LOLCat Bible Translation Project Says 'Oh Hai' to Jesus
Marissa Brassfield — July 9, 2009 — Pop Culture
References: lolcatbible
The LOLCat Bible Translation Project proves that if anything can save religion, it's LOLspeak. Pious individuals around the world may not get a rise out of this crowdsourced masterpiece, but I sure do.
Try this passage on for size from Jeremiah 9, courtesy of the LOLCat Bible Translation Project:
For more LOLCat hilarity, check out the LOLCat Bible Translation Project below.
Try this passage on for size from Jeremiah 9, courtesy of the LOLCat Bible Translation Project:
dis ar teh wut teh lord almighty sez: "considr nao! Call 4 da wailin women 2 come; Send 4 da most skillful ov them.18 let them come quickly An wail ovar us Till r eyez overflow wif tears An watr streams frum r eyelidz. 19 teh sound ov wailin iz herd frum zion: How ruind we r! How great iz r shame! We must leef r land Cuz r haus r in ruins. "
For more LOLCat hilarity, check out the LOLCat Bible Translation Project below.
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