It's been a very busy week for me, but I managed to bang this one out. ;-). It's another speculation on "Intelligent Design" and was based on a newsgroup posting I wrote back in the year 2000. I wonder if they'll put it in the school science textbooks?
Funny and true :)
Posted by: Jason Newcomb | August 25, 2005 at 02:18 PM
Carefull or Jody will have God smite you.
Posted by: J | August 25, 2005 at 04:29 PM
Brilliant! And I am SO glad that God has a better sense of humor than Jody.
Posted by: Lynn S | August 26, 2005 at 12:45 PM
Brilliant, thanks. Keep them coming.
Posted by: Jason Ward | August 26, 2005 at 01:44 PM
I absolutely love it! This has to be the most creative way anyone has come up with to make fun of "Intelligent" Design.
Please never remove this site so my children can enjoy it some day.
Posted by: Giuliana | August 26, 2005 at 07:28 PM
Haha, nicely done :)
"an adolescent exercise in excess"
:D
Posted by: Malatusis | August 26, 2005 at 10:05 PM
I guess it's one of those unconscious biases of being so utterly blogospherical in my reading habits these days that I should stumble across genius so casually ---and expect to. This is where the flavor is, says the man who is well into his 25th hour of not smoking.
My hat is doffed.
Posted by: Toby Petzold | August 27, 2005 at 01:59 AM
Maybe if He had first consulted with a "focus group" things would have come out better...
Posted by: Neil | August 27, 2005 at 11:22 AM
Beautiful work! Clever idea and great execution. Brava!
Posted by: Ed Uthman | August 27, 2005 at 11:48 AM
Wow.
That's all I can really say. Wow.
Posted by: h0mi | August 27, 2005 at 01:08 PM
I feel sorry for God because he doesn't get me.
Posted by: Winston Smith | August 28, 2005 at 11:03 AM
how do you have that much faith? to not believe, that is.... its ok, i mean, for some, it takes time... but just dont put yourself in that box...its sad in there
Posted by: expert guy | August 29, 2005 at 03:33 PM
[Author's comment: I'm not sure who you're addressing here, "expertguy". However, just to make it clear for those who didn't read my previous entries, this cartoon was done in response to President Bush's suggestion that "Intelligent Design" ought to be taught in schools, and was an exercise in creating an alternative "creation by a single designer" story that doesn't resemble those from the major religions. (You know, that church/state separation thing).
If I took this idea to heart as you imply, I'd be spending my time writing a book on the subject, not making a cartoon of it. HTH -- PurpleKoolaid]
Posted by: PurpleKoolaid | August 29, 2005 at 04:29 PM
Fantastic! I love it.
Posted by: Susan | August 29, 2005 at 07:00 PM
Nice, very nice. I often thought that the Universe itself was God's highschool Science project, which he barely passed. He went on to make some really great universes, to which all the other deities retired about 2000 years ago (except for that Allah guy, who wasn't invited to the party, and got really jealous).
God has now retired on the sales of his pretaporte universes and only does bespoke work on commission now. Our own universe is stuffed in the bottom of a closet, waiting the Great Cleanup.
Posted by: John Wilkins | August 29, 2005 at 10:00 PM
I got here from Evolving Thoughts - this is *sweet*.
Posted by: A Pang | August 30, 2005 at 11:55 AM
Of course you all are going to hell for laughing at this, and it's a shame I will be joining you.
Heathens.
Posted by: Defense Guy | August 30, 2005 at 04:59 PM
HOW DARE YOU PROFANE THE INTERNET WITH SARCASM AND IRONY? I SHALL SMITE YOU BUGGERS ONE DAY.
ONE DAY SOON.
GOD.
Posted by: GOD | August 31, 2005 at 06:28 AM
Nice. Nicely done. You have a very expressive illustration style. I'm a designer from Connecticut. Lemme know if you have a rep I can contact, my agency's always looking for freelance talent.
Posted by: pacio49 | August 31, 2005 at 11:43 AM
Well done! What is so dismaying about fundamentalists of any persuasion is that they fail to see the humor in the absurdity of our existence. They are so terrified of the nothingness that awaits us after death that they will covince themselves of anything to get them through the night. Songwriter Leonard Cohen said it best: "They are starving in some deep mystery/Like a man who is sure what is true." Pax vobiscum.
Posted by: omnisnihil | September 02, 2005 at 11:37 PM
Christianity is the sequal to a side story. Jesus was Jewish. I read some of the bible today, I found it poorly written and dident hold together. The main character dies in both the new and old testaments.. none of it woulda happened if it weren't for those pesky Ancient Romans!
Posted by: Nige | September 03, 2005 at 06:21 PM
My namesake uninformed about Dubya's ID comment? Don't dismiss us Aussies (pron. ass-leek-ers) so easy. Just two days after your Pres. made his pronouncement, our own Federal Minister for Higher Education said exactly the same thing here. (Our Prime Minister has, of course, reprimanded him for taking so long to copy. Our PM sets high standards for US suck-holing.)
Posted by: JoeDee | September 05, 2005 at 10:45 PM
Lovely. Just plain lovely. And why do Christians always feel sad for everyone? It's not like I can go to hell for eternity just for thinking my neighbor's wife is hot...that would be sad.
Posted by: Jason Blundy | September 07, 2005 at 12:03 PM
Keep up the good work and dont let the Jody's of the world get you down.
Speaking as one of the other Jody's of the world, I have to say your post was brilliant. I snurffled coffee through my nose and over my keyboard, laughing so hard.
As President of the Jody's of de Yearth (J.O.D.Y.® ) I'm here-by officially throwing the previous Jody out, thus forcing s/he to become a "Jodie", the ultimate shame.
Posted by: Jody | September 07, 2005 at 01:13 PM
Beautiful artwork!!
Posted by: SweettP2063 | September 07, 2005 at 01:36 PM