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    Exclamation Mel Gibson wants to buy Deja Vu and Spearmint Rhino chains

    Ha ha ha. What kind of BS is this?

    Got this off of zbone.com


    Controversial Catholic Sect To Buy Strip Clubs
    April 1, 2005
    By SAXBEAT, Staff Writer
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - The controversial Catholic sect, "Holy Family," which
    has become well-known recently because of its links to Hollywood actor and
    director Mel Gibson, has made an offer to buy the Deja Vu and Spearmint
    Rhino chains of strip clubs for a reported price of $3.5 billion.
    Gibson, acting as spokesperson for the small but outspoken church in this
    matter, said it was a matter of, "Doing something positive to fight sin
    and sinners, as our laws obviously haven't worked."
    The Deja Vu chain, which operates 78 strip clubs across the United States,
    is best known for offering "97 pretty girls and 3 ugly ones" at each of
    its clubs. It constitutes the largest adult entertainment chain in the
    U.S., with revenues estimated at $500 million to $1 billion annually.
    Spearmint Rhino has holdings in Europe as well as in the United States
    with revenues near $500 million.
    The Holy Family sect is a so-called Traditionalist break-off of the Roman
    Catholic church, which, among other things, celebrates Mass in Latin, and
    is not recognized by the Holy See in Rome. The group plans to convert the
    purchased strip clubs into churches. Gibson has contributed large sums of
    money to the group before, including $2.8 million to build a church near
    Malibu, CA, but the offer for the entire Deja Vu and Spearmint Rhino
    chains dwarfs his previous contributions and is being supplemented by
    thousands of private contributions as well as some of the $2 billion in
    earnings from Gibson's religious epic, "The Passion of the Christ."
    "We've scouted out most of the locations already," said Gibson. "You'd be
    surprised at how quickly we can have them up and running as churches. Once
    we remove the stripper poles, the stages can become altars with just a
    paint job. Most of the clubs also have small booths around the perimeter
    that can be converted to confessionals. Basically, we just move the chairs
    to the back of the club, bring the sofas up front as pews, and we are
    done. We can even use the DJ booth for music until we can order enough
    organs to go around."
    Michael Swyved, CEO of Deja Vu, Inc., said the company will not consider
    the church's offer. "It's an outrage," he said. "They should clean up
    their own act before they start complaining about ours," an apparent
    reference to the molestation scandal sweeping the Catholic church in
    recent years.
    Religious Studies Professor Aptly Named at California State University,
    Northridge, says while the battle between church and adult entertainment
    may have taken a new turn, the war is an old one. "Of course, there is
    going to be friction between the groups," he said. "There are so many
    similarities: Both encourage a lot of kneeling. Both involve private
    offerings of money based on guilt and how much you think you've sinned.
    There is probably an equal amount of praying and thanking God at both
    institutions. Priests and DJs occupy positions of authority that are often
    abused. And of course, women are both exalted and oppressed in both
    organizations. They are essentially fighting over the same turf. And of
    course, we've all heard of the link between religious and physical
    ecstasy. So, I think it makes sense. I think the Holy Family group is
    recognizing the amount of money being spent in strip clubs, and saying,
    'Hey, put some of that in our garter belt,' so to speak."
    Swyved says the Deja Vu company is considering a number of options to
    fight off the hostile offer, including declaring itself a religious sect
    in order to get First Amendment protection. "We'll do whatever it takes,"
    he said. The company has already asked the purchase offer to be
    investigated under anti-trust laws. "If strip clubs get bought by
    churches," he said, "the church will have a monopoly on people's souls. It
    is un-American. We have a right in this country to decide whether or not
    we are going to sin, and how much."
    Gibson denies the church will have a monopoly on souls. "There are still a
    lot of sinners out there," he said. "Our sect is small, and besides, there
    a lot of other strip clubs besides Deja Vu, and almost all of them offer
    higher mileage. Of course, when it comes to sinners there are always the
    Jews; and while they may run Hollywood and the banks, there are
    surprisingly few of them running strip clubs."
    "We all must suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons. In order to achieve what others don't, you have to do what others won't."


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    Default Re: Mel Gibson wants to buy Deja Vu and Spearmint Rhino chains

    "When it comes to sinners there are always the Jews."

    Ya gotta love this guy. What a fucked up thing to say.

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    Default Re: Mel Gibson wants to buy Deja Vu and Spearmint Rhino chains

    so we are "sinners" wtf? he sucks and so does the people who think that we are doing something wrong and "sinning".

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    Ask him if he wants a bacon double cheeseburger this friday... He's a nut catholic still clinging to eleventh century doctarine. Trust me, this won't go anywhere. That sect is tiny, Gibson is probably the only rich one in the bunch.

