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Title: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Martinus on March 19, 2013, 04:30:36 AM
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You decide. :P
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Tamas on March 19, 2013, 04:34:26 AM
This isn't strictly related to the topic at hand, but the constant spinning over his person and blackness by both the right and the left in America are pushing me to conclude that the US wasn't really yet ready for a black President.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Razgovory on March 19, 2013, 04:52:08 AM
He kinda looks like the bad guy in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: CountDeMoney on March 19, 2013, 07:37:50 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 19, 2013, 04:52:08 AM
He kinda looks like the bad guy in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

He looks absolutely nothing like Emperor Gupta.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Valmy on March 19, 2013, 07:39:07 AM
They clearly know their audience.

Damn the History Channel sucks.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: The Larch on March 19, 2013, 07:42:44 AM
Quote from: Valmy on March 19, 2013, 07:39:07 AM
They clearly know their audience.

Damn the History Channel sucks.

The vikings show is pretty cool so far, no aliens yet.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: DGuller on March 19, 2013, 07:43:03 AM
Quote from: Tamas on March 19, 2013, 04:34:26 AM
This isn't strictly related to the topic at hand, but the constant spinning over his person and blackness by both the right and the left in America are pushing me to conclude that the US wasn't really yet ready for a black President.
You have to start with baby steps.  We wouldn't know that so many in our society are still virulently racist if we didn't launch that trial balloon.  Now that we did, we are addressing that problem in a polite civil discourse.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: DGuller on March 19, 2013, 07:43:56 AM
Quote from: Valmy on March 19, 2013, 07:39:07 AM
They clearly know their audience.

Damn the History Channel sucks.
I think we'll all better off with History Channel not doing history.  History will thank us.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: grumbler on March 19, 2013, 07:53:30 AM
Quote from: Tamas on March 19, 2013, 04:34:26 AM
This isn't strictly related to the topic at hand, but the constant spinning over his person and blackness by both the right and the left in America are pushing me to conclude that the US wasn't really yet ready for a black President.

I'd say your post leads me to believe that you aren't really ready to comment on US culture or politics.  The same constant spinning occurred during the W. Bush administration and the Clinton years.  It also did so, insofar as the technology allowed, during the Lincoln Administration!  :lol:
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Gups on March 19, 2013, 07:53:46 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 19, 2013, 07:37:50 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 19, 2013, 04:52:08 AM
He kinda looks like the bad guy in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

He looks absolutely nothing like Emperor Gupta.

He has hair for a start
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Tamas on March 19, 2013, 08:13:25 AM
Quote from: Gups on March 19, 2013, 07:53:46 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 19, 2013, 07:37:50 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 19, 2013, 04:52:08 AM
He kinda looks like the bad guy in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

He looks absolutely nothing like Emperor Gupta.

He has hair for a start

and a tie
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: derspiess on March 19, 2013, 09:28:02 AM
:lol:  It does look like him.  Even the ears!  Awesome.  Was The Devil wearing mom jeans as well??
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 19, 2013, 09:42:59 AM
He's a dead ringer except the mole. :yes:
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:46:01 AM
So is this an example of white people being less able to discriminate among colored faces?
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 19, 2013, 09:46:56 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:46:01 AM
So is this an example of white people being less able to discriminate among colored faces?

No.  :)
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:47:58 AM
I think so.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 19, 2013, 09:50:50 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:47:58 AM
I think so.

Then you're a retard. 

The question was not whether we can tell which of these two pictures is Barak Obama, the question was whether there's a noticeable similarity.

Then there's the fact that your're as white as I am.

Then there's the fact that you only have one black observer data point.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:55:20 AM
Testy much?

Besides, Obama and I can also have a notable similarity.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 19, 2013, 09:57:01 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:55:20 AM
Testy much?

No.  :)
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: PDH on March 19, 2013, 09:57:19 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:55:20 AM
Testy much?

Besides, Obama and I can also have a notable similarity.

Yes, but all you socialists look alike.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:58:22 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 19, 2013, 09:57:01 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:55:20 AM
Testy much?

No.  :)

So you just casually revert to childish insults like retard?
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: fhdz on March 19, 2013, 09:58:42 AM
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That's the actor who plays the Bad Guy.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:58:53 AM
Quote from: PDH on March 19, 2013, 09:57:19 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:55:20 AM
Testy much?

