Just thought, while it was fresh in the mind to note that in the Christian Bible (Judges 15: 15-16) Samson kills a thousand men with a donkey mandible.
Quote:
Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
Then Samson said,
"With a donkey's jawbone
I have made donkeys of them.
With a donkey's jawbone
I have killed a thousand men."
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How is this perceived? As an exact counting, or as a way of saying, 'more than would be considered normal'?
Note that we're not discussing religion, but I think the author's intent and precise history.