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Sinificance of quote by Denzel

posted 14 years ago by kingsfanevr24
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I always wondered about this but never ask about it

When Jake and Jesus are having a conversation it goes something like this

You know son That a mans greatest downfall is usually because of a woman

" You talking about Sampson and delilah?"

Yea son, so you do read the bible, you see i dont cut my hair.

What did the comment about cutting his hair have to do with the conversation?

[–] jmoney823 14 years ago

In short, the story of Samson and Delilah is a story in which Samson has a great dfeal of power and the Philistines are trying to bring him down. Samson falls for a Philistine woman named Delilah she begins to work with the Philistines to try and figure out his weakness. He feeds her a bunch of false ways to defeat him and ultimately gives her the real source, his hair.

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[–] MinisterMirz 12 years ago

You didn't go to church as a kid, did you? Lucky bastard.