The Godless Girl

grayman · 6th February 2008, 02:21 PM

A video I found at http://skepchick.org/blog/

I got a kick out of it. Sorry if it's been posted here before.

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bokonon · 6th February 2008, 02:50 PM

Ave Maria on a theremin... blowing spitballs at the Rock of Ages... I get all that, but...

How does one "high-hat" a monkey?

And nobody had to slaughter infants as part of the initiation ceremony? I guess times were simple then...

"Godless America, land that I love...."

Lanzy · 6th February 2008, 03:04 PM

You ignore or give the cold shoulder to 'high hat' someone. So treating the monkey as less than an equal.

bokonon · 6th February 2008, 03:09 PM

Thanks, I'd never heard the term used as a verb.

Foster Zygote · 6th February 2008, 06:43 PM

Wow! It's like an animated Chick tract.

KingMerv00 · 6th February 2008, 08:03 PM

Am I the only one sensing unresolved sexual tension at 1:48?

Bow-chicka-bow-wow.

grayman · 7th February 2008, 07:39 AM

Quote:

2:44 - Under the State Law, the student responsible for this outrage is liable to imprisonment!

The future under a President Huckabee?

Foster Zygote · 7th February 2008, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by grayman

The future under a President Huckabee?

Or James Kennedy's fantasy Christian nation?

Ladewig · 7th February 2008, 07:49 AM

I was laughing by the time the monkey first appeared.

"High Hat Monkey." Good name for a band. Or a sock puppet.

Upchurch · 7th February 2008, 08:01 AM

I think more organizations should make you swear in on a monkey.

Hell, I think we just ought to have more monkeys around in general.

Skeptic Guy · 7th February 2008, 08:10 AM

Grayman, you will be punished for revealing our initiation secrets. The monkey has been dispatched!

And by the way, you can take off for Christmas anyway...we're atheists but not stupid.

Foster Zygote · 7th February 2008, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Upchurch

I think more organizations should make you swear in on a monkey.

Hell, I think we just ought to have more monkeys around in general.

As the wrangler of a three year old human, I can assure you that you do not want a pet with opposable thumbs.

grayman · 7th February 2008, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Ladewig

"High Hat Monkey." Good name for a band. Or a sock puppet.

I think that would be a great title to put under your name. I'd take it if I wasn't fondly attached to "Happy-go-lucky Heretic"

Shrike · 7th February 2008, 11:24 AM

Stay Christian ! You can has holidayz !

triadboy · 7th February 2008, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Upchurch

Hell, I think we just ought to have more monkeys around in general.

If you're talking roller-skating monkeys in suits - I'm in!

Dogdoctor · 7th February 2008, 07:17 PM

Put your hand on the monkey and swear. LOL How corny. I like that he refuses because he wants Christmas holiday. LOL I wonder what Cecil was thinking when he made that.

shadron · 7th February 2008, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by grayman

Quote:

2:44 - Under the State Law, the student responsible for this outrage is liable to imprisonment!

The future under a President Huckabee?

Perhaps. But you may also want to read up on the Comstock laws of the late 1800s and early 1900s. I think that is what he is directly referring to.

grayman · 7th February 2008, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by shadron

Perhaps. But you may also want to read up on the Comstock laws of the late 1800s and early 1900s. I think that is what he is directly referring to.

Will do. Thanks.

Sir Robin Goodfellow · 8th February 2008, 10:27 AM

Godless girl is adorable. What a little cutie.

rebecca · 8th February 2008, 08:56 PM

FYI, here's the original thread where the Godless Girl debuted. The comments are priceless and led to the creation of these t-shirts.

Gravy · 8th February 2008, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by bokonon

Ave Maria on a theremin...

Since you ask, yes, I happen to have a photo of Ave Maria on a Theremin. The artist is Pamelia Kurstin. She's cute. And crazy. Which is all you want in a Theremin player. (I believe I took this the week of Robert Moog's death.)

Gravy · 8th February 2008, 09:17 PM

Just watched the video. Don't be put off by the slow start, kids: it get's nice 'n' ripe before they pick it!

Giraffe107 · 8th February 2008, 10:28 PM

Aww, I never get invited to the good meetings.

articulett · 8th February 2008, 10:44 PM

Is it me, or does Mr. Bozo Johnson seem a little light in the loafers?

articulett · 8th February 2008, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Upchurch

I think more organizations should make you swear in on a monkey.

