tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post7337941769202388090..comments2024-03-27T07:18:39.229-05:00Comments on In Medias Res: An Almost-But-Not-Quite-Late Hanukkah Gift for my Jewish Geek FriendsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-51937698473892766732010-12-09T22:31:04.617-06:002010-12-09T22:31:04.617-06:00I promise you, Dave, I actually thought of you whi...I promise you, Dave, I actually thought of you while writing the post...but I couldn't remember if you were a comics nerd as well. (Now, next time I run across something asserting that Mr. Ollivander is clearly Jewish, you'll be the first one I link to.)Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-54856167599798793192010-12-09T19:30:09.281-06:002010-12-09T19:30:09.281-06:00What am I? Chopped liver?
Western DaveWhat am I? Chopped liver?<br />Western DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-64541153751080799512010-12-09T16:57:59.399-06:002010-12-09T16:57:59.399-06:00Glad you liked it, Jacob. As for caffeinated drink...Glad you liked it, Jacob. As for caffeinated drinks, lots of American Mormons avoid them religiously, for convoluted cultural/historical/theological reasons, but it's not doctrine, and never has been. The doctrine is simply no coffee, tea, alcohol or tobacco, with no other "official" interpretation being given, whether regarding caffeine content or anything else. As for Mormons outside the U.S., they have their own particular historical justifications and caveats; when I was a missionary in Korea, there was a constant low-level debate over which teas were included in the list of <i>verboten</i> ones.<br /><br />As for me, it's never been much of an issue that I can recall. I don't drink <i>a lot</i> of caffeinated drinks, but I will drink Coke, when the desire and/or need hits me.Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-45426520123359957522010-12-09T15:36:36.509-06:002010-12-09T15:36:36.509-06:00Gee, thanks! (I'd already seen it, but it'...Gee, thanks! (I'd already seen it, but it's good for a laugh a second time around.)<br /><br />I thought you didn't drink caffeine...?Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.com