I actually heard someone say this in my office...

[podling]

"The DaVinci Code is trying to change the bible."

That's right, someone actually said that. Out loud. And was serious.

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[laurasaurora.livejournal.com]

it's FICTION people!!!

argh.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but you can't tell them that... they act like it's God's own truth, or something.

Oh, wait... you were referring to the *other* book. =)

[vgnwtch.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a damn good thing no-one's ever changed it before now!

Honestly, some people.

[piratejenny.livejournal.com]

I think someone in your office needs a smackdown.

[podling]

I thought about going over and arguing, but decided it probably wouldn't be satisfying, as she would undoubtably not change her mind. But it pained me, oh yes it did.

[podling]

It is as God handed it to us, in the original English. ;)

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

oh no they squidn't!

(do tell me when that starts getting old, because for me? it never will.)

[podling]

Me either actually. I thought it might for you, or else I'd be saying it more often to you! Hee.

[crowyhead.livejournal.com]

I almost called you yesterday when someone on my train said, "If they can cure the flu, why can't they cure the common cold?" and then went on to detail how the Man is keeping us down so they can make more money on cold medicine.

[d2leddy.livejournal.com]

This would make a great post in mock_the_stupid.

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

*points to icon*

[laurasaurora.livejournal.com]

yes, i've been trying to ignore the "debate" as much as possible. it hurts to think about it.

[d2leddy.livejournal.com]

I need to post the Out Out!! You Demons of Stupidity!! Dilbert in my cube.

[tygerseye.livejournal.com]

Change the Bible. How would it do that exactly? Get in there with a pen and cross out the bad parts?

I wonder what they said about The Passion of the Christ? Was THAT trying to rewrite the Bible, too?

[podling]

The DEVIL is the EDITOR!!!

On The Passion... I'm sure that was just "bringing the bible to life!"

The same coworker also only wears skirts, apparently it says that somewhere in the bible as well.

[vgnwtch.livejournal.com]

Just as Shakespeare is fortunately available in the original Klingon.

[vgnwtch.livejournal.com]

How would it do that exactly? Get in there with a pen and cross out the bad parts?

That's how they did it the first time round.

The same coworker also only wears skirts, apparently it says that somewhere in the bible as well.

It says that men and women should wear gender-appropriate clothing. As trousers are made for and marketed at women, it makes them gender-appropriate. Also, this is in the clothing and dietary code of the Old Testament, which "old covenant" was supposed to be rendered obsolete by the coming of Christ. However, if you colleague desires to follow the code, she must forgo gold jewellery, earrings, speaking in church, and mixed fibres in clothing; keep Kosher; must stone those who do not stay in their tents on the Sabbath, and remember to make burnt offerings to the Lord.

[betra.livejournal.com]

PLEASE tell me you laughed out loud when they said that.

Sheesh.

Like the Bible never got revised. King James, anyone?

[tygerseye.livejournal.com]

hehehe

Yeah, tell her she can't have cheeseburgers anymore. That'll cook her goose. ;-)

[lonesomenumber1]

Quick! Somebody take away its crayons!

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

I have the entire strip on my monitor; from the look of it, I must've cut it out of a Dilbert-a-day calendar a few years back. I really should enlarge the last panel, though, and put it on the outside of my cube, along with the strip where Alice, speaking for cubicle-dwellers everywhere tells the loud talkers outside her cube to SHUT UP!!

[chezelliott.livejournal.com]

well, so is much of the bible, but you don't see people acknowledging THAT, either.