# Billboard of Intolerance **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 22, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365 "2005-02-22T17:10:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/41 "2005-02-22T21:25:36Z")
\*To Lunatic Atheists and Their Lawyers: Anti-God is Anti-American. Anti-American is Treason. Traitors Lead to Civil War.\* And Civil War leads to Chicken Strips. I always these kinds of IQ tests. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/42 "2005-02-22T21:28:30Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > Fellow Geoduck here, class of '90. > > How did you wind up all the way out in North Carolina? Hi there! The correct question, however, is “How did a North Carolinian end up all the way out in Olympia?” and the answer is that it was 3500 miles away from home, that’s how. (or at least why). As for why I came back, it’s simple: I realized that North Carolina was home. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![litost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@litost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/litost)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/43 "2005-02-22T22:15:51Z")
“god Is Like Asperin He Will Take Your Headache Away” ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/44 "2005-02-22T23:21:21Z")
For completeness, it SHOULD be: \*To Lunatic **Theists** and Their Lawyers: **God leads to Anti-God.** Anti-God is Anti-American. Anti-American is Treason. Traitors Lead to Civil War.\* Or would that not be what the billboard author wants to convey? :wally [SUB]No, I’m NOT saying theists are to blame, or addressing it to thiests. Only LUNATIC theists.[/SUB] ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/45 "2005-02-22T23:46:14Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > I’m always baffled how people can think that Athiesm = Unpatriotic in a country that supposedly separates Church and State. Can someone explain that one to me? The people who think “Atheism = Unpatriotic” also think “Separation of Church and State = bad idea.” Which speaks volumes about the thinker, if ya asks me… ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/46 "2005-02-23T00:13:34Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > I’m always baffled by anti-atheists who reach for an argument against atheism and come up with “unpatriotic”. We have our Lord’s Prayer: The Pledge of Allegiance; we have our religious symbol" the flag; We have our religious text: the Constitution and Bill of Rights. What we have is a secular religion whose end result is patriotism, nationalism and devotion to “America” not seen in many other secular countries. Despite our constitutional distinction between the govenment and a state-sponsored religious insitution, we blur the lined between our country and the Christian God because of our national secular religion. Vlad/Igor ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/47 "2005-02-23T00:21:04Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > Reminds me of a billboard near the college I went to, The Evergreen State College. It had a scary-looking Uncle Sam on it (or maybe it was Skeletor dressed up as Uncle Sam), and the guy who owned it would put up different crazy stuff on it from time to time, all directed at how awful them liberals were. > > One time he put up the phrase: > > THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE: HOME OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISTS AND HOMOSEXUALS. > > A photograph of that billboard was the campus bookstore’s bestselling postcard. > > Daniel Dorkness, this is a bit OT, but was this billboard along I-5 near Chehalis, Washington? Because your description sounds exactly like one I’ve seen around there that always seems to have a different John Bircher-type message on it every time I drive by. From what I’ve been told, this guy gets around the anti-billboard laws because he owns the property where the billboard is. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/48 "2005-02-23T00:33:58Z")
**NDP** , yeah, that’s the one. ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/49 "2005-02-23T01:27:04Z")
Every time I hear about something like this, I again think how ironic it is that a significant portion of our populace wants two things: 1. Our government should be driven by religious ideals. 2. Other countries that are driven by opposing religious ideals should be forcefully dealt with. Boilerplate disclaimer: if we ever stop having at least two sides to any discussion, then the terrorists win. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/50 "2005-02-23T02:37:59Z")
> [@tripthicket](#): > > Every time I hear about something like this, I again think how ironic it is that a significant portion of our populace wants two things: > > 1. Our government should be driven by religious ideals. > > 2. Other countries that are driven by opposing religious ideals should be forcefully dealt with. There’s no contradiction, **tripthicket** - you see, they want our government driven by religious ideals, and to forcibly deal with countries driven by opposing religious ideals because _our religious ideals are the correct ones_. They’re unable to draw a parallel between their religion and the damn furriner’s religion because, obviously, the damn furriners are _wrong_, and need to be saved from themselves. At gunpoint, if need be. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/51 "2005-02-23T03:15:49Z")
This sort of thing makes me very sad for our country. ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/52 "2005-02-23T03:37:44Z")
As an atheist I think it would be nice to work up a little outrage over this. It’s hate speech. Retarded hate speech, sure, but definitely hate speech. We can laugh it off but I’m beginning to think I’ll be laughing at these yahoos all the way to my mass grave. Just like I’ll be snorting at how GWB says nucular when he announces the missiles are flying. These people aren’t competely stupid. They’ve just realized there’s no percentage in looking intelligent. After all if you refuse to acknowledge logic it can’t hurt you. ---
**Author:** ![EmeraldGrue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@EmeraldGrue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmeraldGrue)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/53 "2005-02-23T04:40:15Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > I have a suggestion: > > **WHY DOES THIS MAN HATE AMERICA?** > > [Picture of Jesus (traditional, that they will recognize)] > > “Love your enemies.” 😃 Despite whatever Pitworthy stuff you’ve said or done in the past, that’s zarking genius. I’d contribute a bit of Canadian money to get that billboard in the news. ---
**Author:** ![beergeek279](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ea924/32.png) [@beergeek279](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beergeek279)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/54 "2005-02-23T04:45:46Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Heh. Not terribly far. I’m over on Stewartstown Rd. Ahh, a little country living (well, until WVU develops their tech park, and puts in parking and a PRT extension out that way, anyway!) Shouldn’t bring up the PRT as it provokes visceral anger!..worthy of a Pit thread on its own accord… ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/55 "2005-02-23T04:53:25Z")
God is Love. Love is Blind. Ray Charles is Blind. Ray Charles is Dead. therefore, God is Dead. Proving that Nietzsche was a man ahead of his time. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/56 "2005-02-23T06:20:35Z")
**Liberal** , that is a great billboard idea. I can only imagine how the pharisees would respond. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/57 "2005-02-23T06:22:52Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > Reminds me of a billboard near the college I went to, The Evergreen State College. It had a scary-looking Uncle Sam on it (or maybe it was Skeletor dressed up as Uncle Sam), and the guy who owned it would put up different crazy stuff on it from time to time, all directed at how awful them liberals were. > > One time he put up the phrase: > A photograph of that billboard was the campus bookstore’s bestselling postcard. > > Daniel The owner of the billboard just died. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/58 "2005-02-23T06:56:42Z")
This reminds me of a billboard that is near the city limits of my hometown that said something along the lines of _Saturday is the True Day of the Lord and all those that worship on Sunday shall burn in Hell_ and in light of the message on the OP’s board, it makes me smile – it’s not Them against Us, it’s (Them vs. Them vs. Them) against Us. Them and us being the irrational and rational, not necessarily theists and atheists. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/59 "2005-02-23T13:33:57Z")
> [@audiobottle](#): > > I’m curious as to why BillTheBoard included their lawyers? My WAG is that it’s a stab against the “liberal” ACLU. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billboard-of-intolerance/291365/60 "2005-02-23T13:40:29Z")
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