Hell, I think we just ought to have more monkeys around in general.

I do too. It would make life more enjoyable all around. That monkey stole the show. What a cutie.

articulett · 8th February 2008, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by KingMerv00

Am I the only one sensing unresolved sexual tension at 1:48?

Bow-chicka-bow-wow.

It's interesting that you noticed that... I'd say the real unresolved sexual tension happens between the monkey and Bozo at 4:45... watch that monkey's hands...

grayman · 8th February 2008, 10:54 PM

a.real.girl at an initiation rite gone awry (she high-hats the monkey).

articulett · 9th February 2008, 03:48 PM

Oh my... how apropos... she is soooo high hatting the monkey.

I suppose it's more genteel than beating the monkey.

thaiboxerken · 9th February 2008, 04:04 PM

The film made everyone looks bad to me. Except the atheist leader, she's hawt.

Mobyseven · 9th February 2008, 09:39 PM

The atheist leader was hot, but probably isn't as much of a looker anymore. I love that the guy who refuses to join the club is named 'Bozo'...I can't help but feel like that's a not so subtle dig that backfired...

Bindvad · 10th February 2008, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by Mobyseven

The atheist leader was hot, but probably isn't as much of a looker anymore.

her being dead for 14 years can have something to do with that

articulett · 10th February 2008, 11:41 AM

I didn't realize we were supposed to kick people and beat them up when they refuse to renounce Christmas presents... I've been doing the atheist thing all wrong, I'm afraid. (It could be because I don't have an adorable little monkey to refrain from high hatting.)

Skeptic Ginger · 10th February 2008, 12:07 PM

No free speech, promotion of slander (or is it libel when you film written lies?) against a group that doesn't agree with you, and using the bribes of Christmas presents to entice kids to keep the faith. Gotta love those Christian values.

Thanks for sharing that great clip, grayman. It reminds me of a couple other period films, the one slandering blacks and the one slandering Mexicans. I'll see if I can find any links.

articulett · 10th February 2008, 12:11 PM

Slander of non-theists is alive and well in America today... I'm not sure much has changed.

CFLarsen · 10th February 2008, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by skeptigirl

No free speech, promotion of slander (or is it libel when you film written lies?) against a group that doesn't agree with you, and using the bribes of Christmas presents to entice kids to keep the faith. Gotta love those Christian values.

Nice stereotyping.

Some Christians might think that way. But don't claim that "Christian values" in general are against free speech, or any of the other things. All Christians are not the same as Jack Chick either.

We don't fight bigots by becoming bigots.

Mobyseven · 10th February 2008, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Bindvad

her being dead for 14 years can have something to do with that

And then one day things weren't quite so fine,
I fell in love with Lily.
I asked my dad where Lily I could find, he said,
"Son, now don't be silly.
She's been dead since 1929."
Oh, how I cried that night.
If only I'd been born in Lily's time
It would have been alright...

articulett · 10th February 2008, 03:08 PM

Warning: NSFW necrophila reference.

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Skeptic Ginger · 10th February 2008, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by CFLarsen

Nice stereotyping.

Some Christians might think that way. But don't claim that "Christian values" in general are against free speech, or any of the other things. All Christians are not the same as Jack Chick either.

We don't fight bigots by becoming bigots.

Right, we're all going to he!! for not believing in the Christian god and you try to tell me I've stereotyped Christian values.

Of course, believe in the Christian god and get a reward for believing, go to heaven.

All Christian churches are houses of propaganda. Do you know of any that are offering people a choice of beliefs?

The only difference is in degree.

articulett · 10th February 2008, 03:42 PM

Claus hears things that no one says and responds with arguments that only make sense to him.

Skeptic Ginger · 10th February 2008, 03:44 PM

It's your fault, arti, your posts are rubbing off on me.

