I was hoping to get away with: "Lancleot ought to have been able to jump the chasm like Aragorn in Moria." But I am sure the reviewers will like much better: "Lancelot ought to have been able to jump the chasm like Cú Chulainn with his salmon-leap."

A few days ago the internet suffered a flurry of stories reporting that a researcher had discovered that Moses and the mass of Israelites had experienced the Mt. Sinai Theophany (as well as the earlier burning bush episode) under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs. There is also a PDF of the original article posted on the web. Tedious really. I ( Read more... )