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madamesilverspurs

(15,800 posts) Tue Jan 17, 2012, 08:16 PM Jan 2012

Speakething with 'publicans

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Speakething with 'publicans (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Jan 2012 OP

Shit. I read the OP as "Speaking with the pelicans." HopeHoops Jan 2012 #1

Let us not spare the rod. JohnnyRingo Jan 2012 #2

People often don't know what publicans in the Bible were. Mostly tax collectors. dimbear Jan 2012 #3

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

1. Shit. I read the OP as "Speaking with the pelicans."

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 08:30 PM

Jan 2012

That happens when I'm hungry (but I don't eat pelicans or other forms of meat) - just the mental fuck-ups while reading a post.

JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)

2. Let us not spare the rod.

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 08:42 PM

Jan 2012

I think the wayward sinners hath not learned thy lesson thus far and deserveth a punctuating reminder of their deviant behavior. Never since the days of The Great Flood have such self declared pious believers earned such a smiting. LOL.

Good post. Thanx.

dimbear

(6,271 posts)

3. People often don't know what publicans in the Bible were. Mostly tax collectors.