Should Bono play Jesus?

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Muggsy said:
Bono doesn't look like a hippie... and all the paintings and the movies prove that Jesus was a hippie :rolleyes:

Yeah. The paintings also have a tendency to depict Jesus with blond hair and blue eyes - which is all very pretty, but doesn't seem vaguely realistic to me. In fact it's thoroughly disturbing.

I complained about this, when I was younger, to my Mum, who was raised in a convent school in India. She quite rightly pointed out to me that it was the artists impressions of Jesus that was important, not their reflection of reality - but I stand by my point.
 
intedomine said:
Well, in my opinion Bono is doing more for the world we live in than Jesus did back in his day, and is probably a better bloke overall too. Bono is more magical too.

So I'd be asking who would play Bono rather than Jesus.

Bono might as well be God, if God exists.

Robbie Williams reckons that "God pretends to be Bono on his day off". :lmao:

stagman said:
this is a really crap thread
...and that is a really crap comment. :rolleyes:

We're just having a bit of a laugh and being silly - not pretending to be rocket scientists. CALM DOWN DEAR - it's a commercial.:huh:

;);)
 
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Originally posted by shaun vox
bano cant play god

GOD still has his voice and hair! and bano sounds like a horse on most of the songs(live).

:lmao: Very good, shaunvox - much better than your previous wind up attempts. Well done. :)
 
Canadiens1160 said:
Jesus isn't cool enough to be played by Bono.

I told that to my fiance who said "Bono isn't cool enough to play Jesus". I reminded my fiance that he is an atheist and is constantly banging on about how he dislikes organised religion. That shut him up. :laugh:
 
shaun vox said:
bano cant play god

GOD still has his voice and hair! and bano sounds like a horse on most of the songs(live)

Just wanted to point out:

Alanis Morissette played God in Dogma... and she could never sing in the first place. (Don't get me wrong - I really liked Jagged Little Pill, apart from Ironic, which I just found irritating - but I often think that she shounds like a cat being skewered from behind with a corkscrew.)

This proves that you don't have to be note-perfect to play God. Imagine if you did - Celine Dion would be God - in which case I would have to tear down churches worldwide. :ohmy:






:wink: :
 
Never suggest the possibility of Celion Dion being God ever again. In fact, don't even suggest the possibility of Celion Dion. :barf:

I need to go wash all knowledge of Celion Dion out of my mind now.
 
Axver said:
Never suggest the possibility of Celion Dion being God ever again. In fact, don't even suggest the possibility of Celion Dion. :barf:

I need to go wash all knowledge of Celion Dion out of my mind now.

I'm glad you feel the same way as I do on this matter.
 
sallycinnamon78 said:


I'm glad you feel the same way as I do on this matter.

It's the way all people should feel!

*shudders at the thought of Celine Dion again, as he has yet to wash all trace of her out* This may take a while.

(And ha, go my ability to call her Celion. My typotastic powers rock.)
 
A question: if this was really just a silly little thread where people were "having fun" (at Jesus' and Bono's expense) why did Cask attack intedomine for stating a point of view?

Seems like to some posting here, they took this thread too seriously.

Just my opinion. :yes:
 
The first few posts made it perfectly clear that was supposed to be a bit of fun. As for making fun of Bono and/or Jesus: a few flippant comments here and there, do not necessarily indicate disrespect, dislike, or distrust.

Personally, despite posting for the sake of being silly, I'm having a hard time at the mo - so I guess I am taking things more seriously than I should. Maybe loads of us are... who knows?

I can't really speak for Cask and intedomine, so that's a question to ask them!

I am the New Messiah - sorry if I forgot to mention it before - but as I haven't completed my full Universe Management training course yet, i'm making up the rules as I go along. ;)
 
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What I always liked about Jesus was that he wasn't just a God, he was a God..who played guitar.

That's it then, who is the better guitar player Bono or Jesus?
 
There's a Spanish train that runs between
Guadalquivir and old Seville,
And at dead of night the whistle blows,
and people hear she's running still...

