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Tributes have been paid to actor Simon Shelton, best known for playing purple Teletubby Tinky Winky, following his death at the age of 52.
[...] The original Teletubbies ran on the BBC from 1997 to 2001 and spawned a number one single, called Teletubbies say 'Eh-oh!', in December 1997.
Speaking in 2008, Shelton said he had little inkling Teletubbies would be the success it was when he was cast as Tinky Winky.
"I didn't know it would be as big as it was, but I did know as soon as I started working on it that it had something special," he said.
The original Teletubbies series was watched by around one billion children in more than 120 countries in 45 languages.
Shelton, a father of three, lived in Ampthill in Bedfordshire.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42788001
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @04:11PM (9 children)
> American preachers were calling "gay"
Because, you know - where people stick their penises is the absolute #1 most important thing in the entire universe!1!!11!1ll1l!1 Because imaginary magic sky daddy says so.
Pay no attention to the preacher molesting the 5-year old boy behind the curtain.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Thursday January 25 2018, @04:50PM (8 children)
You know, the funny thing is that the book that the imaginary magic sky daddy supposedly wrote actually doesn't say that at all. It's only 1 item on the top 10 list, and one that Jesus specifically told people not to enforce later on. So the question is, given that the imaginary magic sky daddy didn't place much emphasis on this point, why do so many believers in the imaginary magic sky daddy think it's an essential element of the faith?
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @04:53PM
Sin only matters if you like the sin.
Trump fucks a pr0n star unprotected while married and is forgivable. No big deal.
John Edwards has extra marital affair. Huge deal to many of these same republicans.
Could go on and on
The republicans,in sex issues, have never had a moral high ground. But there sheep are easy to lead by their bastardized Shepards.
So you get all this Telly rubies nonsense.
Also the tubbies are make believe stuff which is in direct competition with their make believe stuff.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday January 25 2018, @05:52PM (3 children)
If you're referring to the whole thing where Jesus was criticized by the Pharisees et al. for associating with prostitutes, it wasn't because he didn't consider sexual stuff sinful. The Pharisees just liked to think that prostitutes etc. were worse sinners than they were because sexual sins were "worse" than other sins. Jesus was just pointing out that a sin is a sin and everybody was sinful.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Thursday January 25 2018, @06:01PM (2 children)
I was referring to the famous "He who is without sin can cast the first stone" incident. Where Jesus specifically instructed the crowd not to enforce the law against adultery. Yes, on the grounds that everyone else was sinful too, but he didn't seem to have that same level of tolerance for, say, moneychangers in the Temple.
Although that does have me wondering why there isn't a day during Holy Week where bankers are beaten up. Or at the very least the collection plate shouldn't be passed during any of the services that week.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday January 25 2018, @07:39PM (1 child)
The Pharisees really did like to play these games where they asked a question and whichever way he replied he was screwed.
Apparently our posting filter has a thing against referencing books of the Bible. Nice. Or is D****ronomy the one that fun guy who claims he has the right to kill his ex-wife always quotes?
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @09:06PM
Correct. The posting filter filters out child abuse material.
(Score: 4, Informative) by fritsd on Thursday January 25 2018, @06:34PM (2 children)
Because many of these same people, regardless of their opinion on Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, secretly break lots of other Leviticus commandments ESPECIALLY Leviticus 19:11, 19:13, 19:33-34, 20:10.
What do you think of Leviticus 19:19:
Don't protect [wikipedia.org] your cabbages with Nasturtiums [wikipedia.org], and don't wear suits made of linen and wool!
How are you supposed to do biological gardening then??
Shun the Apple computers with rounded edges, also: Leviticus 19:27
Many others of the rules are difficult to interpret for me. You shouldn't sacrifice children to Moloch it seems (Lev. 20:1-3), OK I'm 100% with that.
Deporting illegal aliens and refugees is also a no-no: Lev. 19:33-34
How many US Republicans (mostly descended from immigrants themselves) respect THAT rule, you think?!?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 26 2018, @02:18AM (1 child)
Great, a Teletubby dies and you have to pick apart your ancient book of ball gargling and rub it in our faces.
When someone from My Little Pony dies, can we expect an all out religious war?
Eh, you will pull it apart at the drop of a hat. Look at it sideways and there must be something about hat dropping in there.
(Score: 1) by fritsd on Friday January 26 2018, @05:15PM
Nope. I just looked. No hats in the Bible.
My comment may have been a smidgeon off-topic, I grant that.
Have a nice weekend!
P.S. Have you seen how that Sun-baby is looking down at those Teringtubbies [youtube.com]?! Like: "You look colourful, I'm gonna reach my arm down to earth, pick one of you up, and gum and drool on you a bit!". Creepy..