| | [[Bill Maher]] said this on his cable TV show commenting on purity balls, where dad take their beloved daughters for a dance: | | [[Bill Maher]] said this on his cable TV show commenting on purity balls, where dad take their beloved daughters for a dance: |
| − | “[It] is like a prom for a dad and his daughter, where dad gets in a tuxedo and the daughter gets in a gown, and they go to this ball, and he puts a ring on her finger and feeds her wedding cake, and she pledges to stay a virgin until she gets married. And then dad has sex with her in the car. [laughter] [applause]…[referring to t-shirt that he had made up] I'm not going to lie; these are the bull[expletive removed] ones we made up that are even funnier. [laughter] ‘World's Greatest [expletive removed] tease!’ [laughter] [applause]…‘I'm With Horny!’ [laughter] Oh, I love this one. [laughter]…‘My Father Went to Third Base and All I Got was this Lousy T-Shirt.’ [laughter] [applause] And my favorite.[laughter] [he holds up t-shirt which reads, ‘My (picture of ‘pussy’ cat) Belongs to Daddy.’ [laughter] [groans] [applause]…If you're slipping a ring on your daughter's finger and eating wedding cake, trust me, you're plotting to [expletive removed] the babysitter. [laughter].”[24] | + | “[It] is like a prom for a dad and his daughter, where dad gets in a tuxedo and the daughter gets in a gown, and they go to this ball, and he puts a ring on her finger and feeds her wedding cake, and she pledges to stay a virgin until she gets married. And then dad has sex with her in the car. [laughter] [applause]…[referring to t-shirt that he had made up] I'm not going to lie; these are the bull[expletive removed] ones we made up that are even funnier. [laughter] ‘World's Greatest [expletive removed] tease!’ [laughter] [applause]…‘I'm With Horny!’ [laughter] Oh, I love this one. [laughter]…‘My Father Went to Third Base and All I Got was this Lousy T-Shirt.’ [laughter] [applause] And my favorite.[laughter] [he holds up t-shirt which reads, ‘My (picture of ‘pussy’ cat) Belongs to Daddy.’ [laughter] [groans] [applause]…If you're slipping a ring on your daughter's finger and eating wedding cake, trust me, you're plotting to [expletive removed] the babysitter. [laughter].”<ref>Maher, Bill (March 23, 2007). "Episode #506". ''Real Time With Bill Maher''. HBO.</ref> |
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| | [[Daniel Dennett]] said, “We're just the beginning of a new wave of explicit attempts to shake peoples' faith.”<ref name="4horse">The Four Horsemen: Discussions with Richard Dawkins: | | [[Daniel Dennett]] said, “We're just the beginning of a new wave of explicit attempts to shake peoples' faith.”<ref name="4horse">The Four Horsemen: Discussions with Richard Dawkins: |