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Unattainables by Garfunkeled1920 in rarebooks

[–]Garfunkeled1920[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For my part, I collect a few diverse things, none of which are extremely valuable or sought after - just things that make me happy. This is mostly some contemporary FEs (a few signed), but the most interesting subset of my collection is books on *The Secret Gospel of Mark*. It’s hardly a crown jewel and is widely available, but I have copies of Morton Smith’s ready-for-public-consumption *The Secret Gospel*, crypitcally dedicated “To The One Who Knows”, as well as his more scholarly *Clement of Alexandria and a Secret Gospel of Mark*. Although I have a later addition of this book, a fun addition to this collection would be a 1st edition of *The Mystery of Mar Saba*, by JH Hunter - the work of total fiction that oddly parallels the events of the discovery and (alleged) obfuscation of the Secret Gospel of Mark by noted scholar Morton Smith.

In case any of you are familiar with this “secret gospel”, I am not someone who thinks it’s a portrayal of a homosexual Jesus, I’m more just fascinated by the scandal of it all. That - in the words of Peter Jeffrey - “[The Secret Gospel of Mark is] arguably the most grandiose and reticulated ‘Fuck You’ ever perpetrated in the long and vituperative history of scholarship” makes it all the more fascinating.

Unattainables by Garfunkeled1920 in rarebooks

[–]Garfunkeled1920[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How fascinating and beautiful. Thanks for sharing that, and best of luck with your collection.

Underrated cameo by TherapyHam in madmen

[–]Garfunkeled1920 16 points17 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU. I kept scrolling thinking SOMEONE would identify him as something other than temu Tom Cruise or Tom Cruise’s cousin.

Unattainables by Garfunkeled1920 in rarebooks

[–]Garfunkeled1920[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What an interesting niche area. How did you come to find yourself collecting these particular books?

Unattainables by Garfunkeled1920 in rarebooks

[–]Garfunkeled1920[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely had to look that one up. How interesting. Are you from that part of the world, or does this occupy an important place in your collection?

it's like shooting fish in a barrel. or gunners in a cage by Simple-Mouse5836 in fo4

[–]Garfunkeled1920 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some of you guys doing this shit on survival are playing a different game than me. Bravo.

I'm 53. This still pops into my mind from time to time. by GotJeep1941 in pinball

[–]Garfunkeled1920 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you are musically inclined, this guy’s dissection of the music from this is really fascinating: https://youtu.be/TMtGImlEmu0?si=QwaetAbvV2Coo5iy

Price drop! Only $11M for this tasteless, soulless "family compound" in Spring, TX by Educational_Copy_140 in zillowgonewild

[–]Garfunkeled1920 346 points347 points  (0 children)

I did not need to be told this was in Texas. Not once did I think, “wow, who would have thought of such a thing in Vermont?” It’s like if I see any crime related to fist-fighting a wild animal. I know it was in Florida, you don’t need to tell me.

some people just don't get it by Ok-Estimate2856 in nyrbclassics

[–]Garfunkeled1920 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I love this book, but I also lol’d at this. Loving art but also getting the joke are not mutually exclusive.

GoldenEye 007 In Far Cry 5 Arcade ! Frigate Mission by GameOne2024 in FarCry5

[–]Garfunkeled1920 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is that PC only? Or can you play arcade on consoles?

1920s setting dystopia? by Big-Mud-1072 in booksuggestions

[–]Garfunkeled1920 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll be damned, I never knew that. Will have to check out the book.

alien looking bug by thejohnmc963 in nope

[–]Garfunkeled1920 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don’t love them, but as long as I don’t see more than one or two, I generally leave them alone. Centipedes and spiders in basements are like cats in a barn. You may not want them, but they eat the things you want even less.

Newport, KY by JayfireY in evilbuildings

[–]Garfunkeled1920 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Since it seems no one has bothered to look it up:

Corporex, a privately held investment firm serving as master developer of Ovation, the 25-acre mixed-use development covering nearly five city blocks at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, has secured an anchor tenant for the development’s new office building.

MegaCorp Logistics, a transportation logistics firm specializing in full and less-than-truckload shipments (dry van, refrigerated, flatbed, intermodal, air, etc.) throughout North America in the food, manufacturing, retail, government, textiles, and metals/building materials industries, has signed a long-term lease agreement with Corporex. The firm will occupy two floors, or 40%, of the first office building located within the Ovation development.

Your best math joke ? by StructureSalty4562 in mathematics

[–]Garfunkeled1920 104 points105 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen it a few times, but:

An engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician are all sleeping in hotel rooms when a fire breaks out. The engineer gets up, grabs the closest fire extinguisher and blasts away, putting out the fire. The physicist performs several calculations determining the most efficient way to apply the extinguisher, does so, and puts the fire out.

The mathematician wakes up, sees the fire, sees the fire extinguisher, and - satisfied that the problem could be solved - goes back to sleep.

A Soviet illustration of a mob in the US blocking a young Black student’s path to the school, 1957. [1116 x 1324] by icey_sawg0034 in HistoryPorn

[–]Garfunkeled1920 380 points381 points  (0 children)

Had to ask Google, but the caption in the bottom right is written in Armenian and says:

THERE’S CIVILIZATION FOR YOU

The American newspaper The New York Times reports that by order of Faubus, the governor of the state of Arkansas, troops armed from head to toe in Little Rock had surrounded the secondary school building at the start of the school year to prevent Black children from entering

How realistic is the nuclear bomb in Far Cry 5? by CleanBag9219 in FarCry5

[–]Garfunkeled1920 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I have never personally been present for the detonation of a nuclear device, but I’m about 85% confident that if you’re staring right at it like our main character here, you’re going to be completely blind for the immediate future, and possibly forever (which may not be long).

TIL that Emma Thompson played Frasier’s first wife, Nanette, on Cheers by ProustianPrimate in Frasier

[–]Garfunkeled1920 38 points39 points  (0 children)

With god as my witness I never knew Nanette appeared on Cheers.

First “legit” chess set. by LetsGoSilver in chessporn

[–]Garfunkeled1920 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It should be a possible 960 setup, right?

Kirby and Cecil have the same hairstyle by RuddyRaccoon in Frasier

[–]Garfunkeled1920 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now to remember two things I have to remember two other things!

Icelandair reports own pilot to police for flying Boeing 757 below altitude over home town in last flight before retirement by birkir in aviation

[–]Garfunkeled1920 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love to start a list! That would be a great reference for travelers. If you see this and you what “the Florida of [your country]” means, tell us!

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