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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 96 points 2 days ago

“They say you should only speak good of the dead. He’s dead. Good.”

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 70 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The scumbag lived far longer than he should have.

[–] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Thats what burns my ass. Why do these pieces of shit never die young?!

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

There is no God

[–] Regna@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Hate and scorn sustains them.

They're highly motivated. Because they believe in a wrathful god they know whatever is waiting for them on the other side is going to be unpleasant

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago

Apparently, ~91yrs too long, in fact.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[–] VoidJuiceConcentrate@midwest.social 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

OK now do Joel Osteen next.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 26 points 2 days ago (3 children)

And Kenneth Copeland. With fire.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I've never seen a person who looked more like a demon in a skin suit than Kenneth Copeland.

https://youtube.com/shorts/8xIGtqujBkY

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Holy fucking nightmares those eyes

fucker looks like the Edgar suit from Men in Black.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

If I was religious I would definitely think he was the devil quoting scripture.

[–] VoidJuiceConcentrate@midwest.social 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

fuck dude that guy's held together with staples and wd-40

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 days ago

Even before I saw that guy preach, I thought he was the creepiest-looking person ever. His sermons and lifestyle don't help.

I have no fucking idea how he isn't dead first with how he looks

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

What else did everyone else have for dinner today?

Just a protein bar. My wife got home a day early from her week long hospital stay so the whole evening was a bit of scrambling.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A egg tortilla burrito.

Is this a yahoo comments thing? Since I usually see chuds doing the whole what they ate today thing on yahoo news comments

Usually on news stories with zoomer era celebrities that they have no idea who they are

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I had meatballs, frozen peas, and potato salad.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"if you gave ~~Jerry Falwell~~ Jimmy Swaggart an enema you could bury him in a matchbox." - Christopher Hitchens (would have said RIP)

[–] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Had to chew on this to figure it out.

Enemas inject things, so why would it make someone smaller?

Enemas are used to clear stools. Constipation relief.

Ahh. I get it now.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

Don't feel bad, it was a very subtle jab. The best part was it was at the end of a Fox News interview as they cut away, so it was what I liked to call a sarcasm grenade. Pull the pin, let it sit for a minute. Boom.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

A classic. 🥰

[–] dylanmorgan@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 days ago

Took far too long. He got ~70 years more than he should have.

[–] baatliwala@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Prostitution shouldn’t be a scandal. But also, all televangelists deserve to die.

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

Hypocrisy was the real scandal. Not so much the prostitution. I'm certain there was a ton of anti-sex work judgement to go along with that. But otherwise I fully agree.

[–] dylanmorgan@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

It’s the hypocrisy. SW should be legal/decriminalized, but this motherfucker would have preached against fornication while getting a BJ under the pulpit if he thought he’d get away with it.

[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 22 points 2 days ago

Finally, some good news.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Jimmy: “boy heaven sure is hot!” “And why am I in a hot tub of lava next to hitler and Regan?”

[–] omgboom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hell gained another demon today

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

The earth was force-fed another pile of garbage today

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

"Oh well 😀"

Imagine being so shitty that people consider it good news when they hear of your death. I should hope to at least aim for a neutral reaction, or better...

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Encounters" is such a funny way to phrase it. Like he was traveling through the woods on a quest and had to roll on the random table upon which a pack of wolves was also an option.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

C'mon epic battle... Epic battle please... DAMNIT! Sex workers AGAIN!

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 2 days ago

Swaggart "Can I roll to convince the sex workers to leave me alone?"

GM "Sure."

Swaggart rolls a nat 20

Swaggart "Oh no, it looks like I rolled a nat 1. Looks like I have to sleep with the sex workers, again."

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Christopher Hitchens on the death of Jerry Falwell

I love at the end: "If you gave him an enema, you could bury him in a matchbox." I think of that every time I hear of another one of these evil fucking dominionists dying.

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Contributors built Jimmy Swaggart Ministries into a business that made an estimated $142 million in 1986...

... Swaggart said publicly that his earnings were hurt in 1987 by the sex scandal.

Mawww.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Snorting meth off a gay hooker's butt forever in the afterlife

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Wasn't soon enough. Rot in hell.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Rest in piss

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

🎵 Only the good die young! 🎶🎷

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Good riddance

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Jimmy converted to Islam at the last second. He wanted to be surrounded by 72 virgin prostitutes.

[–] jhoff90@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

90 years of doing Satan's work, he can go back home where he belongs now.

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