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Quantess

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139. I understand that is a parody...
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 06:21 PM
Dec 2012

but is it a parody of a parody?
In other words, this Ken Ham person seems like a satirist.
Or is Ken Ham truly being sincere?

Mindbendingly absurd... [View all] HarveyDarkey Dec 2012 OP
Please tell me this book is filed under 'Humor'. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #1
Nope... Wait Wut Dec 2012 #3
Jeez, there is so much mindbending absurdity on just that page alone. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #14
as crazy as this would be gumby100 Dec 2012 #24
Oh right, it's "out of print" now. Archae Dec 2012 #28
With right wingers these days, it's so hard to tell what is real and what is satire... WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #36
I am not sure that the right wing is capable of satire. SheilaT Dec 2012 #45
To be fair, it's entirely possible to troll DU with an Onion article Fumesucker Dec 2012 #62
Welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy the site. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #37
To be clear gcomeau Dec 2012 #131
My favorite DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #34
No, The Comedy Gold... WiffenPoof Dec 2012 #128
Hmm, that's the sobering tragic part, in my opinion. Quantess Dec 2012 #143
Book, no. Image, Yes. It's from a parody of ham's self-parody of a book. JHB Dec 2012 #63
it's especially difficult to tell when the OP says the page is from Ham's book & gives no link to HiPointDem Dec 2012 #108
Perhaps (and perhaps only sloppieness). However, after 30 years... JHB Dec 2012 #124
You'd think that the bible might include a chapter on Dinosaurs. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #2
But, but, but, acording to a creationist apologist commentator, the Bible mentions "dragons" or catbyte Dec 2012 #9
Haha ... I have heard that ... my response to it has basically been ... JoePhilly Dec 2012 #11
Read your Bible again Clinecrowd5 Dec 2012 #75
Oh, I've read JOB ... not buying it. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #133
Anyone that has seen The Flintstones would know that dinosaurs and humans worked together. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #4
The brontosauruses, for example, were good for quarrying Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #115
That was poor design and lack of government oversight OriginalGeek Dec 2012 #119
What's the gorilla supposed to be doing? Playing the lute? "Mouth Baseball"? What?!? And what's with catbyte Dec 2012 #5
What about Eve's pose? hootinholler Dec 2012 #13
They hadn't invented high heels yet, so she had to stand that way to jeff47 Dec 2012 #23
What a dolt. frogmarch Dec 2012 #6
Dinosaurs making lemonade? LiberalEsto Dec 2012 #7
They forgot to add the unicorns! n/t LeftinOH Dec 2012 #8
All I can say is sarisataka Dec 2012 #10
I am no dumber Hayabusa Dec 2012 #12
Big razor-sharp teeth and claws are for...harvesting lemons. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #15
But but but malaise Dec 2012 #126
I sure hope this is a senior year science book Bandit Dec 2012 #16
If them Dinosaurs were so peaceful and playful, then why the dagger like teeth and big sharp claws? RC Dec 2012 #17
Ken Ham is a con artist. Archae Dec 2012 #18
its people like you that give atheists a bad name. gumby100 Dec 2012 #25
It doesn't say it in the Bible. But Ken Ham does. Archae Dec 2012 #26
And you believe that there billh58 Dec 2012 #27
It is. Archae Dec 2012 #30
true gumby100 Dec 2012 #38
And the "real page" is different..how? Archae Dec 2012 #41
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #42
"Never contradicts itself?" Archae Dec 2012 #43
there is no paragraph about 'scientists', homosexual, and scared children. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #116
You believe that Dinosaurs made lemonade for Eve is in the bible? Sheepshank Dec 2012 #32
no gumby100 Dec 2012 #40
Ken, honey Tsiyu Dec 2012 #56
On second read billh58 Dec 2012 #33
oops gumby100 Dec 2012 #39
You're a fucking idiot Tsiyu Dec 2012 #57
you are why we have an Ignore button SCantiGOP Dec 2012 #66
Bwahahahaha! hifiguy Dec 2012 #70
So Able and Cain had incestuous relationships with ol' mom Eve then, huh? Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #73
No, he just shows people dispersing from the Tower of Babel on Gallimimus-back JHB Dec 2012 #46
Where has Ken found evidence of harnesses and riding baskets for... JHB Dec 2012 #65
Ken Ham gives sentient life-forms a bad name. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #47
More than some of the young folks even realize WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #53
Please don't insult our future primate overlords! Rex Dec 2012 #121
Why do I get the feeling that's disingenuous? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #48
Talk about deceitful....I see you published HarveyDarky's OP picture w/o reference Old and In the Way Dec 2012 #52
if it's from a satire site, why not link it in the OP, instead of representing it as Ham's original? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #111
Says the troll. Rex Dec 2012 #122
Mister Ham, can I share the good news with you? Taverner Dec 2012 #134
the OP is the only one conning anyone. the paragraph you quote is a photoshop. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #105
Ever hear of "Poe's Law?" It applies to this satire. Archae Dec 2012 #107
The OP represents it as Ham's original & provides no link to the satire page. There is no way HiPointDem Dec 2012 #110
Stupidity at that level is proof that there is no god. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #19
I went to a private parochial school when I was young Xyzse Dec 2012 #20
Do I need to explain to you what these people believe about catholics? JHB Dec 2012 #59
No, I just find myself insulted by such an author. Xyzse Dec 2012 #60
Yikes. Solly Mack Dec 2012 #21
Look how happy they all are! Wait Wut Dec 2012 #22
if this isn't the onion, it should be.....'because they want to scare children' spanone Dec 2012 #29
