The following is from records of people recalling what Martin Luther said around his dinner table:
Luther: "Tomorrow I have to lecture on the drunkenness of Noah [Gen. 9:20-27], so I should drink enough this evening to be able to talk about that wickedness as one who knows by experience."
Dr. Cordatus [his guest]: "By no means; you ought to do the opposite!"
To this Luther responded, "One must make the best of the vices that are peculiar to each land. The Bohemians gorge themselves, the Wends [Slavic settlers in Saxony] steal, the Germans swill without stopping. How would you outdo a German, dear Cordatus, except by making him drunk---especially a German who doesn't love music and women?"
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Friday, October 17, 2014
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Luther Insult Generator
Say what you will about his theology, but Luther could assert aspersions with the best of them. So if you're looking for a hearty insult to hurl at a heretic, henceforth look no further than here:
http://ergofabulous.org/luther/?
My favorites thus far (which probably should be committed to memory):
#3 I must stop: I can no longer rummage in your blasphemous, hellish devil's filth and stench.
#2 A seven-year-old child, indeed, a silly fool, can figure it out on his fingers - although you, stupid ass, cannot understand anything.
#1 If you are furious, you can do something in your pants and hang it around your necks - that would be a musk apple and pacem for such gentle saints.
http://ergofabulous.org/luther/?
My favorites thus far (which probably should be committed to memory):
#3 I must stop: I can no longer rummage in your blasphemous, hellish devil's filth and stench.
#2 A seven-year-old child, indeed, a silly fool, can figure it out on his fingers - although you, stupid ass, cannot understand anything.
#1 If you are furious, you can do something in your pants and hang it around your necks - that would be a musk apple and pacem for such gentle saints.
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