Two of the funniest comments I’ve received tonight
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January 11, 2012 at 2:13am
For God's sake, mother, will you get that phone? I'm hardly in a position to respond here.
He has a brother? Then he can’t be Jesus. God must resign.
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Sallbuh, miskin. Issa ma jistax jirrispondi l-mobajl.
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messek tisthi ja hmieg tuza listampa ta kristu msallab fuq dal blog moqziez !
Shoot me.
int bis serjeta imisek tisthi tuza l-alla biex twassal il-messagg tieghek :|
int bis serjeta imisek tisthi tuza l-alla u tikteb dal kliem
Ghaziz Malti; Ma tantx hi attitudni nisranija tiddefendi lil Mulej b’dan il-mod fuq zball ta’ proxxmu bhalek.
to be clear i dont agree with franco debono act and he should resign, i think a person can tell his superior / boss / manager to resign, if the employe / mp or whoever is, is not feeling comfortable within his club / party, and dosent want to follow the rules, the employe should resign from his post, not the boss. but im making it clear the way you speak full of hatred towards those who dosent agree with you, is shameful ! get your topics out without insulting those who dosent agree with you, jekk taf kif !
You read this blog for the same reason I do – because you get an insight into people’s character that you get nowhere else.
Franco is clearly a ridiculous twat who made a huge mistake only to go on TV on a daily basis and dig himself an even bigger hole.
Ask yourself whether you would engage such a self-obsessed man in court or anywhere else for that matter.
I would!
dosent……. what is this?
It’s not funny.
It’s hilarious.
tridt tkun vera mara li ma tafx tisthi li biex twassal il msg tijak idahhal lil kristu fi nofs….. u ax bniedem ma jkunx tal fema tijak tiprova tiredikolah u tkisru u meta jistidnuk bix tmur fuq xi programm televizziv bix tikonfronta lil min tkun ajjejt tajru u tweggaw ma tmurx tifachaj …………… ISTHI JEK TAF KIF
Lanqas int kisha jew hekk!! .. int ohra tahseb li int xi haga u meta xi hadd ma jaqbilx mieghek tara kif ha ‘tiprova’ twaqqu ghan-nejk.. imma did darba ghandek ghadma iebsa ax ma’ Franco Debona ma ticcajtax kif gieb u lahaq..
Prova kun profesjonali u uri naqa rispett, torix linjoranza tieghek hi =) kisha kont.. ghadek u ghandi id dubju tieghi li xi darba qatt tista tinbidel haha
Int bis-serjeta, jew?
Is all the blasphemy necessary?
[Daphne – Blasphemy? What, so we’re Muslim fundamentalists now?]
Perhaps not necessary, but absolutely funny.
Although, didn’t Jesus have brothers mentioned in the bible (at most half brothers, but still).
No, we’re not, but it’s still offending…
How is showing respect for the earnest beliefs of others a sign of “Muslim fundamentalism”?
It all just seems quite rude, and tacky.
[Daphne – That’s not how you show respect for other people’s beliefs.]
Not mocking their god (for no better reason than making fun of some delusional politician) would a step in the right direction.
[Daphne – Oh, I see! You didn’t get the joke then. The man on the cross is Franco Debono, not Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ figures nowhere. Crucifixion was a very common form of execution. Now if their god is Franco Debono, then…]
would be* a
You’re being willful and contrary, but it’s your blog and I’m sure that’s all part of the fun.
[Daphne – No, really. The man on the cross is supposed to be Franco. All this (pseudo) offence is the result of ignorance. People simply do not know that crucifixion was a routine form of execution. Let’s say Christ had been hanged instead of crucified. Would it then be offensive to make jokes about hanging? Surely not, Similarly, it is not offensive to make jokes about crucifixion.]
When was the last time you saw a crucifixion being carried out? They’re not a routine method of execution – countries which still go in for that kind of thing content themselves with electric chairs and lethal injections.
[Daphne – When was the last time you saw a hanging? But noose jokes are the norm. The fact is that in European culture, ‘crucified’ is now a synonym for suffering. Hanging is not a synonym for suffering. Nor is lethal injection or the electric chair.]
The Western world (and I’m including Malta here) has one crucifixion in mind when the image of a man borne on a cross is displayed, and that’s the figure of Jesus Christ.