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    Default Re: Mel Gibson wants to buy Deja Vu and Spearmint Rhino chains

    It was an April Fools joke.


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    There ought to be combination church/titty-bars where you can worship God and see naked chicks at the same time. There could be dancers in nun outfits and stuff like that....
    A fat chick is like a big, warm, comfortable pillow that you can also have sex with....

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    WTF ! Would someone please give Mel his psych meds ! Gesh, enough already ! Instead of "saving" souls he should invest his money to help the many needy children in the world. We have quite a few in the US alone ! But then of course that would make too much sense..

    On another note, I think more strippers should save up or pool together and buy strip clubs.
    Its almost laughable that we women dance in clubs that are mainly owned by men !
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    where did this blind intelligence come from????? too true....

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    bla.......


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    I can't believe you guys fell for it? I halfway believed it until the point they brought up converting the clubs to churches. sheesh! lol.

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    The religous studies professor named "Apltly Named" wasn't a tip-off?


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    hate to pile on here, but I agree with Colleen and Fancy, ya really have to use your critical thinking on these things. A professor named Aptly Named who compares stripping and church because both involve kneeling? Mel Gibson calling jews "sinners" ----- about twice a month I get something like this forwarded to me by people who are outraged (outraged!!!!) by something that is so obviously a joke

    but it was a funny article

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    If you believed that article -- then do not visit

    http://www.landoverbaptist.org/

    Soooooooo many people are fooled by that site - do not be.. it is a parody/spoof site.


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    Ahahaha !!!!! That was a good spoof



    On the topic of Mel though~
    as cute as he was in the 80's, IMHO , he is just unbalanced in general.

    He is a recovered addict who simply traded drugs and drink for Jesus. It isn't that uncommon really. He just gets more attention than most.
    Example of discrimination (Imho):

    the only prudent way to treat Islamics in the US and western europe today is along the same vein as Russians and Eastern Europeans were treated during the 'cold war' days - with some degree of suspicion warranted until proven otherwise !

    http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44590




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    Quote Originally Posted by GoldCoastGirl
    If you believed that article -- then do not visit



    Soooooooo many people are fooled by that site - do not be.. it is a parody/spoof site.
    Heh GCG.. Someone sent that link to me a while back and I've had it bookmarked ever since. It's a freaking riot.. LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hello~Kitty
    Ahahaha !!!!! That was a good spoof



    On the topic of Mel though~
    as cute as he was in the 80's, IMHO , he is just unbalanced in general.

    He is a recovered addict who simply traded drugs and drink for Jesus. It isn't that uncommon really. He just gets more attention than most.
    So true ! I have watched a few documentaries about his life. So the thought of him wanting to buy a strip club really didn't strike me as being too far fetched.

    But guess I fell for it ! AgHHH..Anyway I stand behind the rest of my post.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miss Jessica
    "There are so many
    similarities: Both encourage a lot of kneeling. Both involve private
    offerings of money based on guilt and how much you think you've sinned.
    There is probably an equal amount of praying and thanking God at both
    institutions. Priests and DJs occupy positions of authority that are often
    abused. And of course, women are both exalted and oppressed in both
    organizations. They are essentially fighting over the same turf. And of
    course, we've all heard of the link between religious and physical
    ecstasy. So, I think it makes sense.
    Oh my god, that's hysterical.

    Spend more time reading The Onion, people. You'll recognize these things more easily

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    ^ Never heard of it ...Is it a website ?
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    www.theonion.com Read it every week, LOVE IT!!!

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    As a former Spearamint Rhino Showgirl...( and one who continues to work off and on)

    Do you suppose we will be having communion????


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    Quote Originally Posted by Katrine
    www.theonion.com Read it every week, LOVE IT!!!
    Thanks babe !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gynger
    As a former Spearamint Rhino Showgirl...( and one who continues to work off and on)

    Do you suppose we will be having communion????

    I think that statement is blasphemous and offensive!!!!!! How dare you imply a priest would be interested in you - you're over 18 and female, they'd want nothing to do with you.

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    Haha what a hilarious April Fool's joke!

    I'm kinda bummed they didn't take the gag a different direction though... such as explaining they will keep the stripclubs in operation to raise funds to feed the hungry and install confessional booths near the exit.
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    I guess it's ok to make movies showing graphic violence ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089530/ ) and nudity ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086993/ )and people being killed 9 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079501/ ), but not ok to go see a naked woman dance.

    Gotcha. Thanks Mel.

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    whoops...I went back and read the thread...it was from the Onion?

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