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bvf

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4. Woody Allen wrote a piece
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 10:35 PM
Apr 2015

for The New Yorker (I think) many many years ago that began, "And the Lord made an bet with Satan..." and went on to describe god twisting Job's nose "until it looked like a Molly screw."

Gotta dig that up again. It's around here somewhere...

That's always stuck with me for some reason.

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Humor and God [View all] Cartoonist Apr 2015 OP
I can name quite a few funny conservative/pious people. Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #1
I know what you mean Cartoonist Apr 2015 #2
"Job" is slapstick, right? n/t Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #3
Woody Allen wrote a piece bvf Apr 2015 #4
Did Jesus ever tell a joke? AlbertCat May 2015 #25
Interesting. bvf Apr 2015 #5
What in the world are you talking about? LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #6
LOL! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #7
Good night LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #9
Argh, got an error trying to play it. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #10
Oh, bmus, I'm sorry. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #11
S'okay, I'm trying very hard to forget it. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #12
That's far better than the video, anyway. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #13
Oh, you'll LOVE this site, BMUS... onager Apr 2015 #24
I grew up Presbyterian. The minister always taught applegrove Apr 2015 #8
My very religious niece posted a video of her "favorite" comedian mountain grammy Apr 2015 #14
Theist Comedians... nil desperandum Apr 2015 #15
Stephen Colbert is an interesting case. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #17
Lots of funny comedians are believers edhopper Apr 2015 #16
It's the same with christian metal OriginalGeek Apr 2015 #22
When I was a wee lad salimbag Apr 2015 #18
same here only I didn't escape OriginalGeek Apr 2015 #23
Openly racist jokes salimbag May 2015 #26
More specific Cartoonist Apr 2015 #19
Bill Hicks was a believer Act_of_Reparation Apr 2015 #20
Remember the Kathy Griffin blow-up? onager Apr 2015 #21
Bible jokes mr blur May 2015 #27
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