Like most autobiographies, Who Will Rise Up? by George “Jed” Smock is a self-important narrative that smacks of purple prose, and overwrought acclaims to his own prowess and condemnation of exaggerated villainy in the world. The strange bias of his writing is steeped in most paragraphs, any number of which take swipes at his old life. He also intersperses his text with Bible verses, which, instead of using italics for emphasis, he bolds so that they break up the narrative and legibility of the text.
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[ March 16, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. March 17, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. March 18, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. March 19, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. March 20, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. March 23, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] 3 years ago this month, as Brother Jed made his annual visit to ASU, the Secular Freethought Society invited Normal Bob Smith to provide some amusing opposition for Jed. The event was fun and successful enough that Bob and the SFTS decided to do it again!
All next week, and the Monday after, Brother Jed will be at ASU, and Normal Bob will also be there from Tuesday through Friday of next week. It should be a lot of fun, so if you have time to come out and see us next week, it would be a great time to do it.
We’ve already introduced Brother Jed, but Normal Bob Smith is something completely different.
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