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Top 10 Offbeat Quotes About Hell
A really nice collection of quotes from AlternativeReel.com
10. BOREDOM
I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse."
—Isaac Asimov, quoted in Philosophy on the Go, 2007
9. INFINITE LOVE
"According to Christianity, eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God's infinite love. That's the message we're brought up with, believe or die. 'Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options.'"
—Bill Hicks
8. NO REDEMPTION
“I believe that you’re born with eternal sin, and that mankind is Hell. You don’t have to die to go to Hell. There is no redemption in Christ. The only redemption you have is in realizing that you’re alone in the universe, and to take command of your own life.”
—Joe Coleman, Cosmic Retribution: The Infernal Art of Joe Coleman, 1994
7. KINDLING WOOD
"I would not for my life destroy one star of human hope, but I want it so that when a poor woman rocks the cradle and sings a lullaby to the dimpled darling, she will not be compelled to believe that ninety-nine chances in a hundred she is raising kindling wood for hell."
—Robert Ingersoll, How to be Saved, 1880
6. GOLDEN RULES
"A God who could make good children as easily as bad, yet preferred to make bad ones; who could have made every one of them happy, yet never made a single happy one; who made them prize their bitter life, yet stingily cut it short; who gave his angels eternal happiness unearned, yet required his other children to earn it; who gave his angels painless lives, yet cursed his other children with biting miseries and maladies of mind and body; who mouths justice, and invented hell—mouths mercy, and invented hell—mouths Golden Rules and forgiveness multiplied by seventy times seven, and invented hell; who mouths morals to other people, and has none himself; who frowns upon crimes, yet commits them all; who created man without invitation, then tries to shuffle the responsibility for man's acts upon man, instead of honorably placing it where it belongs, upon himself; and finally, with altogether divine obtuseness, invites his poor abused slave to worship him!"
—Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger, 1916
5. LAKES OF FIRE
"Hell came right along with God, hand in hand. The stink of sulfur swirled in the air of the church, fire burned in the aisles, and brimstone rained out of the rafters. From the evangelist's oven mouth spewed images of a place with pitchforks, and devils, and lakes of fire that burned forever. God had fixed a place like that because he loved us so much."
—Harry Crews, A Childhood: The Biography of A Place, 1978
4. RELIEF
"Written over the gate here are the words 'Leave every hope behind, ye who enter.' Only think what a relief that is! For what is hope? A form of moral responsibility. Here there is no hope, and consequently no duty, no work, nothing to be gained by praying, nothing to be lost by doing what you like. Hell, in short, is a place where you have nothing to do but amuse yourself."
—George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, 1903
3. ENDLESS INFINITIES
"An idea, which has terrified millions, claims that some of us will go to a place called Hell, where we will suffer eternal torture. This does not scare me because, when I try to imagine a Mind behind this universe, I cannot conceive that Mind, usually called 'God,' as totally mad. I mean, guys, compare that 'God' with the worst monsters you can think of—Adolph Hitler, Joe Stalin, that sort of guy. None of them ever inflicted more than finite pain on their victims. Even de Sade, in his sado-masochistic fantasy novels, never devised an unlimited torture. The idea that the Mind of Creation (if such exists) wants to torture some of its critters for endless infinities of infinities seems too absurd to take seriously. Such a deranged Mind could not create a mud hut, much less the exquisitely mathematical universe around us."
—Robert Anton Wilson, “Cheerful Reflections on Death and Dying,” Gnoware, February 1999
2. STRANGE WORLD
"It's a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat shit and die. Who knows? If there is in fact, a heaven and a hell, all we know for sure is that hell will be a viciously overcrowded version of Phoenix—a clean well lighted place full of sunshine and bromides and fast cars where almost everybody seems vaguely happy, except those who know in their hearts what is missing . . . And being driven slowly and quietly into the kind of terminal craziness that comes with finally understanding that the one thing you want is not there. Missing. Back-ordered. No tengo. Vaya con dios. Grow up! Small is better. Take what you can get . . ."
—Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s, 1988
1. INVISIBLE MAN
"Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time! . . . But He loves you!"
—George Carlin
10. BOREDOM
I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse."
—Isaac Asimov, quoted in Philosophy on the Go, 2007
9. INFINITE LOVE
"According to Christianity, eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God's infinite love. That's the message we're brought up with, believe or die. 'Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options.'"
—Bill Hicks
8. NO REDEMPTION
“I believe that you’re born with eternal sin, and that mankind is Hell. You don’t have to die to go to Hell. There is no redemption in Christ. The only redemption you have is in realizing that you’re alone in the universe, and to take command of your own life.”
