• ivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Except Transjordan isn’t biblical

    I know, but when I Googled to confirm the name of the country in Handmaid’s Tale, I noticed the real Gilead was in Transjordan, saw a joke opportunity sitting there, and that was the smoothest I could work it in. I’m open to workshopping it.

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        1 hour ago

        Thank you, but I’m the grump. But I didn’t intend it as such. 1.) I was in rare form when posting last night and 2.) I still feel the need to point out that “I can go chapter and verse, muthafucka” on Bible stuff, as if it’s something to be proud of. Presumably then I wasn’t indoctrinated and ruined for nothing! I know stuff as a result, see!? I’ve memorized fiction and still occasionally confuse it with history, so fun!