First of all - "universe" - from the ?Greek?...Uni means "one" or "singular". Verse means "spoken sentence". Universe = "In the beginning, God created...." Get it?
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Guess what? Even if that were where the word came from (it isn't, though I didn't know that either - thanks Yahweh), it simply means that whoever came up with the word believed your silly myths. It doesn't make them any more right than you are.
Reminds me of the description of the Politics subforum at the FSM site:
Politics, from the Greek. Poly, meaning many, tics, meaning bloodsucking creatures.
universe
1589, "the whole world, cosmos," from O.Fr. univers (12c.), from L. universum "the universe," noun use of neut. of adj. universus "all together," lit. "turned into one," from unus "one" (see one) + versus , pp. of vertere "to turn" (see versus). Properly a loan-translation of Gk. to holon "the universe," noun use of neut. of adj. holos "whole" (see safe (adj.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Even if that weren't absolutely retarded in every conceivable way (which it most certainly is), why, out of all the quadrillion million billion quintillion sentences that could be spoken would it have to be "In the beginning..."
It could just as easily be "I have a baked potato in my pants pocket."
*brain explodes*
*cleans up keyboard*
Etymological atrocity thirded.
This is unspeakably horrid. I've heard some batshit word origins, but never as cruelly contrived as this abomination.
Main Entry: ¹Chris·tian
Pronunciation: \'kris-ch?n, 'krish-\
Function: noun
Etymology: (1) Chris = the guy with the big round blue head and yellow feathery hair in Sesame Street
(2) ti = two-thirds of a tit
(3) an = half of Mork from Ork's [character whose posterior protruded upward when he sat] catchphrase, backwards
ergo, Christian = a round, mostly backwards blue-headed boob from outer space who sits up and repeats half-assed nonsense words and has flyaway hair that looks like food dye #5.
See, we can all play!
"Free Conservatives":
"Free," as in how a toddler pronounces "three," cf. the IQ exhibited in this post;
"Con," as in an abbreviated version of a very derogatory term for a part of the female anatomy;
"Ser," as in "Sir, Yes, Sir!;" and
"Vatives," as in those little candles, usually vanilla scented.
What does it all mean??
Well, according to the Homosexual Agenda, it means:
"Make this room look pretty right now, you stupid bitch!"
Wow, that was impressive leap.
Hold on a sec, I'll need a Jump spell before I can make it.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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