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Jesus ... Christ #16 (permalink) Fri May 16, 2008 14:13 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

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This would be true if Hollywood actually attempted to give a true picture of life and language in the society its stories take place in, but it gives a famously inaccurate depiction, as any foreign college student in the US finds out the first time he tries to pick up a girl.


Are you saying that, in general, Hollywood intends to give an inaccurate picture of life and language in society? So not many people in real-life america use cusses such as "Jesus..F..**king..Christ", right? Hollywood's got it wrong there, right?

Also, in which way does Hollywood like to offend Christians?
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Jesus ... Christ #17 (permalink) Fri May 16, 2008 14:17 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

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The word was used not only as JC's "middle name", but also as a noun, as an adjective, as a verb, as an adverb, as an exclamation, as an added syllable -- you name it! (Well, actually, I don't remember it being used as a conjunction...


Way to go!

"Rocco: F*cking... What the f*ck. Who the f*ck f*cked this f*cking... How did you two f*cking f*cks...
[shouts]
Rocco: f*ck!
Connor: Well, that certainly illustrates the diversity of the word."


From Troy Duffy's,The Boondock Saints.
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Jesus ... Christ #18 (permalink) Fri May 16, 2008 20:13 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

God doesn't like it, whether the offender is consciously or unconsciously taking the Lord's name in vain. (at least the Yahweh/Jesus of the Holy Bible, Whose laws were etched in clay or stone in the form of the Ten Commandments)

...and to answer the middle-name question:

The "H" stands for "Harold", Jesus's middle name.

hehe

His full name is Jesus Harold Christ.
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Jesus ... Christ #19 (permalink) Fri May 16, 2008 23:12 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

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So to say that it's "nothing to do with Christ" is not quite true: for some people, it would clearly break religious taboos.


A case of an implication and inference clash, I'd say.



For some users it would clearly break religious taboos.

If X = "Jesus f*cking Christ", not everyone in the set {people who have said X at least once} is a member of the set {people who habitually say X}.

For some members of the first set, the phrase would still have its "charge", even though for those in the second set it has probably lost its meaning; and the "charge" would relate to the conjunction of sex and religion.

(If it had no "charge", no one would have bothered to use the expression in the first place; and it certainly doesn't relate to Steamboat Willie.)

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Jesus ... Christ #20 (permalink) Sat May 17, 2008 9:54 am   Jesus ... Christ
 

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For some members of the first set, the phrase would still have its "charge", even though for those in the second set it has probably lost its meaning; and the "charge" would relate to the conjunction of sex and religion.


I assume there are many more of one set than the other. What would you guess the ratio to be?
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Jesus ... Christ #21 (permalink) Sat May 17, 2008 9:57 am   Jesus ... Christ
 

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and it certainly doesn't relate to Steamboat Willie.)


Are you our resident expert on willies, Mr P? :P
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Jesus ... Christ #22 (permalink) Sat May 17, 2008 12:17 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

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No. Most Christians would consider it a sin against the second commandment, or something similar. They would consider it sinful without even inserting the F-word.


I don't get this. Wouldn't it be just an exclamation of surprise? How is it sinful?

By the way I think the F-word is overused.
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Jesus ... Christ #23 (permalink) Sat May 17, 2008 12:33 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

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For some members of the first set, the phrase would still have its "charge", even though for those in the second set it has probably lost its meaning; and the "charge" would relate to the conjunction of sex and religion.


I assume there are many more of one set than the other. What would you guess the ratio to be?


Almost certainly 1.61803399 : 1

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Jesus ... Christ #24 (permalink) Sat May 17, 2008 13:01 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

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Almost certainly 1.61803399 : 1

:lol: :mrgreen:
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Jesus ... Christ #25 (permalink) Sat May 17, 2008 14:29 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

MrPedantic wrote:
Almost certainly 1.61803399 : 1

MrP


Really? Well, Jesus..F*ucking... Christ!
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Jesus ... Christ #26 (permalink) Sat May 17, 2008 16:50 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

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I don't get this. Wouldn't it be just an exclamation of surprise? How is it sinful?

By the way I think the F-word is overused.


That is true , calling God by name is sinful specially in vain with F* or witout F*

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It is what we know about his name. Harald has been mentioned in Bible I guess
Christ means is Greek aointment man ,Jesus is also from Greek.
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Jesus ... Christ #27 (permalink) Sat May 17, 2008 21:27 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

I'm not sure that "Harold" is mentioned in the Bible; I think it's a name of Scandinavian origin.

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Jesus ... Christ #28 (permalink) Sat May 17, 2008 23:47 pm   Jesus ... Christ
 

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I don't get this. Wouldn't it be just an exclamation of surprise? How is it sinful?


Mr P and Jamie say it is often used for attacking Jesus and Christians. So it must be sinful. Nuff said. :wink:
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Jesus ... Christ #29 (permalink) Sun May 18, 2008 0:14 am   Jesus ... Christ
 

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Mr P and Jamie say it is often used for attacking Jesus and Christians.



MrP actually said: "to say that it's 'nothing to do with Christ' is not quite true".

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Jesus ... Christ #30 (permalink) Sun May 18, 2008 0:20 am   Jesus ... Christ
 

MrPedantic wrote:
MrP actually said: "to say that it's 'nothing to do with Christ' is not quite true".

MrP


Same difference.
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