Secular vs. Solomon, part 2: lids, striking back, and final scores
- Who changed Jesus' name from Yeshua, and where were they from?
The game continues: 'a good name is better than a nice scent' = Secular Kenya (after Egypt/Russia guesses and a Stinky Joe riff), with a tangent on Yeshua-to-Jesus transliteration via Tyndale and Ellis Island name changes; 'dung is no saint, but where it falls, it works miracles' = Secular Spain (Boova's Congolese-rice joke gets him laughing too hard); 'the simple man believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps' = Solomon, Proverbs 14; 'a fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in expressing his opinion' = Solomon, Proverbs 18; 'if there is a lid that does not fit, there is a lid that does' = Secular Japan; 'if you do not strike back at him who hits you, there's no way for him to find out whether you also have hands' = Secular Russia. Mike wins the round.
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