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T, I prefer honey, hehe!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 29, 2005 at 3:06 AM
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I don't believe in hell, if I do this is it.
So, I'm good. :) Anything after this is gravy....or honey...whatever..
posted by
Temple
on December 29, 2005 at 2:23 AM
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OMFG, Mystic!! LOL!
Who said anything about playing the clarinet? I don't know how to play the clarient; thought, I have always wanted to. I'm a singer. So you prefer the sax? Too funny!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 29, 2005 at 2:07 AM
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You're going to hell because ...
you're a Jewish witch who plays the clarinet? I prefer sax!
posted by
fwmystic
on December 29, 2005 at 12:49 AM
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groucho,
Well, damn, then I guess I'm glad I've never been on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway!!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 28, 2005 at 11:55 PM
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Xeno-x, wow-
Very well said and a very interesting concept. How true. Thanks for sharing that!!!!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 28, 2005 at 11:52 PM
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spitfire
I prefer the highway to hell. It can't be much worse than the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
posted by
tbgroucho
on December 28, 2005 at 1:37 PM
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sheol
is the grave.
you can';t find the Christian Heaven and Hell in the Old TEstament.
those people saw the sky as heaven and thew ground all around them at the earth
and looked no further than about 6 feet or so underground for the end of the mattter.
and i am of course convinced that the closer we get to hell the more that we will see that it's all a mirage, an illusion, a hallucination of many imaginative minds that had nothing better to do than find a vengeance for their enemies.
once we see hell for the unreality that it really is, we will then find the paradise that we really seek.
posted by
Xeno-x
on December 28, 2005 at 12:10 PM
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You and me both!
posted by
Blanche.
on December 27, 2005 at 10:21 PM
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Blanche, I'm glad to hear that!!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:21 PM
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Passion, actually,
I have had poor, fair, and good experiences with Christians. It's the ones you referred to in your comment that I have had a problem with. Hypocritical ones, especially. I wasn't born Jewish but I was adopted (about a week old) by my parents who are Jewish. I was converted as a baby but I still believe that religion and/or spiritual beliefs are and should remain up to the individual soul. I give everyone respect as long as they grant the same to me.
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:20 PM
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Spitfire,
I'm not seeing them lately fortunately. Once was enough to scare the bejeesus out of me. I don't take anything literally anymore!
posted by
Blanche.
on December 27, 2005 at 10:18 PM
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Rabbit, LOL! And, where have you been?
I was thinking about you the other day and wondering how you were doing. Now, don't overdose on carrots or you may turn orange. That would be embarrassing, ya know.
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:16 PM
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Blanche,
Never take the bible (or any bible version) literally. It's all metaphoric. I don't know why you're seeing flames but we can figure that part out later.
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:15 PM
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LovelyLady,
Yup. That's what I've been told (by Baptists...no offense to Baptists you guys!) Even though I don't practice any organized religion, I was brought up Jewish. I've been a witch since I was born, IMO. Regardless, I don't (and as you probably know, Jews don't believe in any "hell" either.) Neither do most denominations of witches. Either way, maybe we'll find out different when this life is over. If so, save me a spot in YOUR domain, mm-k? hehe
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:12 PM
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Taps,
If I actually believed "hell" existed, I would certainly know you wouldn't be greeting me there, er, I mean...hehe. Anyway, thanks for the pic, but who
is that??
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:08 PM
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ceemarie53, I don't think so. See, just like I told HolyGrail,
I don't think it's allowed cause our comfort level matters none. hehe
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:06 PM
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No, HolyG! I don't think that's allowed!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:05 PM
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I'm not too sure, Cass! I think the concept
is due to the fact that "hell" is to be torturous so why not travel there in a very uncomfortable situation? Just a thought!!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:04 PM
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Bud-O, I actually do just say "thanks" to those kinds
of comments and that's a VERY interesting thought in the last part of your comment!!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:02 PM
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blackcat, yep. I'll take the handbasket before a jar any time
that's for sure!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 10:00 PM
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Xeno-x, LOL! You've got a deal!
See ya there!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 9:59 PM
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Allergic, well, thanks so much for that 411!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 9:56 PM
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Sir Strat,
I didn't know Jesus hopped around on a popsicle stick! Wow. Learn sumptin' new every day. Oh, and AMEN to your comment! (no pun, er, well, maybe!)
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 9:55 PM
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Well, dayam, Maggie!
Why do I feel the need to pay you for your research? hehe Thanks!
posted by
SpitFire70
on December 27, 2005 at 9:52 PM
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>:-} only way I'd get into any basket would be if it had CARROTS in it!!
and if it were a basket made of natural fibers, I'd eat the carrots, or at least one of them, then chew a hole in the basket and jump out, taking as many of the carrots with me as possible!! Then I guess, depending on where the handbasket were in relationship to the air, earth or water, I'd float gently, hop or swim to my next happy destination!! Well, I don't know if this helps you any, but it needed to be said.
posted by
wiserabbit
on December 27, 2005 at 7:06 PM
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Spitfire,
Actually, that's one of things I was hoping you might be able to tell me, what was that smell of brimstone all about, why am I seeing flames, and why do I have a really bad feeling I'd better get saved right away?
I have read up on the latest academic descriptions of the literal translation of Sheol, the pit referrred in the Old Testament, and they are pretty vague, but somehow academics never quite seem to get the feeling right.
posted by
Blanche.
on December 27, 2005 at 6:31 PM
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Hey Spitfire,
You're going to hell because you're Jewish? I don't practise the religion, but I am Jewish by bloodline...Albeit a VERY small one...So I guess I'll be joining you in the fiery pit, eh?
Actually, I seriously think God bequeathed the fiery pit to me...It's MINE...I OWN IT!!!! Therefore, since I consider you a friend, you WON'T be going there...
