That's one of my Neatorama posting regrets. I follow Mel Brooks on Twitter and saw his tweet. But I didn't see the sixth finger and ignored it. I could have scooped the entire blogosphere if I had been paying closer attention.
During a dark time in my life, my wife instructed me to read It. She said it would be good for me. It didn't make much of an impression on me, but I appreciated the sentiment.
I've watched a few scenes from the old miniseries, but never the whole thing.
I remember my Latin American history prof in college telling me that the Aztec human sacrifice system worked.
If there's a famine, then the gods are angry. Start engaging in human sacrifice. This reduces the population and thus raises the per capita food available. Also, since cannibalism is part of the practice, there's more meat to go around.
We should save the 100,000th post for Alex, just like we did the 50,000th.
I've watched a few scenes from the old miniseries, but never the whole thing.
It's been many years since I've seen The Godfather.
If there's a famine, then the gods are angry. Start engaging in human sacrifice. This reduces the population and thus raises the per capita food available. Also, since cannibalism is part of the practice, there's more meat to go around.