[Daphne – Not at all. There were another two men at his side, for a start. And as I said, ‘crucified’ has entered the language and is divorced from Christ.]
I don’t think it’s comparable in any way to other images because it has obsessed the cultural imagination of Christendom (again, Malta’s being included here) for over two thousand years.
[Daphne – Not for the last several hundred years. Crucifixes are part of Roman Catholic culture only. The rest of Christianity uses the cross.]
While it’s nowhere near as central today as it once was, that’s a lot of baggage to dismiss by claiming it’s a joke – one that might be funny but is, I think, in poor taste.
[Daphne – Your comment about poor taste is interesting. Not that long ago, I wrote an article about how I think crucifixes to be in appalling taste – or rather, their display in humdrum situations like classrooms and kitchens. There is no getting away from the fact that what we have here is a realistic representation of a tortured man who has been savagely nailed to a piece of wood. This is no sort of thing to enjoy in a bedroom or kitchen unless you are a sadist or utterly insensitive to the suffering and horror it represents, and it is entirely inappropriate to have around children, because it will either train them to be indifferent to gross torture or give them nightmares. Mostly, they become indifferent to over-exposure, and that’s bad. I have a passionate dislike of crucifixes because I think they are in appalling taste. But crosses are something else, and I have plenty of those. The cross is the symbol of Christianity. The crucifix is a representation of torture and death. It should never be used as a decorative item.]
Too close for comfort really Daphne! The association with using a picture of the hanged Christ to make this joke (in bad taste) was probably an error of judgement on your part. However from what you have been writing I feel that you never intended to offend, but please appreciate that other people can get hurt. An apology would be in order.
Although I don’t agree with some of your replies to my post (“the rest of Christianity uses the cross” as though it doesn’t point to the same event of crucifixion etc), I was very interested by the last thing you wrote.
I don’t think crucifixes should be “decorative”, they seem highly mystical objects. Contemplation of that suffering and horror appears necessary, to a Catholic world-view, because the Son of God underwent a horrific Passion in order to fulfill his mission as the suffering servant. It is perfectly contextualised within that belief system, where suffering itself can become the substance of redemption.
And while I also agree that the cross, without a bleeding and broken corpus, is altogether more appealing I can’t help but wonder whether it loses some important truth along with the body it’s supposed to bear.
ara il-vera mara (il-kelma ggib hekk ghax lanqas l-isem ta mara ma jisthoqqlok imma halli ma naqax fil-livell tieghek) imma biex wasalt s’hawn veru mara??? hamalla , baxxa , mdejjqa, frustrata u bla valuri ta xejn…forsi din id-darba jolqtuk u jcaqalqulek xi skorfina u jgibuk naqra f’postok…(naqra ta ghax biex tigi 100% f’postok impossibli ) u grazzi ghax qed inkompli nikkonferma x’int :-)
You must be ashamed of your self !!!!
Int tigi minn Gorg tad-downutz?
Hmieg ta persuna int, jekk tista tissejah persuna. Hu gost fil jiem li gejjin!
int f sensik??? issa iqeghdek kristu . ja mara bla skrupli
You are disgusting…!!! You have no Morals and no limit….!!!
ma misikx tisthi mahmuga
A message for all the grouches on this page.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ
To all the people acting scandalised: Go watch Life of Brian, or something.
If it helps, the man in the picture could well be Dionysus, and not Jesus.
http://www.jordanmaxwell.com/articles/religion/religion7.html
Bniedma dizgustanti, anti klerikali u bla rispett! X’minghalik li int? jekk minghalik li l-Maltin se timpressjonahom billi tinsulta l’Kristu, sejra zbaljata bl-ikrah!
I am expecting a declaration from our religious leaders………How low can you go??
Well I suppose when you are made that way you cannot go lower.
What a peasant mentality. As if a declaration from one or two religious leaders would make any difference to anyone but their flock of sheep.
Please tell us more about the ‘declaration’ you are expecting. Is this ‘declaration’ about Daphne or about this blog or about the picture here or maybe a long awaited one regarding sexual abuse of minors?
