Caption contest!
Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Capitol News Illinois…
The Satanic Temple of Illinois debuted a new display in the Illinois Capitol rotunda Tuesday, taking its place next to the annual Christmas and Hanukkah displays. […]
On Tuesday “Minister Adam” of the Satanic Temple of Illinois, who declined to share his last name for security purposes, was joined by about 15 Temple members to dedicate this year’s display. It consists of a crocheted snake sitting on a book and a pile of apples crocheted by Temple members.
“Every year, we do a holiday display and a show of unity and religious pluralism within the state Capitol rotunda,” Adam said. “And this year, we wanted to focus on the book bans that people have been trying to do all over the country.”
A pal of mine took a pic earlier today…
- Michelle Flaherty - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 2:56 pm:
Oh Squeezy, what’s become of you?
- Joe Schmoe - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 2:57 pm:
Cute. Would look great in the Hobby Lobby entryway.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 2:57 pm:
“Tempting”
- Dysfunction Junction - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:01 pm:
Getting serious Kukla, Fran and Ollie vibes from this one… Baphomet it’s not.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:02 pm:
Sinfully Seasonal
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:04 pm:
Slithering Seasonal
- DuPage Saint - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:04 pm:
The Devil is in the details
- Three Dimensional Checkers - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:06 pm:
Squeezy became such a nihilist after the failure of pension reform that he decided to join the Satanic Temple of Illinois.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:07 pm:
“Great. Which one of you forgot some green apples.”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:08 pm:
(Not Pictured: Adam and Eve sock puppets)
- Dysfunction Junction - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:13 pm:
“An apple a day keeps the pastor away.”
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:13 pm:
So Satanists crochet at their meetings?
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:15 pm:
Now that Madigan is gone, the apples are starting to pile up under the dome.
- Dysfunction Junction - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:15 pm:
“Kukla, Fran… come quickly. You won’t believe what’s in this book.”
- Socially DIstant Watcher - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:17 pm:
I was wondering where the Satanists were. And the Festivus Pole; where’d that go?
- vern - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:18 pm:
Unity, pluralism, knitting, and libraries. Like so many transgressive movements from the 60s and 70s, victory has softened Satanism into gentle pablum. Anton Lavey would’ve set this thing on fire.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:18 pm:
“What we need is one of them Eastern Bloc ‘Snake Charmers’ to excise this demon from the dome”
- Dance Band on the Titanic - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:20 pm:
Crocheting a holiday display is the exact opposite of the image most people have of Satanists.
- Dance Band on the Titanic - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:22 pm:
As for a caption, based on their creative approach to the season:
“Knit wits”
- Dotnonymous - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:28 pm:
Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent and the serpent didn’t have a leg to stand on.
- Huh? - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:33 pm:
Snakes!? I hate snakes!
I know banned punctuation.
- TheInvisibleMan - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:39 pm:
“Reminder that we’ve been telling you it’s evil to have knowledge, since the very beginning”
- Dysfunction Junction - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:45 pm:
==Reminder that we’ve been telling you it’s evil to have knowledge, since the very beginning==
Guess we’ve come to the right place, Kukla (banned punctuation)
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:47 pm:
This is our modern society. While some so-called Christians are hating others for being different than them, the Satanists are having arts and crafts time.
- Tear One - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:51 pm:
S-s-s-seasons-s-s-s Greetings-s-s-s.
- MoralMinority - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 3:52 pm:
“Friends, don’t be afraid. Just let me cast out this vile serpent. It can do me no harm because I’m filled with the Holy Ghost.”
- Groucho - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:04 pm:
Another Norman Rockwell inspired scene.
- MG85 - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:09 pm:
Fruit of the Forbidden Tree
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:10 pm:
“There use to be a bushel basket to hold apples here but I guess it’s gone too”
- Amalia - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:12 pm:
Beige Satan, you won’t see this one coming.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:13 pm:
“I can see why the puppet ‘Lamb Chop’ canceled”
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:15 pm:
I’m harmless! I mean, I look like a vacuum cleaner hose wearing a turtle neck. How evil could I possibly be?
(Think they fell for it?)
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:16 pm:
“I did see the tail move. On its own. Like, for real”
- Southerner - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:18 pm:
“Friends, we must cast out this vile, abhorrent spawn of Satan. The snake and the apples, too.”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:19 pm:
“You get *that* snake to work a ouija board, then…”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:21 pm:
“Those apples are getting a bad rap, it’s wrong for such a slandering to occur under this dome”
- Illinois Apple Growers Association lobbyist, maybe
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:23 pm:
“I just told my gramma I needed a silly *worm* with apples, for a play. I just added the tongue…”
- The Magnificent Purple Walnut - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:25 pm:
And God didn’t make little green apples, and it don’t snow in Indianapolis, in the summertime…
- Just Me 2 - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:26 pm:
It took me 20 years but I finally get the joke. Nice touch.
- Anon221 - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:27 pm:
“And then sneaky snake goes dancing, wigglin’ and a-hissin’
Sneaky snake goes dancin’, a-gigglin’ and a-kissin’
I don’t like old sneaky snake; he laughs too much you see
When he goes wigglin’ through the apples, they tickle his underneath”
Adapted from Tom T. Hall
- Snarkie from Schaumburg - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:29 pm:
Complements of the ladies of the Hoffman Estates Crocheting Circle and Soul Possessing Society - Long live the HECCSPS!!!!!
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:35 pm:
Satanic Snake thing
Was a jolly happy soul
With its knitted skin and a black thread nose
And two eyes seeing through *your* soul
Satanic Snake thing
Is a mere display they say
It was made to troll, but the tourists know
How it came under the dome today
There must have been some magic
In that old Ouija board they found
For when they placed it under its head
It began to dance around
Oh, Satanic Snake thing
Was put there to cause a stir
And the protesters say it’s still not ok
Not the same for you and me
Satanic Snake thing
Knew the folks was hot that day
So it said, “Let’s slither, let’s not dither
Before I have to go away”
Satanic Snake thing
Had to hurry on its way
But it *said* “good-bye”, and, “Don’t you cry
I’ll be back again, hurray”
- Rabid - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:35 pm:
Safe-T act bookmark
- MisterJayEm - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:44 pm:
Say what you will about The Satanic Temple of Illinois, their logo is a real hoot.
– MrJM
- Proud Sucker - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:46 pm:
Thanks OW, now I have a new earworm.
Sincerely though, nicely done.
- don the legend - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:56 pm:
“I like it. That would look good in our school entrance.” Darren Bailey
- Dysfunction Junction - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 4:57 pm:
“Hardrock? Coco? Hey, where you guys going?”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 5:00 pm:
- Proud Sucker -, my apologies, and thanks.
:)
“I do like the pedestal.”
- Fivegreenleaves - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 5:20 pm:
I guess the snake on the cell phone game got too big for phones and made its way to the Capitol.
- Stuck in Celliniland - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 5:43 pm:
“The Governor’s Office has a new gift idea for Michael Shakman.”
- Lurker - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 6:50 pm:
They do great displays and symbolism. I admire that aspect and they are correct about the book bannings this year.
- TheInvisibleMan - Tuesday, Dec 6, 22 @ 9:58 pm:
FYI the book here is one from Galileo, not the bible.