It was reported at The Consumerist today that Wal-mart has sold completely out of the Talking Jesus Action Figure, and Target is close behind.
My favorite comment on this post was:
Fuck Yeah! And then we'll call it the Emerging Church Talking Jesus Action Figure!!
(Shh, don't tell anyone, but they are still in stock at Amazon. Be sure to get yours!)
"Walmart has completely sold out of the toy and Target.com has "very limited supply," according to the manufacturer's spokesperson, Joshua Livingston.
"We feel blessed that the toys are now in the hands of thousands of children, teaching them the word of God. We knew that the toys would make great Christmas gifts, but to see them sell so well before the Christmas buying season begins proves that parents want alternatives in the toy aisle," says Livingston."
My favorite comment on this post was:
BY FORGOTTENPASSWORD AT 05:34 PM You know.... I just cannot WAIT until there are reports of this doll saying obscene things! Because you just know it WILL happen! A talking jesus doll would be the ultimate target for these type of pranks!
Fuck Yeah! And then we'll call it the Emerging Church Talking Jesus Action Figure!!
(Shh, don't tell anyone, but they are still in stock at Amazon. Be sure to get yours!)
That gave me a hearty belly laugh. The emerging Jesus. Thanks for that, I was having a really bad day, and that helped a lot.
ReplyDeleteGlad it made you laugh, Nate. Sorry you were having a bad day. I sympathize.
ReplyDeleteROFLMFAO (that second "F" is for "faithful", thanks :-). A riot!
ReplyDeleteJim - Glad you liked it.
ReplyDeleteOhmy!
ReplyDeleteI don't know, the idea of a Jesus action figure just seems...weird to me.
Jarred - I think the words you were looking for are "Creeps me out".
ReplyDeleteOh, but they have Noah and Moses and David and Mary and Peter and Paul and Esther and Goliath and Samson...so my kids can have an entire religious city and not be bothered with those pesky Transformers.
But for the ultimate realism he'll have to swear in Aramaic, so most of us won't know it anyway.
ReplyDeleteWhat's next? Tickle Me Moses? The Deluxe Posable Apostle Paul (complete with detachable thorn)? An Elijah and the Prophets of Baal Action Set (for over-18s only due to pyrotechnic content)?
Barry - Oh! Didn't anyone ever tell you? Jesus was white and spoke English...everyone knows that!
ReplyDeleteAnd I definitely think you should get in touch with One2Believe, because there is money to be made in your ideas.
(Hope you're hearing my sarcasm.)
Don't you mean he spoke American? ;o)
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh today when I saw David Boreanaz (American actor) being interviewed on TV by Paul O'Grady (English chat show host), who has a very strong Liverpool accent. Poor old Boreanaz couldn't understand most of what O'Grady was saying!
Isn't that what I said? Jesus spoke English. Right? ;-0
ReplyDeleteIt's actually cool, this text thing. I probably couldn't understand some of the people who comment here or who I e-mail with if we were to speak to each other. Even you, Barry. And likewise, probably some of those people couldn't understand me.
Although one of my friends downunder says all they get there are shite American TV shows, so she probably would understand me. LOL.
One of my best friends (and American) married an Irish lad, just off the boat, here in L.A. She put me on the phone with him one time, and all I could do was say "uh-huh" and "ah-ha" because I had no idea what he was saying. It made me feel really bad.
That man has obviously never heard of irony.
ReplyDeleteOkay, that might be a cynical take on this. But PLEEEEZE don't tell me that there are a whole stack of people buying this doll for non cynical ironical motives? Surely not?
(Then again, I've seen a coupla trailers for Jesus Camp. There probably are)
I hate to tell you Sue, but what rock do you live under? I bet they have these things available for purchase at Hillsong. For real.
ReplyDeleteOops, did I just say that out loud?
Then again, as Barry pointed out, if we were going for religious authenticity, the Jesus doll would speak Aramaic.
"Even" me? I'd say especially me. You'd probably have difficulty understanding me if I spoke with my usual Welsh accent, though I do tend to standardise my speech more for non-locals.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine the uproar if someone made a Muhammad doll?
ReplyDeleteBarry - OK, especially you. ;-)
ReplyDeleteActually in the original post I referenced, someone said that same thing about a Muhammad doll - how bad that would be. And somehow, I respect that...I mean, do we really NEED a Jesus doll? Isn't that a bit sacreligious?
That reminds me of the Jesus action figure my mother-in-law gave her teenage daughter. It was poseable and had a basket of loaves and fishes. My niece promptly posed it spiking the basket and dubbed it "Touchdown Jesus" Sadly, my mother-in-law wasn't amused.
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Steve - Yeah I would probably have done something similar.
ReplyDeleteIt really is ridiculous to create such a thing...after all, we are supposed to believe Jesus lives IN us...and then there is that pesky 2nd commandment.
Taiko - I sent you an e-mail.
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