 more in the wings) united under no permanent leadership at all, whimpering slowly into economic stagnation.

Oh, and nothing was signed or came into effect on 1 Jan 1993 either. On 1 Jan 1973 there were 9 nations. The tenth joined on 01 Jan 1981. By 1 Jan 1993 there were 13 member states... ooh, unlucky!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_member_states


Their opinions on biochips are amusing too..
http://www.av1611.org/666/biochip.html#Part1

Have a nice weekend :boggled:

[LordoftheLeftHand]

I took mine a long, long time ago.

LLH

[c4ts]

Put it on my behind.

[TragicMonkey]

Biochips are delicious with onion dip. The secret? Celery salt for flavor!

[Jas]

Its a barcode, apparently ;)http://www.av1611.org/666.html

I actually know someone who has a barcode on the back of his neck. At first I though it was just a youthful impulse, but now, I know the truth: He's first in line to lead Satan's armies!

[kalen]

Wow! a poll actually worked. This was so disorienting I forgot to answer.

There's still some bugs to work out.

When I finished setting up the poll, I got dropped into a page with the poll at the top but below were posts from a completely different thread - from a different section of the forum! I had to navigate back to Religion&Philosophy to see if the poll had taken.

[Steve]

My dog can be kind of a "beast" at times, and he leaves his "mark" all over the neighborhood. Although I love him I would rather not have his mark anywhere on my body. :D

[Vagabond]

I would not be marked. I would die first. They can put it on my corpse if they want to.

[brodski]

I actually know someone who has a barcode on the back of his neck. At first I though it was just a youthful impulse, but now, I know the truth: He's first in line to lead Satan's armies!

Though for efficiency's sake, i hope that Beelzebub's bar code scanning minions are better at it than the cash desk clones at my local supermarket. I'm not having my head run back and forth across a bracode scanner, twisted this way and that in a vain attempt to make it work, until they finally punch the number in manually.

Actually, I may change my vote to "hand", just to make it easier.

[TragicMonkey]

Though for efficiency's sake, i hope that Beelzebub's bar code scanning minions are better at it than the cash desk clones at my local supermarket. I'm not having my head run back and forth across a bracode scanner, twisted this way and that in a vain attempt to make it work, until they finally punch the number in manually.

No kidding. The grocery minion got mad when I pointed out a mistake in the keying last time. "That's the right price!" "You rang up a can of tomato soup as 'powdered doughnuts'. The two may appear to be similar to a casual glance, but a more indepth examination yields subtle differences." Sarcasm does not win you friends at the Food Lion, btw.

[Mandy]

I'm not having my head run back and forth across a bracode scanner, twisted this way and that in a vain attempt to make it work, until they finally punch the number in manually.



What the heck is a "bracode" scanner, and do we have to be in the bra while it is being scanned? :eek:

[uruk]

I'd prefer my crotch.

But it would have to be a loooooooong barcode.

[Jas]

What the heck is a "bracode" scanner, and do we have to be in the bra while it is being scanned? :eek:
While the scanner operates just as effectively while the bra is being worn, do keep an eye out for unscrupulous grocery clerks who attempt to tell you otherwise.

I fell for this scam in Safeway the other day.

I'm so embarassed.

[brodski]

What the heck is a "bracode" scanner, and do we have to be in the bra while it is being scanned? :eek:

IE spell seems to have a sense of humour. (In an earlier post it changed my attempt at "testable" to "testicle")

At least that ups the senses of humor represented in my posts to 1. ;)

[brodski]

Sarcasm does not win you friends at the Food Lion, btw.
Well, your first mistake was to go to a big cat for your shopping, instead of to a supermarket. :D

How do they pass the goods over the scanner without opposable thumbs?

(badly, obviously)

[TobiasTheViking]

on my penis...

please..

[NoZed Avenger]

Can I grandfather in with the mark they give you at law school, or will I have to get a new one?

[Johnny Pixels]

I'd like it on the top of my head, so I can be identified from the air, like Coca Cola trucks have. That way when Jesus is swooping around in his JC-53 ChristHawk Helicopter he won't miss me.











With the machine gun that is.

[CapelDodger]

Can I grandfather in with the mark they give you at law school, or will I have to get a new one?In this rational universe, yeah, you're good to go. Those the gods wish to destroy, they first make them litigate.

[CapelDodger]

A thought occurred to me. When the whole mark of the beast thing was written, was there any historical precedent for putting marks on one group of people to distinguish them from another group? Where did John get the idea that someone might go around marking?I got nothing. The thought never struck me. I guess I'm a bit number-struck. But yeah, screw the number, what's the "mark" thing about? Is it like dipping your finger in dye to show you've voted, or what?

[brodski]

I got nothing. The thought never struck me. I guess I'm a bit number-struck. But yeah, screw the number, what's the "mark" thing about? Is it like dipping your finger in dye to show you've voted, or what?

Well, Judaism and Islam both practice "marking" their males partly to distinguish them from others. Its just not on the hand or the for head.

And isn't (usually) quite as public.