Lool fl-ahhar qed tiehu dak li haqqek! Qas tisthi min Alla li halqek…l-ewwel ara x’taghmel int mmhux tipponta lejn haddiehor ;) xoxo
In Lou Bondi’s place, I would have run one of those live SMS surveys during Bondi+ with the question:
Should Franco Resign? Send an SMS with the word “Resign” to 99988877 and “Stay on” to (the usual number).
kemm int mara mazuna, ja imdejqa, hemm ghalfejn iddahhal lil kristu msallab fin nofs, zibla!
“Mara mazuna” – I love it. The hillbillies are out in force.
ara tghidx li mara tisthi int ta !!! int missek laqas tohrog mid dar ruhi bil pantomini li taghmel !! mela trid titnejjek bi bnidem BIL BAJD bhal franco debono !! kompli ilaq sorm ta fuqek ha jbellawlek il liri imma nies bhalek iridu jaghmlu il haqq ma alla ta daphne !!! ara franco debono qalilkom daqshekk inqdejtu bija biex ta**u il maltin !!! mux ha najjrek hamalla ghax jien hamalla iktar minnek imma il kristu nirispetah mux bhalek !!!
ISTHI jekk taf kif !!!
Il-bajd ta’ Franco “free range” jew “factory-farmed”?
Jew artificjali – tal-plastik?
Jew tal-Kinder, wara kollox?
Issa la nisimghu r-rizultat elettorali nidhku Kenneth Cassar!
@ Carmel Scicluna:
X’ghandu x’jaqsam il-bajd ta’ Franco mar-rizultat elettorali? U ghalfejn qed tassumi li jien fanatiku partiggjan bhalek?
If it were a picture of Buddha it would be funny to you, or a picture of Krishna or something Islam-related. But when it comes to your own belief it’s a whole different story, isn’t it.
Are you ashamed of yourselves when you giggle or laugh at other people’s beliefs?
You should understand that not all people share them, and even some of those who do still manage to have a sense of humour.
This site must be the most popular in Malta at the moment. Congratulations!
Dear Ms Galizia…the comment may look funny to you…but you Ms high and mighty, who thinks that you have reached the stars, you will forgotten immediately by the time you are buried. Him (not ashamed to say that He is my beloved Jesus because He has taken my place, your place and everybody’s including those who mock Him) hasn’t been forgotten after 2000 years…He has billions of followers! You will be reduced to dust but He is in His glorified body in Heaven. Do you think that everyone will find these comments funny? Far from it. You have offended me and you have offended a good number. You ought to be sued and fired! You time of glory will soon be over but His glory never!!
[Daphne – Ma, xi dwejjaq. I arranged my life to get away from this kind of thing, live for years oblivious to it, then suddenly get a nasty reminder that the peasants are still out there with their crucifixes and pitchforks. Isn’t it possible to believe in God and Christianity without sounding like the member of some weird sect, Teresa? Think about it.]
My name is God. I don’t do libel suits.
Here’s something that has yet to be explained to me. Is it at all necessary for a God to kill his son, in order to forgive someone else? Couldn’t God simply forgive?
Please explain this, Teresa, since you take the liberty in writing that Jesus has taken my place too.
[Daphne – It’s rooted in the Canaanite/Punic tradition of fathers sacrificing their first-born son. The tradition carried on in the Punic/Phoenician settlements in North Africa. There are cemeteries of sacrificed children and contemporaneous accounts of it, including how the mothers had to be drugged or physically restrained. I suppose you knew that, though Teresa almost certainly does not. I wouldn’t bother getting into a religious best-fest, though. Why challenge people whose belief is simplistic? You are never going to have a proper or fair debate, so just let it go.]
Yes, Daphne, I knew that, and yes, you are right about the futility of going into long discussions about this.
The irony is that they don’t get it that you’re mocking Franco, not Jesus. And the picture is perfect for the purpose, for the following reasons:
1. Franco Debono seems to think he’s a Godsend to humanity – hence the picture.
2. Franco Debono thinks he’s being “sacrificed” (crucified) for the good of others – hence the picture.
3. A crucified person can’t answer the phone (and Franco’s keeps ringing) – sheer brilliance…whoever came up with this deserves a prize.
Of course, one does need to have a good sense of humour to appreciate this, and not to take offence.
