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  • FORD
    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

    • Jan 2004
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    God Introduces New Bird

    God Introduces New Bird

    October 9, 2009



    THE HEAVENS—In what is being described by advance marketing materials as "the first divine creation in more than 6,000 years," God Almighty, Our Lord Most High, introduced a brand-new species of bird into existence Monday.

    "Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve, prepare thine eyes for the most exciting line of avian wildlife in millennia," God announced as He released an estimated 14 million first-run models into the important bird markets of North America, Australia, and Eurasia. "This new bird has it all: slicker wings, a more streamlined beak, better-than-ever capacity for beautiful song. Plus, all of the grace and majesty you've come to expect from the Eternal Creator of Life Itself."

    "The bird is back," God continued, His booming voice parting the very heavens. "And baby, it's never looked better."

    According to the latest specs, etched in two tablets of stone and handed down from atop Mount Sinai, the new bird is anticipated by God to be His finest creation to date. Available in two colors-—male and female—the bird reportedly combines everything God has learned from His previous works into one "new twist on an old favorite."

    In keeping with tradition, the bird has not been given a name by God, who has left it to mankind to name all the animals.

    "This came out at the perfect time," said Chet Clem, Chair of Biblical Science at Oral Roberts University. "God hadn't come out with anything in a long while, and people, quite frankly, were beginning to lose faith in Him. But this bird is totally worth the wait."

    Added Clem, "It's classic God."


    An early blueprint for the design of the heaven-sent creature.

    "Our Heavenly Father has really outdone Himself this time," ornithologist Dr. Avram Wasserbaum agreed. "Birds don't tend to be His strong suit—take the buzzard or the dodo, for instance. This latest bird, though, has all of God's patented design touches: splendor, grace, and an ineffable sense of timelessness. Trust me, once folks get a load of the brilliant plumage, this thing is really going to put God back on top."

    "Plus, birds are hot right now," he added.

    For His part, God has even gone so far as to call the new bird His "masterpiece."

    "I'm telling you, I pulled out all the stops on this one," He said. "It looks kind of like a hawk, but it's more compact, and it has a smart, sexy flight pattern that has to be seen to be believed. And if that's not enough, get this: This bird eats insects, like a bat."

    God's faith in His newest creation remains so high, in fact, that if it turns out to be as popular as expected, He plans to discontinue one of His less beloved species, such as the pigeon.

    Not all, however, are impressed.

    "The wingspan is not really doing it for me," said well-known creation critic Jean Krewson. "And does it always squawk like that? After six millennia, couldn't God have come up with something a little edgier to breathe life into? I hate to say it, but maybe the One Who Made Man Flesh is losing His touch."

    "It's no bald eagle, that's for sure," he added.

    Despite such criticisms, most humans remained united in praise of the new species, which is already surpassing previous records for bird popularity in all major wildlife sectors.

    "Get 'em while supplies last," God said. "Or before they're hunted to total extinction."

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  • standin
    Veteran
    • Apr 2009
    • 2274

    #2
    Ohhh!
    I want a Blue Eagle!
    To put it simply, we need to worry a lot less about how to communicate our actions and much more about what our actions communicate.
    MICHAEL G. MULLEN

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    • Seshmeister
      ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

      • Oct 2003
      • 35163

      #3

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      • Guitar Shark
        ROTH ARMY SUPREME
        • Jan 2004
        • 7576

        #4
        So is the Front Line the forum for just any old topic, now?
        ROTH ARMY MILITIA


        Originally posted by EAT MY ASSHOLE
        Sharky sometimes needs things spelled out for him in explicit, specific detail. I used to think it was a lawyer thing, but over time it became more and more evident that he's merely someone's idiot twin.

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        • FORD
          ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

          • Jan 2004
          • 58759

          #5
          Well, religion is debated here as much as politics, so why wouldn't a thread about God go here?
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          • FORD
            ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

            • Jan 2004
            • 58759

            #6
            Originally posted by chan_bkny
            Oh, snap! I thought this thread was in Non bc the article was from The Onion. Now I'm sorry I posted a joking reply.
            It's a joke article, so why not a joking reply?
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            • sadaist
              TOASTMASTER GENERAL
              • Jul 2004
              • 11625

              #7
              How does the bird taste? Edible? Meaty? Dark or light meat? Gamey?


              “Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”

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              • ELVIS
                Banned
                • Dec 2003
                • 44120

                #8
                Hardy har...

