God(less) Billboards

Surely you've seen the white-text-against-black billboard messages from God. There were like 17 of them, and they say cute, pithy things like "We need to talk" or "C'mon over and bring the kids" or "My way is the highway", etc. It's a cute campaign, but it sets a precedent that we can't afford to ignore.

For instance, the sayings that are attributed to God aren't exactly biblical. Someone made it up, attributed it to God, and put it on a billboard because they thought that was a good idea. So this got me thinking. If just anyone is allowed to make up sayings and attribute them to God, why can't I? Here are some prototypical ideas:

• "There's a reason I let Hitler live as long as he did." -- God
• "Praying isn't going to change my mind about giving you cancer." -- God
• "Remember that time I killed all those first-born sons in Egypt? That was soooo rad." -- God

And why stop at God? There are plenty of mythical figures whose mouths we can put words into:

• "Why won't you return my call?" --Cthulhu
• "I did love you, but I've changed. I need some space." -- Jesus
• "I told you so." -- Cassandra

I think there's potential here.

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