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Doping for Bible Quiz?
Filed Under Random Thoughts
If only I had known in high school or for Scholastic Bowl…
What is the world coming to?
*Addendum: Duncan notes in the comments that the veracity of the story is very much in question.
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I’ve seen stories here before, but was taken for a few minutes myself until I realized that this story was on Lark.
Satire or not, I think this fits under the category of “avoid all appearance of evil.” Surely there are more productive things to do with time.
Nice catch Duncan. I confess that I didn’t take the time to read the site.
Nonetheless, the concept is not far-fetched.
It certainly isn’t too far-fetched… I actually emailed it to a friend before I remembered that I’d been to LarkNews before, and seen that it apparently specializes in a lighter view of “news.”
Minutes after sending that first email, I realized the nature of the source and fired off a quick apology… My friend had this to say in reply: “It’s only a testimony to how good satire is just one totally realistic step beyond reality.”
Indeed, as we are all witness.