6th February 2008, 02:50 PM	#2
bokonon Illuminator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,444	Ave Maria on a theremin... blowing spitballs at the Rock of Ages... I get all that, but... How does one "high-hat" a monkey? And nobody had to slaughter infants as part of the initiation ceremony? I guess times were simple then... "Godless America, land that I love...."
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6th February 2008, 03:04 PM	#3
Lanzy Muse Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 880	You ignore or give the cold shoulder to 'high hat' someone. So treating the monkey as less than an equal.
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6th February 2008, 03:09 PM	#4
bokonon Illuminator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,444	Thanks, I'd never heard the term used as a verb.
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6th February 2008, 06:43 PM	#5
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6th February 2008, 08:03 PM	#6
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7th February 2008, 07:39 AM	#7
grayman Happy-go-lucky Heretic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Casa del Whacko Posts: 6,142	Quote: 2:44 - Under the State Law, the student responsible for this outrage is liable to imprisonment! The future under a President Huckabee?
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7th February 2008, 07:45 AM	#8
Foster Zygote Dental Floss Tycoon Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge Posts: 14,394	Originally Posted by grayman The future under a President Huckabee? Or James Kennedy's fantasy Christian nation?
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7th February 2008, 07:49 AM	#9
Ladewig Hipster alien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: not measurable Posts: 16,804	I was laughing by the time the monkey first appeared. "High Hat Monkey." Good name for a band. Or a sock puppet.
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7th February 2008, 08:01 AM	#10
Upchurch Papa Funkosophy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Funky Town (STL, MO) Posts: 23,426	I think more organizations should make you swear in on a monkey. Hell, I think we just ought to have more monkeys around in general.

7th February 2008, 08:10 AM	#11
Skeptic Guy Raccoon Death Squad Leader Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southeast of Disorder Posts: 6,996	Grayman, you will be punished for revealing our initiation secrets. The monkey has been dispatched! And by the way, you can take off for Christmas anyway...we're atheists but not stupid.
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7th February 2008, 08:16 AM	#12
Foster Zygote Dental Floss Tycoon Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge Posts: 14,394	Originally Posted by Upchurch I think more organizations should make you swear in on a monkey. Hell, I think we just ought to have more monkeys around in general. As the wrangler of a three year old human, I can assure you that you do not want a pet with opposable thumbs.
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7th February 2008, 08:21 AM	#13
grayman Happy-go-lucky Heretic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Casa del Whacko Posts: 6,142	Originally Posted by Ladewig "High Hat Monkey." Good name for a band. Or a sock puppet. I think that would be a great title to put under your name. I'd take it if I wasn't fondly attached to "Happy-go-lucky Heretic"
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7th February 2008, 11:24 AM	#14
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7th February 2008, 04:07 PM	#15
triadboy Master Poster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 2,556	Originally Posted by Upchurch Hell, I think we just ought to have more monkeys around in general. If you're talking roller-skating monkeys in suits - I'm in!

7th February 2008, 07:17 PM	#16
Dogdoctor Canis Doctorius Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pacific Ocean Posts: 14,281	Put your hand on the monkey and swear. LOL How corny. I like that he refuses because he wants Christmas holiday. LOL I wonder what Cecil was thinking when he made that.
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7th February 2008, 07:45 PM	#17
shadron Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,719	Originally Posted by grayman Quote: 2:44 - Under the State Law, the student responsible for this outrage is liable to imprisonment! The future under a President Huckabee? Perhaps. But you may also want to read up on the Comstock laws of the late 1800s and early 1900s. I think that is what he is directly referring to.

7th February 2008, 10:09 PM	#18
grayman Happy-go-lucky Heretic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Casa del Whacko Posts: 6,142	Originally Posted by shadron Perhaps. But you may also want to read up on the Comstock laws of the late 1800s and early 1900s. I think that is what he is directly referring to. Will do. Thanks.
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8th February 2008, 10:27 AM	#19
Sir Robin Goodfellow Master Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Estevan (wear da fox hat) Posts: 2,751	Godless girl is adorable. What a little cutie.

8th February 2008, 08:56 PM	#20
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8th February 2008, 09:08 PM	#21
Gravy Downsitting Citizen Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the argyle Posts: 17,136	Originally Posted by bokonon Ave Maria on a theremin... Since you ask, yes, I happen to have a photo of Ave Maria on a Theremin. The artist is Pamelia Kurstin. She's cute. And crazy. Which is all you want in a Theremin player. (I believe I took this the week of Robert Moog's death.)
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8th February 2008, 09:17 PM	#22
Gravy Downsitting Citizen Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the argyle Posts: 17,136	Just watched the video. Don't be put off by the slow start, kids: it get's nice 'n' ripe before they pick it!
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8th February 2008, 10:28 PM	#23
Giraffe107 Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,336	Aww, I never get invited to the good meetings.

