Posted by Damien [140.146.138.194 - ] on 02 March 2004 at 22.10.05 ZuluTime:

In Reply to: Man dressed as the devil disrupts ‘Passion’ movie posted by Hunter on 02 March 2004 at 01.57.06 ZuluTime:

>>>Moviegoers at Stadium 16 Theater in Evansville attending a showing of “Passion of the Christ” got more than they bargained for Saturday night.

Yeah, they came to see a bloody, gory movie depicting the agonizing torture and slow-ish death of their most sacred figurehead, all displayed on a big screen where every inch of blood, sweat, gore, and entrails can be clearly seen by all...and they had to see someone in a red jumpsuit with plastic faux-horns and a limp, pointed tail! Talk about completely ruining a pure and holy family experience!

>>>They were greeted in the lobby of the theater by a man wearing a ‘red devil’ costume.

So this guy works for the theatre as a 'greeter'? Perhaps it's volunteer work, or maybe required community service.

>>>Tyler Wendell,

The first rule of Blasphemy-Club, you do *not* talk about Blasphemy-Club.

>>>a 19 year old freshman at the University of Southern Indiana, caused quite a ruckus with his get-up.

Tyler did not cause anything but perhaps a bad fashion statement. Years of religious indoctrination and inculturated stupidity and intolerance caused a ruckus.

>>>The audience, many who were part of church groups, was visibly upset by the antics of Wendell.

As opposed to, say, invisibly upset? Were the ones that weren't visibly upset immune to the effects of light reflecting off their bodies?

>>> ”I always like to push the limits,” Wendell said.

Watch 'Jackass' if you want to see limits being pushed, this was nothing more than a cheap gag that played upon the childish reactiveness of grown morons.

>>>Many were upset that Wendell chose to wear a devil costume to a religious movie.

Damn, guess I'll have to put my red jumpsuit back in the closet and wear my taliban robe, fake beard, and imitation assault-weapon there instead.

>>>Many patrons jeered Wendell as he stood in line for concessions.

"Nyah Nyah, you're the lord of all evil, second in power only to the anal-retentive deity himself!"

>>>Once inside the movie, Christians began pelting Wendell with Gummy Bears, Ju-Ju Bees, and popcorn.

Thankfully, our intelligent protagonist had been prepared for this eventuality and had bought his costume at, ironically enough, The Salvation Army.

>>> Management got involved after a 75-year-old woman, Hazel Meyer, poured a 64-ounce Coca-Cola on Wendell.

But thanks to the 'free-refill' policy of the theatre, no charges were filed by Mrs. Meyer.

>>>Tim Tolbert, General Manager of Kerasotes Stadium 16, asked Wendell to leave because he was such a disruptive presence.

Wendell was unaware that the rules strictly prohibited people from sitting quietly, had he been throwing food at others, as expected, no disruption would have occured.

>>>“Our corporate policy is to eject anyone that interferes with the movie experience of fellow patrons,” Tolbert said.

"...thus, any patron that keeps their food within the container it was purchased in for more than thirty seconds will now be promptly ejected from the theatre for causing a disruption."

>>>Ingrid Holzappel, a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, was outraged.

He forgot to bring enough spare change for his own bag of milk duds.

>>>“This is no place for this type of behavior,”

Damn right, bad fashion statements should only be made in certain shows in Paris. On the other hand, childish behavior, food fights, and mob-mentality are still welcome within the united states of embarrassment.

>>> Holzappel remarked, “This was already a sensitive subject, and then to mock it by dressing up as Satan is despicable.”

Feh, screw freedom of speach! Damn it, I was so offended I caused my bowl of M&M's to go airborne across a darkened room (where you couldn't see the costume anyways).

>>>When asked what he hoped to accomplish by his actions, Wendell said he likes doing things to get a reaction.

He could have made it easier on himself and wore a Celine Dion t-shirt to a Pantera concert, but that would have lacked those subtle religious undertones.

>>>He was also inspired by a biography he read about the Marquis de Sade.

Thankfully, the suit he wore was padded, thus the leather cock-ring, nipple-clamps, and anal-plug did not show up through the material.

>>>De Sade was an 18th century writer who caused scandals with his libertine behavior in pre-revolutionary France.

And the idol of those who have a sexual maturity beyond the point of a six year old's (about, say, 5% of duhmericans).

>>>De Sade was once arrested for desecrating the Holy Eucharist to see if God really existed. Wendell said his stunt was along the same lines.

Had he been more attentive, he would have noticed that Jesus was the one who pelted him with the luke-warm chili-dog with extra mayo. It wasn't intentional, though, he was waving his hand to pacify his enraged, mentally incompetent followers, when a portion of the consumable slipped through the hole in his wrist.

>>>Wendell, an atheist, said, “If God really existed, He would have struck me down for dressing as the devil.”

If there was a deity, it probably could have cared less about the antics of a few mortals.

>>> He also wanted to prove “that Christians aren’t as forgiving as they portray”.

Why attempt to prove something that they are more than willing to demonstrate on their own?

>>>Wendell says his actions were also partially due to a genuine dislike of Mel Gibson.

Mel, when asked to comment, said his dad believed it was part of the semitic conspiracy.

>>>Tolbert replied that Wendell was “a misguided and deranged person.”

Normal people wear torture devices around their necks and throw food at deviants. Other primates are more efficient, they eat the food and throw the excremental remains at morons who pay to see them do it.

>>> Tolbert also said measures are being taken to ensure this type of disruption does not occur again.

A new policy of putting a layer of quick drying superglue on all food items should prevent this situation from re-occuring.

>>>“From now on, people dressed offensively will not be allowed to enter the theatre.”

So, let me get this straight, a movie filled with graphic descriptions of human agony is not offensive to most, but a red jumpsuit is? I swore I would never again be surprised at the stoopidity of duhmericans, but it looks as though I shall have to break that promise yet again.

>>>Kerasotes’ management is in the process of creating new guidelines for preventing people dressed as “evil beings” from gaining entrance to the theatre.

Damn, guess I'll have to put away my Dennis Rodman, Micheal Jackson, Pat Robertson, and John Ashcroft costumes.

>>>As of this writing, Evansville police were investigating the incident.

"Officer Davis here, it looks as though the plaintiff has sat in a substance that resembles nachos...in a sticky sauce that appears to be spiced with...yessir, definately jalapenos."