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Prodigal Son Kicked Back Out After Old Tweets Surface (Babylon Bee)
Babylon Bee ^ | August 19th, 2019 | Staff

Posted on 09/26/2019 6:07:10 AM PDT by Rebelbase

ISRAEL—There was a certain man who had two sons, and the younger son demanded his inheritance and then wasted it all in a distant country. When the son came crawling back, begging for forgiveness, the father made a huge celebration to mark the return of his prodigal son.

But that celebration was cut short when old tweets the younger son had written surfaced, some of which were characterized as racist.

Though the son apologized for those tweets as well, he was immediately kicked out of the house. “He was dead and is alive again,” the father said, “but is now dead again, because he is garbage." As he said this he clapped his hands in a real-life approximation of clapping emojis between in each word.

“You have to watch what you say, because the internet is forever,” said the older son, who had uncovered the tweets. “And sorry, if you say the wrong things, there’s just no coming back from that. Now, excuse me, we already slaughtered the fatted calf and need to eat that before it goes bad.”

The younger son headed back to the distant country to try to get his job back feeding swine, but his employer had heard of his tweets and informed him he was "canceled."


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Month old article but made me laugh given the seemingly daily occurrences of Twitter caused grief.
1 posted on 09/26/2019 6:07:10 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

I hadn’t seen this. Cute!


2 posted on 09/26/2019 6:11:33 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("The potential for miscalculation and chaos is substantial." ~ Kevin Williamson)
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To: Rebelbase

Back to the House of the Rising Sun for this malcontent!


3 posted on 09/26/2019 6:22:06 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: Rebelbase

I’m shocked at how unforgiving our society has become. Everything has been weaponized.


4 posted on 09/26/2019 6:29:00 AM PDT by BusterDog
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To: Rebelbase

Yep, that’s how they roll. Makes me wonder how much longer any sort of comedy can continue, with all the protections of what can’t be mocked, satirized, or made fun of. Many of the most famous and most loved comedians are pretty much consigned to the Racist or Socially Insensitive bin. You can’t even watch old classic Bugs Bunny or Tom ‘n Jerry cartoons because they’ve been hacked up and edited to get that racism out. Ugh.

Peach


5 posted on 09/26/2019 6:43:29 AM PDT by CarolinaPeach
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To: BusterDog

Divorce is forever when the old scenarios are brought bav
ck and warmed up for the next dirt-slinging confrontation.


6 posted on 09/26/2019 6:44:55 AM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: Rebelbase

I hope he gave back the finest cloak and the ring they put on his finger.


7 posted on 09/26/2019 6:49:19 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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To: BusterDog
I’m shocked at how unforgiving our society has become.

To conservatives. Support the Left's big issues and you will be forgiven anything.

8 posted on 09/26/2019 6:52:47 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: ElkGroveDan

Nope. He made off with the cloak, the ring, and a lamp from his guest room. Through diligence and hard work he became a swineherd, then began buying up herds of cattle. After his father died he forced his older brother off the farm and used it as cattle pens. As he grew in wealth his 2 sons grew in stature. Eventually his youngest demanded his inheritance....


9 posted on 09/26/2019 7:23:01 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (The denial of the authority of God is the central plank of the Progressive movement.)
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To: CarolinaPeach

No worries...as long as there are still straight, white, males around to make fun of, there can still be comedy.


10 posted on 09/26/2019 8:48:20 AM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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