# Polytheism **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197 "2020-01-10T00:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197/21 "2020-01-10T21:55:31Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Polytheism. That noble institution. > > The worship of Parrots. > > 😃 This thread speaks to me. I am an alma mater of the [Temple of Parrot Worship](https://www.polyhigh.org/apps/albums/department/162212/0?uREC_ID=162212&backTitle=Alumni&backLink=%2Fapps%2Fpages%2Findex.jsp%253Ftype%3Dd%2526uREC_ID%3D162212). ([John H. Francis Polytechnic High School](https://polyparrotsalumni.ning.com/photo/Everyday+Parrot), Class of 1969!) ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197/22 "2020-01-10T23:27:43Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > That depends on what the meaning of “a” is. A theist is not a-theist. That said, I’ve known a few schoolchildren and their parents who worship the almighty A, and yea do many years of study and labors in service to it. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197/23 "2020-01-11T02:45:17Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > A theist is not a-theist. I think you’ve missed the point of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197/24 "2020-01-11T22:04:59Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Have they made it to [Carnegie Hall](https://www.carnegiehall.org/Blog/2016/04/The-Joke)? > > Regards, > Shodan You made me laugh. And I didn’t need the link. ---
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197/25 "2020-01-12T07:47:09Z")
Does a pool-theist worship diving boards or carry a custom cue stick? Meanwhile, don’t forget that the opposite of polygamy is monotony. Is polynucleosis worse than mononucleosis? How can you tell? Mono-ticks are single ticks. Poly-ticks are many ticks. I can locate Mono Lake but not Poly Lake. Coincidence? ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197/26 "2020-01-12T11:39:01Z")
I’ll just stick to dogma. You want to brighten your day? Find a dogma. They have puppies. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197/27 "2020-01-12T13:33:19Z")
Until it gets run over by a karma. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197/28 "2020-01-12T13:36:37Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > Does a pool-theist worship diving boards or carry a custom cue stick? > > Meanwhile, don’t forget that the opposite of polygamy is monotony. > > Is polynucleosis worse than mononucleosis? How can you tell? > > Mono-ticks are single ticks. Poly-ticks are many ticks. > > I can locate Mono Lake but not Poly Lake. Coincidence? You get apples from an apple tree, pears from a pear tree, peaches from a peach tree. I’m still looking for a country. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polytheism/846197.md?page=1)