1Now behold, it did come to pass that in the city of Los Angeles, the writers of science fiction and fantasy did begin to wax exceedingly fat off of the labors of their hands. —The Gospel according to Hollywood, chapter 42, verses 1-25
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26 And the Angel said, I had it here only a moment ago, I must have put it down some where, forget my own head next. |
26 And the Angel said, I had it here only a moment ago, I must have put it down some where, forget my own head next. |
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27 And the Lord did not ask him again. }} |
27 And the Lord did not ask him again. }} |
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* The ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[ |
* The ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[Small Gods]]'' pokes fun at this, where everything the Great God Om says {{spoiler|after a sudden influx of worshippers}} is a scriptural passage. |
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{{quote|"Will you help?" |
{{quote|"Will you help?" |
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''V. You Don't Even Believe In Me!'' |
''V. You Don't Even Believe In Me!'' |
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"Yes, but I'm a practical man." |
"Yes, but I'm a practical man." |
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''VI. And Brave, Too, To Declare Atheism Before Your God.'' |
''VI. And Brave, Too, To Declare Atheism Before Your God.''}} |
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** In the same book, a scribe jotted down Cut-Me-Own-Hand-Off Dhblah's eyewitness account of |
** In the same book, a scribe jotted down Cut-Me-Own-Hand-Off Dhblah's eyewitness account of {{spoiler|Om's ascension and Brutha's reaction}}, and it's written like this as well. Except that Dhblah's still trying to shift his very old produce, and tries to sell it to the scribe. |
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* As explored by Bob Price in the non-fiction book "The Paperback Apocalypse," this is a frequent feature of apocalyptic/anti-christ related fiction. |
* As explored by Bob Price in the non-fiction book "The Paperback Apocalypse," this is a frequent feature of apocalyptic/anti-christ related fiction. |
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* The [[Tome of Eldritch Lore|Necronomicon]] is often portrayed this way. |
* The [[Tome of Eldritch Lore|Necronomicon]] is often portrayed this way. |
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* The U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in ''Zim v. Western Publishing Co.'', 573 F.2d 1318 (5th Cir. 1978) ([http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/573/1318/123615/ transcript here]) starts out with a parody of the first chapter of Genesis ("In the beginning, Zim created the concept of the Golden Guides") and continues in biblical fashion for a short while: |
* The U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in ''Zim v. Western Publishing Co.'', 573 F.2d 1318 (5th Cir. 1978) ([http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/573/1318/123615/ transcript here]) starts out with a parody of the first chapter of Genesis ("In the beginning, Zim created the concept of the Golden Guides") and continues in biblical fashion for a short while: |
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{{quote|Then there rose up in Western a new Vice-President who knew not Zim. And there was strife and discord, anger and frustration, between them for the Golden Guides were not being published or revised in their appointed seasons. And it came to pass that Zim and Western covenanted a new covenant, calling it a Settlement Agreement. But there was no peace in the land. Verily, they came with their counselors of law into the district court for judgment and sued there upon their covenants.}} |
{{quote|Then there rose up in Western a new Vice-President who knew not Zim. And there was strife and discord, anger and frustration, between them for the Golden Guides were not being published or revised in their appointed seasons. And it came to pass that Zim and Western covenanted a new covenant, calling it a Settlement Agreement. But there was no peace in the land. Verily, they came with their counselors of law into the district court for judgment and sued there upon their covenants.}} |
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* [[The Book of Mormon (literature)|The Book of Mormon]] is near-universally agreed to have errors and phrasing |
* [[The Book of Mormon (literature)|The Book of Mormon]] is near-universally agreed to have errors and phrasing consistent with this trope indicative of a man of Joseph Smith's education emulating the King James Bible's style. Whether this is an indicative and an artifact of him ''writing'' it whole-cloth or of him ''translating'' something given from on high to the best of his ability is largely a matter of faith. |
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** Pretty much ''any'' religious text of any religion translated into English will have numerous translations going out of their way to [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe|pretentiously imitate the King James Version's antiquated English]] for no reason |
** Pretty much ''any'' religious text of any religion translated into English will have numerous translations going out of their way to [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe|pretentiously imitate the King James Version's antiquated English]] for no reason whatsoever — even if the translation is from, say, the 1970s. [[The Qur'an]] in particular gets it bad. |
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1Now behold, it did come to pass that in the city of Los Angeles, the writers of science fiction and fantasy did begin to wax exceedingly fat off of the labors of their hands. —The Gospel according to Hollywood, chapter 42, verses 1-25
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"Moses was right. He that...he that abideth in truth will have frankincense and myrrh smeared on his gums in abundance, and he shall dwell in the house of the Lord for six months, with an option to buy. But the wicked man...the wicked man shall have all kinds of problems. His tongue shall cleave to the roof of his upper palate, and he shall speak like a woman, if you watch him closely. And he shall...he shall...the wicked man shall be delivered into the hands of his enemy, whether they can pay the delivery charge or not. And...wait, I have more about the wicked man. I shall walk through the valley of the shadow of death...In fact, now that I think of it, I shall run through the valley of the shadow of death, 'cause you get out of the valley quicker that way. And he that hath clean hands and a pure heart is okay in my book. But he that fools around with barnyard animals has gotta be watched." |
"And there shall be destruction and darkness come over creation |
25 And the Lord spake unto the Angel that guarded the eastern gate, saying Where is the flaming sword which was given unto thee? |
"Will you help?" |
"And Bezel saideth unto Sham: 'Sham,' he saideth, 'Thou shalt goest unto the town of Begorrah, and there shalt thou fetcheth unto thine bosom 35 talents and also shalt thou fetcheth a like number of cubits, provideth that they are nice and fresh." |
And they brought to him on a stretcher a man who was sick of the palsy, and they cried unto him, "Maestro, this man is sick of the palsy." And the Lord said, "If I had to spend my whole life on a stretcher, I'd be pretty sick of the palsy too!" And they were filled with joy, and cried out, "Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks; thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer." |
And with righteous pap and blessed shoosh he did quell his brother's fury. For the Knight looked upon his Bard all acting up and completely losing his shit and he did resolve to calmeth his juggalo ass right the fuck down. |
Megatron: "...and there came a hero who said: 'Hurt not the Earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, nor the very fabric of time,' but the hero would not prevail!" |
Then there rose up in Western a new Vice-President who knew not Zim. And there was strife and discord, anger and frustration, between them for the Golden Guides were not being published or revised in their appointed seasons. And it came to pass that Zim and Western covenanted a new covenant, calling it a Settlement Agreement. But there was no peace in the land. Verily, they came with their counselors of law into the district court for judgment and sued there upon their covenants. |