[Daphne – Yes, and because of my own distaste for depictions of men being tortured to death, I also searched hard to find a picture that is as oblique as possible. I’m telling you that it wasn’t easy; short of resorting to 16th-century paintings’ the rest were in seriously poor taste, to quote a crucifix fan commenting here.]
I prefer that my beliefs are too ‘simplistic’ dear Ms Galizia. Remember to Old Testament…that part of the bible written WAY back before Jesus came here on Earth…well the prophecy of Jesus as the saviour is mentioned numbers of times…can’t tell you the exact number…His place of birth, what will happen to Him everything is prophesised in the OT.
Why God wanted Jesus to die for us? First of all Jesus willed it, willed to say yes for all our no’s, He did it freely…He freely gave up His life. Second God wanted to experience us human beings, how we lived, how we felt…He wanted to experience our joy, our sufferings, our death…because He wanted communion with us….such a close relationship. But then I’m simplistic…I rather be simplistic Ms Galizia and believe in the Truth :-) Was I too over simplistic? Good!!
[Daphne – Watch the video under the heading Eerie, Teresa. It features a man called Charles Manson, who led a sect of women just like you.]
And Teresa proves you right, Daphne. Best to let it go. To each his own.
“well the prophecy of Jesus as the saviour is mentioned numbers of times…can’t tell you the exact number…His place of birth, what will happen to Him everything is prophesised in the OT.”
I can very easily write a story today which meets all the ‘requirements’ which you call prophecies enlisted in the OT. Doesn’t prove anything. You’re wrong about this btw..but anyway..
“He did it freely…He freely gave up His life”
I taught he asked god/his father if it was necessary just before he died??? “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”
“Second God wanted to experience us human beings, how we lived, how we felt…He wanted to experience our joy, our sufferings, our death…”
God wanted to experience??What? really?? you think an all powerful god wants something? you really think that he needs to be sacrificed in order to understand what we feel? I taught you believed in an omnipotent god!
do I really deserve to be punished for something I did not commit? Does the death of another human being undo the wrongs I have done?
@ emz not with the precision of the prophecies however. This was not like any other prophecies…adapting what was said to Jesus, these well actual prophecies of events which actually took place…and found their fullfillment in Jesus Christ.
Yes as a human person He was afraid…so much so that He sweated blood. But He still FREELY said yes to the will of the Father. No one took His life away…He freely opened His arms to be crucifed. At any point during His torture or on the cross He could have called the angels to take Him away from that pain…but He freely said a complete yes…to make up for our no’s.
God is omnipotent…but He still wanted to experience what we felt HIMSELF. He loves us so much that He became one of us and died for us. He wants such communion with us, such a close relationship that He became one of us. There is no greater love than to give up your life for your friend…and Jesus went way further than that…He gave up His life for everyone including His enemies, including when we were against Him…that is what is so great about His love.
Jesus was a human being…and He is God…while He walked amongst us it was God walking amongst us in Jerusalem. He was not just a human being. To show His love for us He gave up His life for us…it was Him who gave up His life for us.
I just stated facts my dear Daphne..how come I got the honour of getting a reply from you…clock is ticking…towards your end and my end come to think of it. Afraid of what comes after? No my dear I’m not part of any weird sect…I just follow Him :-) xx
[Daphne – Strange how religous mania and political hdura share the same linguistic traits.]
“Clock is ticking…towards your end and my end come to think of it.”
Really?
I told you, you got the wrong end.
Strange how those who believe they are the most “Christian” are usually the ones who would relish having the opportunity to watch someone “burn in hell” for eternity.
Or was she referring to the end of this government?
‘Christian fatwa’ coming next, courtesy of ‘mother Teresa’
Teresa, are you for real?
Daphne, you must be making these up! Please tell me you are, please!
[Daphne – No. They’re Jeffrey PO’s Facebook friends and coming in here via link to this post, which he put on his wall with the command ISTHI!!!!! (miskin).]
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando’s Facebook friends, are they. Sweet irony. A few months ago, religious fanatics would have directed “ISTHI” to him because of his support for divorce. Some people never learn.
