Pics of Good Friday in West Virgina, courtesy of my best friend Jenn.

[LeftyMom]

She called last year to tell me about driving by and seeing some rustics from a local church up on a hill reenacting the crucifixion in their boxer shorts- she's from California, so she's not used to that sort of religious silliness. The story was a riot, and flvegan and I were just dying laughing in his car while she was telling us about it, but unfortunately she didn't have her camera with her, and by the time she ran home and got it they'd called the execution off early due to rain.

Well, this year she got the pics. Note the boxer short loincloths, they're my favorite detail, but Jesus' wig is pretty great too.

[flvegan]

1. The silt fencing really sells the scene.

[LeftyMom]

4. Jesus needs to lay off the pork rinds, from the looks of it.

[flvegan]

9. Always look on the bright side of life.

[LeftyMom]

11. Oedi beat you to it. nt

[flvegan]

16. D'oh!

That's what I get for not reading the whole thread.

Oedi's always first with the MP references.

[Orsino]

41. They're sick of the erosion of Christian values. n/t

[XemaSab]

46. Looks like a capped landfill behind them

:shrug:

[LeftyMom]

48. It gets worse. On the other side of that hill, there's a WalMart. nt

[Dr. Strange]

2. Called the execution off early due to rain?

Do you have any idea what the theological implications of that are?

Me neither.

[LeftyMom]

5. Well since white fabric goes transparent when wet, it's probably just as well.

I'm sure nobody wants to see redneck Jesus' junk.

[Dr. Strange]

10. Especially one that's been hitting the donuts a little too often...

based on the picture.

[ceile]

3. In some countries they actually use nails.

I read yesterday on BBC that in the Philippines (?) the participants were advised to use clean nails instead of rusty ones. You know, to avoid infection.

[LeftyMom]

6. I had a rusty nail go all the way through my foot once.

That was god's way of telling me to clean the backyard first, then set up the slip 'n slide.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. Tell the joker on the left to STOP WHISTLING!

It's been done to death. :eyes:

[Burma Jones]

8. What??? They didn't break the legs of the "other" two guys....

Jesus looks pretty well fed for a homeless prophet........

[texas1928]

12. Yeah sure, Jesus was a white guy.

:eyes:

[DS1]

13. Jesus is Fat Freddy?

[Oeditpus Rex]

36. Jesus was Fat Freddy's Cat

Freddy was one of the Magi.

[Gormy Cuss]

14. It's just a down home version of a Passion Play.

Such "silliness" is a tradition going back at least to the 16th century.

[RadiationTherapy]

20. It is silly. And, if I still cared about such things, would be insulted

at this mockery of the lead up to the son of god overcoming death. Of course, I find many more worship his death than do his life and ressurection.

[Gormy Cuss]

21. Christian churches have struggled with whether to condone or disapprove of them for eons.

I think there was a tension over the appropriateness of the way they were acting out. As to the Christians who are more interested in the death ritual than the rest of it, that may be true but it seems there are many who are interested in celebrating the birthday rather than the the other events.

To me these displays are little different from Civil War reenactments. They just don't have the fancy costumes.

[Taverner]

28. OK...lemme put it this way

If I were to throw spaghetti around a bunch of my "followers" to re-enact the touching by his noodly appendage, would you think that was silly?

[Gormy Cuss]

29. If you thought it was a sign of your piety, I may think it's silly but I wouldn't laugh at you.

epecially if some in the FSM sect had ritualized it that way for eons.

[BarenakedLady]

15. The guy on the right looks like he's wearing a diaper.

:silly:

[Aristus]

17. The figure on the crucifixes (crucifices?) always has better muscle definition.

And there are so many things wrong with those "Roman" outfits, I don't know where to start... :eyes:

[RadiationTherapy]

18. I really really really really really really really wish

There was more contrast between the skin and the boxers.

Love the 'centuwion' holding the ladder.

"Stwike him centuwion!! Vewy Woughly!"

