Wed 23 May 2007
Bridge Over Troubled Water*
Posted by anaglyph under Hokum, Peter Popoff, Religion, Skeptical Thinking, Spam Observations
[17] Comments
Brothers and Sisters!
I can only think that another MIRACLE has occurred since last we spoke. At that time, as you will recall, I was about to open my SECRET envelope with MIRACLE WATER and HOLY GHOST INSTRUCTIONS but I have to confess that SATAN stayed my hand and I put off my task!
And then, AS IF HE COULD READ MY MIND I had another communique from Prophet Peter Popoff! Yes, when I arrived home this afternoon, there he was in my letter box again, this time with a portrait!
Prophet Pete is so committed to shoehorning a miracle into my life that in this new letter he has taken the time to personally underline and circle points of interest. Emphatically!
See? How much more emphatic could he get!?
And JESUS’ TEARS can this man churn it out! This letter is another two pages of densely packed waffle, only this time with lots of asterisks and underlines and annotations.
I can see his game now – he aims to confuse me into salvation! That’s a ploy I’ve never seen used before.
And this new letter has ANOTHER included envelope, with ANOTHER set of instructions.
I now have sitting on my desk five pages of writing, two sealed envelopes, one postage-paid return address envelope (oh, the joy!) and, the thing you’ve all been waiting for… the OPENED MIRACLE WATER ENVELOPE!
I’m almost wetting myself without the need for the miracle water!
I also have a further two pages of instructions. Holy crap. It’s clear, at least, that Prophet Pete’s efforts are going to be wasted on the illiterate.
Now this new instruction sheet is printed on bright pink paper, and also contains numerous highlighted points and underlinings. First of all there is a bullet-pointed list of things that I must do with the MIRACLE WATER.
Stick with me Cow Fans. I promise, it’s worth it. (Please note: all underlinings and emphasis are courtesy of Prophet Pete. I simply couldn’t have done any better).
Instruction #1:
Lay the large MIRACLE SPRING WATER vial next to your bed TONIGHT ONLY. I believe the angel of the Lord will trouble your water so that when you drink it – first thing in the morning when you wake up – there’s no telling what awesome power and anointing will be released. GET READY!
Now listen. The thought of the angel of the Lord troubling one’s water and causing the release of awesome power might have gone down OK in biblical times when they had easily hosed stone floors and lots of straw to soak stuff up. Nowadays it just sounds frightening and ultimately highly unsanitary.
Leaving that aside, hands up who would be prepared to drink water from a plastic vial sent to them in the post by an unknown person. Uh-huh. As I thought. (Put your hand down Jam, it is not at all like chugging Bawls).
Instruction #2
Claim the miracles you need (with prayer) and ask God to open the pathway to your very own MIRACLE DELIVERANCE… the pathway to your victory… through your RED SEA of need.
Don’t let your RED SEA of need interfere with your ability to make it through to Instruction #3:
Send me your prayer requests (on back) along with your best gift to God. When I get the empty container back with your name written on it I will know that you have obeyed God’s instructions and acted in obedience.
Cowerati, I know that the DIVINE ILLUMINATION of the Cow has already shone for you on the PATH AHEAD here and you can see where we’re going to go with this…
Yes. Prophet Peter Popoff is inviting us to send something back to him. And HE’S PAYING! (Sorry about the dribbling… opportunities like this just never hand themselves over all that often and I’m going dizzy with anticipation…)
Now. I have SO MUCH MORE of Peter Popoff’s revelatory message to pass on to you, but it’s simply TOO BIG A TOPIC for even my deftness and skill to condense into just this one further post. This has become a CATEGORY IN ITS OWN RIGHT, and deserves much greater consideration.
So, instead, just for the moment let us pause and ponder this latest opportunity to come our way. I’m turning it over to you, dear Cow Folk: what, do you think, should I send back to Prophet Pete in his reply-paid envelope?
Keep it decent, keep it small enough for a standard DL envelope and make it something you think Prophet Peter Popoff will appreciate.
There will be a prize.
(Further installments on the Letters of Peter will be forthcoming).
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*Title courtesy of Pil
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Man oh man I haven’t laughed this hard at the Cow since this post. I can’t stay silent any longer.
You’re welcome for the gift that I requested on your behalf, by the way. Who knew that I could create a new category here on the Cow? I feel like I should get a gift, not Popoff.
Along with whatever it is you do send him, please include my address.
I would kill for some of that miracle spring water.
I am *so* jealous. Seriously, all I got was a paper prayer handkerchief.
I want a vial of water!
*stomps around in a fit of pique*
Also I feel totally transparent because as soon as I figured out the water (1) was real and (2) came in some kind of container, I started thinking about quaffing it.
Since RPP sent you so much of what he has to offer in his dogma and tradition, I think it would be only fair for the Church of the Tetherd Cow to reciprocate. What if you sent him the results of a “Troubled Water Poetry Contest?”
Nothing says Tetherd Cow like a poetry contest.
If it was me … A note saying that you are a follower of the FSM. Include stuff about FSM.
if I wanted to be slack, leave it empty except for a note ‘returning hot air to where it came from.’
anoter note … ‘thank you for you many kind words. They were very useful when I had a bit of trouble with the local curry and ran out of toilet paper. Please continue with your letters as I love curry.’
A Christmas card from James Randi?
jedimacfan: Bless you.
Could you send him sulfer? Brimstone? (What the heck *is* brimstone anyway?)
I’m just thinking it would be nice to give Profit Popoff a pre-whiff of his future residence.
Phoebe, how could you not know what Brimstone is?
I wonder if PPP knows that Devilspawn lives with you? Maybe you should send his photo, so he knows who he’s really trucking with.
Send him a packet of Snakes Alive. Ask him to re-animate them.
Phoebe: Brimstone usually refers to realgar. Realgar is mostly sulfur. In fact, it is both arsenic and sulfur. Now you can go poking around geothermal vents and claim mineralogy got you some AsS
jmf: I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself. As a special thankyou, I’ve filled in your details on the back of the pink page where Prophet Peter asks for the name and address of anyone else who might be interested in his Miraculous Help.
nursemyra: I’ll save the Miracle Spring Water for you. Simultaneously therefore also saving your soul and the need for you to read PPP’s ramblings.
RaJ: We all know how transparent you are when it comes to odd substances in odd packaging, so forget even trying to be sophisticated.
Casey: I’m not sure I’d inflict poetry from jmf or Joey on anyone…
din: FSM is nice… Possibility.
Universal Head: We don’t need James Randi! We can do MUCH better…
Phoebe Fay: I like the way you’re thinking! Mmm. Sulphur. That could put the wind up Prophet Pete for sure.
Pil: Ah! Stay tuned for the rest of the saga…
Cissy Strutt: Oh yes. But I’m concerned that Prophet Pete has no sense of irony.
Casey: Excellent. That could possibly be the nerdiest joke to have graced the pages of The Cow to date!
And that’s saying something.
Exactly!
Wow. You get WAY better mail than I do.
I love watching Popoff, he’s hilarious, and provides late night entertainment.