djdaneh@pacbell.com (Dan'l DanehyOakes) (06/02/91)
In article <May.23.23.41.34.1991.22327@athos.rutgers.edu>, trondst@mack.uit.no (Trond S. Trondsen) writes: > Does God have a sense of humor? Or is 'humor' just a result of > our fallen nature? Or..? I'm hardly the first person to observe this, but anyone who doubts that God has a sense of humor need only go to the zoo and look at a platypus. . . Ah has spoke! -- Pansy Yokum The Roach
daly@strawber.princeton.edu (John Daly) (06/03/91)
In article <Jun.2.01.21.38.1991.16238@athos.rutgers.edu>, djdaneh@pacbell.com (Dan'l DanehyOakes) writes: |> In article <May.23.23.41.34.1991.22327@athos.rutgers.edu>, trondst@mack.uit.no (Trond S. Trondsen) writes: |> > Does God have a sense of humor? Or is 'humor' just a result of |> > our fallen nature? Or..? |> |> I'm hardly the first person to observe this, but anyone who doubts |> that God has a sense of humor need only go to the zoo and look at |> a platypus. . . I looked out the window the other day to find a squirl wrestling frantically with a good size clear plastic bag. It was plainly empty and of no use to the little creature, but nevertheless the squirrel seemed unsure what to make of that bag and was intent on divining the mysteries it contained. As I continued to watch, a smile broke over my face, and finally I laughed out loud. Why was I laughing? Clearly the mystery of the bag which might contain food or some other treasure was no laughing matter to the squirrel. I was laughing because my grasp of the circumstances permitted me to put the event in its "proper" perspective. I was not laughing at the squirrel, rather I was laughing at the absurd disproportion between the degree of the effort and the significance of the task. Yes, I think God has a sense of humor. I believe in a God who is sufficiently in control of His creation that it could not possibly threaten Him. Sometimes when my difficulties seem too overwhelming or when my successes too gratifying, I just have to think that God is laughing. It must all seem so absurdly simple to Him. And when I think of God laughing, I cannot help but laugh as well.
anonymous@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (06/04/91)
In article <Jun.2.01.21.38.1991.16238@athos.rutgers.edu>, djdaneh@pacbell.com (Dan'l DanehyOakes) writes: > In article <May.23.23.41.34.1991.22327@athos.rutgers.edu>, trondst@mack.uit.no (Trond S. Trondsen) writes: >> Does God have a sense of humor? Or is 'humor' just a result of >> our fallen nature? Or..? > > I'm hardly the first person to observe this, but anyone who doubts > that God has a sense of humor need only go to the zoo and look at > a platypus. . . Or, as G. K. Chesterton observed somewhere in his works (according to Marie Killilea in _With Love from Karen_, anyway), at a hippopotamus. ************************************************************************ * Liz Broadwell (broadwel@penndrls.upenn.edu) * * * Department of English * Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam * * The University of Pennsylvania * * ************************************************************************
pnelson@tymix.tymnet.com (Phil Nelson) (06/17/91)
When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread.
"Be careful," Jesus said to them. "Be on your guard against the yeast
of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
They discussed this among themselves and said, "it is because we
didn't bring any bread."
Matthew 16:5 - 16:7
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Phil Nelson @ BT North America Inc. [ames|pyramid]!oliveb!tymix!pnelson
Before his downfall a man's heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor. Proverbs 18:12mrr2ro@buhub.bradley.edu (Arturo Pinzon) (06/22/91)
pnelson@tymix.tymnet.com (Phil Nelson) writes:
DOES GOD HAVE A SENCE OF HUMOR?.....
Of course he does...
Take a good look at you face.
mrr2ro.:
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Pedro Arturo Pinzon. mrr2ro@buhub.bradley.edu
Bradley University mrr2ro@bucs1.bradley.edu
Peoria, IL. mrr2ro@bucc1.brdaley.edu
<"..">cee1@ra.msstate.edu (The Chuckmeister) (06/27/91)
Speaking of turtles [this was soo funny], about a week ago, as I was strolling around my college campus at Mississippi State University I decided to sit on the library steps and admire God's green earth for a moment, when all of the sudden, there comes this squirrel truckin' in front of me about the speed of light. Me, wondering why in the world is this poor creature trucking so fast.. animals around our campus fear nothing of students, etc.. they just sit there and watch.. or so I thought. Next thing I know there is this mockingbird chasing this squirrel... NO JOKE! It was so hilarious. The bird was like pecking this rodent in his be-hind .. so thats why he was trucking.. must have made that bird quite mad.. never figured what a squirrel could do to a bird.. Maybe the bird was trying to mate?? Go figure .. So I ask you, do we have a humorous God or what.. or my best-friends cat makes 3 leaps and is on the roof.. She jumps onto an outside wall, how she man- ages it I dont know, flies onto the airconditioner then on the roof in about 2 seconds time. Some daring animal she is. Or about my very frisky femal Russian Blue who , while enjoying my company in my large country yard, will often charge me.. for no reason, 5 feet away make a detour up a tree for about 6 feet, jump of it and keep running.. too much caffeine, I think.. She's gotta cut down on the Cokes. Praise be the Father. -- =--------------------------------------------------------------------= | / ----Charles Edward Evans------+ Bio-Mechanical \ | | | INTERNET: cee1@ra.msstate.edu | Engineering | | | | BITNET: cee1@MSSTATE.BITNET | Mississippi State Univ. | | | \______________________________________________________________/ | | / \ | | | And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, | | | | KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. | | | \______________________________________________________________/ | =--------------------------------------------------------------------=
AMillar@cup.portal.com (07/01/91)
Amen! God MUST have a good sense of humor. Just look at a duckbill platypus. We all know about them, but have you ever looked close? And how about the capybara? It's a four-foot long guinea pig! (Imagine a "habitrail" with two-foot diameter tubes... :-) My pets have distinct personalities, and I know God cracks up at their antics. - Alan Millar