http://faerye.net/post/when-did-this-happenComments on "When did this happen?" - Faerye Net2003-11-25T10:41:20+00:00http://faerye.net/post/when-did-this-happen#comment-771Re: I'd better reserve my spot in the ninth circle of Hell...2003-11-25T10:41:20+00:002003-11-25T10:41:20+00:00<p>The rhetorical “them.” Ith jutht an exkthprethen.</p>sister sledgehttp://faerye.net/post/when-did-this-happen#comment-770Re: I'd better reserve my spot in the ninth circle of Hell...2003-11-25T09:27:11+00:002003-11-25T09:27:11+00:00<p>If who can’t take a joke?</p>felicityhttp://faerye.net/post/when-did-this-happen#comment-769Re: I'd better reserve my spot in the ninth circle of Hell...2003-11-25T08:04:15+00:002003-11-25T08:04:15+00:00<p>It’s your blog, baby. And screw ‘em if they can’t take a joke.</p>sister sledgehttp://faerye.net/post/when-did-this-happen#comment-768Re: I'd better reserve my spot in the ninth circle of Hell...2003-11-24T17:47:07+00:002003-11-24T17:47:07+00:00<p>Yeah, I kinda wondered about that, too. I’m pretty darn sure Hell is a Christian concept (I thought “outer darkness” was about as specific as the Torah got) - I think we covered it in Philosophy of Religion as well as in Humanities - and the circles I thought were an invention of Dante (the 14th apostle, from how much people heed his inventions—makes Milton the 15th I reckon)...<br />
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I guess if you’re going to be authoritarian and absolutist, you <em>need</em> Hell, whether it’s compatible with your putative religion or not.<br />
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I love the word “putative”. (Doh! Now I can’t use that as a Favorite Word blog! Or can I?)</p>felicityhttp://faerye.net/post/when-did-this-happen#comment-767I'd better reserve my spot in the ninth circle of Hell...2003-11-24T15:31:50+00:002003-11-24T15:31:50+00:00<p>Apparently I’m an anti-Semite too. In fact, by Mr. Koch’s reasoning, I think even Steve, our favorite resident Jew, could be considered an anti-Semite. And great jumping Jehoshaphat, don’t let Mr. Koch watch the Daily Show. Its host, Jon Stewart, himself a Jew, is vehemently outspoken about his thoughts on Israel. Why, he even makes frequent self-deprecating jokes referencing his Jewish upbringing! Egad!</p>
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And what’s with this “ninth circle of Hell” stuff? I thought Hell (of the fire and brimstone variety) was a Christian invention.
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