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                • letsrock
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                  • Mar 2007
                  • 1595

                  #9
                  I thought it was this one.
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                  • FORD
                    ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

                    • Jan 2004
                    • 58759

                    #10
                    No, that was an early prototype that got scrapped.
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                    • letsrock
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                      • Mar 2007
                      • 1595

                      #11
                      So if there was a new bird, heres a chance to answer the age old question?

                      The chicken (bird) or the egg?

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                      • letsrock
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                        • Mar 2007
                        • 1595

                        #12
                        Because if it was already hatched than that means it has age and is not new?

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                        • standin
                          Veteran
                          • Apr 2009
                          • 2274

                          #13
                          Damn, that bird is still so pretty.
                          Guess this one will have to do until a Blue bird of prey steps up. Not to be confused with the Bluebird of happiness.

                          To put it simply, we need to worry a lot less about how to communicate our actions and much more about what our actions communicate.
                          MICHAEL G. MULLEN

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                          • ZahZoo
                            ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                            • Jan 2004
                            • 8967

                            #14
                            Originally posted by letsrock
                            So if there was a new bird, heres a chance to answer the age old question?

                            The chicken (bird) or the egg?
                            A little google can find the answer you seek... Here... I'll Gar one up for you...

                            Definitions
                            In biology, the term egg is biologically ambiguous and the theory of punctuated equilibrium, for example, does not support a clear division between a chicken and the closest ancestors of that chicken. Both of those factors tend to contribute to the circular nature of the question (causing problems similar to either a hasty generalization or a fallacy of definition). Below are a few different definitions that could be assumed and their logical outcomes.[6]

                            If the egg is not necessarily of any specific type: Then it could be said that the egg came first, because other animals had been laying eggs long before chickens existed, such as the dinosaurs. In biology, egg is used as a general term in this way.
                            If only an egg that will hatch into a chicken can be considered a chicken egg: Then a re-consideration of the original question suggests: Some animal other than a chicken laid the first chicken egg which contained the first chicken. In this case the chicken egg came before the chicken. In reality, many scientific theories suggest that this would not have been a simple event. For example, the theory of punctuated equilibrium theorizes that the actual speciation of an organism from its ancestral species is usually the result of many mutations combined with new geographical surroundings, called cladogenesis.
                            If only an egg laid by a chicken can be considered a chicken egg: Then a re-consideration of the original question suggests: The first chicken (which hatched from a non-chicken egg) laid the first chicken egg. In this case the chicken came before the chicken egg. Again, this would not necessarily be a straightforward event.
                            [edit] Science and evolution
                            See also: Evolution
                            The Theory of Evolution says that species change over time in the process of evolution. Since DNA can be modified only before birth, a mutation must have taken place at conception or within an egg such that an animal similar to a chicken, but not a chicken, laid the first chicken egg.[7][8] In this light, both the egg and the chicken evolved simultaneously from birds who weren't chickens and didn't lay chicken eggs but gradually became more and more like chickens over time.

                            However, a mutation in one individual is not normally considered a new species. A speciation event involves the separation of one population from its parent population, so that interbreeding ceases; this is the process whereby domesticated animals are genetically separated from their wild forebears. The whole separated group can then be recognized as a new species.

                            The modern chicken was believed to have descended from another closely related species of birds, the red junglefowl, but recently discovered genetic evidence suggests that the modern domestic chicken is a hybrid descendant of both the red junglefowl and the grey junglefowl.[9] Assuming the evidence bears out, a hybrid is a compelling scenario that the chicken-egg came before the chicken.

                            [edit] Theology
                            See also: Creationism
                            Judeo-Christian writings indicate God's creation of birds along with the rest of the universe. The Judeo-Christian story of creation describes God creating birds, and commanding them to multiply, but makes no direct mention of eggs. According to Genesis 1:

                            19 And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. 20 And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that moveth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind: and God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.[10]

                            In Genesis 1:21 the answer is given as the chicken. In Hindu writings, creation of birds (and other life forms) by God through superhuman beings is stated in Purāṇas[11] and Dharmaśāstras.[12]
                            "If you want to be a monk... you gotta cook a lot of rice...”

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                            • thome
                              ROTH ARMY ELITE
                              • Mar 2005
                              • 6675

                              #15
                              Originally posted by letsrock

                              The chicken (bird) or the egg?
                              Don't get the Atheists riled up thier heads will explode like that dude in Scanners.

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