Jesus! Save us from the immoral interstate!

[DaShiznit]

http://www.hoosiergazette.com/News/Nov2004/news003.htm

Hostettler mounting campaign to change the name of Interstate 69

By August Wayne, THG News

John Hostettler, the Congressman representing the 8th district of Indiana, has been convinced by local religious groups to introduce legislation in the House that would change the name of an Interstate 69 extension to a more moral sounding number.

There are plans to extend the interstate from Indianapolis through southwestern Indiana all the way through Texas into Mexico in the coming years. While most believe this highway will be good for the state�s economy, religious conservatives believe �I-69� sounds too risqu� and want to change the interstate�s number.

Hostettler, a proponent of the interstate extension, agrees. �Every time I have been out in the public with an �I-69� button on my lapel, teenagers point and snicker at it. I have had many ask me if they can have my button. I believe it is time to change the name of the highway. It is the moral thing to do.�

As a matter of fact, naming the highway�s extension I-69 is a violation of the Interstate Highway System�s rules for numbering roads. Interstates numbers are to increase from west to east. If the extension through southern Indiana is named I-69, then 69 will be west of I-65, a direct violation.

�Naming the road I-63 not only follows numbering guidelines, it doesn�t have the sexual undertones that I-69 has,� says Hostettler, �It is a win-win situation.�

The change will more than likely be introduced in committee when Congress convenes after the first of the year.
OMFG

[Peacemaker]

People are waaay too picky. Who the fuck cares? I guess we should ban channel 69 I guess.... that immoral channel of Supreme court coverage

[JetRaiden]

wtf? I think that guy has an immature and sick mind if he's the one bringing up an issue about this. seriously, grow up.

"OH MAH GOD 69 IZ A BAD WORD WE CANT NAME HIGHWAYS AFTER IT"

[TotalBiscuit]

Pfffft, they'll probably spend millions of dollars renaming it to a 'more moral number' as well..

I think it's immoral that people waste valuable time on such crap.

TB.

[Baneblade]

I think it's immoral that people think any form of sex is immoral.

[Triggar]

Hoosier Gazette is a satirical website :p

The story isn't actually true!

[Fragmatic]

Hoosier Gazette articles are drawn from different sources and some are fictitious or satirical. The Hoosier Gazette uses invented names in some stories, except in cases where public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental. The reader should suspend belief for the sake of enjoyment.

[OfaLoaf]

What's bad about the number 69?

[Ghryphen]

Nothing...that's the point :p

[MrVicchio]

I thought changing Highway 666 was acceptable, but this is silly.

This guy needs to get laid more often

[TotalBiscuit]

Changing Highway 666 isn't acceptable though surely.. It's a number, that's all it is. Would you call a maths equation that ended up in 666 heratical? Satanic? Sorry but despite being theist I'd call that sort of thing completely ludicrious.

TB.

[Red October]

What about Highways 66 and 99? If 69 is immoral, then OMGWTF those highways are really pushing thier luck!

[MrVicchio]

Changing Highway 666 isn't acceptable though surely.. It's a number, that's all it is. Would you call a maths equation that ended up in 666 heratical? Satanic? Sorry but despite being theist I'd call that sort of thing completely ludicrious.

TB.


A lot of "Christians" think thats the Devils mark, or number, so I can see people being upset about it.

It did have a bad reputation, but 69.. silly.

[Hamma]

Classic.

[Ivan]

* Ivan searches the internets for "I-69" buttons.

[Spee]

internets


OHNOES! TEH INTERNETS HAS COME FOR US!!!1

[Triggar]

:lol:

[MrVicchio]

Hahaha Ivan

[Baneblade]

Well there wasn't a 666Mhz processor either. They did 667Mhz.

[Rbstr]

rounded up, the CPU would be 666.6666666666...

[ObnoxiousFrog]

I needed to stop on Route 666 to take a piss. Ironically, there was a baptist church with bright neon down the road.

[AztecWarrior]

It's probably fake, but if real, it's not representative of all Christians. I don't feel the need to write 2/3 as .67. It's .6 repeating. So what?

[AztecWarrior]

FYI, the number 6 in the Bible represents imperfection whilst 7 is perfection.

The Hebrews had a system in which letters could be translated into number values. Emperor Nero's name came out to 666 -triply imperfect. Evil. The early Christians believed that he was the devil because he was stark-raving mad and fed Christians to lions, etc.

Thus, the history of the number.

[JetRaiden]

FYI, the number 6 in the Bible represents imperfection whilst 7 is perfection.

The Hebrews had a system in which letters could be translated into number values. Emperor Nero's name came out to 666 -triply imperfect. Evil. The early Christians believed that he was the devil because he was stark-raving mad and fed Christians to lions, etc.

Thus, the history of the number.

*ahem*

ITS A NUMBER

All numbers do is represent value! NOTHING MORE! TheY DONT REPRESENT EVIL! THEY DONT REPRESENT IMPERFECTION!! THEYRE ONLY SO WE CAN COUNT STUFF IN A SYSTEMATIC FASHION! GOD.

:rant:

[Baneblade]

I once heard 333 was 'God's Number'...such rubbish.

[DaShiznit]

I once heard 333 was 'God's Number'...such rubbish.
Would that make God half of Satan, then?

[AztecWarrior]

*ahem*

ITS A NUMBER

All numbers do is represent value! NOTHING MORE! TheY DONT REPRESENT EVIL! THEY DONT REPRESENT IMPERFECTION!! THEYRE ONLY SO WE CAN COUNT STUFF IN A SYSTEMATIC FASHION! GOD.

:rant:

It's probably fake, but if real, it's not representative of all Christians. I don't feel the need to write 2/3 as .67. It's .6 repeating. So what?

Nice reading, Hellen Keller.

[Triggar]

a) "Helen Keller" has three L's in all.

b) Flame in PM's or I beat you with an aluminium baseball bat.

(That's my new favorite word, "aluminium")

And back on topic, did anyone read the article about the guy who runs Hoosier Gazette? I guess a chunk of his stories ended up in mainstream media - hilarity doth ensue :lol:

[Fragmatic]

aloominum?