I love pecan pie and D&D. And our game got cancelled tonight. Must buy pie.
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I'm glad I'm not alone in my lack of religious knowledge!
She's even Catholic (raised, not practicing). I mocked her a little, but out of love.
I got the reference, but I'm pretty sure I only knew it because of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Heathens
Ok, WTF? The store I just went to had NO fire truck, NO Magna-Doodle, and NO doll clothes??
How the eff am I supposed to shop for Joe?
Okay, I'm not a Christian - but I knew it.
(Well, Art History teaches you lots of things.)
(Well, Art History teaches you lots of things.)Yep. I'm saying this completely divorced from my religious beliefs. Culturally speaking, it is important to read the Bible, or have a working knowledge of the biggest stories in it; it's the foundation of the Western canon.
A friend of mine wrote a study guide for Moby-Dick and the editor had to dissuade her from putting an extra-credit question at the end: "Now do you understand why it is necessary to read the Bible and Shakespeare for a thorough grasp of literature?"
"Now do you understand why it is necessary to read the Bible and Shakespeare for a thorough grasp of literature?"
And Greek myth, don't forget Greek myth.