That’s what IO9 called If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?, a bizarre, unintentionally hilarious, weird film from the 70′s.
This 1971 film was directed by exploitation film director Ron Ormond. Prior to surviving a plane crash in 1968, Ormond’s oeuvre consisted mostly of films like the science fiction sleazefests The Monster and the Stripper and Mesa of Lost Women.
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If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?, which is based on the teachings of the fire-and-brimstone Reverend Estus Pirkle, depicts a United States under the thrall of Communist overlords. This is no flight of fancy, mind you. The film claims that if miniskirts, rock-and-roll, premarital sex, and other forms of secular fun are not replaced by nationwide piousness, the United States will be taken over by a Red fifth column by 1973. Once the Commies are in power, they’ll brainwash us with uncreative chants and uncomfortable benches.
Aww, now you’ve done it! Poked poor Alfred too hard with your pointed sticks and he vomits up bible verse. Guess that is what he if full of after all. Not his fault really, someone stuffed him full as a child. (Not wanting to leave any room for original thought or imagination — we know where *that* leads…)
# 40 bobbo “Why are atheists considered to be so dishonest?”
Always wonder why atheist is confused with amoral. It just ain’t so. Seems to me most wars were started by god-fearing theists of one branch or another. Name an atheist serial killer. Might be some but I can’t think of one right now. Son of Sam talked to his god regularly. I suppose you might say Manson but that’s only because he thought he WAS god. In general, I think a formal study would show that there is approximately the same percentage of atheists who are criminal, insane, gay, mahouts, etc. as religious people with the same descriptors.
Okay. Might be more Hindu mahouts than atheist mahouts.
Bobbo – you have my admiration for having the courage to visit Alfie’s links. Aren’t you afraid of contracting the Crown of Worms trojan?
Alfie – aren’t you being a little disingenuous quoting from Revelation? A lot of people wonder at it’s it’s inclusion in the new testament. It was written by a schizo hermit named John of Patmos, I believe, a couple of hundred years after the rest of the books in the NT. (Patmos being the mountain he called home.) It was written by St John the Apostle though I suspect you thought it was.
It’s like there isn’t enough insane raving and contradictory information in the mainstream bible but you gotta go and put all your eggs in the basket of a real loon!
Animby–funny virus name. I did pick something up poking around where I shouldn’t be. Too many links now first open on some other types of websites, not commercial but some kind of aggregated search hub-but if I refresh or go back and click on the desired link a second time, the correct link appears. I don’t know if that is a virus, or a new revenue stream for Firefox or just what. Not quite a Crown of Thorns yet, but it is aggravating.
I enjoy going to camps of those with different views but I have to say Alfie’s Christian site is very off putting. Puts the challenge to my self image that I accept differing points of view. But, thats the rub, brain dead zombies don’t really have “a point of view,” just their dogma. And the dogma is nuts.
It is amusing to me how often I catch myself thinking people that disagree with me “must be” kidding in some way. Ha, ha. I’m an idiot. We all really do believe all sorts of things. I really don’t relate well to this variability. The truth is supposed to be universal? Science shows that direction but how much of what drives people is science? Too precious little.
I thought that subject you linked to the other day thinking it would be good for this blog was a good subject–forget what it was but I thought the same thing when I came across it. I think thats what the sister website here is all about–you can start your own threads there. It should be more popular than it is. Maybe would be if we users knew how to post pictures and what not?
I really don’t find crazy that interesting.
Back on Alfies website and the “Struggles by Non Christians” forum we have this response to someone questioning the accuracy of the bible:
“God is not the type to entertain mockers, perhaps that is why He hasn’t spoken to you. Maybe one day if you can manage to stop blaming Him for what others have done, you might be able to give Him the respect He deserves.
Nonetheless, best wishes to you, I hope you have a happy new year and even more importantly I hope you will soon decide to seek the water of life that Jesus gives, it’s a real suffering to see someone struggle so hard to accept Him. You know, no-one can convey to you how it feels when the penny drops and you realize how wrong you were while you were arguing with Him.”
///////// Yes, if you just believe, all things become clear. There is no arguing with a tautology. Just one more of 136 issues I wish could sentence people to parallel universes of their own perceptions. The Rupture can’t come soon enough.
#43 Bobbo – There’s just not enough time in the day. Maybe if I prayed real hard…
Finally paying attention to it: I picked up the “Tazinga Redirect Virus.” My three levels of anti-virus protection did not stop it from installing itself maybe 2 days ago==right after I did a complete deep system clean. So I did a quick scan with Malwarebytes and it found 25 infected files all generically labeled. Fix and reboot, and back to cherry.
