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    Image of Mr.X. Mr.X.
    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    No way. God uses Windows 7. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @Mr.X.: actually god uses a mac osx #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @dumanue: Ha. That was a good joke. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @Duckspwn: thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week... #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @dumanue: Will this be another God-uses-my-os flame war? Because we didn't have that one in a while. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @Mr.X.: nah, I was being funny is all...

    I actually wanted to reply to your previous comment to say that god lives in the LHC he doesnt need no stinking computer... #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    I just saw something incredibly cool! A big, floating ball that lit up with every color of the rainbow, plus some new ones that were so beautiful I fell to my knees and cried. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @otko: Was it out infront of Discount Shoe Outlet? #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @Xagest: Yeah #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @otko: They have a college kid wear that to attract customers. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @Xagest: Well, I don't care if it was some dork in a costume. For one brief moment, I felt the heartbeat of creation, and it was one with my own #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    God uses a PC and every time we reproduce we're just expanding his botnet... #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    Thunder and lightning is when God's XP is being slow. Earthquake is when God's XP crashes. Hurricane is when God's XP has a virus and keeps loading porn sites. Eclipse is when God's XP makes him update Windows and he has to reboot. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: God didn't intend for you to know so much #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @CrossCut49: Who do you think then gave me my prophetic powers? #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    no no .. everyone knows that God would be using a Mac.. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @KyleW: Thus explaining his God complex. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @SEDAGIVE?!:
    Hah, good one. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @KyleW: He obviously runs linux- Didn't anyone ever tell you about Moses recieving the ten command prompts? #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @KyleW: And remember- The apple was forbidden. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @njdevil: Thats cause Adam and Eve were naked, you know Apple Retail store rules, no shoes, no shirt, no service.
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    Bokusatsu_Tenshi promoted this comment RoboBagins approved this comment 7egend005 was starred 7egend005 was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @7egend005: There's and apple on the bible? Just you wait 'till Apple's lawyers finds out about this... #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    but can God's computer run Revelation? #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @Nick: at 100 plagues per second? #windowsxp
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    So what you're saying is that God re-skinned the BSOD to be white, obscuring the text. Wow, I should have guessed he was leet. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @anexanhume: Blue Sky of Death?

    *looks outside*

    Oh Shi- #windowsxp
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    Sticks Calhoun promoted this comment njdevil was starred njdevil was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    wonder what kind of porn god would watch?

    am i going to hell? #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @facepuncher: you're right:: God loves everyone so he watches all porn.

    Take that for what you will. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @facepuncher: 2 Humans 1 Apple #windowsxp
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    Image of SeventhExile SeventhExile
    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    Not saying this is real,

    But for everyone that keeps saying the image would be inverted:

    I've seen quite a few devices that invert an image before its projected.

    That being said - it sure is reeaalllyyy thick fog to get such a clear image (while minimizing the light refraction) #windowsxp
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment SeventhExile was starred SeventhExile was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @SeventhExile: I think the implication of the article is that these were lighted billboards already, and the effect we're seeing is supposed to be the reflection *of* those billboards on the fog. Not an advertisement intentionally shone into the sky.

    That being said, I'd sooner think we're looking directly at a billboard. We simply can't see the poles/frame. Unless it was an intentional projection set up in advance, no fog could reflect such a clear image from any great distance. Fog isn't a smooth surface, and impurities in a surface lead to a diffused reflection. Which is why those movies that show an LCD's image projected on to a person's face are wrong. You would instead see a soft, colored glow. #windowsxp
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    11/10/09

    @OCEntertainment:

    Thank you for the clarification. What you said about fog not being smooth makes perfect sense and so I agree we are looking at a picture of a billboard.

    :) #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    So they rebooted it and it looks the same? #windowsxp
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    11/09/09


    @Eulatos: I guess that was a mistake in the post. According to the linked site, after it rebooted, it looked like this. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    It reads: "Warning: Humanity has preformed a fatal error. Click OK to terminate process." #windowsxp
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    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment tande04 approved this comment lukekirstein003 was starred lukekirstein003 was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @lukekirstein003: So that's where all the rain was coming from. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    I think people need to keep something in mind: God is omnipotent and omniscient. He knows about Macs and, if He wanted a Mac, He could get a Mac. This Windows error is proof that, in the eyes of God, Mac is simply an inferior product not worthy of His Heavenly Disposable Income.

    That's right - given a choice, God chose Windows.

    If this teaches us anything, it's that in spite of the glitches and errors which may cause crashing - along with earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and droughts - running the world simply cannot be trusted to a Mac.

    Windows: Where Do You Want To Tithe Today?
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    Image of KaZx KaZx
    11/09/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: This can esaly explain why we hanvnt heard from god in a while. He's Been trying to get his computer to bootup without crashing. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: And on the seventh day, God rebooted. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: In the beginning, there was DOS. Ergo, when God created the world, it was a DOS-only program. As Windows came along, it could run these little DOS programs, and God upgraded his system.

    Then came Macs. God was pleased with the work of his son, Steve Jobs, and wanted to use a Mac. Unfortunately, Macs don't run Windows programs. So, God runs Parallels. And what you see is God cursing the crashing of his program, but his ability to get right back to up and running due to Parallels.

    All is right with the world because God runs it in a virtualized environment, on a Mac. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: G-d uses a PC because on a whole, they're cheaper than Macs. And one thing we all know about G-d, he's terrible with money. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @blash: By the contrary...God is totally against Macs...he threw out the ones who had anything to do with Apple... #windowsxp
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    Image of Rybones2112 Rybones2112
    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    Chicken Little would have a freaking heart attack if he saw this... "The sky is crashing! The sky is crashing!!..." #windowsxp
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    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment Rybones2112 was starred Rybones2112 was unstarred
    Image of dingus dingus
    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    It's the Ballmersignal! Quick, to the Ballmermobile.

    Nanananananananananananananana... BALLMER! #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    @dingus: sudo apt-get BallmerBatmanFlashAnimation

    If only that could work... #windowsxp
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    dingus promoted this comment mattycakes was starred mattycakes was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @mattycakes: Don't type the word "Ballmer" while you have root privs or you'll make the baby Linus cry. #windowsxp
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Even God Runs Windows XP
    God is running Earth on XP, that explains so much. #windowsxp
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    Image of corythebassplayer001 corythebassplayer001
    11/09/09

    @TryAgain: I always thought the platypus was a glitch. #windowsxp
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    Platypus Man promoted this comment corythebassplayer001 was starred corythebassplayer001 was unstarred
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    11/09/09

    @corythebassplayer001: No, the platypus is a feature. Why can't you people get that right? #windowsxp
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