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Old 12-21-2006, 02:57 PM
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Bassist unaware that he's in a Christian rock band

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Hahahahah that's awesome!

I love The Onion.
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Old 12-21-2006, 03:14 PM
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But that article cant be real.. right?
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Old 12-21-2006, 03:17 PM
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No, it's not real. It's also pretty old, so much so that it's quite the classic. Still a great read through, and I'm sure many people still haven't read it, so great find!
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Hahaha, that was funny... Too bad they arent real, they sounded pretty sweet
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lol, I liked the article about Bob Marley returning from the dead more, though
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Still a classic.
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Old 12-23-2006, 07:45 AM
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I've never heard this story... great laugh!
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Old 12-23-2006, 10:51 AM
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I've never heard this story... great laugh!
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christian rock hard!
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Old 12-23-2006, 04:22 PM
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Classic

Very funny.
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Old 12-25-2006, 09:08 AM
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I've posted this before but I think you guys will enjoy it and it is even somewhat on topic (loosely defined).

Lark News is best described as the Christian Onion. Some stuff is funnier if you have spent much time in a church; but other stuff would be pretty funny to anyone who has spent any time in a club or organization or committee at work.


"Bassist convinced he's the best musician in the worship band"

http://larknews.com/september_2005/secondary.php?page=1
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Old 12-25-2006, 09:12 AM
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That is very funny.

I kind of wish it was the drummer that was the clueless one - there must be more drummers than bassists on The Onion staff.
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I've posted this before but I think you guys will enjoy it and it is even somewhat on topic (loosely defined).

Lark News is best described as the Christian Onion. Some stuff is funnier if you have spent much time in a church; but other stuff would be pretty funny to anyone who has spent any time in a club or organization or committee at work.


"Bassist convinced he's the best musician in the worship band"

http://larknews.com/september_2005/secondary.php?page=1
That was cool stuff. I appreciated the story about "Spongebob checking into Exodus international".
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"Bassist convinced he's the best musician in the worship band"

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Haha, the problem is, that straddles the line between satire and reality. I could totally see that being true.

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That was cool stuff. I appreciated the story about "Spongebob checking into Exodus international".
Glad you liked it. The Spongebob piece was brilliant.
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Haha, the problem is, that straddles the line between satire and reality. I could totally see that being true.

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IMO, the funniest stuff lives on that line.

I agree that it could be true - except, of course, in my worship band where the bassist is a humble guy with much to be humble about.
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Then, during [the song] 'False Idol,' a gold cow rose from the stage and [lead singer and songwriter] Jack [Rhineman] beat the **** out of it with his guitar.
Now that was funny.
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I loved this quote!

"Actually, Jack writes a lot of songs about chicks," Rolen continued. "'Your Love,' 'When You Return,' 'I Confess'... I don't know if they're all about the same girl or lots of different ones, but one thing's for sure: Jack loves the p*ssy."

The Onion is great.
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