Computer viruses. This brings us back to Alfie: if the world wasn’t screwed up by its very nature, we would do it to ourselves, just as we are. And who would say computer viruses is free speech unless Palin is spreading it, and I’ll bet she does.
I loved the Bunuel-ish title: “If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?“.
I was reminded of Phillip K. Dick‘s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” or Harlan Ellisons‘s “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream“.
After about 3 minutes of this drivel, I gave it up. I have many other more pressing things to do, like floss.
Yes, the South seems to breed a lot of these but the Midwest isn’t doing that well either, and I’m not going to say squat about the West.
Nor is the problem of people believing that “There’s a guy living up in the sky” limited to this hemisphere.
The first tenet of any religion is a suspension of disbelief, but only disbelief of what bullshit the self or organization anointed authorities tell you to disbelieve.
in post17, fooobar made some reference to The C.D.D..
Holy shit!
This reads like some B&D/S&M bunch of kooks.
Alfred, sorry, you would be incorrect. I only began posting here about two maybe three weeks ago I have however, been visiting for some time.
#29 Free market competition lowers cost, nothing else works.
Russia, China, Cuba, North Korea, proved that.
Like all progressives, you deny reality, history and say to yourself…”if only the right people were running it…it would work.”
But it never does, and then the people themselves are blamed for the failure, and progressive Governments become murderous, trying to make it work.
You say the latest progressive health plan is flawed…its always flawed…it violates human nature…expects people to go up hill, when its so much easier to go down hill.
It expects people to work for others…like they work for themselves…absurd…people don’t do that, regardless how many of them you kill.
“God is not the type to entertain mockers, perhaps that is why He hasn’t spoken to you. ”
And a good thing too. God speaking to me (or anyone else) implies that their meds need adjusting.
#51 That explains why Cuba exports 3000 doctors per year. That explains why China manufactures that computer you’re using.
And, if things continue the way they are, you will probably get that eventual hip replacement in India, China, or (ironically) Cuba.
You have 1950′s thinking in a global economy.
Of course we don’t want Socialism or Communism, we want to come under the thumb of some RELIGIOUS ZEALOT – LIKE THE POPE OR FESTUS PICKLE !!! – NOT !!! At least TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF UN-REASON TELL US SO !!!
# 50 Alfred Persson said, “its so much easier to go down hill”
The history and biography of Alfred Persson.
31:20 “Here’s a man tied to the ceiling of a porch. He’s has been there for hours, and will remain there for many more hours. To see that his pain remains acute, a guard hits him every so often, so that he’ll move about in more agony”.
The guard reminds me of a former supervisor (who just got a big promotion).
Alphie,
Nope. Wrong again. This is my persona and handle. Yes, I do drop by on occasion and it appears you are still effen nuts. You are still posting rude, unsubstantiated claims and wondering why no one likes you.
Remember, suicide is painless. Yet I, and most people, would prefer you do get some mental health treatment. Before you off someone with your Constitutionally protected, large capacity magazine, high velocity, concealed sidearm. In the name of peace.
Bobbo “the dogma is nuts.” My dogma is not nuts, she’s a cute little beagle that like to play fetch and run in the snow. Oh you meant the other dogma, never mind.
#39
How many times must you trot out that rot that is not even sourced to Epicurus?
There is NO source that attributes that to Epicurus.
Would you please stop posting that shit as Epicurus! Put your own friggin name on it if you must post it at all.
I am so sick of you internet atheists posting this over and over when it is a lie.
Give it a break. Why don’t you post something from some modern atheist instead? Or are greeks the only ones of logic you think people will respect or accept?
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Cursor–you mean Epicurus lied to me?? Well, ok, its not the truth factually speaking. Therefore, I will reissue the Epicurus Logic Trap as an article of faith of my atheism religion.
Deal with the logic.
I keep posting it when relevant because “so far” no one has answered it. Like Alfie==not even an effort to argue against it. I guess god ((as in “HIM”–not Alfie)) isn’t talking to any of his minions.
I have googled for an answer to Epicurus and the best response I have found so far is nonsense none the less. The best answer: oops, no, the “best” answer is really irritating, so I will give the second best answer that for some reason doesn’t irritate me as much:
God stands outside logic.
Yes, its that simple to defeat Epicurus. Say the words, rinse, repeat. Viola==born again.
Silly Hoomans.
Wow.