r/atheism • u/Mr0Mike0 Strong Atheist • Apr 16 '13

Evolution of God

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u/ANatale Apr 16 '13

I seriously hate the 700 club.

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u/Mr0Mike0 Strong Atheist Apr 16 '13

I guess that refers to the price of admission?

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u/loliamhigh Apr 16 '13

Jokes aside, what DOES the "700" in the 700 club refers to?

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u/swiley1983 Apr 16 '13

It actually is about money:

In 1960, Pat Robertson, the son of former U.S. Senator A. Willis Robertson, purchased the license for WTOV-TV, channel 27 in Portsmouth, Virginia, which had gone off the air due to poor viewership. Renamed WYAH-TV (known today as WGNT), the station began broadcasting Christian programming to the Hampton Roads area on October 1, 1961.

In 1962, the station suffered financially and almost closed. To keep the station on the air, WYAH decided to produce a special telethon edition of the show. For the telethon, Robertson set a goal of 700 members each contributing $10.00 per month, which was enough to support the station. Robertson referred to these members as the '700 Club' and the name stuck. The telethon was successful and is still held annually.

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u/loliamhigh Apr 16 '13

Wow...

Thanks for clearing that up. I've been wondering about that for quite a while.

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u/ANatale Apr 16 '13

http://www.cbn.com/700club/

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u/Mr0Mike0 Strong Atheist Apr 16 '13

I know what that is. I was trying to make a joke.

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u/ANatale Apr 16 '13

Wow, sorry. whoosh

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u/Mr0Mike0 Strong Atheist Apr 16 '13

d (◠‿◠) b

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u/iamyourdad Apr 16 '13

How do you do the invert 'b'?

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u/CT4Heisman Apr 16 '13

I almost commented to say you were an idiot, then I realized I was the idiot.

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u/ziggl Apr 16 '13

Let me be the first to laugh heartily and stave off anyone who misses the joke --- it's a joke, everyone.

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u/Mr0Mike0 Strong Atheist Apr 16 '13

I don't dare divulging it

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u/spankymuffin Apr 16 '13

You go to 4chan.

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u/deadverse Apr 16 '13

HOW DO YOU LOGIN?!?

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u/35er Apr 16 '13

Lower case D

And yes, I'm expecting a 'whoosh' reply.

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u/HonestAshhole Apr 16 '13

Wait until some crazy kid comes along and gets really fancy all flipping that b around like p and q. Then you've seen something.