me: the reading of literature is a highly subjective experience and differing interpretations of texts are not only entirely valid but also provide fascinating input into the reader’s own social context and psyche, thus ensuring that literature remains powerful and relevant as time goes on
someone: *doesn’t interpret my favourite book the way I do*
me: okay you fucker you wanna play this game? here’s a ten page paper with textual evidence showing every little way that you are wrong
oh god. how could i have been so blind. i’m a goddamn fool. star wars and star trek were the REAL gays in space all along. thank you for opening my eyes to this miracle
concept: i look outside. i’m in a domed city. the dome acts as an eruv, i can carry whatever i want on shabbos. man made climate change is making the planet livable instead of unlivable. earth is weeks travel away. i have a dog. i make a living doing paintings of the local plants and selling them to tourists from other planets. i go hiking with a breath mask outside the dome at night to look at stars, stars different from earth’s stars. from here i can see three other human settled planets. a starfleet ship lands. i argue talmud with the vulcan crewmembers. they stay for shabbos dinner. i get gay married to one of them. he finds my botanical watercolors stunningly logical. we travel the stars together
Me quietly to myself: I wonder what Jewish ethics surround stuff like…… unicorns or fairies or some shit…….
Rabbi #1 *popping out of the cupboard*: Well according to the great Rabbi Akiva!
Rabbi #2 *enters from the next room*: Actually if you look at 14th century Talmudic interpretation
Rabbi #3 *descends the stairs*: but if you want the real answer you must look at the work of Rabbi Joshua
Me: how did you get into my house
jock is NOT the opposite of goth. prep is the opposite of goth, and nerd is the opposite of jock. like this
personally i don’t believe in opposing spectrums when it comes to personalities given how people can behave differently in any given situation so i suggest a rating scale instead of a chart like this one
Leaving tungle.hell like rats on the Titanic 