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Old 29-Dec-2007, 12:40 AM (00:40)   #1
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Default Bethlehem Brawl

The spirit of Christmas spurs rival gangs sects to beat the holy crap out of each other in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Feel the love. Peace on earth.

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Old 29-Dec-2007, 01:01 AM (01:01)   #2
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Not good PR for baby jesus.
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Old 29-Dec-2007, 02:59 AM (02:59)   #3
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Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests attacked each other with brooms and stones inside the Church of the Nativity as long-standing rivalries erupted in violence during holiday cleaning on Thursday. .... a scuffle between about 50 Greek Orthodox and 30 Armenians. ....Palestinian police, armed with batons and shields, quickly formed a human cordon to separate the two sides ....
Linguistic mayhem. Not only does it contravene the Peace On Earth And Goodwill To All Men, but it's also Tower of Babel stuff.
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Old 01-Jan-2008, 05:10 AM (05:10)   #4
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IIRC, this isn't the first time this has happened around Christmas time.

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Old 01-Jan-2008, 06:38 PM (18:38)   #5
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Peace on Earth, goodwill to man, eh.

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Old 02-Jan-2008, 04:23 PM (16:23)   #6
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I think its awesome, i wish a few of them had been killed, then maybe even more people would see what hypocritical asshats these wankers really are.
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Old 02-Jan-2008, 04:27 PM (16:27)   #7
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I think they should have thrown down lots of lime Jello and sold tickets.

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Old 02-Jan-2008, 06:45 PM (18:45)   #8
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Old 02-Jan-2008, 09:14 PM (21:14)   #9
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I think they should have thrown down lots of lime Jello and sold tickets.
ya got me. awesome idea.
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Old 03-Jan-2008, 04:04 PM (16:04)   #10
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If they're going to brawl they should at least have rules, referees and sell tickets of course, oh sorry thinking of how the Catholic Church would do it.

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Old 04-Jan-2008, 03:18 PM (15:18)   #11
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"Wecome back to Vatican Sports. Its the final bout of Cardinal Smackdown, and the boys in red are going at it heavy, who will reign victorious and win the top prize of a years worth of virgin choirboys and a whole new identity? , Find out after this word from our sponsors, KY Jelly and Toys R Us"
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Old 05-Jan-2008, 05:10 PM (17:10)   #12
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ROFL You're going straight to hell, dude.
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Old 05-Jan-2008, 10:30 PM (22:30)   #13
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Ditto what Meathead said.
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Old 06-Jan-2008, 02:24 AM (02:24)   #14
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Not exactly surprising, though still somewhat depressing.
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Old 06-Jan-2008, 04:01 PM (16:01)   #15
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Old 09-Jan-2008, 04:22 PM (16:22)   #16
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ROFL You're going straight to hell, dude.
Fair enough. Let all the boring holy tossers enjoy their cloud top prayer meetings and harp music.


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