Spartans for Sparta

[leahbobet]

Okay, I don't know if this is my upbringing kneejerking or a valid issue, but there is this guy on one of my LJ communities whose handle is "jewforjesus". This has been bothering me for some time, possibly because one of the very few times I recall my mother snapping someone's head off was when the Jews for Jesus were out canvassing, and I am suspicious of marketing ploys. We have a word for people for Jesus. We call them Christians. The whole thing has always smelled of a corporate marketing con.

So I inquired with my fellow persons as to whether this was in fact in poor taste or just my problem and therefore something I'd best suck up. And, well, we weren't sure, because the whole advertising of religion in the LJ handle is not something we the reasonably secular writers are familiar/comfortable with.

After all, said I, it's not like I call myself "agnosticforpie".

But maybe I should. Because that's kinda cool. *g*

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So long story short, after much absence, there shall be a CONTEST!

Your task, ladies and gentlemen, is to hypothetically rename your Livejournal to reflect both your religious affiliation (since that's everyone's business) and what you are for.

Example solutions include "buddhistforcookies" (courtesy mekkavandexter) and the aforementioned "agnosticforpie", and possibly "badjewforbacon".

As always, you compete for whuffie, the respect and admiration of your peers, and fabulous, fabulous internet prizes!

Comments

[hominysnark.livejournal.com]

Did you ever pick a winner for the last contest?

And I guess my LJ would have to be "jediforsubtext".

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

I did not. 'Cause I sucked. :/

[kats-kradle.livejournal.com]

Should we just limit ourselves to food products? Can we branch out into the whole wide world of whatever?

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Whole world of whatever!

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Okay, proxy entry for my mother:

OxyMoronforContradiction!

[ringwoodcomics.livejournal.com]

veganforveal
catholicforsatan
protestantforrosary
selfrespectinghumanbeingforrepublicans

[ringwoodcomics.livejournal.com]

intelligentpersonforintelligentdesign
nonmoronforcreationism
pacifistforAK47s
nunfordildos

[jbacardi.livejournal.com]

Uh..."Skepticforliquor"?

[ringwoodcomics.livejournal.com]

latinforhedonism!

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

militantagnosticforseculargovernmentsame-sexmarriagesoftkittensandgooddarkchocolate

Darn, I don't think that's going to fit.

[timprov.livejournal.com]

The lack of spacing made me briefly wonder how one sexes dark chocolate, much less determines whether it wishes to marry the kittens.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

"skepticalneopaganforcomfortableshoes"

[ksumnersmith.livejournal.com]

*falls over laughing*

[sarah-prineas.livejournal.com]

"doesntgiveashit"

It's probably already taken, though.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Aw, but what are you for? *g*

[chang3002.livejournal.com]

agnochristibuddhaunitariananimistforanythingtheG.O.P.findsoffensive.

Whew. I need a nap after that one.

[lisamantchev.livejournal.com]

heathenforcaffeine :D

[ckd]

lapsed_agnostic_for_being_excellent_to_each_other

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

haugeanforprivacy
pragmatistforsparklies
foolforlooooove

[timprov.livejournal.com]

jewtheranforjesussen?

[stillsostrange.livejournal.com]

"odinistforinjera"

[veejane.livejournal.com]

This is like that old Gary Larson cartoon: "Dyslexics! UNTIE!!"

I cannot think of an entry that would fit within LJ username character limits. Unless: brains4blueberries? Ask me next week, and if the heirloom tomatoes have come in at the farmer's market, I will have to change my username.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Eh, screw character limits. Go wild. *g*

[timprov.livejournal.com]

secularhumoristforreligiousjokes
introvertfornotbotheringgod
pastfarianforreggaeinagorgonzolacreamsauce

[timprov.livejournal.com]

er, pastafarianforreggaeinagorgonzolacreamsauce even.

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

reallydoesn'tcareforcake

jumpinforjoy

herdingcatsforcannoli

practicingpagenforthewitnesseswhocometocall

inthelibrarywiththecandlestickforthemurder

sanitizedforyourprotection

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Oh, why don't you care for cake? Is it the texture or the sweetness?

[nayad.livejournal.com]

atheistfororgasms

*g*

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

• secularhumanistfornothing


• onanistforcondoms


• confucianistforclarity


• yaohnanenforrepublicanism (okay, "Yaohnanen" is the name of the tribe, not the religion, but "princephilipisgodforrepublicanism" is just silly)


• raelistforet (I thought "raelistfortyfourhundred" might be cute too)

[sarcasm-hime.livejournal.com]

Heathenforsparklies. Or eggplant. Or tea. I'm for so many things!

But remember, according to the Emperor Pope, nobody's Christian unless they're Imperial Catholic. :P

[maradydd.livejournal.com]

objectivistforpublictransit, yo.

[cabri729.livejournal.com]

unitarianformultiplicity
lutheranforpenance
:)

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

atheistformoreandbetterprose

[gryphart.livejournal.com]

atheistforpancakes - since that's what I just made. mmm.

[karenthology.livejournal.com]

Christians were all "Jews for Jesus," technically, until Paul came along and decided to invite a bunch of pesky Greeks...

catholicforthevernaculartranslation!

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

That's nice. That was 2000 years ago and, you know as well as I, purposefully naive towards the intent and nature of that organization's label today.

I mean, if you originally typed this comment prefaced with "I'm going to be the troll, aren't I?" that could be a sign to, well, not? :)

[delta-november.livejournal.com]

solipsistforme

Or, for the Iain M Banks fans:

solipsistforhovercraft