Eno: I'll have a triple cheeseburger.
Fang: This is Lent, Eno. No meat.
Eno: Slap (symbols)
Fang: Thought you might like an order of guilt on the side.
so, if you follow these catholic rules, then
if so much as a morsel of ground beef knowingly is swallowed, then he will burn in the fires of hell for all eternity
to the same degree a nazi concentration camp commander would.
and if he ate that itty bitty morsel of meat on any friday in the 50’s, he would also burn in hell for
eternity …even though they changed that rule years later, it was not retroactive……so they continued to burn forever and ever and ever
I gave up religion for Lent and never went back. I’m not an obsessive atheist, just a regular atheist … and mortal enemy of all religions!
(My mother was more-or-less Catholic, and I remember her telling me I would go to hell for eating a left-over porkchop one Friday. But I ended up eating it anyway. I guess she didn’t love me after all.)
It goes back to the old kosher laws. Fish are living creatures, but they’re a different kind of creature, and so the particular rules about consuming “the beasts of the field” didn’t apply. For one thing, you can eat them with dairy products, which you aren’t allowed to do with mammal flesh. That’s why you can put both lox and cream cheese on your bagel at the same time.
I think poultry falls outside of the meat prohibitions as well, but I’m not sure about that. It’s easy enough to look up, though, if you’re so inclined.
Have you ever heard the saying “It’s neither flesh nor fowl” or “neither fish nor fowl”, meaning something that defies categorization? Those are both shortened versions of “neither fish, flesh, nor fowl”, with “flesh” being a parallel to what is considered “meat” in terms of meatless fasts.
Llewellenbruce over 14 years ago
Have a triple fishburger instead Eno.
comicgos over 14 years ago
Fang should have waited to tell Eno until after the burger was made! SCORE!
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
Fang is definitely enjoying this! Is that a large, medium or small guilt?
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
That’s a biggie order of guilt.
JerryGorton over 14 years ago
Would you like a Pennance with that???
Nighthawks Premium Member over 14 years ago
so, if you follow these catholic rules, then if so much as a morsel of ground beef knowingly is swallowed, then he will burn in the fires of hell for all eternity to the same degree a nazi concentration camp commander would.
and if he ate that itty bitty morsel of meat on any friday in the 50’s, he would also burn in hell for eternity …even though they changed that rule years later, it was not retroactive……so they continued to burn forever and ever and ever
but jesus loves us though
Digital Frog over 14 years ago
Looks like Eno got caught in the lent trap…
bald over 14 years ago
well i guess i am going to burn in the firey pit for all time
Jml58 over 14 years ago
Don´t worry, there is no meat in that burger.
lazygrazer over 14 years ago
Popes, priests and preachers make lousy gods.
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
Cheeseburgers also aren’t kosher, so Fang’s saving Eno from another bullet.
Coyoty Premium Member over 14 years ago
You are what you eat, so for eternity Eno would have been flame broiled.
oskargie over 14 years ago
Nighthawks: what you’re saying is obviously not true, but well, I guess anything goes if you’re an obsessive atheist.
pschearer Premium Member over 14 years ago
I gave up religion for Lent and never went back. I’m not an obsessive atheist, just a regular atheist … and mortal enemy of all religions!
(My mother was more-or-less Catholic, and I remember her telling me I would go to hell for eating a left-over porkchop one Friday. But I ended up eating it anyway. I guess she didn’t love me after all.)
trekkermint over 14 years ago
this must be where folks got the idea that fish aren’t meat, like some”vegetarians” i know
NoBrandName over 14 years ago
rabbitrose, I’ve never understood that either. Fish aren’t meat? Gimme a break.
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
It goes back to the old kosher laws. Fish are living creatures, but they’re a different kind of creature, and so the particular rules about consuming “the beasts of the field” didn’t apply. For one thing, you can eat them with dairy products, which you aren’t allowed to do with mammal flesh. That’s why you can put both lox and cream cheese on your bagel at the same time.
I think poultry falls outside of the meat prohibitions as well, but I’m not sure about that. It’s easy enough to look up, though, if you’re so inclined.
Have you ever heard the saying “It’s neither flesh nor fowl” or “neither fish nor fowl”, meaning something that defies categorization? Those are both shortened versions of “neither fish, flesh, nor fowl”, with “flesh” being a parallel to what is considered “meat” in terms of meatless fasts.