Slog - Comments on I Confess! It Was Me! I Did It! I'm Glad I Did It! I'd Do It Again! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me If you read Eli Sanders's excellent pre-Christmas angstfest—"The Jewish Problem"—perhaps you remember this passage: Lately, as Seattle becomes more sophisticated, and people here travel to and from bigger cities, where they learn that all the cool kids in the really big cities tend to be down with the Jews, I've been presented with a new type of awkward encounter. This one involves the Seattle hipster who wants to prove that he's so down with the Jews that he's able to make harsh fun of them, to their faces, in front of his friends. A lot of Eli's hipster friends worried... Copyright 2008 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:31:28 -0800 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:06:02 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by ReverendFoot "The Sinner Is Already Lost"
—John 3:36

I want that helmet. I'll take the shirt too.

]]> ReverendFoot http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596607 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596607 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:41:42 -0800 Comment by laterite Something about the way He is holding the skateboard just tickles my pickle to no end.

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596609 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596609 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:43:37 -0800 Comment by Ari Spool THERE ARE COOKIES IN THIS OFFICE??? RIGHT NOW?

]]> Ari Spool http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596614 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596614 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:49:25 -0800 Comment by Gloria Where did you get a six-foot-tall statue of Jesus?

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596616 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596616 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:50:11 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage At the six-foot-tall-statue-of-Jesus shoppe.

You should see my decapitated Jesus station of the cross.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596622 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596622 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:55:06 -0800 Comment by ANTI-CHRISTS!!!! Making Jesus hold a skateboard is so eighth grade. May God forgive you all.

]]> ANTI-CHRISTS!!!! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596627 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:58:02 -0800 Comment by Steven Relax Ari, no cookies... just grass jelly and pickled cabbage. This is The Stranger you know.

]]> Steven http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596641 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596641 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:15:16 -0800 Comment by Soupytwist Viking Jesus is so much better than Regular Jesus.

]]> Soupytwist http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596644 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596644 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:20:26 -0800 Comment by treacle Making fun of Jews is so totally passé. Only Jews can do it right anyway. Like Sarah Silverman. Go make fun of your own cracker faggot ass, Dan. :>D Oh wait, you do. heh. uh, heh?

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596655 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596655 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:28:34 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew I've said it before, and I'll offer again:

I'll be happy to come in and organize things in that office. Eek!

I’ll organize and alphabetize, and you will love it... long time.

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596659 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596659 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:31:00 -0800 Comment by Dougsf People have you guys all wrong. He's just helping get The Word out to today's hard-to-connect-with "x-treme" youth. A new, improved, IN YOUR FACE Jesus is just the ticket!

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596660 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596660 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:32:14 -0800 Comment by Brendan YOUR Lord and Savior?? Dan, you have no standing...

]]> Brendan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596670 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:48:29 -0800 Comment by catnextdoor ha, this reminds me of that time when the columnist lady said that you (Dan) were looking to convert.

]]> catnextdoor http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596671 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596671 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:49:08 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Hey, I was raised Catholic. And I'm sensitive too, like Eli.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596674 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596674 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:50:19 -0800 Comment by Andrew True desecration would have been putting a pork chop in Christ's mouth. HMMMMM pork chop!!

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596680 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596680 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:00:13 -0800 Comment by anonymous "...other prominent Jews on the Stranger staff" How many would that be, exactly? Because we'd all really like to dispel that pernicious notion that the Jews are disproportionately represented in The Media, wouldn't we?]]> anonymous http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596682 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596682 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:04:07 -0800 Comment by Justin Everyone know that vikings never wore horns on their helms.

]]> Justin http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596686 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596686 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:11:26 -0800 Comment by Soupytwist @17 - Their loss, because it looks fucking rad.

]]> Soupytwist http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596692 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596692 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:23:04 -0800 Comment by em You meant to write "...harsh fun of whom", right? 'cuz you guys are supposed to be role models and shit. Jesus.

]]> em http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596701 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596701 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:38:09 -0800 Comment by columnista When are you going to start a Hey Hebe! column like the old Savage Love?

]]> columnista http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596726 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596726 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:38:01 -0800 Comment by PA Native Is that January 11-17 issue of The Stranger in the same spot (top of the file cabinet) in both shots? Does that mean this was actually all just thrown together today to make for an "interesting" Slog post?

]]> PA Native http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596756 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596756 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:33:33 -0800 Comment by seattle98104 Slog comments: where everybody's a copy editor.

]]> seattle98104 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596773 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596773 Housekeeping Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:08:12 -0800 Comment by i love ipa @21 Now that you mention it, the half a skate board, styro cup, and partially opened file cabinet drawer are all in the first photo, just moved about a bit, kinda like the Savior...(except the file drawer isn't moved, just the angle of the shot). It might appear that Editor Savage needs to hire a new "continuity director" (see the Ari & Andy vs. SOTU gaffe).

]]> i love ipa http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596862 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596862 Housekeeping Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:46:15 -0800 Comment by i love ipa Oops! Paper cup.

]]> i love ipa http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596865 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596865 Housekeeping Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:48:35 -0800 Comment by meryl I scrolled down to that second picture and choked on my bagel. Reminds me of my high school when we regularly put strands of beads and big floppy women's hats on the statue of St. Joseph outside the main entrance.

]]> meryl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596934 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596934 Housekeeping Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:37:05 -0800 Comment by Trevor http://www.jesusdressup.com/

]]> Trevor http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596954 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c596954 Housekeeping Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:38:25 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage We didn't take a picture of Jesus when we installed him, but when I wanted to write this post. So we had to strip Him off the t-shirts, tins of food, wind chimes, etc., and return Him to his pristine, pre-desecration state.

But we don't run out and buy six foot tall plaster statues of Jesus just to make interesting blog posts. We turn a profit around here (more than some can say), but we're not Conde Friggin' Nast!

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c597012 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c597012 Housekeeping Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:03:23 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I keep my skateboard on top of a filing cabinet. I hope the druids aren't offended at my desecration of paper, made from trees.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c597139 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c597139 Housekeeping Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:45:57 -0800 Comment by matthew That is the funniest story and pictures!!! Would that we all could work in an office like that.
Isn't it considered appropriate and constitutional for one minority to offend another minority? Oh wait, what about a double minority like a gay jewish person? Dan, you're white but a single minority....Now if Eli is Jewish and Gay then no, you cannot begat him with anti semetic statements or actions, nor may you ridicule his homosexuality, but he in turn can call you a fag. See how that works? Its the Old Testament-Moses's law(which Eli will relate to...)addage, an eye for an eye.....your(his and yours)eyes dont match so I say you are the hipster he was referring to.
(I'm a fag by the way and you(Dan)and I can say that to each other)

]]> matthew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c597920 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/why_i_thought_it_was_me#c597920 Housekeeping Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:06:02 -0800