un: 46692 ; text

[escardos]

so imagine you're making ratatouille and you don't like tomatoes. you don't like the taste, the texture, the putting them in water and the peeling them-- ugh! so you say to yourself "lookit, this whole dish is nothing but vegetables, so what does it matter if i leave the tomatoes out?" a seemingly innocuous decision on the surface, but 2 hours or whatever later when you're done cooking, you open the oven to find a complete mess! just a pot full of baked vegetables, none of them congealed or somehow unified. what happened to your beloved ratatouille?! so you take to google and find that the tomatoes are an essential ingredient of ratatouille, as they forma a "sauce" of a certain kind that makes the whole thing work. and so a seemingly innocent decision has destroyed the very foundation of the established order with disturbing ramifications towards the whole. in this essay i will examine how martin luther's 95 theses lead to protestants being more boring than catholics.

Comments

[soft_focus]

Oh.

Do they still need tomatoes?

You should still eat them. It's important, especially for fruits.

[escardos]

trust me, i wouldnt let you kill me! :)

but ok! good to know!

[transfusionem]

[thinking emoji]

If you're sure. I'd hate to kll someone who doesn't want it.

[escardos]

i guess they do? i dont think theres anything that prevents them from eating tomatoes.

but yeah. tomatoes are nice as pasta sauce! or in pizza!

i want pizza now.

[stavros]

So Protestants are boring because they got rid of all the rituals and fancy-looking things?

UN: KA_Kiske

[bejustorbedead]

I... I'm not sure if that is actually a good metaphor for the reformation, given the reasons behind it.

Or least, not the whole story?

Perhaps instead, the only tomatoes you had were rotten, and instead of getting fresh tomatoes one just simply tossed them out and went without.

[escardos]

getting fresh tomatoes is easier when theyre actual tomatoes and not ordering a complete rehaul of the catholic church tho

off-network

[lifeforced]

[A couple rooms down the hallway on the 4th floor of Lumière, roughly half an hour after the post goes up, Becky can be heard loudly asking herself:] WHY?

[That analogy is horrifying, thanks.]

text;

[escardos]

[ while trying not to laugh too hard: ]

are you ok?!

un: Bekamari

[lifeforced]

please NEVER use that specific analogy again

UN: MISS-CHIEVOUS

[imyoubut]

[It's rare for Urtz to be laugh quite this much, but the reaction to Flat's post was simply too hilarious. She can't even remember the last time she actually cackled. It feels good.]

Most impressive, Mister Escardos. You've managed to horrify a large number of people with nothing more than a simple analogy. You have my sincerest thanks for providing me with some much needed humor for the evening.

[heromedal]

These things happen. I'm banned from handing out weapons.

[ He was using them to get votes. ]

[imitationsoul]

It was certainly one way to take away the singular 'useful' (matter of perspective) consequence of the Guilty From Birth concept - the drive to better yourself out of fear.

You're certainly right about the economics though. The Catholic Church's imposing expensive aesthetic thrived on the gullible fear of the people. It's etched into the very soul of church architecture, even. That's what makes it so appealing.

UN: Stormflower

[nevernoaction]

I honestly can't tell which class you're writing this for, if that's what this is.

[Because honest, Ren has a hard time being able to discern this stream of consciousness being broadcast.]

[soft_focus]

I like pizza.

Maybe they have pizza in the cafeteria. Or something with the sauce?

[welcome to Reira,]

[alreadyhuman]

oh.

that sounds kinda weird....
how come they're so boring? do they like being that way? is it a church thing? that sounds sad... (｡•́︿•̀｡)

[escardos]

who would have known that people were so protective of french cuisine! hahaha!

[escardos]

huh, what kind of weapons? knives?

[escardos]

i haven't slept in three days.

[ he thinks that should be answer enough ]

[escardos]

what's your favorite kind of pizza?! i like mine with pepperoni!

[escardos]

gotta be boring to keep the masses orderly and boring as well!

i definitely don't recommend going to church. but i *do* recommend reading the bible. it gets pretty wild lmao.

[soft_focus]

I don't know there's a lot.

What if I say one is my favorite, but then I try another one that's better...

[imyoubut]

Who indeed. Still, it's something to keep in mind. Things have been quite uneventful for the past few days. Any ammunition to stir up some much needed entertainment is useful. Especially when the reactions of the people here are so funny!

[heromedal]

Those were pretty popular, yes. Swords too. Whips were strangely popular, considering how dificult they are to use.

[nevernoaction]

You know you do need some kind of sleep in order to function properly?