Are you paranoid or something Ms Daphne? Sorry to burst your bubble…I have the same political beliefs that you do believe me…however you did insult me with the picture of Jesus and the comments. The picture is of Jesus…you meant it to be of Jesus although now you are saying otherwise. And yes Charles Darwin I’m for real…for one thing I did’t use a fake name like you because I’m proud of my beliefs and not afraid of expressing them in public…even if there is alot of name calling….keep those names coming no problem :-)
@ Teresa Pace:
“I have the same political beliefs that you do believe me”.
Trust me, you almost certainly don’t, even though you might vote for the same party.
Can we have Dr Francis Saliba MD’s review of this exquisite missive?
Please, no. He’d say his piece and then tell us we’re pretending not to understand, or spinning and weaving, or something of the sort.
Seriously… bad taste!
Teresa, you got the stick from the wrong end. Think before you write.
I actually found that quite funny. Daphne, you might offend a few uptight people but you entertain many others. And they might insult you and your work, yet they find/make the time to read it.
you are indispecable……… an evil woman, may all the worst things in life happen to you
@ zoids:
“…may all the worst things in life happen to you”.
Remind me who’s evil, zoids. And add psychotic to that. Hint: I’m not referring to Daphne.
Spoken as a true Christina, zoids. Or did you mean haemorrhoids?
you are wonderful…your words are positive, not judging and full of love.
erm.. are you by any chance Christian / Catholic?
kemm int hammalla, isthi jek taf u thallatx il hass mal hara jekk taf ghax niddubita bl edukazzjoni kollha lghandek intx kapaci. jek ma fimtix bil malti tibzax nibatilek blingliz
[Daphne – Clearly, there is another kind of person out there, who is now migrating here from Facebook in response to links posted on walls. Aaron and Nakita should take note that their new elves seem to be a rather inferior sort, though with an equally limited vocabulary.]
Tghidu x’tghidu fuq Franco tamettu jkolkom li ghandu ragun fuq diversi punti. Jekk hemm xi hadd imwahhal mal-poter bis-super glue huwa gonzi u shabu ghax ghamel il bidla necessarja fil ministeru biss meta Franco issikkah. Ghandu l-hazin tieghu ovjament imma ghandu iktar ragun milli tort. Biss haga wahda, sib hobby qalbi, fid dinja ma jezistux biss il pn, pl u d demokrazija tad dahk li ghandna!!
Unlike most of the others…who I think call themselves Christians and then attack by words many people (including you!) i will not go to the same level.
However i find it highly unprofessional this picture you brought up. Well, i guess it reflects the type of audience you wont to attract.. after all its your blog not mine!
[Daphne – That’s right. Oh, and I have an audience already. Also, ‘highly unprofessional’ is not an insult that can be randomly used. The context here is not appropriate.]
tista tejt kontra divorzju ja mara hazina …… imdejqa bik inifsek !!!!!
[Daphne – ?]
This post is funny but the re-action by some so-called Catholics is even more hilarious.
its funny how some do all their best and build up a career to have the reputation of being intelligent and sarcastic but only us the stupid bored people are appreciating it
Some comments here are really evil.
I cannot believe that most of the people here who claim to be Christians and Catholics have written down some of the most venomous, hurtful and offensive things like ‘zibla’, ‘mara hazina’, ‘hamalla’ etc.
[Daphne – That’s because they’re not ‘Christians and Catholics’ but Laburisti hodor. That’s why the writing style is so familiar.]
These are the people that make me ashamed to say that I believe in the same religion. If the comments and the picture bothered you so much you should have politely asked for it not to be repeated again because it has offended you or even better, not read the blog in the first place if you are finding it continuously offensive.
Instead, many have chosen to stoop to the low level of offending people and calling them names.
I think we need to be more tolerant of the people who don’t share the same beliefs. Live and let live.
After all, being tolerant and accepting everyone IS in the religion many claim to follow, unlike being mean and offensive and judgmental.
The elves inevitably describe themselves as Catholics, and normally post pictures of the Saint of their village festa on their Facebook.
Daphne qatt ma ghajjret nies ‘hamalli’ hux? Alla biss jaf kemm ilha toffendi nies fuq dal blog patetiku taghha
tisthi min wicc alla din!!!!!!!!!
