Poop Shute

Someone mentioned to me at dinner tonight that I should take a look at a speech that Conan O'Brien gave at the Harvard graduation in 2000. So I did.

Check it out HERE. Great read. Wise and funny as hell. Double threat.

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11:30 am

Happy Day Of Arbitrarily Chosen Symbolic Traditions

Nothing says Jesus likes white bunnies that lay multicolored eggs in your back yard on sunday morning. No sir.

COMMENTS:

Didn't Jesus ask his followers to eat chocolate bunnies after the body and blood stuff?
PETER 04.16.06 - 2:55 pm

Do they do the whole Easter egg thing in Italy, Spain, and Greece?
Edward Carter 04.16.06 - 4:15 pm

What "they" don't want you to know is that Jesus is the father of all those eggs, and by finding and eating them, you are consuming a piece of the Holy Spirit. It's all in the Bible.
Josh 04.16.06 - 8:29 pm

Ed:
The "whole easter thing" meaning the bunnies and eggs and whatnot? That I do not know. I would imagine yes, but I couldn't say. Why do you ask? And why those three countries?
Joey 04.17.06 - 4:21 am

Northern European pre-Christian paganism had a goddess name Ostara or something like that whose festival was around the time of modern-day Easter. She was associated with bunnies and eggs. So, while Spain, Italy, and Greece celebrate Easter, it would stand to reason that they don't go around hiding eggs.
Edward Carter 04.17.06 - 12:09 pm

Thumbs-up to Germanic fertility rituals, and their subsequent co-opting by Christianity! Christmas trees anybody?
Josh 04.17.06 - 4:41 pm

Well, Ed, I am aware of those traditions you mention, but those practises didn't originate in America either, and we have the egg and bunny traditions here. I think it would stand to reason that they could have them by now as well. But, like i said, I have no idea.
Joey 04.17.06 - 6:45 pm

I guess Southern Europe might have it now, too. It's hard to overestimate the awesome power and worldwide reach of American consumer culture.
Yesterday when I was eating lunch, these two girls I know came up to me to say hi. The first one said, "Happy Easter," and the second one said, "Merry Easter." I told the second one that it's "happy" when you're talking about Easter and only freaks would say "Merry Easter."
Have you ever heard the phrase "Merry Easter" before?
Edward Carter 04.17.06 - 7:19 pm

Ed, no fertility ritual, no matter how chocolately, is going to be able to help you if that's how you talk to girls.
Guillermo 04.17.06 - 9:10 pm

:-(
Edward Carter 04.17.06 - 10:51 pm

Merry Easter B*tches!! ahahahaha It's Joey Moore!! The Pinkness!!
ahahaha
mulk 04.18.06 - 12:38 pm

Germany gets claim for Christmas trees too Josh! Don't you feel so proud of your heritage?
Jess 04.19.06 - 8:33 pm

I know. That's why I said "Germanic"
Josh 04.19.06 - 8:48 pm

Does it really matter, Ed, which positive adjective you stick in front?
Happy Easter
Merry Easter
Spunky Easter
They all work for me. :-)
Joey 04.20.06 - 2:23 am

Happy rebirthday to you
Happy rebirthday to you
Happy rebirthday dear Jesus
Happy rebirthday to you
Josh 04.20.06 - 4:24 pm

Fight Censorship on Joey Moores Blog today!! See my blog for more details..
mulk 04.20.06 - 4:57 pm

I can only assume that the Censorship thing is in reference to the fact that I didn't save your comment into the original post. Take a look now.
Allright, there, I uncensored you. For the record, the only reason I originally left your comment off is because your comments don't tend to actually say anything intelligible. It's not so much censoring your content as your lack there of.
Joey 04.21.06 - 11:43 am

tigger please, next time ask, my comments make perfect sense to me, myself and I. try saying them outloud as I was obviously wishing you a good time on your Easter albiet late.
godspeed
p.s. My other post should now make more sense.
mulk 04.21.06 - 9:28 pm