Besides, Obama and I can also have a notable similarity.

Yes, but all you socialists look alike.

I'm not sure I care for your racial euphemisms. <_<
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 19, 2013, 10:05:57 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:58:22 AM
So you just casually revert to childish insults like retard?

If you define casually to cover all situations other than those where the initial impulse is testiness, then yes. :)
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: dps on March 19, 2013, 10:33:38 AM
I still say that except for the President having a much darker skin tone, he looks a lot like my stepfather.  Given my feelings toward my stepfather, that's pretty much saying that he looks like Satan.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: crazy canuck on March 19, 2013, 11:58:33 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:55:20 AM
Testy much?

Besides, Obama and I can also have a notable similarity.

And yet you dont
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: grumbler on March 19, 2013, 12:57:44 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 19, 2013, 11:58:33 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:55:20 AM
Testy much?

Besides, Obama and I can also have a notable similarity.

And yet you dont

If you look at his posts, I think you will agree that he has his tongue in his cheek in all of them.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: garbon on March 19, 2013, 12:59:29 PM
:o
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: crazy canuck on March 19, 2013, 03:22:53 PM
Quote from: grumbler on March 19, 2013, 12:57:44 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 19, 2013, 11:58:33 AM
Quote from: garbon on March 19, 2013, 09:55:20 AM
Testy much?

Besides, Obama and I can also have a notable similarity.

And yet you dont

If you look at his posts, I think you will agree that he has his tongue in his cheek in all of them.

If you read all the thread I think you will agree that everyone does.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Razgovory on March 19, 2013, 03:39:07 PM
I'm not seeing it.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Sheilbh on March 19, 2013, 08:38:11 PM
I think he looks more like Donald Sumpter (Maester Luwin).
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: jimmy olsen on March 19, 2013, 08:44:52 PM
Quote from: fahdiz on March 19, 2013, 09:58:42 AM

That's the actor who plays the Bad Guy.
Looks lighter skinned there. I wonder if it was just the lighting or if they used makeup?
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: fhdz on March 19, 2013, 08:48:27 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 19, 2013, 08:44:52 PM
Quote from: fahdiz on March 19, 2013, 09:58:42 AM

That's the actor who plays the Bad Guy.
Looks lighter skinned there. I wonder if it was just the lighting or if they used makeup?

1) Makeup
2) HE'S WEARING A HOOD

The actor's Moroccan, btw.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Josquius on March 20, 2013, 03:32:41 AM
he does yes.
Thought I smelled something fishy about that bible series
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: The Minsky Moment on March 20, 2013, 10:20:56 AM
A bigger question is why the character is in the series at all.  In the Old Testament, satan is a generic noun, not a specific individuated being.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Admiral Yi on March 20, 2013, 10:22:56 AM
He makes an appearance in the Goy part of the Bible.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: The Minsky Moment on March 20, 2013, 10:29:02 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 20, 2013, 10:22:56 AM
He makes an appearance in the Goy part of the Bible.

Shouldn't that be the second season?
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Ed Anger on March 20, 2013, 10:35:33 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on March 20, 2013, 10:29:02 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 20, 2013, 10:22:56 AM
He makes an appearance in the Goy part of the Bible.

Shouldn't that be the second season?

The are jamming everything into 5 episodes. I did like the ninja angels in Sodom.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Valmy on March 20, 2013, 10:53:36 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 20, 2013, 10:35:33 AM
The are jamming everything into 5 episodes. I did like the ninja angels in Sodom.

What?  I was hoping there would be an entire season devoted to the books of Maccabees.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: 11B4V on March 20, 2013, 10:58:13 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on March 20, 2013, 10:20:56 AM
A bigger question is why the character is in the series at all.  In the Old Testament, satan is a generic noun, not a specific individuated being.

Those wacky Christians.
Title: Re: Does the Devil in "The Bible" look like Obama?
Post by: Valmy on March 20, 2013, 11:00:04 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 20, 2013, 10:58:13 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on March 20, 2013, 10:20:56 AM
A bigger question is why the character is in the series at all.  In the Old Testament, satan is a generic noun, not a specific individuated being.

Those wacky Christians.

Yeah sometimes when I read the OT I am sometimes rather surprised at how different the actual text is from what I was told about it.  No Satan in the garden of Eden for example.  Alot of interpretations got latched onto it over time.