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britinusa · 03-11-2002, 03:14 PM

Some people want the Ten Commandments hung in public buildings (including schools), but there are some important omissions. Here's just a few off the top of my head:

Thou shalt not rape
Thou shalt not enslave another human being
Thou shalt not covet your neighbor's husband
thou shalt not bully (this one is good for schools)
Thou shalt not monopolize the TV remote control

Any ideas?

Grizzly · 03-11-2002, 04:01 PM

Thou shalt not kill (it deserves to be in there twice since alot of people forget this one).

LaFlavor · 03-11-2002, 04:35 PM

Thou shalt not drive civics with a decal that says "zoom" on the driver's side door.

MzNeko · 03-11-2002, 05:57 PM

How about...

If thou hast religious bumper stickers, thou shalt not drive like an a**hole.

Hugh Jass · 03-12-2002, 03:19 AM

How come 'Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk' never gets equal billing.

No fair!

sighhswolf · 03-12-2002, 03:22 AM

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Originally posted by britinusa:
Some people want the Ten Commandments hung in public buildings (including schools), but there are some important omissions. Here's just a few off the top of my head:

Thou shalt not rape
Thou shalt not enslave another human being
Thou shalt not covet your neighbor's husband
thou shalt not bully (this one is good for schools)
Thou shalt not monopolize the TV remote control

Any ideas?

How about, Thou shalt not lie and smile at the same time.

missus_gumby · 03-12-2002, 03:39 AM

Thou shalt not indoctrinate the young, needy or infirm.

Martin

HelenM · 03-12-2002, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sighhswolf:


How about, Thou shalt not lie and smile at the same time.

How about, simply 'thou shalt not lie'?

Not bearing false witness is in the ten but that only addresses one form of lying.

love
Helen

HRG · 03-12-2002, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by britinusa:
Some people want the Ten Commandments hung in public buildings (including schools), but there are some important omissions. Here's just a few off the top of my head:

Thou shalt not rape
Thou shalt not enslave another human being
Thou shalt not covet your neighbor's husband
thou shalt not bully (this one is good for schools)
Thou shalt not monopolize the TV remote control

Any ideas?

Only the one I proposed a couple of months ago:

"Thou shalt not believe that thou hast a large-bandwidth connection to Absolute Truth".

HRG.

Corwin · 03-12-2002, 10:36 AM

'Remember the Eleventh Commandment, and always keep it holy. 'Don't get caught.'' - Attributed to Robert Heinlein

03-11-2002, 03:14 PM	#1
britinusa Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: State College, PA Posts: 283	The Missing Commandments Some people want the Ten Commandments hung in public buildings (including schools), but there are some important omissions. Here's just a few off the top of my head: Thou shalt not rape Thou shalt not enslave another human being Thou shalt not covet your neighbor's husband thou shalt not bully (this one is good for schools) Thou shalt not monopolize the TV remote control Any ideas?

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03-11-2002, 04:01 PM	#2
Grizzly Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 2,936	Thou shalt not kill (it deserves to be in there twice since alot of people forget this one).

03-11-2002, 04:35 PM	#3
LaFlavor Regular Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 267	Thou shalt not drive civics with a decal that says "zoom" on the driver's side door.

03-11-2002, 05:57 PM	#4
MzNeko Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,127	How about... If thou hast religious bumper stickers, thou shalt not drive like an a**hole.

03-12-2002, 03:19 AM	#5
Hugh Jass Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brandon Canada Posts: 70	How come 'Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk' never gets equal billing. No fair!

03-12-2002, 03:39 AM	#7
missus_gumby Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: UK Posts: 1,898	Thou shalt not indoctrinate the young, needy or infirm. Martin

03-12-2002, 10:36 AM	#10
Corwin Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,369	'Remember the Eleventh Commandment, and always keep it holy. 'Don't get caught.'' - Attributed to Robert Heinlein

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