Sympathy for the Devil

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JamesMyersStandup on June 14th, 2017 at 13:23 UTC »

Satan in the bible: just a guy who hangs out in the desert

Satan in fanfiction: giant flying red hoofbeast with a spiked tail and horns who inexplicably carries a pitchfork because that's gonna sell a shit ton of action figures

I'm co-headlining the Atlantic City Comedy Club on Thursday. It's my first time there and it's rare for me to get a longer set living in NYC, so I'm looking forward to doing 30 minutes in front of total gambling degenerates.

of_course_you_agree on June 14th, 2017 at 14:52 UTC »

John W. Gardner:

One of my less pleasant chores when I was young was to read the Bible from one end to the other. Reading the Bible straight through is at least 70 percent discipline, like learning Latin. But the good parts are, of course, simply amazing. God is an extremely uneven writer, but when He's good, nobody can touch Him.

AndrewGoddamnJackson on June 14th, 2017 at 15:14 UTC »

Most of what people think about Satan and Hell actually comes from Dante's Inferno.

Which, yes. Is pretty much extended universe fanfiction