oh, and also

[angevin2]

slacktivist has an lj feed now, so I remember to read them regularly, and I wish to remark that his analysis/sporking of the Left Behind series, or rather just the first one thus far, from a liberal Christian POV, is fantastic and well-worth reading. I mention it now as the most recent installment makes me giggle, or rather, this bit did:

The anchor switches

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[jonquil]

I have a new favorite sentence.

> Some people, coming across this vision of an army of indestructible, sinless, singing, virgins will attempt to interpret this literally and thus will eagerly await the arrival of precisely 144,000 (not 144,001 and not 143,999) musical martyrs.

[angevin2]

144,002 is RIGHT OUT. ;)

[garpu]

If you really want some cringe-worthy eschatological reading material, check out Pierced by a Sword. It's so bad they have to give it out for free, and it has the distinction of having the worst sex scene ever, and it's only a sentence. I have the other two books by him, and I can't bring myself to read them.

[ritaxis]

Ewan MacColl!

I imprinted on that man's voice as a small child and the first time I got to hear him in person after they let him visit the US again I cried.

The most wonderful singer in the whole wide world.

[angevin2]

Ewan MacColl is awesome. Have you heard (I'm sure you have) his version of "Sheath and Knife"? OMG IT IS FUCKING TERRIFYING.

drat you!

[eilonwy]

I have spent pretty much the entire day (in between a few other things) reading the entire archive of the Left Behind analysis/sporking. It is now 5am and I am finally going to bed. That is *fantastic*. Clearly the writer (uh, not the LB writers, the sporker) is brilliant and well-informed as well as funny. So, in that respect, thank you for pointing me in that direction. On the other hand, I lost a whole day!!