And then they hush their children back to sleep,
Lock the doors, upstairs they creep,
For it is said that the souls of the dead
Fill that train ten thousand deep!!

Well a railwayman lay dying with his people by his side,
His family were crying, knelt in prayer before he died,
But above his bed just a-waiting for the dead,
Was the Devil with a twinkle in his eye,
"Well God's not around and look what I've found,
this one's mine!!"

Just then the Lord himself appeared in a blinding flash of light,
And shouted at the Devil, "Get thee hence to endless night!!"
But the Devil just grinned and said "I may have sinned,
But there's no need to push me around,
I got him first so you can do your worst,
He's going underground!!"

"But I think I'll give you one more chance"
said the Devil with a smile,
"So throw away that stupid lance,
It's really not your style",
"Joker is the name, Poker is the game,
we'll play right here on this bed,
And then we'll bet for the biggest stakes yet,
the souls of the dead!!"

And I said "Look out, Lord, He's going to win,
The sun is down and the night is riding in,
That train is dead on time, many souls are on the line,
Oh Lord, He's going to win!.."

Well the railwayman he cut the cards
And he dealt them each a hand of five,
And for the Lord he was praying hard
Or that train he'd have to drive...
Well the Devil he had three aces and a king,
And the Lord, he was running for a straight,
He had the queen and the knave and nine and ten of spades,
All he needed was the eight...

And then the Lord he called for one more card,
But he drew the diamond eight,
And the Devil said to the son of God,
"I believe you've got it straight,
So deal me one for the time has come
To see who'll be the king of this place,
But as he spoke, from beneath his cloak,
He slipped another ace...

Ten thousand souls was the opening bid,
And it soon went up to fifty-nine,
But the Lord didn't see what the Devil did,
And he said "that suits me fine",
"I'll raise you high to a hundred and five,
And forever put an end to your sins",
But the Devil let out a mighty shout, "My hand wins!!"

And I said "Lord, oh Lord, you let him win,
The sun is down and the night is riding in,
That train is dead on time, many souls are on the line,
Oh Lord, don't let him win..."

Well that Spanish train still runs between
Guadalquivir and old Seville,
And at dead of night the whistle blows,
And people fear she's running still...
And far away in some recess
The Lord and the Devil are now playing chess,
The Devil still cheats and wins more souls,
And as for the Lord, well, he's just doing his best...

And I said "Lord, oh Lord, you've got to win,
The sun is down and the night is riding in,
That train is still on time, oh my soul is on the line,
Oh Lord, you've got to win..."
 
sallycinnamon78 said:


Well that Spanish train still runs between
Guadalquivir and old Seville,
And at dead of night the whistle blows,
And people fear she's running still...
And far away in some recess
The Lord and the Devil are now playing chess,
The Devil still cheats and wins more souls,
And as for the Lord, well, he's just doing his best...

/B]


I liked a lot of Chris DeBurgh's songs, but I just couldn't stomach listening to him anymore after reading those lyrics. I hate it.
 
80sU2isBest said:


I liked a lot of Chris DeBurgh's songs, but I just couldn't stomach listening to him anymore after reading those lyrics. I hate it.

Aw, but Spanish Train's such a great album! I don't care for some of his lyrics/songs ( "The Tower" is an exception, because that's just such a nice song) but they're not all bad.

I think his worst lyrics were on "Crusader". The song is great from a musical perspective, but I think he forgot his history classes. :|
 
this thread is NOT crap, it´s hilarious :lmao:

"He actually got his six-pack after his 40day training in the desert"

:lmao:

please let´s not compare bono with jesus, this is absurd.. oh no I cant be serious this is too funny!
 
sallycinnamon78 said:


I told that to my fiance who said "Bono isn't cool enough to play Jesus". I reminded my fiance that he is an atheist and is constantly banging on about how he dislikes organised religion. That shut him up. :laugh:

Bono, an atheist? Since when?
 
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I think she's on about her fiance i.e. why should he care either way
 
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