Daphne, you went a little bit too far with this one, don’t get me wrong cause I admire you because you’ve got balls, but seeing that the Maltese people are still a little bit close minded, you could have addressed this matter in a different way , but still keep up the good work :)
[Daphne – ‘The Maltese people’ posting these subliterate responses are Laburisti hodor coming in through Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando’s Facebook wall. Their motivation is not religious but political. I am a Maltese person and I think the jokes are hilarious. They are not regular readers of this website and they are so poorly educated that they are unable to work out that the joke and the picture are about Franco (and his mother) and not about Christ (and his).]
Couldn’t expect better then this from you ..
Ja sahhara ffrustrata u mdejjqa bik innifsek……..ISTHI JEKK TAF!!
[Daphne – What a lot of criecer are coming in through the link that Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando has posted on his wall. He’s mixing with an ugly crowd.]
John 8:7 “anyone who has no sin in their life should step forward and throw the first stone.”
[thud]
hamala mil gbar int mur inheba ja xadina
Sew qal ” Ahfrilhom ghax ma jafux x inhuma jaghmlu!!!!!”
Kenneth Cassar, I could so do with a little minion. Are you interested by any chance?
@ Karnival tan-Nadur:
No, but thanks for the offer. You’d do better with a minion who has a lower IQ than yourself.
Inti veru mara bla sugu…dan mhux gurnalizmu dan it-tip ta hmieg li kullhadd kapacci jiktbu jekk irrid
Hekk hu! Imma Daphne tahseb li ghandha xi talent straordinarju u ghalhekk thobb taqsmu ma Malta kollha :)
agreed
Ara vera Zibel int!!!!!!!!!!Mhux ta bxejn jghidulek ”The Bidnija Witch”
Ma tistax taqa’ f’livell iktar baxx u mahmug minn hekk. Isthi! L-aqwa li int intelligenti hafna, tahseb li int xi pulita u tara lil kulhadd dubbien. Fil- verita hawn iktar min- nofs Malta ma tahmlekx ghax anke hafna nazzjonalisti ta’ l-affari taghhom jgharfu x int ja mara baxxa! Jiddispjacini nghidlek, int il-vera mara m’hawnx aghar minnek!
To everyone….can you please stop with this name calling? If you are purely disgusted at the picture of Jesus because you are true catholics/christians you shouldn’t be calling any her any offensive names. Politics as such I don’t care about…I did not even read what she wrote about…but the picture and the comments on the picture….that is a totally different story. Please STOP this offensive language like hamalla and the many curses you mentioned! Not christian at all!
“I did not even read what she wrote about…but the picture and the comments on the picture…”
Context is everything, dear Teresa. So if you took the time to read what she wrote about in the past few days, you might feel less offended, or not offended at all. Then again, you might not.
She shouldn’t have used the picture of Jesus…He deserves our worship and honour and not being mocked at with those kind of comments.
I think Franco Debono is reflecting the majority of the Maltese people as it is today. Maltese people are fed up with the arrogance of this government. In Malta after an election there is five years of dictator ship. There should be people like Franco Debono who have balls and if they think they are right they should not hide behind the partit like many did in this legislation. Today is Franco maybe next time it should be one of the laborite. Daphne I do not read your blogs or whatever, but a lot of people do hate you. I should ask you if you have a mirror of your own (on the wall) and if so go look through it. It might help you.
[Daphne – One of the most trying aspects of this blog is having to deal with people who have never read anything I’ve written but who think they know what I think all the same, because they heard the gossip on Facebook. Or Super One. Whether people hate me or not is irrelevant to me because I am not after their vote, but more pertinently because I don’t care. If I did, I would have stopped doing this job 20 years ago. Also, do not presume to speak for ‘the Maltese people’ when what you mean is you and your friends. The opinion of ‘the Maltese people’ can be sought only through surveys and elections, or referendums.]
Ara vera QAHBA tal-Bidnija int ja bicca ZIBEL!
Nispera li ma ddumx ma ssib sehmek – U HEMM BZONN LI THALLAS GHAL KEMM ILHEK TIPPOMPJA L-HDURA !
Nothing like a spot of religion to get the old hackles up! Brilliant joke, and for all those that feel offended, well you are grownups (I hope) so deal with it!