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Christ as Crackers

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Never underestimate the size of the “lazy Catholic” market.

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Wordsploded by Mark

September 25th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

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14 Responses to 'Christ as Crackers'

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  1. well, if you are a christian, you actually ‘think’ those communion crackers are literally some sort of cannibalistic meal…

    enneract

    25 Sep 08 at 7:51 pm

  2. Ahh, the joys of retail lingo. This is probably short for assorted Christmas crackers, so at least it didn’t come out as Christ Ass Crackers…

    Lisa

    25 Sep 08 at 10:40 pm

  3. Christ as crackers? Not so far fetched, according to Wikipedia:

    “A host is a portion of bread used for Holy Communion in many Christian churches. In Western Christianity the host is often a thin, round unleavened wafer.”

    From Wikipedia’s entry on “sacramental bread”.

    Adrian Lopez

    25 Sep 08 at 11:38 pm

  4. It looks as if this may be a prank. Look below the crackers and you will see a gift wrap-like item labelled: “Wrapture.”

    David Hall

    26 Sep 08 at 1:13 am

  5. Not all sects of Christianity believe Communion is *actually* Christ’s body and blood. Catholics, some Lutherans, probably some other liturgical/traditional congregations do – most protestant denominations see Communion (or The Lord’s Supper) as a symbolic ritual of remembrance – not, as enneract so pithily put, a “cannabalistic meal.”

    Now these, from a marketing standpoint, might actually be called “Christ as crackers.” Which…tee!

    Krissa

    26 Sep 08 at 9:31 am

  6. Must not make “redneck” jokes…!

    Naked Bunny with a Whip

    26 Sep 08 at 11:02 am

  7. Do any of the above commenters understand what Christmas crackers are?
    They have nothing to do with communion or crackers (saltines, Ritz, or Cheez-its).

    David Hall

    26 Sep 08 at 1:28 pm

  8. Quick, somebody claim “Christ as Crackers” for a band name!

    Matt

    26 Sep 08 at 4:14 pm

  9. David, are they curiously similar to Pétards de Noël?

    Mark H

    26 Sep 08 at 5:17 pm

  10. Mark, if they go bang when you and a partner tug on the ends; and they dispense paper hats, small trinkets, and a paper fortune/joke/riddle, then yes they would be.

    Pétards de Noël? Is that Canadian for Christmas Crackers?

    David Hall

    26 Sep 08 at 9:42 pm

  11. Er, it was a joke. I know what a cracker (Christmas, for the celebration of) is. It appears I have been hoist with my own petard.

    Mark H

    27 Sep 08 at 6:25 am

  12. BOOM!

    Another fine product from Acme!

    David Hall

    27 Sep 08 at 11:50 pm

  13. It even says “8 pétards de Noël” on the box.

    Adrian Lopez

    29 Sep 08 at 1:48 am

  14. AH HA!! Christ has returned… in the form of crackers? Is the apocalypse a lack of something to spread on said crackers?

    Rick

    7 Nov 08 at 1:29 pm

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