Writer A.J. Jacobs wrote a book called "The Year of Living Biblically", detailing his attempt to spend a year following as many of the fules found in the bible as he could. This meant not just the commandments, but other things like not wearing blended fabrics, not trimming his beard, wearing tassels "on the edges of his garments", bath after sex, don't eat the fruit of a tree less than five years old (the tree, not the fruit) and so forth. He had a list of some seven hundred rules to follow. The results of some were humorous, like his quest to stone an adulterer; others were just downright nuts.

I know there were some of clips about this guy, but the only ones I could find were about ...

Writer A.J. Jacobs wrote a book called "The Year of Living Biblically", detailing his attempt to spend a year following as many of the fules found in the bible as he could. This meant not just the commandments, but other things like not wearing blended fabrics, not trimming his beard, wearing tassels "on the edges of his garments", bath after sex, don't eat the fruit of a tree less than five years old (the tree, not the fruit) and so forth. He had a list of some seven hundred rules to follow. The results of some were humorous, like his quest to stone an adulterer; others were just downright nuts.

I know there were some of clips about this guy, but the only ones I could find were about his book tour. I read the book; it was interesting, but without a book deal in the offing, I can't fine any reasons to follow his example.

He mentions a Mr. Berkowitz, who makes a living putting clothes under a microscope to determine whether or not their composition violates the mixed-fiber law. He takes the dietary laws so seriously that he only drinks bottled water so he won't accidentally swallow a non-scaled microorganism.

So, yes, if you want to take the bible at full face value, lobster is out.

As for me, it's shrimp tonight.