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I wanted a taco last night.
Yet I'm still here. Near death experience? You decide.
What makes people think being nearly dead is special evidence of what being dead is like? Is going to the airport and not getting on a plane going on vacation? |
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The desiring of a taco is not a near death experience. What happens after the eating of a hundred tacos, is.
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Foolish A-Tacoist!
We will all cry out for tacos at the instant of death (it is hardwired!), but this does not imply the converse. We can cry out for tacos without dying. When will you A-Tacoists learn basic logic?! |
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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EvilDave,
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to proselytize a little. There are a great many confusions when it comes to tacos, and their importance when the time comes to check out of the big hotel. First of all - simply wanting a taco does not indicate that one is near death. There is a great deal of confusion over this, and in the Dark Ages (pre-Taco Enlightenment), there were many Tacoist wars fought over issues such as this. All Tacoist scholars will now acknowledge that the simple act of "desiring" a taco is comparable to the act of an infant's suckeling when placed near his mothers breast. This has been the philosophical position for the last couple centuries, however, with modern medical science we can now say - with scientific certainty - that we are all programmed for Tacos. From birth to the grave. As the old saying goes, "there are no a-taciosts in the foxhole". The simple fact that we are hardwired for calling out for a taco as the reality of our impending death sets upon us, does not mean that one has experienced a near death experience simply because he wanted a taco. I hope that this clears up the controversy! Thanks, -Ed |
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Taco now
I want a taco now so I didn't vote.
Thank you to all of you though for a laugh on an otherwise grey morning. A-tacoists! Hah! As far as the serious point goes, if you got on a plane to go on holiday and the plane, for some reason had to turn around and come back, you would get to see what the beginning phases of a holiday are like (i.e. getting on a plane). I think NDE are like that. When you die you probably do experience the various sensations and hallucinations that people report of NDEs. That doesn't make them supernatural or evidence of an afterlife though. It's just what goes on in your brain as it locks all the doors and turns out the lights. I do want a taco now though and all I have for lunch is left-over cottage pie .
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When I eat Tacos, the shell always cracks and scrapes the roof of my mouth. Then, beacuse of the akward angle of my head, the meat tumbles out and falls down the neck of my T-shirt.
Also, since the whole damn thing crumbles, you always have to eat more than you really wanted to unless you want a handfull of Taco guts. Ever try to eat one while driving? Talk about NDE. Tacos are evil...but they're so tasty! |
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Papa FunkosophyJoin Date: May 2002
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Guys, listen.
I know I'm a "soft" tacoist and we're pretty laid back, but I'm uncomfortable with this line of discussion. I mean, these are tacos we're talking about here. If we piss off the Great Taco In The Sky (GTITS), it might start bring it's massive consciousness against us. And nobody wants that. Upchurch |
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- GTITS. That's just awesome. I must use this.
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Next thread: Soft Tacos vs. Burritos: really, what's the difference? |
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Anybody ever read those those Chicken tracts? Man those are funny! According to this guy, any Taco not filled with poultry by-products are really a tool of the GBFH (Great burrito from hell) and that you go to hell if you eat them.
He says that when you die, you go heaven and meet the GAN (Great angelic nacho, who sits at the right hand of the GTITS). You must then give him your order and if it can't be found in the menu of life, you go to hell. Hilarious!
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TLOP makes HUMANS makes TACOS
And since (According to the Religion of A-Theism) TLOP is less conscious then Humans, it is only logically consistent to conclude that Humans must be equally less conscious then Tacos! … And they say that the Christians are Crazy?!?!? ![]() Just out of curiosity A-Theists … If I owned a Taco Bell would that make me like the Pope or something? … or would I just be like a Bishop or Cardinal? |
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Papa FunkosophyJoin Date: May 2002
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's taco.
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Papa FunkosophyJoin Date: May 2002
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GTITS wants you to covet tacos. All the time. |
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That would be a Near Vacation Experience. I have those just by watching the travel channel. |
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Don't you A-tacoists forget:
- Tacos are made according to the ATR. (Ancient Taco Recipe) - YOU are made out of Tacos (because you eat them) - YOU obey the ATR. Now excuse me while I spread shreaded letuce, cheese and diced tomatoes over my meat filling. |
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Hey Dave, do you even have so much as a Taco Bell up in the hills or do you have to make your own? or maybe you have to go up to Oakurst or drive down to the valley for it?
Just asking a geographical question, I'm curious? I know this is sort of off topic but I haven't posted in a while, and I felt the sudden desire to do so. Thanx. This whole tacoist thing is something I can believe in, or at least eat. Maybe I'll put on a suit and wear a funny name badge with some ridiculus title on it, hop on my bike and go door to door and preach the purity of tacos to total strangers..(nah! that's too much like work). Well at least I can go to the local church( Taco Bell), make a donation and eat of the body of our lord( the taco) and bask in it's everlasting love and farts( sorry my stomach doesn't like spicy food one bit, even Taco Bells, which isn't that spicy even), and belch my pleasure. Ah, what Bliss! edited to add all the stupid stuff above. |
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You know, an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient god would have given you that taco!
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[Gregorian chant mode]
Carne asada, in excelcis deo. [/Gregorian chant mode] |
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But there is Tia Rita's right around the block from me. There's a mexican place in Coarsegold. There's several mexican places in Oakhurst, including the Taqueria, next to the Met cinema. There is also an extremely good mexican restaraunt in North Fork that looks like a burger dive, but their sit-down dinners are really, really fabulous. And (of course) there's the Taco Hell in Oakhurst. Flavorless .59 cent tacos in bulk. From a caulk gun. The only flavor is from the little plastic packets. Added: What is the significance of horchata? I usually want this even more than tacos. And what of chorizo con huevos? |
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I've sent Taco Tim an email, requesting his wisdom and insight into the inherent holiness of Tacos.
Unfortunately, Tim seems to be a little militant - but that is often the case with new converts. We need to spread the word that Tacoism is not about hate - it is about Love... and Tacos. Okay, mostly it is about Tacos - but there really is room for love too, and while it isn't about hate - it is important to hate those that willfully reject the logic, science and divinity that is Tacoism. Spread the word, love thy neighbor, love thy neighbor's Taco, and covet - oh yes, don't forget to covet! Tricky's accurate comment regarding the Dead Sea Tortillas (a little salty, some would say) is something you should never forget: Covet Tacos, GTITS wouldn't have it any other way. -Ed |
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In any case you SOFT TACOISTS WILL BE THROWN INTO THE LAKE OF TOBASCO, by the ONE TRUE GTITS and his only son Cheesus of Nacho-reth! |
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The GTITS is all about love, kindness, and inexpensive spicy goodness regardless of the type of Tacoist you might be. You A-Tacoists can burn in Tex-Mex. Upchurch |
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You're all wrong. Not tacos, egg rolls! EGG ROLLS ARE THE ANSWER! EGG ROLLS WILL PROTECT YOU! EGG ROLLS WILL PROTECT YOU FROM THE TERRIBLE SECRET OF SPACE!
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May your soul burn forever in the lake of tobasco in Tex-mex! |
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You fools. The one true faith is pie. As it happens, I have prepared an example of the glories of pieism in website form.
http://griffinfuhrer.tripod.com/eatpie.html |
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