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I liked this Biblical parody of the well known meme-image<\/a> that aims to infuriate nerds. It works just as well. If you are a Biblical scholar, or just someone who knows the Bible well, did it make your head explode?<\/p>\n

From Cake or Death<\/a><\/p>\n

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