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on December 27, 2005 at 6:23 PM
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Taps... ROFL... at your comment!!!
posted by
-blackcat
on December 27, 2005 at 5:18 PM
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Spitfire, I don't know anything about handbaskets or how to get in them and I certainly do not intend to go to hell. But here is some fun for you.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 27, 2005 at 5:17 PM
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And the winner is. . .
Loved your blog and loved the comments as well! Not to anger the masses of people who love these things, but could you buy a handbasket at one of those home basket parties? And would it come with a plastic liner that's made to withstand the heat of 7 times the highest temperature we could imagine? Just what you needed... another question....
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on December 27, 2005 at 4:12 PM
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I've already ordered my top-of-the-line XXL handbasket complete with anti-lock brakes and 4 air bags.
posted by
Holy_Grail
on December 27, 2005 at 3:24 PM
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If I wasn't already sitting on the floor, I would have landed there while laughing! I've never heard of going to hell in a handbasket, but it certainly sounds interesting. If we are going with the alliteration theory - do you think we could choose a "hansom cab" instead? Or a helicopter? Just for comforts sake of course...
posted by
Ca88andra
on December 27, 2005 at 2:49 PM
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I sure hope there's room for me in that handbasket......................
The first thing that you should know is that everytime one of these idiots hangs a judgement on you they are breaking a serious commandment, which guarrantees them them the spot they wish to reserve for you in hell. "Judge not lest ye be judged."
Smile and say thank you to the idiot who doesn't even understand the principals of the religion that they have become slaves to.
I wonder what causes people to become sexually focussed on things like fetishes and such. Do we see any evidence of it in other species. Or are we so perverted because the Christians are right; we were created in the image of god?
posted by
Bud-Oracle
on December 27, 2005 at 11:54 AM
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I'd say there are worse ways to go than in a handbasket. At least it's
not in a jar, or something?
posted by
-blackcat
on December 27, 2005 at 8:20 AM
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I'm sorry for your poor experience with Christians--
Actually (and please don't tell anyone) I AM a Christian, twice removed....lol!
I've been to the alter to accept Jesus as my Saviour and Lord and also I've been baptized. But during the worst time of my life, my church desserted me, so I quit going for a long time.
Sadly, many Christians know nothing at all about unconditional love and forgiveness. They're like ex-smokers. Once they get saved, it's all hell and damnation for everyone who doesn't believe just as they do.
posted by
Passionflower
on December 27, 2005 at 7:16 AM
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speaking of the Wizard
There's a bunch of us here
so we ought to try to make the most of it
whoever' among us that's going first --
okay?
just wait for the rest of us -- find some out of the way place -- tell the devil you've got friends and I bet he'll wait.
then when we all have arrived, then we join hands like they did inthe wizard and dance along to the tune of "We're off to see the devil!!"
"The wonderfu devil of Hell!!!"
If you're going to go, you've got to go in style.
only I wonder
is it a yellow brick road we'd be travling
posted by
Xeno-x
on December 27, 2005 at 7:00 AM
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Welcome to Hell
From and excerpt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel_%28realm%29):
In Norse mythology Hel ("house of mists"), shares a name with the Hel who rules it. It is thronged with the shivering and shadowy specter of those who have died ingloriously of disease or in old age. Hel is also home to dishonorable people who have broken oaths.
Hell is not a new idea. The idea was used (and still is) to frighten the “barbarians” into converting to Christianity. I don’t know about you but I’m not frightened.
BTW Thanks for the comments!
posted by
AllergicHobbit
on December 27, 2005 at 6:39 AM
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You go to hell in a handbasket the same way
Jesus rides a harley, or a raft, or hops around on a popsicle stick, Young Miss.
Mark Twain once said, "Give me heaven for climate and hell for company."
That's the way i feel. If I find myself somewhere with some jerk off who always knew they were going to heaven, then I weill, in fact, know I've been an evil rotten son of a bitch, because I would certainly be in hell if I had to spend all eternity with a bunch of histrionic bible thumpers.
posted by
strat
on December 27, 2005 at 5:50 AM
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Hope this helps. Spitfire. It's the best explanation I could find.
Arthur Zura writes:
When things aren't going so well, they're "going to hell in a handbasket." As Chico Marx would say, "Why a handbasket?''
Well, you have to get there somehow, don't you? And a handbasket has the advantage of alliteration, always important when it comes to this sort of phrase.
The expression to hell meaning 'to ruin or destruction; to an unfortunate state of affairs' is found since the early nineteenth century. The early examples are quite natural sounding today: "There's a thousand dollars gone to hell," wrote someone in 1827. ("Go to hell!" used as an exclamation is older, and is not often found in fancier forms.)
Simple but pungent expressions like this often develop elaborated variants. For example, the imprecation "kiss my ass!" can be expanded (from one direction) into "kiss my royal Irish ass!" or (from another) into "kiss my ass in Macy's window!" Similarly, the expression "go to hell" developed a number of variants describing the conveyance for reaching Pluto's realm, and these conveyances don't necessarily make sense. Carl Sandburg, writing about the 1890s, comments that "The first time I heard about a man 'going to hell in a hanging basket' I did a lot of wondering what a hanging basket is like." Whatever a "hanging basket" is, it gives us the alliteration, like such other common examples as "going to hell in a hack [i.e. a taxicab]," "handcart," and our "handbasket." Non-alliterating versions include "in a wheelbarrow," "on a poker," "in a bucket" ("But at least I'm enjoying the ride," as the Grateful Dead say), and "in a basket."
Ok, Spitfire, now do you understand? Nice to see you feeling better. 
posted by
MaggieMae
on December 27, 2005 at 5:27 AM
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