that paragraph was photoshopped in. the OP has still not seen fit to correct his attribution of HiPointDem Dec 2012 #113
This absurdity clearly puts to rest any attempt at credibility by creationists Sheepshank Dec 2012 #31
maybe you should bookmark the real page instead of this photoshopped one. the OP misrepresents HiPointDem Dec 2012 #109
No.........No, I'm good with the lesson I originally planned. Sheepshank Dec 2012 #146
In the interest of fairness.... WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #35
I went to the link as well. GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #49
Yes, the image in the OP is from the satire site Daily Bleach rather than Ham's actual book... JHB Dec 2012 #50
ham posted the original text on his facebook page. the entire paragraph about scientists is fake. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #82
fairness? honesty? don't look for it on this thread. DU-ers often complain about faux news, HiPointDem Dec 2012 #106
It isn't that far off what Ham thinks. JoeyT Dec 2012 #125
Wow, you are all over the road with that one... Rex Dec 2012 #132
Somebody needs to clue Mr. Ham in Amaril Dec 2012 #44
"Mindbendingly absurd" as the original may be, your OP misrepresents the original, Harvey.... Melinda Dec 2012 #51
Here is a link to the billh58 Dec 2012 #55
yep, fakery makes people distrustful, and it's dirty pool besides. don't like it. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #84
And selling Creationism billh58 Dec 2012 #89
the OP misrepresents what the book says. The OP is a lie. I don't know if the person who HiPointDem Dec 2012 #103
for entertainment. Phillip McCleod Dec 2012 #137
I like how scientist is in quotations... is this for real? Initech Dec 2012 #54
That part isn't (directly, that is)... JHB Dec 2012 #61
no. the text has been altered and we fell for it. including me. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #81
Did you also fall billh58 Dec 2012 #87
If the playful dinosaurs are the object of scorn, why not post the original without the fake text? HiPointDem Dec 2012 #112
No actually spare me your billh58 Dec 2012 #129
Surely that cannot be serious...?? truebrit71 Dec 2012 #58
photoshopped. the original doesn't include the paragraph about homosexuals, etc. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #117
That's a photoshop... SidDithers Dec 2012 #64
Too late (see links somewhere above for Ham's FB page) JHB Dec 2012 #71
Looks like Adam and the gorilla are sharing a Meaningful Glance. gkhouston Dec 2012 #83
You can't polish a turd, Beavis. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #91
His material requires no distortion. WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #95
Yup. That was my point... SidDithers Dec 2012 #96
the big 'DailyBleach.com' didn't give it away? Phillip McCleod Dec 2012 #136
Why do his herbavore dinosaurs all have carnivore teeth? Marrah_G Dec 2012 #67
This is no more wrong than any other religious belief cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #68
wow there is a ton of them d_r Dec 2012 #69
And here is Ken's billh58 Dec 2012 #72
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #74
Ham is that you? Rex Dec 2012 #77
Wow, Adam and Eve are incredibly white!! Rex Dec 2012 #76
adam's beard and stache look salon-trimmed. possibly the gorilla. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #78
I think I see a Sharper Image store Rex Dec 2012 #79
apparently the page you posted isn't the original text. (as would be more obvious if we weren't HiPointDem Dec 2012 #80
please delete your post or correct the op, because this is not the original text -- it's fake. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #85
Uh, it's satire billh58 Dec 2012 #86
Dude, it is definitely satire, but the OP is treating it as though it is straight from the book... yawnmaster Dec 2012 #90
Who fucking cares? billh58 Dec 2012 #93
That may be, in fact, true, but it has nothing to do with the OP being incorrect... yawnmaster Dec 2012 #100
yep, it's funny, & even funnier are the characters like 'bill' running around saying the misrepre- HiPointDem Dec 2012 #114
it's not satire. it's a photo-shop that misrepresents what is actually on that page. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #104
Actually, out of billh58 Dec 2012 #130
hard to miss the big 'DailyBleach.com' in the image Phillip McCleod Dec 2012 #135
Dinos loved lemons Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #88
so what? he put a picture of a dinosaur eating lemons in a kids' book for fundies. oooooh, how HiPointDem Dec 2012 #118
Yeah, someone substituted an idiotic block of text for the equally idiotic block of text that was Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #120
I'd like to dedicate this song to DU's newest friend, Mr. Ken Ham: Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #92
LOL! That was Great! Wonderful lyrics and some fine pickin. :) n/t adirondacker Dec 2012 #94
lol! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #97
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #98
However, when it came to the Flood... sakabatou Dec 2012 #99
Why did God decide to destroy such beautiful creatures? Xipe Totec Dec 2012 #101
Funniest DU thread ever! sellitman Dec 2012 #102
Then the big cats came after the friendly dinosaurs? fadedrose Dec 2012 #123
ROFLMAO and can't stop! RegieRocker Dec 2012 #127
KEN HAM IMPLEMENTS TAKE DOWN NOTICE EvilEvolutionist Dec 2012 #138
Wow, what a clever way to promote this thread! gkhouston Dec 2012 #144
Maybe Ham can retain the services of Righthaven. I hear they are not busy. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #145
I understand that is a parody... Quantess Dec 2012 #139
Ken Ham is either sincere Vanje Dec 2012 #140
I know, I just checked out his facebook page. Quantess Dec 2012 #141
Unfortunately, he's dead serious... countryjake Dec 2012 #142
Wondering where the picture went? EvilEvolutionist Dec 2012 #147
That's fine as we billh58 Dec 2012 #148
It is still there Vanje Dec 2012 #149
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