Jerusalem: The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore

[annwfyn]

I’ve been reading Jerusalem: The Biography for some time now (it is a big book, in mental more so than physical terms) and am finding it amazing, depressing, fascinating, and horrifying. It is the history of the city, from the days of King David, onward. So far I’ve just got to the fall of Jerusalem to the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century, and I’m

Comments

[twicedead]

Tonight we bathe in the blood of the unbelievers because our lord will wash us clean and dry us with fluffy towels. Tonight we tear their flesh and burn then so that the foul taste of their heresy can finally be cleansed from our palate with his darkest and bitterest of chocolate. We do this in the name of our Lord Flufficus, he who is ever loving of the faithful.

What? Wait! No!

I meant Milk Chocolate. I'm not a dark chocolate follower. Put down your whipping towels!

AIEEEE!

[davywavy]

You'll find that the transubstantiation of the spirit is contained in Creme Eggs, motherfucker.

Someone needs some tough love. Get me my thumbscrews.

[twicedead]

Splitter!