By Smaktakula
I can’t help but be disappointed by the notion that I’ll never be able to say to someone in anger:
“There will come a reckoning!”
“Let The Earth Itself Call Out Your Suffering, And May The Heavens Weep For You Great, Bitter Tears!”
For one thing, it sounds a little goofy, like you spent too much time as a kid playing Dungeons & Dragons in Grandma’s basement. Secondly, if someone’s owed a reckoning, I don’t want that fucker to know about it until it’s too late.
You Better Reckonize.
Promethean Times 
I’ve been know to yell at my wife “REPENT, SINNER!!!”.
She’s been known to roll her eyes at me when I do.
I too would like to see a reckoning come, I’m just worried I’ll be too busy getting reckoned to enjoy watching other people get theirs…
I’ve been know to yell at my wife “REPENT, SINNER!!!”.
I do something like that, too! In addition, I sometimes quote from Reverend Bubba Flavel (Porky’s II), “So sayeth the shepherd, so sayeth the flock!”
When I was a teenager, I had a complete preacher act worked up–“The Oral (sic.) Reinhard Show.”
“Richie Rich is the Devil! Look at this–if you read the comic backwards it says “nergle boobla enf.” If that isn’t a message to Satan, brothers and sisters, then you tell me what is!”
It was pretty good for a 14-year-old.
14 year old? Hell, I’m going to be working “nergle boobla enf” into my dialogue immediately.
Whenever i hear the word reckon I think of Ma and Pa Kettle movies for some reason.
People owed a reckoning must always be kept unawares!
Thanks, Tom! That’s actually similar to the image I get when I think of the word “reckon.” I imagine that the person who says it hooks his thumbs into his belt and spits a lot.
Best movie scene ever featuring The Reckoning:
This reminded me of two things:
1) I really like this movie.
2) “Powers Boothe” is a really cool name.
It does sound a bit odd, like King-Authurish. What phrase translates today into letting someone know there’s about to be a reckoning? I think you could probably find it in some rap lyrics. Maybe. Or you could bring it back, Smak.
Thanks, Brigitte! Nice to see you again!
You know, I might consider bringing it back. I’ve been considering for some time bringing the mullet back as an acceptable hairstyle. Not strictly to the point, I suppose, but it does demonstrate my willingness to break with convention.
I’m with you and I’ve been awful enough to wish I could watch it. And even if it never happens, it feels good to say it, in fact yell it out loud while standing in a dark closet.
I have a sound-proof room specifically for those occasions. Well, it’s not specifically for that, but it can be used that way.
Sounds like a line straight out of Poltergeist. That old, creepy guy.
Let me say first off that I KNOW my insufferable pedantry is a weakness and not a strength. I know this.
Having said that, I think you’re referring to Poltergeist II.
Pedantry should not be confused with pederasty. Also a weakness, but not one of mine.
I had to look up the meaning of ‘pedantry.’ It’s Connie who’s got the better vocabulary. And yes, Poltergeist II. He was so cute.
It’s cool to learn new words. As you can probably guess, I learned ‘pedantic’ from being called it.
Then that was one smart name-caller.
I’ve been denigrated by some truly brilliant people.
Also, to be able to bitch-smack someone in the face with a glove and say “I DEMAND satisfaction!”
you sit up all night planning your day of reckoning, then you sleep it off, then next day , you’re as gay as a lark.
Well, that would to a large degree explain my Erasure thing.
I reckon that’s a phrase that doesn’t see much use these days…. Somehow, I picture a Monty Python twist on it, perhaps King Arthur using it against peasants who question his authority to be king.
I think your day of reckoning will come on your deathbed when faced with all the things that you reckoned you ought not done…
hahaha – Hey, it’s a mouth full, but it was funny to me! 🙂