Well, since I’m all awone for ‘bout a week, maybe I’ll have some extra time to come up with somethin’ in the way of a drawing.
You know, after ruminating over this whole “what would Jesus do”…I’m thinkin’ he might’ve been into skateboarding or carve boards. Indo boards? Not sure. Definitely not SWIS balls, though ;-))
Jesus doin squats on a swissball.
How about this pic. I am sure someone could add some definition.
Pat:
I, like Brent, would be forever in your debt if you came up with a “what would Jesus Deadlift?” shirt design.
Solojobber’s looks pretty solid, but I think homeboy needs a robe and sandals.
Oh, and the Buddha idea is fat too.
Let’s see if we can get ourselves sent to every kind of hell there is, shall we? What can we come up with to blaspheme Judaism?
Ask and you shall recieve.
“He is able who thinks he is able”
~ Buddha
Zev, we shouldn’t try to get into every hell possible, because then we’ll all be split up when we get down there. That’s not cool. There’s no “suffering in multiple hells” in “team”.
I can picture Jesus in a nice long flowing robe, deadlifting 800 lbs. with no strain. Ah, good times.
Just got off the horn with the Pope, The good news is He wants a Buddha shirt too.
The Bad news is He’s pissed about the Jesus shirts and we ARE going to hell.
(I am SNOWED IN!, nothing better to do…stupid Calgary…)
“I used to be Snow White, but I drifted”
~ Mae West
How about a south park version
Not all religions have hell, but that shouldn’t stop anyone from trying. One could do something with teh multiple arms of vishnu. For mohamed, I’m thinking worlds strongest man type. A picture of him doing a boulder throw (with the Kaba’a of course, it’s a pretty big rock). One could think up a lot of bizarre things for deities working with the strongman concept. I don’t know what one could do for confucianism though, beyond just making up a poorly translated pearl of “wisdom”.
Correction to my post: rather than “divine-looking.”
I think I’m the one that’s gonna go to the “big bad” Hell, since I’m the one drawing the goddamn art.
And, of course, I just said “goddamn”…damn…ooops…
Damn, I’m not the one who usually does this but…
Cupcake, I love you, man. You are one of the shining lights in this forum as far as I’m concerned, and your wit and wisdom are as sharp as they come…(you know it’s coming)… BUT…
The cartoon depicting Jesus carrying a piece of his cross to the place where he is about to be crucified…nails driven through his hands and feet and left to hang as he died what must have been a slow and painful death…is really in poor taste, in my humble, unsolicited opinion.
Especially a few days after Easter.
I mean, come on.
And someone pictured Jesus as a “skinny bastard”? I know TC coined the phrase, and I like it. But there’s something not quite right with referring to Jesus as a skinny “bastard”.
God knows (oops, sorry!) that I have never been a “Jesus Freak”, or some religious zealot. Far from it. I have led one of the craziest, wild lives of any around, and wouldn’t change a thing if I had to do it all over again.
And I’ve never been able to stand those preachy, holier-than-thou “religious” people who feel that it’s their way or the highway.
But ya gotta draw the line somewhere. And your cartoon, my friend, crossed it.
I do get the whole thread and was laughing and trying to come up with my own clever Jesus/Budda/God/weight training lines, but that cartoon sucks.
It’s ironic that I don’t believe in a hell after death, because I can just feel I’m about to be flamed…
Cupcake’s a dude?
mamann…
Thank you for the kind words, if you could call my wife and tell her “Yes, by God Mr. Cake IS funny” I would appreciate it. The echo of her “Tsk, Tsk’s” seem to never end…But…(Hehe)…
I certainly appreciate your comments and no, you don’t need to be “Jesus Freak” to be sensitive to a totally politicaly incorrect cartoon. I did (although I am sure you wonderd) take into account timing and religious beliefs before making the cartoon, as evidenced by “Jewish Bodybuilders” there may be one or two “Jesus Freaks” here abouts.
So, if I gave it any thought at all, how could I have still posted? Well, to be quite honest, it’s still funny. Wrong. Twisted. Insensitive. Sick and many other things but in the end, humor was the point and sometimes humor agitates, infuriates and offends, sometimes humor makes you giggle and then makes you ashamed that you did. Sometimes it’s sex that offends, sometimes it’s crude language, sometimes it’s it’s disregard for another culture or their beliefs. If it wasn’t, then we would be stuck with Knock-Knock jokes and questions about chickens and roads.
