Over on his site, John Scalzi has a great interview with Ben Cohen, proprietor of the inn where Jesus was born.

So the baby is born, and they place him in the manger.

Which, by the way, I told them not to do.

Why?

Because how unsanitary is that? Do you know what a manger is?

As far as I know, it’s the place you put infant messiahs.

It’s a food trough for animals.

The whole thing is a great holiday read.

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