8th February 2008, 10:44 PM	#24
articulett Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV (and the ethers of cyberspace) Posts: 15,786	Is it me, or does Mr. Bozo Johnson seem a little light in the loafers?

8th February 2008, 10:45 PM	#25
articulett Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV (and the ethers of cyberspace) Posts: 15,786	Originally Posted by Upchurch I think more organizations should make you swear in on a monkey. Hell, I think we just ought to have more monkeys around in general. I do too. It would make life more enjoyable all around. That monkey stole the show. What a cutie.

8th February 2008, 10:51 PM	#26
articulett Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV (and the ethers of cyberspace) Posts: 15,786	Originally Posted by KingMerv00 Am I the only one sensing unresolved sexual tension at 1:48? Bow-chicka-bow-wow. It's interesting that you noticed that... I'd say the real unresolved sexual tension happens between the monkey and Bozo at 4:45... watch that monkey's hands...
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8th February 2008, 10:54 PM	#27
grayman Happy-go-lucky Heretic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Casa del Whacko Posts: 6,142	a.real.girl at an initiation rite gone awry (she high-hats the monkey).
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9th February 2008, 03:48 PM	#28
articulett Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV (and the ethers of cyberspace) Posts: 15,786	Oh my... how apropos... she is soooo high hatting the monkey. I suppose it's more genteel than beating the monkey.
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9th February 2008, 04:04 PM	#29
thaiboxerken Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 20,963	The film made everyone looks bad to me. Except the atheist leader, she's hawt.
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9th February 2008, 09:39 PM	#30
Mobyseven President of Covert-Ops Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Not the Rat. Posts: 5,672	The atheist leader was hot, but probably isn't as much of a looker anymore. I love that the guy who refuses to join the club is named 'Bozo'...I can't help but feel like that's a not so subtle dig that backfired...
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10th February 2008, 08:24 AM	#31
Bindvad New Blood Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Originally Posted by Mobyseven The atheist leader was hot, but probably isn't as much of a looker anymore. her being dead for 14 years can have something to do with that
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10th February 2008, 11:41 AM	#32
articulett Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV (and the ethers of cyberspace) Posts: 15,786	I didn't realize we were supposed to kick people and beat them up when they refuse to renounce Christmas presents... I've been doing the atheist thing all wrong, I'm afraid. (It could be because I don't have an adorable little monkey to refrain from high hatting.)

10th February 2008, 12:07 PM	#33
Skeptic Ginger formerly skeptigirl Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shifting through paradigms Posts: 40,566	No free speech, promotion of slander (or is it libel when you film written lies?) against a group that doesn't agree with you, and using the bribes of Christmas presents to entice kids to keep the faith. Gotta love those Christian values. Thanks for sharing that great clip, grayman. It reminds me of a couple other period films, the one slandering blacks and the one slandering Mexicans. I'll see if I can find any links.
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10th February 2008, 12:11 PM	#34
articulett Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV (and the ethers of cyberspace) Posts: 15,786	Slander of non-theists is alive and well in America today... I'm not sure much has changed.

10th February 2008, 12:34 PM	#35
CFLarsen Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 42,804	Originally Posted by skeptigirl No free speech, promotion of slander (or is it libel when you film written lies?) against a group that doesn't agree with you, and using the bribes of Christmas presents to entice kids to keep the faith. Gotta love those Christian values. Nice stereotyping. Some Christians might think that way. But don't claim that "Christian values" in general are against free speech, or any of the other things. All Christians are not the same as Jack Chick either. We don't fight bigots by becoming bigots.
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10th February 2008, 02:30 PM	#36
Mobyseven President of Covert-Ops Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Not the Rat. Posts: 5,672	Originally Posted by Bindvad her being dead for 14 years can have something to do with that And then one day things weren't quite so fine, I fell in love with Lily. I asked my dad where Lily I could find, he said, "Son, now don't be silly. She's been dead since 1929." Oh, how I cried that night. If only I'd been born in Lily's time It would have been alright...
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