Happy April Fools

Happy April Fools’ Day!

For a fascinating account of April Fools’ day, see the Wikipedia article.

There are smart people with a sense of humor and as their targets there are billions of gullible people. The existence of organized religion is proof that there are billions of gullible people. But organized religion is not funny. It becomes funny though when ridiculed. Rowan Atkinson is the master of ridicule and humor. If you have not seen him as Bean, you have a treat waiting. (Don’t bother with the stupid Hollywood “Mr Bean” movie. It’s a pale imitation of the real Bean.) Even better, check out the Blackadder series. Wickedly funny.

Here’s a short clip of Rowan Atkinson on the Amazing Jesus of Nazareth.

Thank god that some humans have a sense of humor. The Anglosphere particularly appreciates a good joke. One cannot imagine anything comparable in the Islamosphere. If someone in some remote corner of the world were to poke a bit of fun at their idols, the Islamosphere would go an a worldwide rampage and before you know it a few dozen people would be dead. They do need to lighten up a bit.

Have fun!

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Author: Atanu Dey

Economist.

10 thoughts on “Happy April Fools”

  4. Abhijit – With due respect – What the flying F…K has “Hindusphere” got to do with Atanu’s piece??
    Why is that everytime, anybody queries Islamic intolerance, you and your ilk, respond with, what of Hindu this or Hindu that.
    Any rational person, who has lived in Islamic and “Hindoo” society can testify that Islam is much more intolerant than Hinduism, or than it’s two Abrahamic cousins for that matter. Thus deserving of greater derision and criticism by people, who wish Muslims well in the long term.
    Another thing since I am on a roll, Why is it that when there is, say, a suicide bombing or any other cowardly terorrist attack by a “believer”, apologists urge us to address the underlying causes [ american intransigence, israseli occupation of palestine, indian atrocities in kashmir]. But the very same apologists ignore their own caveats, say, when a Hindu kills Muslims in response to the burning alive of their co-religionists or to avenge the ehtnic cleansing of nearly the entire population of Kashmiri Hindus.
    Such blatant double standards only serve to make you increasingly irrelevant.

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  6. “And what of the the Hindusphere ?”

    Not pretty good, Hindus as a rule cant take a joke.
    Both Hindu and Muslim pscyhe labour under past injustices. The only difference is in case of Hindus it is mostly true, and in case of Muslims it is mostly fabrication.

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  7. Anuj,I don’t think we Hindus are any better at taking a joke. I can easily recall an incident involving Ganesha and some footwear. And we are as much capable of violence as the next guy. It isn’t like we haven’t dabbled in it. So stop being an apologist for the lot.

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  8. Abha – you seem to be missing my main point. So here goes, once again, What has Hindu intolerance got to do with Atanu’s piece?

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  10. Well Anuj, it is conspicuous by its absence. When I did first read this, it was one of the points that stood out. I didn’t want to bring it up, simply because it wasn’t the main thrust of the piece. However, when you take a dig at one religion, one is bound to ask, what of the others? I believe Abhi’s comment was in that spirit. And I agree.

    There’s an subtle holier than thou, streak in the article and it is only fair to call the author on it.

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