—Joe Coleman, Cosmic Retribution: The Infernal Art of Joe Coleman, 1994
7. KINDLING WOOD
"I would not for my life destroy one star of human hope, but I want it so that when a poor woman rocks the cradle and sings a lullaby to the dimpled darling, she will not be compelled to believe that ninety-nine chances in a hundred she is raising kindling wood for hell."
—Robert Ingersoll, How to be Saved, 1880
6. GOLDEN RULES
"A God who could make good children as easily as bad, yet preferred to make bad ones; who could have made every one of them happy, yet never made a single happy one; who made them prize their bitter life, yet stingily cut it short; who gave his angels eternal happiness unearned, yet required his other children to earn it; who gave his angels painless lives, yet cursed his other children with biting miseries and maladies of mind and body; who mouths justice, and invented hell—mouths mercy, and invented hell—mouths Golden Rules and forgiveness multiplied by seventy times seven, and invented hell; who mouths morals to other people, and has none himself; who frowns upon crimes, yet commits them all; who created man without invitation, then tries to shuffle the responsibility for man's acts upon man, instead of honorably placing it where it belongs, upon himself; and finally, with altogether divine obtuseness, invites his poor abused slave to worship him!"
—Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger, 1916
5. LAKES OF FIRE
"Hell came right along with God, hand in hand. The stink of sulfur swirled in the air of the church, fire burned in the aisles, and brimstone rained out of the rafters. From the evangelist's oven mouth spewed images of a place with pitchforks, and devils, and lakes of fire that burned forever. God had fixed a place like that because he loved us so much."
—Harry Crews, A Childhood: The Biography of A Place, 1978
4. RELIEF
"Written over the gate here are the words 'Leave every hope behind, ye who enter.' Only think what a relief that is! For what is hope? A form of moral responsibility. Here there is no hope, and consequently no duty, no work, nothing to be gained by praying, nothing to be lost by doing what you like. Hell, in short, is a place where you have nothing to do but amuse yourself."
—George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, 1903
3. ENDLESS INFINITIES
"An idea, which has terrified millions, claims that some of us will go to a place called Hell, where we will suffer eternal torture. This does not scare me because, when I try to imagine a Mind behind this universe, I cannot conceive that Mind, usually called 'God,' as totally mad. I mean, guys, compare that 'God' with the worst monsters you can think of—Adolph Hitler, Joe Stalin, that sort of guy. None of them ever inflicted more than finite pain on their victims. Even de Sade, in his sado-masochistic fantasy novels, never devised an unlimited torture. The idea that the Mind of Creation (if such exists) wants to torture some of its critters for endless infinities of infinities seems too absurd to take seriously. Such a deranged Mind could not create a mud hut, much less the exquisitely mathematical universe around us."
—Robert Anton Wilson, “Cheerful Reflections on Death and Dying,” Gnoware, February 1999
2. STRANGE WORLD
"It's a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat shit and die. Who knows? If there is in fact, a heaven and a hell, all we know for sure is that hell will be a viciously overcrowded version of Phoenix—a clean well lighted place full of sunshine and bromides and fast cars where almost everybody seems vaguely happy, except those who know in their hearts what is missing . . . And being driven slowly and quietly into the kind of terminal craziness that comes with finally understanding that the one thing you want is not there. Missing. Back-ordered. No tengo. Vaya con dios. Grow up! Small is better. Take what you can get . . ."
—Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s, 1988
1. INVISIBLE MAN
"Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of 10 things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these 10 things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time! . . . But He loves you!"
—George Carlin
Monday, January 19, 2009
Learn How to Hack
Hack-a-Day - fresh hacks each day from around the web
Hack This Site - a legal and safe network security resource where users test their hacking skills on various challenges and learn about hacking, tons of tutorials
Happy Hacker - tons of guides and tutorials for beginners and advanced hacking alike
Ethical Hacking - if you're interested in hacking, become a Certified Ethical Hacker and make the big bucks the legal way!
EthicalHacker.net - more information on ethical hacking
Hack This Site - a legal and safe network security resource where users test their hacking skills on various challenges and learn about hacking, tons of tutorials
Happy Hacker - tons of guides and tutorials for beginners and advanced hacking alike
Ethical Hacking - if you're interested in hacking, become a Certified Ethical Hacker and make the big bucks the legal way!
EthicalHacker.net - more information on ethical hacking
News, Alternative News and Conspiracy Theory
FARK - Interesting, bizarre and amusing news stories, along with regular photo manipulation contests.
