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I heard the Norwegian one had the controversial "Thou shalt slaughter Leviathan and eat him" passage Tom Send a noteboard - 12/01/2012 11:24:50 PM
Apparently it was added by the whaling lobby when the Bible was first translated from Latin. ;)
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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