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SzczerbiakManiac 12-01-2008 12:16 PM

How to piss off the Catholic Church
 
Björn Borg (yes, the former tennis star) just launched a dating service. (I have no idea why) As part of the promotion for that service, this video was produced.

I happen to think it's awesome, but I suspect Herr Pope and his red-adorned cronies won't be particularly pleased by it. :evil:

innerSpaceman 12-01-2008 12:23 PM

I saw that video last week, but had no idea it was to do with a Borg dating service. Do I have to be ordained to sign up?

Ghoulish Delight 12-01-2008 12:29 PM

That's awesome. Dugg.

Kevy Baby 12-01-2008 01:33 PM

That is blasphemous! I mean, who would be believe a female priest!

Strangler Lewis 12-01-2008 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman (Post 256551)
. . . a Borg dating service.

For Trekkies?

LSPoorEeyorick 12-01-2008 01:54 PM

Love that commercial!

I initially didn't think was really a dating service. I thought it was a viral campaign designed to raise awareness about marriage equality, because it seems it's just the kind of photo-upload feature we do a lot at work. Put your photo in an existing video... that kind of thing.

So inspired by the commercial, I put in info of a man seeking a man, and they don't have a two-man video, only a man and a woman. They put in an apology at the end.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bjorn Borg "Love For All" site
Armed with puppy eyes we offer you our deepest apologies for making a film in which the two people loving each other are forced to appear to be of opposite sexes. Bjorn Borg strongly resents any type of conservative or judgmental attitudes toward anything that has to do with sweet lurve. In short: please forgive us! (The truth is we just couldn’t afford to shoot three different versions.)

So surely it's not a viral anti-8 campaign. It seems you can "chat" with the random person they fix you up with, but if it's really a dating site, it's the worst one I've ever seen (and I met my husband on one; I've seen a lot.)

Still, terrific commercial.

Tenigma 12-01-2008 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman (Post 256551)
I saw that video last week, but had no idea it was to do with a Borg dating service. Do I have to be ordained to sign up?

You will be assimilated!

Ghoulish Delight 12-01-2008 04:00 PM

Incidentally, I can think of many many more ways to piss off the Catholic Church.

Isaac 12-01-2008 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight (Post 256628)
Incidentally, I can think of many many more ways to piss off the Catholic Church.

Let me at 'em..........:

"Mary was only a virgin if you don't count anal."

:evil:

JWBear 12-01-2008 04:22 PM

Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, but Peter was a better lay.

LSPoorEeyorick 12-01-2008 04:49 PM

Oh, I like this game.

When he said “this is my body” and commanded you to eat it “in memory of him,” he was using a new-fangled figure of speech called a METAPHOR.

Isaac 12-01-2008 05:05 PM

What is this ?

Blood of Christ.

.....(sips) .....Whoa! He musta been an alcoholic !

Kevy Baby 12-01-2008 05:11 PM

If Jesus died for my sins, I am going to make it my life's goal to make sure his death was not in vain.

Gemini Cricket 12-01-2008 05:22 PM

:evil:
Love it.

Alex 12-01-2008 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick (Post 256643)
Oh, I like this game.

When he said “this is my body” and commanded you to eat it “in memory of him,” it probably never happened.

Fixed it for you. Denying the substance of the Jesus story every happening seems to get to people faster.

Or, if I need to do it in one word, I just lean close and whisper "mythology."

Melonballer 12-01-2008 07:51 PM

What are you doing? That is the Baptism Font, not a Urinal!

Morrigoon 12-01-2008 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex (Post 256716)
Fixed it for you. Denying the substance of the Jesus story every happening seems to get to people faster.

Or, if I need to do it in one word, I just lean close and whisper "mythology."

Should I fix your typo too or leave it and mock you?

Ah, I guess I've chosen ;)

Alex 12-01-2008 10:09 PM

Yes, it is a typo. Not sure what the mockery is, though, since either you read it the way I intended or it simply doesn't make any sense.

Ghoulish Delight 12-01-2008 11:54 PM

Be born Jewish.

NickO'Time 12-02-2008 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis (Post 256582)
For Trekkies?

You WILL be assimilated! Lower your defenses and surrender.:D

CoasterMatt 12-02-2008 12:34 AM

The Spanish Inquisition!

mousepod 12-02-2008 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt (Post 256772)

Mel Brooks... I didn't expect that.


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