ProjectCensored - Stories about significant issues of which the public should be aware, but is not, for one reason or another.
AboveTopSecret - Conspiracy theories, UFOs, politics, etc...wonderful conspiracy site.
ConspiracyCafe - Conspiracy forums
DIGG - a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web.
Technorati - Real-time search for user-generated media (including weblogs) by tag or keyword. Also provides popularity indexes.
TechRadar - latest technology news and reviews, covering computing, home entertainment systems, gadgets and more
DrudgeReport - Links to international news sources and columnists.
NewYorkTimes - Online edition of the newspaper's news and commentary.
WallStreetJournal - International and national news with a business and financial perspective.
HAPPY READING!
ProjectCensored - Stories about significant issues of which the public should be aware, but is not, for one reason or another.
AboveTopSecret - Conspiracy theories, UFOs, politics, etc...wonderful conspiracy site.
ConspiracyCafe - Conspiracy forums
DIGG - a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web.
Technorati - Real-time search for user-generated media (including weblogs) by tag or keyword. Also provides popularity indexes.
TechRadar - latest technology news and reviews, covering computing, home entertainment systems, gadgets and more
DrudgeReport - Links to international news sources and columnists.
NewYorkTimes - Online edition of the newspaper's news and commentary.
WallStreetJournal - International and national news with a business and financial perspective.
HAPPY READING!
Religious/Spiritual Quotes
Here's some reading for your spare time...
Buddhist Quotes
Agnostic Quotes
Atheist Quotes
Christian Quotes
Spiritual Quotes
Hindu Quotes
Buddhist Quotes
Agnostic Quotes
Atheist Quotes
Christian Quotes
Spiritual Quotes
Hindu Quotes
How to edit any page on the internet! (Pretty Cool!)
How to edit any page on the internet:
1) Head over to the web page that you want to edit.
2) In the browser’s address bar, paste this code:
javascript:document.body.contentEditable
='true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0
3) Now click on the part of the page you want to edit and start changing, deleting and adding text as you see fit.
You can do what ever you want to do with any website,page, blog, etc.
Reply to the post with some cool screen shots you did if u like it.
1) Head over to the web page that you want to edit.
2) In the browser’s address bar, paste this code:
javascript:document.body.contentEditable
='true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0
3) Now click on the part of the page you want to edit and start changing, deleting and adding text as you see fit.
You can do what ever you want to do with any website,page, blog, etc.
Reply to the post with some cool screen shots you did if u like it.
InstantCashSweepstakes - easy money
InstantCashSweepstakes.com
Probably the only survey site that I've seen people get paid money from. All you have to do is answer three multiple choice questions, and you'll get tickets put in their weekly drawing for $250. There are instant winners too, but it's about $10 as far as I can tell.
Another perk (so please use the link above to sign up, haha) is that a person that refers someone that wins a prize will get that same prize as well. You can answer three sets of three questions every 6 hours and they'll even send you an email reminder of when you can answer questions again if you want them too.
Probably the only survey site that I've seen people get paid money from. All you have to do is answer three multiple choice questions, and you'll get tickets put in their weekly drawing for $250. There are instant winners too, but it's about $10 as far as I can tell.
Another perk (so please use the link above to sign up, haha) is that a person that refers someone that wins a prize will get that same prize as well. You can answer three sets of three questions every 6 hours and they'll even send you an email reminder of when you can answer questions again if you want them too.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Daily Deal Sites - Online Shopping
Woot
Woot is probably the most popular and my personal favorite of the bunch. $5 shipping on every item, no matter the size. Excellent deals on new and refurbished electronics and other stuff. There are also tabs for daily t-shirt sales and wine.
Shopping.Woot
Powered by yahoo. It's still Woot, but it seems like there's a lot of higher ticket items on there.
1SaleADay
Most of the time it's junk that no one would want, but there may be something useful from time to time. Once in awhile, all you have to pay is shipping for the item too.
Stootsi
Not too shabby. There are plenty of good deals on this one and also tabs at the top of the page for salvaged items and games.
Uneetee
My favorite t-shirt site. They have a shirt for $10 every day. The shirts are excellent quality as well, coming from American Apparel.
Feel free to leave your favorite sites in the comments section and I'll try to add them to the post. Happy shopping!
Woot is probably the most popular and my personal favorite of the bunch. $5 shipping on every item, no matter the size. Excellent deals on new and refurbished electronics and other stuff. There are also tabs for daily t-shirt sales and wine.
Shopping.Woot
Powered by yahoo. It's still Woot, but it seems like there's a lot of higher ticket items on there.
