[Yojimbo]

From the Onion. Warning: sense of humor required.

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JERUSALEM—Jesus Christ, son of God and savior of humanity, confided Monday that He is not looking forward to His 2003rd birthday, saying that He is "really dreading turning the big two-oh-oh-three."

"Well, here's another one," said Christ, who will be 2003 Dec. 25. "I can't believe I'm actually turning 2,003 soon. I am seriously getting up there."

Though His associates have been keeping Him in good company as the milestone draws near, Christ said He is finding it increasingly difficult to keep His spirits up.

"They keep telling me I don't look a day over 33, but you know how they are—especially Peter," Christ said meekly. "He'll be calling me an old fogy three times before the cock crows tomorrow morning. I just know it."

Even members of Christ's family have been giving Him a hard time about His age.

"Dad's been ribbing Me pretty good," said Christ, sipping Holy Water from an "Old Fart" mug recently given to Him by St. Michael. "He gives Me all kinds of grief, telling Me stuff like, 'At the rate you're going, people aren't going to know if you're the son of God or the brother.'"

"Two-thousand and three," Christ said. "I swear, for the next few centuries, when people ask me how old I am, I'm going to tell them 1,999."

Though Christ is aware that His birthday is one of Earth's biggest holidays, He said it hasn't been important to Him lately.

"I remember when I turned 1,000, I was really excited," said Christ. "A bunch of the apostles threw a big surprise party for me at the Sea of Galilee, and it was such a great time—I don't even want to tell you how much water we turned into wine that night. But once I turned 1,000, each birthday sort of became less and less of a big deal. It's like, once you're a thousandsomething, you don't even get so excited about birthdays anymore. The past few hundred birthdays, I've generally celebrated by just going out to dinner with a good friend or something mellow like that."

"I am so over the hill," He said. "God, in another 497 years, I'm going to be 2,500. I can't believe it."

Despite Christ's pleading with friends not to "make a whole big production" out of His birthday, some suspect He is secretly hoping for a surprise party.

"Every time I bring up the subject, He says, 'Don't do anything special for Me, don't get me any presents, all I want is peace on Earth, I'm not some kid in his 840s anymore'—blah, blah, blah," St. Matthew said. "That's vintage Jesus for you. Well, I have news for Him: Nobody is going to 'just forget.'"

Still, Christ insisted that He hopes no big celebrations are in the works.

"It's bad enough getting old, but having your birthday on Christmas?" said Christ, shaking His head. "And Dad had better not make one of those delicious carrot cakes with the sour-cream frosting. I have to go to My Second Coming and judge the living and the dead right afterwards, and I want to be able to fit into My old raiment."

[Xkcer Man]

I think I read that last year, but still funny nonetheless. If you can handle it.

[Yojimbo]

Yeah I posted it in here last year but it mysteriously disappeared.

[Xkcer Man]

You did a good job changing all of the dates.

[Drill]

Hmm... that was a bit weird. But I liked it. I usually like weird things

[Yojimbo]

Originally Posted by Xkcer Man

You did a good job changing all of the dates.

That's the way it came off the Onion site. They updated it and reposted it on their front page. Definitely a classic.

[SccHarpGirl]

I've seen it before. Very funny

[Frodo]

I think things like those are funny. I know some people last year argued that it was disgusting to God to have people making fun of him, but I really don't think that's true. Don't y'all know God has a sense of humor too? So please, don't go bashing this. I don't want this to turn into a theology discussion, or I'll close it.

[Art]

Well done again, Jimbo. Thanks for reposting it.

[Mr.Zachcore]

good stuff. It's too bad some people get offended by stuff like that though. Besides Jesus is more likely to be 2007 years old anway

[God's Jedi]

If I were Him, I'd just be glad that people still remember my birthday after 2000 years. I'm only 15, and no one remembers mine.