@divegeester saidThe Father, the Son and the Holy err Ghost? 😉 😛
God believes in the twins, and we are one, two in one, a duality and almost a trinity once you get your badge!
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@the-gravedigger saidIt is true sir that God doesn't believe in ghosts.
God told me he doesn't believe in you. He said he wanted to but required proof.
He went on to say; 'it’s impossible to know how the universe was created and whether divine beings exist.'
At the time I thought it was a strange thing to say but just let it slide.
What with him being God and everything.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidSir, you seem to be quite an expert on God! 🙂
It is true sir that God doesn't believe in ghosts.
What about the Holy Spirit, could be considered a Ghost. 🙂
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@ponderable saidHmmm, reminds me of a power company in Italy named Gen-Italia.
There was once a German football player called "Franco Foda" there was a big laugh, when he came up for a match in Brasil...(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Foda)
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@very-rusty saidYes. That's how I learned it, anyway.
Sir, you seem to be quite an expert on God! 🙂
What about the Holy Spirit, could be considered a Ghost. 🙂
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The father, the son, and the holy ghost.
@Moonbus: 🙂
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I need to remind myself that it always amazes me when my attempts at humor fall flat. I find that my failures in satire are more frequent than my successes. My uncle once likened satire to setting up a trap. He explained that if the trap is too obvious, the prey won't fall into it. Similarly, he argued that overestimating the prey's natural abilities is a common pitfall that leads to failure. This analogy has stuck with me, reminding me that the effectiveness of satire, like any form of humor, relies on a delicate balance between familiarity and surprise, and that understanding the audience's perception is key to its success.
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@pettytalk saidQuite.
I need to remind myself that it always amazes me when my attempts at humor fall flat. I find that my failures in satire are more frequent than my successes. My uncle once likened satire to setting up a trap. He explained that if the trap is too obvious, the prey won't fall into it. Similarly, he argued that overestimating the prey's natural abilities is a common pitfall tha ...[text shortened]... en familiarity and surprise, and that understanding the audience's perception is key to its success.
Satire is often completely wasted on the stupid.
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@very-rusty saidHe's a Renaissance Ghost.
Sir, you seem to be quite an expert on God! 🙂
What about the Holy Spirit, could be considered a Ghost. 🙂
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@earl-of-trumps saidI think that's a Catholic thing.
Yes. That's how I learned it, anyway.
The father, the son, and the holy ghost.
@Moonbus: 🙂
My church calls it the Holy Spirit.
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@suzianne saidThat's the blunt of it, as you put it.
Quite.
Satire is often completely wasted on the stupid.
However, satire primarily has to take ignorance into consideration, which is independent of stupidity. The subject of the satire must be knowledgeable about the material being used by the satirist. Not that stupidity in the audience is not to be taken into consideration, especially when the audience is mixed. Sometimes, only a particular section of the audience is the target of the satire. In these cases, the success depends mostly on the rest of the audience getting it.
But regarding stupidity, it is by no means a fixed object, as it's also subject to variations in degrees of more or less, and it also comes in many flavors and colors.
Obviously, the matter can be addressed further, but for the sake of brevity, I'll end it here, and allow others to lengthen it, if it's in their own interest.
In the Valley of the Sun, there was not a single cloud in the sky this morning, as far as I can see on the weather radar. The Chicago area seems cloudless too.
@suzianne saidThe Catholics call it both some say Holy Spirit and some say Holy Ghost. I believe it is a time thing depending on what era you grew up in. 🙂
I think that's a Catholic thing.
My church calls it the Holy Spirit.
When I was an alter boy it was the Holy Ghost. I believe now it depend on what Church you go to. Last Church was too was a Baptism as I am a God Father for yet another child. I can't recall what was used Spirit or Ghost it was that long ago. 🙂
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@very-rusty saidAs an alter boy, was the mass done in Latin?
When I was an alter boy it was the Holy Ghost.
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It still was back in the sixties, and here's a google translation of a phrase that was very often used.
In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti, amen. = In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
But yes, as I remember it, Ghost was often used in the english version, at least by catholics.
So basically "ghost" and "spirit" were interchangeable.
@mwmiller saidYes it was, I knew a lot of Latin back then, but have forgotten most of it. Still know a little.
As an alter boy, was the mass done in Latin?
It still was back in the sixties, and here's a google translation of a phrase that was very often used.
In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti, amen. = In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
But yes, as I remember it, Ghost was often used in the english version, at least by catholics.
So basically "ghost" and "spirit" were interchangeable.
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@pettytalk saidLet us prey.
I need to remind myself that it always amazes me when my attempts at humor fall flat. I find that my failures in satire are more frequent than my successes. My uncle once likened satire to setting up a trap. He explained that if the trap is too obvious, the prey won't fall into it. Similarly, he argued that overestimating the prey's natural abilities is a common pitfall tha ...[text shortened]... en familiarity and surprise, and that understanding the audience's perception is key to its success.