"Do you feew wike a wittwle giggwle when I say the name of my good fwiend, Biggus Dickus? He has a wife you know. She goes by the name Incontinentia. Incontinentia Buttocks"

[trof]

19. That is SO gross. And SO funny.

It's hard to laugh while you're throwing up.
:rofl::puke:

[Flaxbee]

22. but... where are the bunnies and decorated eggs?

:shrug: I'm confused.

[LeftyMom]

23. From the looks of it, Jesus ate them. nt

[Flaxbee]

24. lol!

:thumbsup:

[shaniqua6392]

25. Jesus has eaten way too much McDonald's!!

I wonder if Jesus gets high cholesterol? That is a hysterical picture!! Thanks for the giggle. :applause:

[hippywife]

50. High cholesterol?

How do you think the tradition of hiding eggs got started?? :rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. "Hey! Is that an OSHA approved ladder? I'm not getting on that cross unless that's OSHA approved.

No. Fuck that. I'm gonna break my neck getting up there. You get me an OSHA ladder or I ain't going up. I'll stage a protest, that's what I'll do. I'll sit down with those women and I won't move. I'm sorry, I'm just not. And those nails better be FDA approved - I don't want toxins. There's not aluminum or mercury in them, is there? Standard stainless steel that's been disinfected and sterilized? They better be, or I'm going home, Mr. Roman Soldier. You tell Pilate he either gets safer crucifixion equipment, or we're gonna stop getting crucified. It's that simple. Come on everybody, chant with me - what do we want? MORE HYGIENIC AND SAFER CRUCIFIXIONS!! When do we want it? NOW!"

[sarge43]

49. Union fuckin' hours, too!

This three days dying crap, hell no! This shit covered by Medicare!? Better be!

[Rabrrrrrr]

52. I'm not gettin' up there until I see my steward!!

We negotiated last year overtime for weekend crucifixions - if I'm gonna be up there on a Saturday and Sunday, too, I get triple time for those days!

STEWARD!!!!


And the Centurion just hangs his head, defeated yet again by Tiberius stupidly allowing people about to be crucified to unionize...

[sarge43]

53. Yeah, damn libuls

Next thing ya know they'll be wantin' a separation of Jupiter and Emperor.

[ileus]

27. Doesn't look painful enough...

[Lex]

30. "Always look on the bright side of life . . . . " (nt)

[Rhythm]

31. Where was this in WV?

*crosses fingers that it's somewhere near here*

[tool_of_the_people]

32. Looks like they had the Last Supper . . .

. . . at the "all-you-can-eat" buffet. JC got his money's worth, I see.

[jeffhoo]

37. "we're gonna need more nails!"

with apologies to the waxing scene from 40 year old virgin.

[ironflange]

39. yep

jesus has to cut back on the loaves and fishes a little

[hippywife]

51. Okay, now...

that's the funniest post in this thread. :rofl:

[DarkTirade]

33. How pasty white they are for middle eastern men.

:P

[leeroysphitz]

34. isn't the use of ladders, pedestals and ropes cheating? n/t

[ironflange]

42. damn right

those nice folks in the philippines really know how to put on a good friday show



no bullshit there

[GoddessOfGuinness]

35. Where in WV?

It was pretty nippy for boxers today here in the DC area. Most places in WV are cooler...

[LeftyMom]

45. Weston

[LaraMN]

38. What? No up-skirt shots?

Plbbbbt!

On second thought, that's probably a good thing.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

40. You cannot tell me that is the best Jesus they could find.

What was it? "Hey, I built the crosses and it's my land. Either I'm Christ, or no one is!"

[johnnie]

43. I cant figure out which is sillier

The people doing the re-enactment or the person who went out of their way to get a camera, drive to the spot and take pictures for cheap laughs.

[sarge43]

44. I especially like the legionaries.

I don't think those guys could take on the Salvation Army, let alone a hoard of raving Celts.

[marzipanni]

47. They Have Risen

to a new level of kookiness. :crazy:

[zanne]

54. Is the first guy wearing cut-off jeans? nt

[Raven]

55. Oh, for Christ's sake!!! Well, is guess that is what it's for. n/t