18 December 2008

In Teh Beginnin...

Proof that there are people out there with way, way too much time on their hands: the LOLcat Bible Project. To wit:

GENSIS 1
Boreded Ceiling Cat makinkgz Urf n stuffs


1 Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem.

2 Da Urfs no had shapez An haded dark face, An Ceiling Cat rode invisible bike over teh waterz.

3 At start, no has lyte. An Ceiling Cat sayz, i can haz lite? An lite wuz.4 An Ceiling Cat sawed teh lite, to seez stuffs, An splitted teh lite from dark but taht wuz ok cuz kittehs can see in teh dark An not tripz over nethin.5 An Ceiling Cat sayed light Day An dark no Day. It were FURST!!!1
For those unfamiliar, 'LOLcat' is an Internet phenomenon where a picture, usually of a cat, is paired with a sentence or two in a barely comprehensable lingo (for us old farts, anyway - ed.) combining 'texting' shorthand and urban slang. (More here.)

The Episcopal Church (tm) has something similar. It's the combination of left-wing secular theology and post-modernist slang into a barely comprehensible lingo called 'LOLkate'. Here's a recent example.

5 comments:

Ontario Emperor said...

I can haz milinyum devepment gols!

Ontario Emperor said...

Back to LOLcats. I was disappointed in Matthew 24, but Revelation 20 and 21 were done well. Revelation 21 in particular illustrates how the Bible needs to be translated (or perhaps paraphrased) in a way that makes it meaningful in a particular culture.

1 This kitteh saw a new floor and a new ceiling for their wz renovations and old floor no can haz srsly. And no seaz either which is good for teh kittehz. 2 kk Ai saw a noo jerusalem come down from teh ceiling cat. Noo jerusalem look liek wedding cat 3 Ceiling Cat lives in noo jerusalem with da kittehs and dey lives with Ceiling Cat. 4 Don't cry kittehs you will not get wet we have no more seaz k!

By way of comparison, here's how the NIV renders those verses.

mousestalker said...

Because you posted a link to the Lolcats gospel, you've been tagged!

.....CLIFFORD said...

I've been tagged? Oh, my. I did feel pretty drowsy after lunch. Wonder if they took a tooth impression, measured my feet and checked me for parasites.

[grin!]

Anonymous said...

My whole family has had many humorous moments the last few days reading various chapters of the LOLcat Bible. In this Advent season we've especially enjoyed Matthew 1:18-25. But srsly, too much time on your hands!