# Jesus, Skynet became aware today 2:14 EST **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 29, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-skynet-became-aware-today-2-14-est/696858 "2014-08-29T13:14:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-skynet-became-aware-today-2-14-est/696858/1 "2014-08-29T13:14:45Z")
Now What? Mod: not sure if this is CS. Personally, I think it should be a sticky in all forums. :: And _I’m_ the first one to notice here? :: ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-skynet-became-aware-today-2-14-est/696858/2 "2014-08-29T13:18:27Z")
[1997?](http://terminator.wikia.com/wiki/Judgment_Day) ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-skynet-became-aware-today-2-14-est/696858/3 "2014-08-29T14:17:35Z")
Sorry for being alarmist. Anniversary. The historical present ("…becomes aware today") is a recipe for constant terror. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-skynet-became-aware-today-2-14-est/696858/4 "2014-08-29T15:56:12Z")
It’s OK. It became aware but quickly lost interest. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-skynet-became-aware-today-2-14-est/696858/5 "2014-08-29T16:10:28Z")
Is “Jesus” an expletive, or a part of a jointly-acting binary subject of the verb “became”? ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-skynet-became-aware-today-2-14-est/696858/6 "2014-08-29T19:26:14Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Is “Jesus” an expletive, or a part of a jointly-acting binary subject of the verb “became”? [Answer](http://imgur.com/j19RK2i) [jpg] Extra credit: what were His _real_ last words? ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-skynet-became-aware-today-2-14-est/696858/7 "2014-08-29T20:57:11Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > It’s OK. It became aware but quickly lost interest. Or maybe it became [_too_ self aware . . .](http://xkcd.com/1046/) ---
**Author:** ![PorchePine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@PorchePine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PorchePine)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-skynet-became-aware-today-2-14-est/696858/8 "2014-08-29T21:25:42Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Is “Jesus” an expletive, or a part of a jointly-acting binary subject of the verb “became”? I thought this was a prayer to Jesus with a superfluous comma.