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[livejournal.com profile] therealjae happened upon the website of a pastor who is so right-wing-fundamentalist-wacko that he apparently spends most of his time railing against other right-wing-fundamentalist wackos for not being rigid enough. Nothing unusual there, unfortunately...

...except that the guy's name? His real name? Is Darwin Fish.

Seriously.

("Yes, Darwin Fish is my real name. It is the name my parents gave me when I was born in 1961. At the time, to my knowledge, there was no "DarwinFish" symbol made up at that time. My father's last name is "Fish," and my mother liked the name Darwin. So, this is my name. Some have suggested that I should change it, but I don't believe that would be honoring my father and mother (Exodus 20:12).

I have not openly cursed the day I was born as Jeremiah did (Jeremiah 20:14-18), but perhaps I have in my heart...")


[livejournal.com profile] therealjae was just delighted by the absurdity, of course, and of course so am I. Which led to the following IM conversation:

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: But let's not distracted from the sheer beauty of the thing by looking for explanations. It would be like dissecting a butterfly.

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Heeeeee.
[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Darwin Fish!

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: I want to send him fan mail.

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Me too!

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: "Dear Mr. Fish. I heard about your life and work from my adulterous lesbian lover..."

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Bwahaha!
[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: I'm not a lesbian! ;-)

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: Well, me neither.
[livejournal.com profile] rivka: But do you really think that Mr. Fish appreciates the fine distinctions between a female-female lesbian relationship and a female-female bisexual relationship?

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: True.

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: But anyway, my next line will certainly make all clear. "I just wanted to let you know that we think you're great, and so do our husbands!"

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: HEE!
[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: I want to see your letter.

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: That would certainly be better than him seeing it, yes.

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: You should post it in your livejournal. ;-)

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: You seem so sure that Mr. Fish doesn't have an LJ account.

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Whoa, that's a scary idea.

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: http://darwinfish.livejournal.com/

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Somehow, I don't think that's him.

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: Or it could be this one:
[livejournal.com profile] rivka: http://darwin-fish.livejournal.com/

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Hee! Jellyfish scare me.

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: That one has "spirituality" listed as an interest!
[livejournal.com profile] rivka: Also "religion" and "God!" It's so totally him.

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Heeee.
[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: And "darwin fish" is an interest, too.

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: Well, who's not interested in themselves?

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Certainly not Darwin Fish.

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: Take a look at this entry: Haven't written here in a really, really long time. No reason to write. Nothing much to say. Feeling a little sad. Missing M. I can't separate her from me and I don't want to anyway. If we take "M" to mean the Virgin Mary, doesn't that shed a little light on Darwin Fish's over-elaborate rejections of Catholicism?

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: HEE!

[livejournal.com profile] rivka: Okay, can I post this whole part of the conversation?

[livejournal.com profile] therealjae: Sure.

Date: 2006-04-11 04:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com
Oh, that's wonderful!

Date: 2006-04-11 04:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wcg.livejournal.com
"I just wanted to let you know that we think you're great, and so do our husbands!"

And your boyfriend!

Date: 2006-04-11 05:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kightp.livejournal.com
And the little old lady who has a crush on you!

Date: 2006-04-11 10:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com
And the not-so-little, middle-aged woman who doesn't have a crush on you but thinks you're an absolutely delightful person!

Date: 2006-04-11 12:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pernishus.livejournal.com
I read the poor fellow's whole site -- it's actually pretty heart-rending, when you think about it a bit.

"Naming is maybe the closest we get to our original Purpose in Life (tm)," remarks Pernicious the Musquodoboit Harbour Farm Cat from behind his copy of The Dialogues of Plato.

Date: 2006-04-11 12:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pernishus.livejournal.com
Pernicious is currently reading Cratylus...

Date: 2006-04-11 01:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rivka.livejournal.com
I read the poor fellow's whole site -- it's actually pretty heart-rending, when you think about it a bit.

I had the same reaction, actually. He's cut himself off from so many people, and he worships God out of fear.

Date: 2006-04-11 01:50 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] melebeth
*bounces happily* You made my morning.

Sad, actually

Date: 2006-04-12 04:17 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
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Grandma Susan

Re: Sad, actually

Date: 2006-04-12 04:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] melebeth
I meant the irony of the name, not the circumstance of his existence. But i'm off too read.

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