Pointless Family Photo

Or that’s what one wag called it.

Pointless_photo

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

48 thoughts on “Pointless Family Photo”

  1. ROFL! I should get one of my students to form a Ninja Club at the High School. What a great yearbook picture that would be.

  2. That’s me – second from the left. And that’s Kasia on the far right. Can’t you tell?
    Those tramps are SHOWING THEIR HANDS! You know what Dad used to say – you stick it out (of the car window, usually) you’re going to lose it!
    Or, as the Red Queen would say, “Off with their hands!”

  4. 5 complete burka outfits in various sizes: $250
    1 pocket camera: $ 30
    1 Pointless Family Photo: priceless.
    (charge to Jimmy for one now useless keyboard: well, maybe not this time)

  10. Can anyone say “Religion of Peace: the swimsuit edition?”
    “maybe we pushed the ‘suitable women’s attire for Mass’ bit too far”- marcel lefebvre

  11. I have read that Saudi department stores are filled with wildly colorful sexy dresses. Beneath those abayahs could be some true fashion statements.
    Second one in from the right looks pure Versace to me.
    NEWSFLASH: last one on the left, that Dior is sooooooo tired and three seasons ago, you ain’t foolin anyone, baby!

  12. Some of this language is inappropiate and if you tell me to lighten up I’ll say take it up with God.

  13. If he had a panoramic wide angle zoom, he could have one helluva photo!
    –I suppose the question of color or black and white is moot.

  15. Jared, didn’t you know that you go straight to hell if you say the word “sexy”?
    Methinks our anonymous friend has gotten some of his sensibilities from Increase Mather…

  16. I can’t find the innapropriate language here either. Jummy, maybe you should post some pictures of wacko priests in the vestments they wear now. That way we could poke fun at goofballs of all religions!
    In regards to the black garments, maybe they could loan a couple of outfits to some priests in America. Closest thing to a cassock I’ve seen in a whle.

  24. “Fatmah, could you please stand closer to your sister, it’s not like she’s gonna bite you. Even if she did, it wouldn’t hurt.”

  25. “I was nowhere near the scene of the crime and I have an alibi–this photo, um…er…well can’t you tell that’s me on the left?”

  32. Wow.
    I spent 5 years in Japan and couldn’t get a single ninja to pose for a photo for me and this guys gets 5 all at once.
    Life is so unfair!

  33. Second one from the left to her sister on her right: “Do I look fat in this?”
    Her sister’s reply: “No, you look fine. How’s my make up?”

  34. I was thinking it was the annual photosensitivity(sun allergy) convention.
    My mom wishes that she was able to have the name of more of our ancestors names on old photos. I bet this family is REALLY good at that. How else would they know who the heck is in the picture?

  37. Re: ELC’s link, I thought that other women could view a Muslim woman’s face (or hair, or whatever), just not men outside her immediate family. You’d think that the woman could unpin her veil enough for the (female) cop to verify her identity…
    The funny thing, moving back to Mary’s comment on the original picture, is that I’m sure I’ve heard references to the Islamic law of modesty as stemming from an encounter Mohammad had with a young woman who was ‘immodestly’ dressed. (I don’t know if it involved spaghetti straps – grin.) But he allegedly told her that the only things that should be visible are her hands and her face. So where do they get off covering their faces?!

  40. Not as funny as the photo of the Israeli border police matching an ID card photograph against a woman in a burkah like the ones above.

  42. Yeah, yeah, fellas I know those things are hideous, but at least your bombs don’t look big in a burqua!
    or
    Fatima, you brazen hussy, stop flashing your foot!
    or
    Ardent jihadist Osama is delighted with his latest consignment of blow-up dolls, and photographs them before their departure for paradise.
    or
    Hey ladies, do you want this picture blown up?

  45. What.. you don’t have any morale sence.
    How can I watch with this with my family. How do I bring my family to this place? Its horrible all of these people ( may be ladies) are showing their hands.. Allah will punish them

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