A few weeks later, I’m in a fluorescent-lit classroom in Chelsea awaiting the start of the official Mensa test. I’m sitting next to a guy who’s doing a series of elaborate neck stretches, like we’re about to engage in a vigorous rugby match. He’s neatly laid out four types of gum on his Formica desk: Juicy Fruit, Wrigley Spearmint, Big Red, and Eclipse. I hate this guy. I hope to God he’s not a genius.
Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight. - A. J. Jacobs
Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
- A. J. Jacobs
I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero. - A. J. Jacobs
I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow. - A. J. Jacobs
I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.
It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz - A. J. Jacobs
It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz
There's a lot of food restriction in the Bible, but it does say you're allowed to eat crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. I decided to take advantag… - A. J. Jacobs
There's a lot of food restriction in the Bible, but it does say you're allowed to eat crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. I decided to take advantag…
I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you. It's like, it's really bad. It's like Paula-Deen-… - A. J. Jacobs
I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you. It's like, it's really bad. It's like Paula-Deen-…
I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven t… - A. J. Jacobs
I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven t…
I thought religion would eventually wither away and we'd all be worshiping at the altar of science. - A. J. Jacobs
I thought religion would eventually wither away and we'd all be worshiping at the altar of science.
Its sort of my job to feel good. - A. J. Jacobs
Its sort of my job to feel good.
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