Bertie's descriptions of himself as a kid aren't flattering, either, a long haired blond in a sailor suit, and later a gawky pimply kid (that blew over by the time he was 13- what kind of teenager has that sort of luck?)
I do think little sailor suit Bertie would be adorable though XD
oh lord... see what the bible does... now a completely evil plot bunny w. fangs and claws is nibbling at my foot...What if the scripture knowledge prize is for the song of solomon (song of songs) ? Which is not only the sexiest book in the bible...but also... the shortest...they had to give that poor Wooster child something lol.
pssst - WAAAY too intimidated by the literary awesomeness of Wodehouse. Jeeves & Wooster writers are REALLY smart and REALLY good in general. i'll let this bunny nap for now.
I knew that verse, but only because Esther and Ruth were my favorite stories.
Until I realized that Esther went there as a concubine, and basically got crowned because she was the best in the sack. But I think the king actually falling for her is a redeeming factor.
Ruth needs no redeeming factors, except for all the nitwits who insist on calling it canon fem-slash. >
I wish they'd included the rest of Rahab's story. She was Boaz's mom, after all.
And a prostitute, the one who lied to get the spies out of town.
What the frack happened there?! Boaz is rich, well-respected, well-liked, and generally the model Nice Rich Guy. Best I can figure, Salmon (what a name) was a pretty wealthy guy who married Rahab. Considering how women were generally treated, and the view of prostitutes in general (especially among a religious tribe), that's gotta be some story.
Incidentally, Rahab's also illustrates the hypocrisy of modern Christianity when someone preaches about it. I remember this: we were "learning" about it, and the guy was on about how God used a sin for good (Rahab's lie), basically saying sinning is okay, if you do it for GAWD.
That's something else I'm teaching the kids. There is nothing inherently wrong with the bible. It's full of great stories and plenty of wtfuckery that'll make your eyeballs roll to the back of your head.
It's all in the interpretation. Some people go too far with it and insist that we all must accept their interpretation. I'm with Stephen Fry (he remarked on the bible in a qi episode): "You should read it. It's hilarious."
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I do think little sailor suit Bertie would be adorable though XD
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It's amazing. Sometimes I don't know if a passage is biblical or Shakespearean.
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Can you imagine a little Bertie reciting those verses? (psst - write it!)
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Jeeves & Wooster writers are REALLY smart and REALLY good in general. i'll let this bunny nap for now.
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Until I realized that Esther went there as a concubine, and basically got crowned because she was the best in the sack. But I think the king actually falling for her is a redeeming factor.
Ruth needs no redeeming factors, except for all the nitwits who insist on calling it canon fem-slash. >
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And a prostitute, the one who lied to get the spies out of town.
What the frack happened there?! Boaz is rich, well-respected, well-liked, and generally the model Nice Rich Guy. Best I can figure, Salmon (what a name) was a pretty wealthy guy who married Rahab. Considering how women were generally treated, and the view of prostitutes in general (especially among a religious tribe), that's gotta be some story.
Incidentally, Rahab's also illustrates the hypocrisy of modern Christianity when someone preaches about it. I remember this: we were "learning" about it, and the guy was on about how God used a sin for good (Rahab's lie), basically saying sinning is okay, if you do it for GAWD.
Which is how they justified the Crusades.
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It's all in the interpretation. Some people go too far with it and insist that we all must accept their interpretation. I'm with Stephen Fry (he remarked on the bible in a qi episode): "You should read it. It's hilarious."
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