Of course “safe” humor will never offend anyone but it’s rarely clever and most often not really funny, we laugh at the edgy stuff, the stuff that “crosses the line”. I am sure that the Buddha cartoon crossed SOMEONES line, as with the WWJD and actually, this whole thread I am sure is offending someone.
But WE found it funny, at least up until the cartoon of Jesus. Humor is a funny thing and in the end it was the refusal to self censure that sealed the deal to post this. Censure of any type is poison in the well of freedom and if I believe that censure of hate and bigotry is wrong, how could I possibly censure HUMOR?
And besides, if there IS a God, I just want to say…PATRICIA STARTED IT!
“The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven”
~ Mark Twain
Cakeman,
Damn that Patricia! 
You know me, I love a good laugh like anyone. My hypersensivity probably has to do with the fact that I was just in a big production of the whole story to celebrate the Easter season (professional actors, theater lighting, fog machines, incredible sound system, etc.) and in an effort to be convincing, maybe took my role a little too seriously. (The actor who played Jesus was very convincing, especially on the cross).
And after all, I am kind of a champion of politically incorrect humor. Well, politically incorrect anything.
After some introspection, I realize I probably did overreact a little.
I love you, Cupcake, man.
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I like the first logo idea put up…it would be a cool t-shirt.
As for the cartoon…maybe it is in bad taste…but…it would be worse if a believer in Jesus Christ posted the cartoon. This other person probably can’t help themselves.
Yes…call me a Jesus freak if you like. All it means is that I love the God of the Universe!!
And no…I am not one of those “holier than thou” Christians. Funny thing is…I know tons of guys who are Christians…including bodybuilders like
Shawn Ray…Lee Haney…Lee Labrada…pro football players like Emmitt Smith…Kurt Warner…Reggie White…Walter Payton…and on and on…and none of us so called “Christians” act “holier than thou”. I think that is a sterotype that needs to die a quick death. Not me or any of the other “Christians” mentioned above are without sin at all…just forgiven through the grace of Jesus Christ which comes through faith in Him…
It would be cool if people were not so “close minded” and “judgemental” of people who are Christians and not bashful about talking about it…
Hey I am a Christian. Maybe not the most disciplined but this stuff is funny. Alright I have not been to church in a long time. Hell i have said more 4 letter words beside amen in long time. All right maybe I am not disciplened at all.
You can’t live in a glass house, you have to partake in the activities at hand. That is just life. You will become isolated from life. I have freinds that are this way. Do not let their kids do stuff like halloween. This is just normal american activities. It is not like they dance around a pentegram to get candy. Jesus even ate with sinners and partied with them.
Jesus was not some nerd or a pope or a Baptist. He was some a cool dude who laughed and partied and poked fun of people out of fun. Even one of his miracles is still a world record and that is his deadlift.lol"Would Jesus Deadlift or Lift the Dead?"
I think I will change my name to Pastor Solojobber. lol
Oh my point to the story people should not get offended by others ideas and actions. Let the big guy do the judging.
Patricia I am wairing for your rembrant. So I can wear my shirt to church.
As a Born Again Christian, I honestly am very upset that people make a mockery of Jesus dying on the cross and the blasphemy that I am hearing. No, I am NOT perfect and I screw up everyday, BUT, I do try to make all decisions based on what I think Christ would do. Anybody can say they are a Christian, but anybody who finds this stuff funny I doubt really walks with Christ in daily life. Jesus died a terrible death (a death that he DIDN’T HAVE to experience)to pay the price for our sins so that we don’t have to pay for them by going to hell. However, in order to receive Jesus’ gift, we have to accept Him into our lives and ask for forgivness of our sins. To do all of this, we must BELIEVE that he is real and that he died and rose again. Simple? Not really, but if you go to Jesus with a open and honest heart and ask Him to come into your heart and guide you, then you will see first hand what Jesus can do and you can understand exactly what I am talking about. Open a Bible and read the book of John, it is a great start. I have alot more to learn about being a Christian and I will never know it all, but I do know that Jesus forgives and no matter what we have done in the past, can be washed away by the Grace of God. Am I a Jesus Freak? Yup Yup. I hope that if there is anyone who is not Saved, they will seriously say a prayer and ask Jesus into their life as their Lord and Savior. I did, and even though I still fall short of God’s expectations everyday, I know that I am still going to Heaven when its all over.
I know that people will probably make fun of this post, and that is ok with me because its my job as a Christian to witness, but if there is anyone who feels a calling from God to be saved, then I will glady discuss what it means to have Jesus in your life.