Talk:The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

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Contents 1 Help Needed 2 "I'd Really Rather You Didn't" 2.1 Ten Commandments 3 Schneider and Frederick 4 Censored words 5 Copyright violation? 6 McPidgin? 7 Book cover

[edit] Help Needed

Due to the fact that I don't have much experience (or skill) at creating original articles I need some MAJOR help in making this article match the standards that wiki requires. So could someone please help me? The Fading Light 8:52, 1 April 2006

[edit] "I'd Really Rather You Didn't"

If someone has read the book PLEASE put an explanation for what an "I'd Really Rather You Didn't" is.

Thanks :) --Revision as of 23:08, 5 April 2006 JoeBlowfromKokomo

This is Just my understanding of the "I'd Really Rather You Didn't". If it qualifies as original reserch it may not be able to go into the articel

Would it be total copyright infringement for me to simply include the eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts"? After finishing what was interesting of the book (which was most of it, I assure you) I came here and was surprised by their absence. Is there reason for that? Metalrobot

Someone with more Wikipower than me needs to change the numerals on #6 to letters A, B, and C which is how they appear in the book. Metalrobot 15:28, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

I changed this as suggested. It is not pure wikicode, but is approved per wikimedia help sheets. If anyone knows a cleaner way to do this, please revert my changes. Ztras 04:20, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ten Commandments

"I'd Really Rather You Didn't" (I think) could be referring to the Ten Commandments (8+2=10). (I think) This could be expanding on the old joke that Moses had 15 commandments and dropped one when saying "I give you these 15.....10 commandments" in History of the World: Part I - 1981 which (I think) could be making fun of the real event where Mosses Broke the original 10 commandments after seeing the golden calf. Ten_Commandments#Breaking_and_replacement_of_the_tablets. Why the last to are omitted (I think) could be because “These last two commandments govern private thoughts.” Ten_Commandments#Christian_understanding Because everybody should have a the right to think what they want to think (My take on the whole point of the religion) like believing in the flying spaghetti monster.

This is only my initial response to the joke. I came up with this myself. If you came up with this same though yourself then congratulations (I assume you all did think of this on you own and That’s why it’s funny) if you just figured the joke out because of me then please credit me as Yskyflyer for my analysis. Note I am explaining a joke. I am not stating my opinion on whether it is tasteful or not. I am not saying my description above is accurate ether. I have not read the book so I do not know the official analysis. Please tell me if I should include this in the article or if I should post It on a website and then include in the article or it is Original Research and so not qualifying including in a verifiable article. Wikipedia is not a place to include every bodies interpretations. I only posted my views because somebody requested it Due to farness I guess it would be appropriate to post your opinions under mine and not whether or not you are building off of mine or already though it out before reading mine. Be honest or the FSM will tell me your are lying and I will feel really sorry for you.--E-Bod 22:36, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

I would put that (because its most likely true) and, considering you havent read the book (neither have I) that is really good insight, BUT since you haven't read the book it could be put as original research or POV or something like that and would probably be deleted shortly after anyway. So, as good as it is, its specualtion. --JoeBlowfromKokomo 23:05, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

They are ment to represend the Ten Commandments http://lbunion.com/article.php?973 Fosnez 14:50, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Schneider and Frederick

Does this deserve mention? Has any secondary source referenced this? It probably belongs in external links, but I'm not sure it merits mention in the article itself. I'm going to remove it unless there are objections. --Nscheffey^(T/C) 18:30, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Censored words

Does the Gospel itself use asterisks? Either way, be faithful (ha) to the original text. Wikipedia:Profanity --Femto 11:37, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I just got my copy of the gospel, and it actually does use asterisks for the 5th I'd Really Rather You Didnt. It reads "Then Go After The B*******". I hardly see how this could be nothing other then bastard, and it's clearly part of the global consPiracy —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 124.149.1.51 (talk • contribs) .

Changed it. What about the "fuck" in item 4? And that's just your opinion. Perhaps He intended it to have not only one true meaning. Holy scriptures, of course, are open to individual interpretation. Femto 12:54, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

The way I saw it, since other words (like fuck as you mentioned) arnt actually censored, then the likely hood of it actually being such an obvious word (bastard) is decreased. its probably just some godly curse word, that only His Noodleness is capable of understanding. Or He was drunk when He wrote it out —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 124.149.103.16 (talk • contribs) .

Re: [1] So, what the fuck :), is it censored now or not? Femto 12:05, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright violation?

The eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts" are copied directly from the text. I may be mistaken, but isn't this blatant copyright infrigement? --Iamunknown 19:38, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Seems cool with [2] "It's ok with me if you're using the FSM images/content as long as it's not for profit, and you're doing it to further the Cause of the church." - If not, I'd say we still may reasonably claim fair use for the excerpt in the context of the article. Femto 20:28, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

If the 10 commandments can be displayed in the article, then these should be fine to display as well. It's a religious text and should be treated as such. RAmen. 24.96.242.143

[edit] McPidgin?

This is probably incorrect, since a Google search turns up only two results. Maybe a McGriddle? I don't have the book, but maybe somebody who does could look up McDonalds? I'm deleting the reference for now, and somebody can correct it later. Tomhormby 05:58, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

The reference is actually in the book (I have it). There is no such thing as a "McPidgin" sandwich, and the author knows this, it's a joke and should probably be left; it shows the kind of ideas going on in the book. Squad51 01:07, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Book cover

The image of the book cover looks like it's a red, hardcover book with an in-built page marker. Do not be fooled. It's a common-or-garden paperback book, with a picture of a red, hardcover book with an in-built page marker on the cover. As great as the FSM might be, surely He should have come up with a better quality book. JIP | Talk 21:43, 11 December 2006 (UTC)