It'snotsobadafterall - the blog, condensed.

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It's not so bad after all.

I'm not usually one for bandwagons, but I liked this one. BB set up an experiment to encourage people to come up with something every day for a year that is a Good Thing. I've been challenged recently that I'm not a very thankful person. My glass is at best half empty and at worst smashed on the floor in a tantrum. The reality is that my cup overflows and I want to challenge myself to see that. God is good and he loves me. I always forget that because I'm too busy picking up the shards from the floor to look up and see the good stuff. I think this'll be good for me!

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Is God laughing?

While laughing with a jolly friend, I was wondering if God thinks I'm funny. I wondered what his sense of humour is like, and what it's like when you're omniscient and always know the punchline. Does he laugh at farts, like me? Is his favourite sitcom 'Smack the Pony' or 'The Office'? Does he get irony and sarcasm, in the sense that it tickles him?

I concluded that Jesus must have laughed, or else he wouldn't have been such a big hit at parties. And also, most of our laughter seems to me to be a good thing. So I reckon it's part of the bit that reflects the fact we're made in his image. If it's not sinful (which of course it can be) then it must be in some way Godish, mustn't it?

So, anyway, I decided to check out what makes God giggle by looking up laugh, laughter and laughing in a concordance. I was a bit disturbed by the results...

Psalm 2:4 "The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. Then he rebukes them in his wrath...."

That's quite a scary sort of laughing...

Psalm 37:13 "but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming"

Ha, ha!......Ha?

So what does he think of our laughter?

Proverbs 14:13 "Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief"

Ecclesiastes 2:2 "'Laughter' I said, 'is foolish. And what does pleasure accomplish?'"

Ecclesiastes 7:3 "Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart."

James 4:9 "Grieve, mourn and wail. change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom."

Oh happy day! Why don't these quotes ever appear on calenders under a picture of a puppy or a sunset?!

Friendship is...

One of my favourite things to do is to use the lavatory in the company of a friend, or vice versa. It's one of those things that makes me feel like we're REALLY friends... Can you imagine my glee when a friend showed me this artist's impression of how they enjoyed this very delight in Roman times? Above, you will see a group of men enjoying a shared poo while chatting about current affairs. I was also thrilled to discover the collection of communal 'sponges on sticks' for personal cleansing. I shall be contacting my local council to see if I can get this custom resurrected in my neighbourhood.

Sick!

During a recent bank holiday excursion, my friend and I chanced upon a charming toy museum. We gayly paid our entrance fees, only to find the smiles drop from our faces when we discovered that it was an exhibition of Sick Dolls! We captured some of them on film so that you could share a little in our horror.

Above, you will be disturbed to see Hurling Barf Sick Boy. This dirty little horror scored a massive 11 out of 10 on the Sickter Scale. He actually makes me feel physically sick to look at him. He's so shiny! Hold on, I need to go and wash my hands...

Now to the right you will see Princess Sick Lips, scoring highly at 10. She's just so obnoxious and smug! Her hair is matted and she has a sick little mouth on 'er. Those pearls are obscene. I feel dirty just looking at her.

Now below you will see Zombie Dawn (6). Now who in thier right minds would give a child something as terrifying as this to play with? She is quite literally, coming to get you. See below for an artists impression of Zombie Dawn as a life sized person.

Above, meet Clammy Daniel (8.5) Ew he looks like a real little boy! But just a really clammy one! Sick! He is sick as! Imagine cuddling up to Clammy Daniel as child. I wouldn't be surprised if he left a secretion. Hold on, I need to wash my hands again....

To the left, you will see Dirty Hannah. A giant soiled baby. She was massive. It was sick. Dirty Hannah scored 9.5 on the Sickter Scale. I can't believe I got that close to her. See how I shudder. She still haunts my dreams.

This is just a small selection. If you think you can stomach it, click for more sick pics (go to 'fun stuff' and click the ugly dolls link) There you will meet: Polly Po-face (3.5) Jackie (5) Slippery Sylvia (7.5) Rab Sick Nesbitt (9) Fanny (6) Sad Jane (2) Shiny Sick Face (9.5) Sylvester the Sick (9) Queen Sicky-Rank (10) Kimrandy (2.5) Pam Sickrosia (7) Queer Courtney (7.5) Sick, Sick, Sick, Sick, Sindy (10) Rank Candy (8) Whimpering Wendy (4) Nasty Noel (7) Pauline Placenta Head (9) and Filthy-Sick Francine (10.5) SICK!!