December 15, 2009

Oral Roberts, Famed Performance Artist, Dies at 91

Today marked the death of beloved performance artist Oral Roberts, best known for a 1986 prank in which he re-enacted the famous hostage-taking scene from the Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles, casting God in the role of the "unseen kidnapper." His "Called Home" stunt was so wildly popular that he was able to raise more than 9 million dollars to continue his work in the entertainment field.

Posted by flamingbanjo at December 15, 2009 07:59 PM
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That's better than a shitload of dimes...

Posted by: COMTE at December 16, 2009 01:12 PM

It's been three days now - definitely scratching him off my "Is he the second coming?" list.

Posted by: COMTE at December 18, 2009 03:22 PM

I tried that stunt right after the Reverend Roberts pulled it. I figured, "Maybe the old snake-oiler is onto something." I told my boss, "You've gotta give me a raise or Company X is gonna take me away."

Mr. Codling looked at me and said, "Sayonara."

Posted by: GreatLizardKing at December 20, 2009 10:59 PM