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credburn posted:I was always told it's because it's super sacrilegious to erase God's name, so if they never actually write it out, they never have to worry about protecting it from vandalism. Jews are prohibited from writing god's name on anything ephemeral. So we only write it (god's hebrew name, not the english word god) in torahs, prayer books, and bibles, which will be treated with utmost care. But there's a few jewish traditions which together result in some jews not even spelling the english word god, writing G-d instead or other euphemisms. First is the tendency to err on the side of caution regarding the law, expanding small restrictions into larger taboos to show deference to the law. So for instance the law not to boil a calf in its mother's milk becomes a tradition to never eat meat and dairy together, and the law against writing god's name anywhere but a holy book becomes a tradition to not write other ways of referring to god either. Second is the idea that we must avoid even appearing to break the law. So while writing the word god is not prohibited, enough people think it is that some jews avoid doing so anyway, so no one gets the wrong idea. And last is the idea that jews should be proud of our religion and not try to blend in. So writing G-d is a signifier that lets people know the writer is jewish. So some jews write G-d out of respect for the law against writing god's name, to avoid appearing impious, and to let others know they are jewish.
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credburn posted:I was always told it's because it's super sacrilegious to erase God's name, so if they never actually write it out, they never have to worry about protecting it from vandalism. You're correct. Also I was going to make the joke you did, but you got there first.
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I've always loved the idea that you could offend an all knowing, all powerful deity that knew everything you were going to do before you did it, but is still pissed at you. You little FUCKERS using that free will I gave you! Ingrates! Where's my belt?!  He Ultra'd for your sins!
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Yo, gently caress these antlers. Yo, gently caress these antlers, part 2. https://i.imgur.com/CG2hKkA.mp4
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Oh don't worry I won't "get you wrong"
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The prism is right there.
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dialhforhero posted:The prism is right there. triangles are also a gay pride thing, tho
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Of all the people we have met, only the cis did not trigger our instinctive territoriality. They were the only people we could rally with, or talk to, without the poster inside us screaming `I identify as an attack helicopter!!'
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Blackula Vs. Tarantula posted:Jews are prohibited from writing god's name on anything ephemeral. So we only write it (god's hebrew name, not the english word god) in torahs, prayer books, and bibles, which will be treated with utmost care. But there's a few jewish traditions which together result in some jews not even spelling the english word god, writing G-d instead or other euphemisms. First is the tendency to err on the side of caution regarding the law, expanding small restrictions into larger taboos to show deference to the law. So for instance the law not to boil a calf in its mother's milk becomes a tradition to never eat meat and dairy together, and the law against writing god's name anywhere but a holy book becomes a tradition to not write other ways of referring to god either. Second is the idea that we must avoid even appearing to break the law. So while writing the word god is not prohibited, enough people think it is that some jews avoid doing so anyway, so no one gets the wrong idea. And last is the idea that jews should be proud of our religion and not try to blend in. So writing G-d is a signifier that lets people know the writer is jewish. So some jews write G-d out of respect for the law against writing god's name, to avoid appearing impious, and to let others know they are jewish. Meat and dairy prohibition comes from the actual Talmud though and not writing "God" out is not, iirc it's only a thing if it's written in ashurit, but nonetheless I feel like it's important to point out this is a minority thing and most Jews write the word "God" in English with no concern.
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Me deciding on my new career path: "I'm gonna nut"
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Yo, gently caress these antlers, part 2. that's gotta feel real good
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Yo, gently caress these antlers, part 2.
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Phy posted:America's greatest fighter ace, Dk Bg This g-dd-mn sign makes me sensibly chuckle every time.  Shreveport has an intersection of Stoner Ave and Highland Blvd, and yes there’s a head shop on the corner, and yes the city had to keep replacing the signs when people would steal them for their dorm rooms.
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Busket Posket posted:This g-dd-mn sign makes me sensibly chuckle every time. I used to have a boss that lived on a Bong Street and one of his neighbors had 420 as his address. That neighbor, I was told, for sure sold drugs. Hiding in plain sight I guess That street got renamed a few years ago because the sign would get stolen multiple times a year
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There was also so much thievery of the Mile Marker 420 on a Colorado highway that they moved it to mark Mile 419.99, but then that kept getting stolen too. Last I heard there’s just no marker between 419 and 421 now. 
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Barometer posted:I've always loved the idea that you could offend an all knowing, all powerful deity that knew everything you were going to do before you did it, but is still pissed at you. Or, I mean, you don't erase the name of God out of love and respect, not because you think you're going to offend Him? By not writing it out intact, you're not erasing it.
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Busket Posket posted:There was also so much thievery of the Mile Marker 420 on a Colorado highway that they moved it to mark Mile 419.99, but then that kept getting stolen too. Last I heard there’s just no marker between 419 and 421 now. AFAIK there's no mile marker 420 on I-5 in CA for the same reason. it's in the middle of loving nowhere in the valley and people would just keep yoinking it. back when i lived in new jersey 20 something years ago, we would constantly steal the road sign for Shades of Death Rd until one time they replaced it with this huge concrete obelisk. we tried stealing that too but it ripped off my friend's truck's hitch the one time we tried.
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Why do you need to be a college grad to drive the nut truck?
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The Demilich posted:Why do you need to be a college grad to drive the nut truck? Part of going to college is learning all about nutting.
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The Demilich posted:Why do you need to be a college grad to drive the nut truck? You may need a degree in agriculture to explain the entomology of the peanut whenever you stop.
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Busket Posket posted:There was also so much thievery of the Mile Marker 420 on a Colorado highway that they moved it to mark Mile 419.99, but then that kept getting stolen too. Last I heard there’s just no marker between 419 and 421 now. Somewhere out on Hwy 40, there's a 68.9.
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spell it out, simple enough
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Large Testicles posted:AFAIK there's no mile marker 420 on I-5 in CA for the same reason. it's in the middle of loving nowhere in the valley and people would just keep yoinking it. There's an Elm St near where I grew up, and people kept stealing the street sign because of the movie connection. So they'd replace it, but they'd also put it on a higher pole to keep it out of reach. People kept getting it though, and the cycle kept repeating, and by the end the pole was like 20 feet tall. Eventually they just gave up and renamed the street. Not a huge endeavor since the street is like 100 feet long total and has maybe 4 houses on it.
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This is a fantastic joke thank you
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Busket Posket posted:This g-dd-mn sign makes me sensibly chuckle every time.  seconding everything blackula said about us writing G-d. now kashrut is a whole other can of worms (worms are not kosher)
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Thats something neat I learnt about the jewish religion. Thanks!
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:There's an Elm St near where I grew up, and people kept stealing the street sign because of the movie connection. So they'd replace it, but they'd also put it on a higher pole to keep it out of reach. People kept getting it though, and the cycle kept repeating, and by the end the pole was like 20 feet tall. Eventually they just gave up and renamed the street. Not a huge endeavor since the street is like 100 feet long total and has maybe 4 houses on it. Makes me think of the arms race with the Gävle goat. I was sad to see that it survived this year, but I guess that's war - you win some, you lose some
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boofhead posted:Makes me think of the arms race with the Gävle goat. I was sad to see that it survived this year, but I guess that's war - you win some, you lose some
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