VLVL(7) one more thing

Michael Joseph mjoseph at rci.rutgers.edu
Mon Oct 20 08:49:05 CDT 2003


Good catch, Toby! Many thanks.

Michael


On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Toby G Levy wrote:

> I can't let the commentary on this chapter end without mentioning that
> the delightful irony of Isaiah Two Four acting as peace maker between
> Billy Barf and the mafia goon only occurs due to the silliness on page 19
> of I-2-4's idea of a Violence Theme Park.
>
> Otherwise the  character's actions would be wholly appropriate.
>
> "And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and
> they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into
> pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither
> shall they learn war any more"
>
> Toby
>
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