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By Jeff Swenson
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"JUGS, BEAVERS and EXPLODING BALLS"
by Jeff Swenson
First Cynic Comic Strip
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2004-2005
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| SELL YOUR SOUL SITES Commentary by Cartoonist Jeff Swenson |
| Interestingly enough, your soul might be worth something whether you believe in it or not. |
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A little work anecdote that sheds some light on this. Being a cartoonist doesn't pay all the bills. I'm working as an office manager right now and admittedly push my luck with my sense of humor. After I saw the CNN Story on Selling Your Soul I got to thinking how hard would it be to get someone to sell their soul to me? So I asked. |
SOUL SELLING WEBSITES SELL YOUR SOUL SELL YOUR SOUL TO SATAN EPRAY LEASE YOUR SOUL CAN YOU SELL YOUR SOUL? WE WANT YOUR SOUL |
I asked the receptionist. The answer was a big fat "NO!" Now the receptionist or the correct terminology "administrative assistant" and I like to poke fun throughout the day and I try to keep within my bounds. ...So I offered an amount--10 bucks. Another big fat "NO!". I offered to buy her Pizza for lunch. "NO!" H'bout time off? "NO!" See, part of my request that she sell her soul to me would be that she would have to put it in writing. After all, it wouldn't be legal unless she signed something, would it? Okay, enough teasing. I didn't want to push it. But it was interesting that she refused so vehemently even as we were kidding back and forth and yet I didn't think her to be that religious of a person (she's got a mouth like a sailor), though I have not pried into such personal convictions because while I'm an atheist I try to stay within certain limits in the workplace. Which is why I asked another admin lady if she would sell her soul in a carefully worded email and included a co-worker of mine who was also curious--he offered to sell me his soul outright because he didn't believe in it but to me that makes his soul worthless. You have to actually think you're selling something for it to have value. This other admin lady replied saying it was a creepy request and why would we ever ask such a thing. Out of all the sex jokes and insults and gossip that gets passed around my office this may be the one thing that actually had the potential to offend her. After all, this admin I knew did believe in God. Then finally me and this other guy got to thinking. What if you could sell souls on the internet. Kind of like Ebay. Ebay by the way doesn't apparently recognize the soul as something you can sell. But stranger things had happened on the net which made people money. TOO LATE! Several people already had the same idea. I listed the sites I've found so far. Soul auction sites and soul buying sites. I guarantee you one of these sites may work and you may actually be able to sell your soul. Imagine a deed that is yours to keep and resell. Of course it would all be in a good fun except for those who literally believe in Satan. |