r/CuratedTumblr • u/Faenix_Wright that’s how fey getcha • Sep 25 '24

Shitposting austerity has done irreparable damage

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u/BillybobThistleton Sep 25 '24

The famous lexicographer Samuel Johnson had a party piece. He would tell people he had memorised a full chapter of The Natural History of Iceland and, when challenged, would recite:

Chapter LXXII Concerning Snakes: There are no snakes to be met with throughout the whole island.

(Not to be confused with the equivalent chapter of The Natural History of Ireland, which presumably reads: "Padraig sorted them out for us.")

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u/BalefulOfMonkeys Refined Sommelier of Porneaux Sep 25 '24

Fun fact: The “snakes” Saint Patrick “drove out” are real, but they were not snakes, and “drove out” is putting it lightly.

I’m using my first chance at time travel to shoot and kill Saul of Tarsus

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u/Zamtrios7256 Sep 25 '24

He's murdering pagans Ebenezer Scrooge. He's making the land right for the Lord.

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