My computer is allergic to Christianity

[rockwood]

Ok, I don't normally post this many times in one day, but....well, this is just too good.

As breaks between sessions of writing, I've been watching bits and pieces of The Da Vinci Code. The disc is perfectly clean and free of scratches, but the thing has been stuttering on and off the whole time. And don't look at me like that; I had to see what the story is at SOME point after all that fuss about it.

Finally, though, I'm reaching the end---or, at least, the big reveal. And the main character says, at one point, "Jesus Christ!" (with the exclamation---it gets said before that point without the exclamation).

And the DVD crashes.

Upon reload, that same spot glitches out again. Trying other DVD players, I find that none of them work at all. The whole DVD refuses to play, skipping over one track to the next and bringing me back to the menu. Ok, I think, it's the copy protection and maybe one invisible scratch. I load it up again in the first player and skip a minute of track, hopefully bypassing the error. And it works

20 minutes later, the main character turns to the leading lady and says, "Godspeed!"

Down it goes again, right on cue.

I'm tempted to try other movies to confirm this apparent evidence, but I'm not willing to watch The Passion. Maybe I'll break out the Cadfael DVDs.

Blessed be,
~Nathan

Comments

[fionn320.livejournal.com]

Very amusing. We had a VCR that got possessed by The Craft. We were watching it and needed to pause for dinner. Hit pause on the remote... nothing. Hit stop on the remote... nothing. OK, remote is dead, even though it worked just fine to start the movie. Hit pause on the VCR... nothing. Hit stop on the VCR... nothing. We're getting a bit weirded out. Hit power on the VCR... nothing. At this point I turn to everyone and say "If I unplug it and it still doesn't stop, get out of the house." Unplug VCR... success. We were able to plug it back in and eject the tape, but we never did finish that movie. We have a new VCR now.

[garrettplc.livejournal.com]

Wow---I must say, that's a bit creepier. The Da Vinci Code isn't particularly frightening, and I can handle my computer being a Christophobe, but I'd be a bit more worried if we hit actual possession :-)