Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Vatican Spurs Girls Gone Wild DVD Sales

Softcore porn franchise Girls Gone Wild is claiming record sales after one of its ubiquitous basic cable ads accidentally aired during a live telecast of the Good Friday service at the Vatican.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, a Girls Gone Wild commercial was broadcast throughout the Philadelphia market at 2 a.m. by Comcast. A spokesman for the cable company said the ad was aired inadvertently due to a test of the Emergency Alert System, during which the channel airs regular programming -- which in this case included an advertisement for "Girls Gone Wild’s Search for the Wildest Bar in America" DVD.
more HERE
DVD available HERE

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Friday, April 10, 2009

Good Friday 2009

Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. It commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. There are few explanations as to why the holiday is known as "Good" Friday since it commemorates a sorrowful time in Christianity. Some scholars believe that "good" is a corruption of the word "God's" while others speculate that "good" was used to denote "holy". In Eastern Orthodox churches, the observance is known as Great Friday.
Good Friday has been observed since about 100 C. E. However, for many years it had no association with Jesus' death...more HERE

...sounds as if they have no idea why it's called 'Good' Friday...nor do they know why they are commemorating the day...very confusing...

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Friday, March 21, 2008

This Just In: Crucifixion bad for you

MANILA, the Philippines - On Good Friday, dozens of people, mostly men, will be nailed to wooden crosses so health officials in the Philippines warned the Roman Catholic faithful Wednesday that re-enacting the crucifixion could be bad for their health.
BBC
report is HERE

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