tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post8455567924923767658..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: an old catholic church in the heart of greenwich villageThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-35872880229366956892010-01-26T18:16:24.799-05:002010-01-26T18:16:24.799-05:00"Tiffany box blue eyes". Love it.
Thank..."Tiffany box blue eyes". Love it.<br /><br />Thanks for the explanation of your avatar!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-31809624587957665392009-04-12T09:57:00.000-04:002009-04-12T09:57:00.000-04:00Nurse: I know! Right! The frills are a bit over th...Nurse: I know! Right! The frills are a bit over the top.<BR/><BR/>K: Yes, why would they dress him up in what seems to be women’s clothing?<BR/><BR/>Elle: I was a young lad growing up in Cleveland when Mayor Perk set his hair afire. I checked the Cleveland media archives and presto! I also remember the Mayor Perk’s wife turned down a dinner invitation to the White House because it interfered with her bowling night. TRUE STORY.<BR/><BR/>Jimmy: Where’ve you been? Time for a new post, my friend. Is it true that you live in a converted chapel?! That’s magnificent! What year was the chapel built? Do you know?The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-68695696800322099192009-04-12T04:11:00.000-04:002009-04-12T04:11:00.000-04:00St. Rocco always was a show-off bastart. If you ha...St. Rocco always was a show-off bastart. If you had a broken finger, he had a broken haund..<BR/><BR/>A church to me is somewhere you go when you wish to look upon fine architecture and taste some history. Nothing more.<BR/><BR/>I myself live in a converted chapel, complete with a few stained glass windaes, and icons looking down from the corners.<BR/><BR/>I still sleep soundly in my bed of a neet..Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-10060334562811547972009-04-12T03:13:00.000-04:002009-04-12T03:13:00.000-04:00Where to start with the comments? Jesus! (whoops,...Where to start with the comments? Jesus! (whoops, said unintentionally. heehee). Each photo begs for a comment. I'll try to keep it short.<BR/><BR/>I like Buddah.<BR/>Jesus is a wet blanket.<BR/>How the hell did you find the foto of the Cleveland mayor with head on fire?<BR/>Was the Mayor of Cleveland Holy?<BR/>Is there a naked statue of Louise XIV out there?Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130776138284979286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-80337055353859400692009-04-11T11:04:00.000-04:002009-04-11T11:04:00.000-04:00Speaking of "images of torture", that one of poor ...Speaking of "images of torture", that one of poor old Jebus in the dress and is enough to give anyone nightmares.kyknoordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376671662670291957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-17571706542902526202009-04-11T05:03:00.000-04:002009-04-11T05:03:00.000-04:00that last image of christ in a dress and sporting ...that last image of christ in a dress and sporting crimped hair is pricelessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-58831604915554359112009-04-11T00:49:00.000-04:002009-04-11T00:49:00.000-04:00Cat: Churches are islands of calm in a hectic Manh...Cat: Churches are islands of calm in a hectic Manhattan.<BR/><BR/>Rob: These statues can be viewed as accomplished pieces of art. And, yes, I agree that religions are mainly about crowd control. I am suspicious of all of them, not just the Catholics.<BR/><BR/>MT: And on Good Friday, it was always cloudy and rainy from noon until 3:00 because that’s when Christ hung on the cross. Right?<BR/><BR/>Annie: Well, the good news is that the church inspired you.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-66382047377201705892009-04-10T23:05:00.000-04:002009-04-10T23:05:00.000-04:00Stations of the Cross once a week during Lent from...Stations of the Cross once a week during Lent from the time I was seven until I was 14.<BR/><BR/>Catholicism is probably why I write horror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-57969083080811968322009-04-10T21:33:00.000-04:002009-04-10T21:33:00.000-04:00I was just talking to mom today about how she use ...I was just talking to mom today about how she use to make us sit for 4 hours every good Friday with no radio or tv from noon-four. <BR/>Remember how all our friends would be over playing and they would all leave at 11:45?<BR/>And we were happy to have the day off of school why??<BR/>MTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-82436677185910180172009-04-10T12:24:00.000-04:002009-04-10T12:24:00.000-04:00My late wife had taken an interest in ceramics not...My late wife had taken an interest in ceramics not long before she died. She did a couple of buddha's like the one in your pic, although not as ornate (she bought the greenware, cleaned it up, had it baked and did the finish). One of them she did for my mom and it's about that colour.<BR/><BR/>The other pics of religious statuary are quite ornate with a high level of attention to detail, aren't they?<BR/><BR/>The fact that religions were invented to control the masses kind of takes away from the splendour.<BR/><BR/>And that so much energy has been expended building these monstrous monuments over the millenia, quite frankly, boggles my mind.<BR/><BR/>Humans are, in general, such odd creatures.<BR/><BR/>Can you tell I was (fortunate to be) raised without a religious influence?Robhttp://tomeoftheunknownblogger.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-2762442887729509112009-04-10T10:03:00.000-04:002009-04-10T10:03:00.000-04:00I too am a former Catholic and love to be in a Cat...I too am a former Catholic and love to be in a Catholic Church when it is not Sunday because of the peace and quite. You don't find that before Sunday morning mass though.Cat https://www.blogger.com/profile/14407425908043520623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-84265185699790341792009-04-10T07:00:00.000-04:002009-04-10T07:00:00.000-04:00How do you know that The Flying Spaghetti Monster ...How do you know that <A HREF="http://kyknoord.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/punishment/" REL="nofollow">The Flying Spaghetti Monster</A> doesn't have a hammer and a bucket of nails hidden behind his back?The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-90779793667587225652009-04-10T00:28:00.000-04:002009-04-10T00:28:00.000-04:00given a choice? i'll dance with Buddah! Or perha...given a choice? i'll dance with Buddah! Or perhaps kill a bottle of Pinot Noir with the Flying Spaghetti Monster. <BR/><BR/>this one made me laugh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com