1SaleADay
Most of the time it's junk that no one would want, but there may be something useful from time to time. Once in awhile, all you have to pay is shipping for the item too.
Stootsi
Not too shabby. There are plenty of good deals on this one and also tabs at the top of the page for salvaged items and games.
Uneetee
My favorite t-shirt site. They have a shirt for $10 every day. The shirts are excellent quality as well, coming from American Apparel.
Feel free to leave your favorite sites in the comments section and I'll try to add them to the post. Happy shopping!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
SquishyCash - Easy Money Online
Get $3.00 just for signing up!
The cashout minimum is $20 I believe. There's tons of offers and surveys on there if you want to try to complete one. I think you can even use a prepaid card with $0 on it for some of the paid offers.
I know some people that have made over $200 in just a few weeks of referrals, surveys and offers. Not much work involved whatsoever.
Have fun!
Free XBOX LIVE 3 Month Code! ENDS TODAY 1/15
**DEAL IS DEAD**
Free 3 Month Code!
Free 3 Month Xbox Live Gold Offer
UPC Code Required: 882224731829
It said shipping would be 4-6 weeks. Not sure if it'll come or not, but it's worth a shot!
Good Luck!
Free 3 Month Code!
Free 3 Month Xbox Live Gold Offer
UPC Code Required: 882224731829
It said shipping would be 4-6 weeks. Not sure if it'll come or not, but it's worth a shot!
Good Luck!
Every Bud Light Real Men of Genius Commercial
Real Men of Genius
All of the Bud Light Real Men of Genius Commercials
Probably some of my all time favorite commercials. They are some of the few commercials that I actually ENJOY listening to...
There are links to every ad that was ever made, most of which are one's I hadn't even heard of. Can be a fun time waster and a source for a quick laugh. Definitely bookmark-worthy!
ENJOY!
Bud Light Real Men of Genius Radio Ads
INCLUDING:
1. Mr. Fancy Coffee Shop Coffee Pourer
2. Mr. Bumper Sticker Writer
3. Mr. Chinese Food Delivery Guy
4. Mr. Footlong Hot Dog Inventor
5. Mr. Really Bad Toupee Wearer
6. Mr. Giant Foam Finger Maker
7. Mr. Underwear Inspector No. 12
8. Mr. Over The Top Carb Counter
9. Mr. Dishonest Cable TV Hooker Upper
10. Mr. In The Car Nose Picker
11. Mr. Movie Theater Ticket Ripper Upper
12. Mr. Push-up Bra Inventor
13. Mr. Way Too Much Cologne Wearer
14. Mr. Next Day Carpet Installer
15. Mr. Furniture Assembly Manual Writer
16. Mr. Really Stinky Breath Breather Outer
17. Mr. Really, Really, Really Bad Dancer
18. Mr. Cruise Ship Entertainer
19. Mr. Over-Zealous Foul Ball Catcher
20. Mr. Ceremonial First Pitch Thrower Outer
21. Mr. 80 SPF Sunblock Wearer
22. Mr. Backyard Bug Zapper Inventor
23. Mr. Jean Shorts Inventor (Jorts)
24. Mr. Paranoid of the Ocean Guy
25. Mr. Gasoline BBQ Starter
26. Mr. Tiny Thong Bikini Wearer
27. Mr. Department Store Mannequin Dresser Upper
28. Mr. Supermarket Produce Putter Outer
29. Mr. Mail Order Bride Orderer
30. Mr. Pontoon Boat Maker
31. Mr. All You Can Eat Buffet Inventor
32. Mr. Golf Ball Washer Inventor
33. Mr. Putt Putt Golf Course Designer
34. Mr. Nosebleed Section Ticket Holder Guy
35. Mr. Restroom Toilet Paper Refiller
36. Mr. Discount Airline Pilot Guy
37. Mr. Pickled Pigs Feet Eater
38. Mr. Gangsta Rapper Posse Member
39. Mr. King of the Karaoke Mic
40. Mr. Outside The Stadium Peanut Seller
41. Mr. Driving Range Ball Picker Upper
42. Mr. Tiny Dog Clothing Manufacturer
43. Mr. Major Highway Line Painter
44. Mr. Humongous Pumpkin Grower Guy
45. Mr. After Halloween Costume Shop Salesman
46. Mr. Frozen Turkey Helpline Guy
47. Mr. Pet Toy Designer
48. Mr. Airport Baggage Handler
49. Mr. Silent Killer Gas Passer
50. Mr. Boneless Buffalo Wing Inventor
51. Mr. Really Loud Cell Phone Talker Guy
52. Mr. Way Too Proud of Texas Guy
53. Mr. Hot Dog Eating Contest Contestant
54. Mr. Company Computer Guy
55. Mr. Hair Gel Over-Geller
