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Megiddo (2025-03-01) (discuss.online)
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http://smbc-comics.com/comic/megiddo

Alt textI think by 2027 I can get SMBC to be 98% etymology stories.

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Meanwhile, apparently Gehenna is now the municipal landfill site for Jerusalem.

[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

and Apocalypse just means uncovering or revelation, so you can incorporate that knowledge into your next strip tease.

[–] m_f@discuss.online 2 points 3 months ago

Fun fact, most of what is depicted of the christian hell is fan fiction accumulated over centuries. When hell was originally written about, they meant "that trash heap over there called gehenna". Here's some history behind the term:

https://mythology.stackexchange.com/questions/2743/how-does-the-christian-hell-come-to-be-called-hell-is-it-related-to-the-norse-h