December 2008 Screwballs

Yeah, it's early, but I'll be on the road on the 30th so I have to post it now. Anyway, while we're waiting for Dec. 1, I'll ask for feedback on 2008 Platinum Screwball Awards. Here are categories and comments. I specifically need nomination feedback for the ones that are TWeb-related, since I don't get everywhere on TWeb:

Famous Skeptic -- I think an automatic here for Bill Maher
Famous Christian
Skeptic website
Christian website
Skeptic (not famous)
Christian (not famous)
Non-Christian theist
At-large
TWeb n00b
TWeb veteran
John Loftus (screwist act of 2008)
Loftus' Useful Idiots
Email categories (3)

I think tWeb noob is obvious...MikeWright.

What's a "n00b"?

Essentially, new person who is not too bright.

MikeWright may get a special dual award as either Best Parody or Dumbest N00b.

Can I nominate http://www.tektonics.org/ for the Christian website award .... are are you not going to consider yourself for an award

I rest my case.

Screwball to this guy who said that the death metal band "Nile" is Satanic.

Uh, yeah. Growling about Egyptian Mythology is SOOOOOO Satanic.

Originally posted by jpholding
Yeah, it's early, but I'll be on the road on the 30th so I have to post it now. Anyway, while we're waiting for Dec. 1, I'll ask for feedback on 2008 Platinum Screwball Awards. Here are categories and comments. I specifically need nomination feedback for the ones that are TWeb-related, since I don't get everywhere on TWeb:

Famous Skeptic -- I think an automatic here for Bill Maher
Famous Christian
Skeptic website
Christian website
Skeptic (not famous)
Christian (not famous)
Non-Christian theist
At-large
TWeb n00b
TWeb veteran
John Loftus (screwist act of 2008)
Loftus' Useful Idiots
Email categories (3)

Famous Skeptic - Bill Maher. For Religilous (or however you spell it.)
Famous Christian - Joel Osteen. For existing.
Skeptic website - http://theintelligentzone.blogspot.com
Christian website - http://prime.org (Though he is a hardcore heretic... does it count?)
Skeptic - That anonymous lunatic I posted... remember?
Christian - Heeler
Non-Christian theist - Okieshowedem
TWeb n00b - MikeWright
TWeb veteran - Doubting John
John Loftus - Any of it. I don't care.
Email - Christian Screwballs, Atheist Screwballs, Miscellaneous Screwballs. (Did I get that right?)

Anti screwball to MetalMark for spelling miscellaneous correctly

Thank you.

Famous skeptic: Bill Maher

Loftus: there were several things to choose from, but I think the best (worst) was when he claimed repeatedly that Exodus and other passages in the OT commanded Israelites to sacrifice their children to YHWH.
http://debunkingchristianity.blogspo...nt-israel.html
http://debunkingchristianity.blogspo...y-godvery.html
http://debunkingchristianity.blogspo...-divinely.html

(DC's new site design is ugly, BTW).

Originally posted by MikeWright
Can I nominate http://www.tektonics.org/ for the Christian website award .... are are you not going to consider yourself for an award

We can nominate you for Bonehead of the Millenium.

Originally posted by MikeWright
Can I nominate http://www.tektonics.org/ for the Christian website award

No.

Im sure there are people who would also back me up in nominating Tekton for an award. Like that person who JPHolding refused to debate. Its just that theyre remaining silent on this thread. What are your criteria for deciding is something is screwball worthy and why doesnt tekton meat it?



http://www.tektoonics.com Due to rampant stupidity by Skeptics, and time issues, I'm only going to be on TWeb in my own (tektonics.org) section from now on. Deal with it.


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