56. Mr. Indecisive Food Orderer Guy
57. Mr. Fantasy Football Manager
58. Mr. Bathroom Stall Dirty Joke Writer
59. Mr. Ultimate Philadelphia Sports Fan
60. Mr. Exotic Cowboy Boot Wearer
61. Mr. Artificial Tree Maker
62. Mr. Really Big Golf Club Maker
63. Mr. Holiday Gift Regifter Guy
64. Mr. Multi-Colored Sweater Wearer
65. Mr. Garden Gnome Maker
66. Mr. Inspirational Poster Writer
67. Mr. Rolling Cooler Cooler Roller
68. Mr. Cell Phone Holster Wearer
69. Mr. Bowling Shoe Giver Outer
70. Mr. Taxi Cab Over-Accessorizer
71. Mr. Raise The Net Before They Kick The Field Goal Guy
72. Mr. Hot Stock Tip Giver Outer
73. Mr. Fortune Cookie Fortune Writer
74. Mr. Radio Traffic Announcer Guy
75. Mr. Pro Sports Heckler Guy
76. Mr. Basketball Shoe Designer
77. Mr. Enormous SUV Driver
78. Mr. Centerfold Picture Retoucher
79. Mr. Excited About Storms Weatherman
80. Mr. Sad Country Song Songwriter
81. Mr. Selfless Club Hopping Dude
82. Mr. Forgot Her Birthday Man
83. Mr. Professional Sports Leg Cramp Rubber Outer
84. Mr. Professional Figure Skater
85. Mr. Portable Toilet Cleaner Outer
86. Mr. Parade Float Driver
87. Mr. Office Party Over Hugger
88. Mr. Male Fur Coat Wearer
89. Mr. Indie Band Member
90. Mr. Handlebar Mustache Wearer
91. Mr. Giant Pocketknife Inventor
92. Mr. Forgot Her Birthday Man
93. Mr. Edible Underwear Maker
94. Mr. Camouflage Suit Maker
95. Mr. Blue Aluminum Bottle Maker
96. Mr. Baseball Encyclopedia Guy
97. Mr. Airline Meal Chef
98. Mr. Supermarket Deli Meat Slicer
99. Mr. Pit Crew Water Bottle Squirter
100. Mr. Hawaiian Shirt Pattern Designer
101. Mr. Fake Tattoo Inventor
102. Mr. Bass Plaque Maker
103. Mr. Philly Cheese Steak Maker
104. Mr. Doggy Day Spa Operator
105. Mr. Supermarket Free Sample Guy
106. Mr. Unathletic Sports Talk Radio Guy
107. Mr. Wedding Band Guitar Player
108. Mr. Chazz Michael Michaels
109. Mr. Giant Taco Salad Inventor
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Watch Full Movies Online for FREE
Seems like these sites are constantly changing due to legal issues, but here are a couple of my favorite sites that I use to watch movies online for free.
Combine this with the post below to do things that aren't extremely ethical...
Watch-Movies.net
Seems like they're consistently updated and have high-quality links for the most part. Also well organized and easy to access.
The second link...
ThePiratecity.org
Also well organized and easy to navigate. Some of the links are the same, but if I can't find the movie I want at a high quality at Watch-Movies.net, I'll try here. You really can't go wrong with either one.
ENJOY!
Combine this with the post below to do things that aren't extremely ethical...
Watch-Movies.net
Seems like they're consistently updated and have high-quality links for the most part. Also well organized and easy to access.
The second link...
ThePiratecity.org
Also well organized and easy to navigate. Some of the links are the same, but if I can't find the movie I want at a high quality at Watch-Movies.net, I'll try here. You really can't go wrong with either one.
ENJOY!
How to Save Videos from Youtube
This works the same for any video you may come across online...
First, navigate to KeepVid and enter the URL of the video you want to save.
Then, save the FLV files to your computer. You can then use a file converter such as PRISM to convert the file to your preferred format.
From there, you can then burn the file to a DVD, add it to your cell phone, iPod, Xbox 360, etc, or simply save them to your computer for easy access!
First, navigate to KeepVid and enter the URL of the video you want to save.
Then, save the FLV files to your computer. You can then use a file converter such as PRISM to convert the file to your preferred format.
From there, you can then burn the file to a DVD, add it to your cell phone, iPod, Xbox 360, etc, or simply save them to your computer for easy access!
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