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Spitfire of ATJ

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12. I always thought that story sucked.

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 08:22 PM

Aug 2012

He shows up when figs aren't in season and of course there were no figs on the tree but he felt there should have been for him because he was so special so he cursed the tree.

Gee, I guess that means he really likes figs after all.

Just not that particular tree.

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OMFG! [View all] elleng Aug 2012 OP

OMG ... that is not nice .... almost sacrilegious .... MindMover Aug 2012 #1

I don't know. I think he DID curse a fig tree. FiveGoodMen Aug 2012 #14

It's been around for a while pokerfan Aug 2012 #19

Figures FiveGoodMen Aug 2012 #20

Mark 11:12-14 Yup. Mark says it. Believe Mark? aquart Aug 2012 #28

brilliant, eleng. awesome roguevalley Aug 2012 #22

BWAAAHAAAHAAAHAAA!!! NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #2

HAAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAA!!!! janlyn Aug 2012 #3

Daughter texted it to me, elleng Aug 2012 #6

I saw that headline earlier but I didn't know what it meant. randome Aug 2012 #4

Mark 11: 12-14....he really did smite a fig tree. nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #5

I always thought that story sucked. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #12

Kind of fits that pattern FiveGoodMen Aug 2012 #16

Just posted on Facebook GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #7

Yes, daughter did the same. elleng Aug 2012 #8

didn't care for fogs either rurallib Aug 2012 #9

"Or the money changers that you, now, think you should worship." The Wielding Truth Aug 2012 #18

Too funny! Freddie Aug 2012 #10

Mark 11: 12-14....nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #13

LOL - good one! n/t ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #11

LOL! I saw this before and didn't get it. Whisp Aug 2012 #15

best meme lovemydog Aug 2012 #17

That literally made me laugh out loud :) jillan Aug 2012 #21

See it was all just a big misunderstanding... limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #23

So much is! elleng Aug 2012 #24

Very funny! Mad_Dem_X Aug 2012 #25

Yeah, and when the cardinals were paging through all the old documents, one of 'em discovered a MADem Aug 2012 #26

Wow, you went there? old soul Aug 2012 #27

great heaven05 Aug 2012 #29

That is hilarious! Brigid Aug 2012 #30

LOL! elleng Aug 2012 #31

You know what else? Brigid Aug 2012 #32

Doesn't surprise me. Don't have blackberry, elleng Aug 2012 #33