I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book

I just finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories by Eric Eliason, and I enjoyed it. A good 3rd of the book was an introduction about J. Golden and how folklore functions as a study and within Mormon culture. There is also a percentage breakdown of swearing (74% contain swearing, 51% contain hell, 36% contain damn, 3% contain SOB, and 4% contain "stronger language").

Here's one explanation as to how these stories function in Mormon society, and some of my favorite stories from the book (1 of which is just a general humorous story).

I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book
I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book
I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book
I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book
I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book
I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book
I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book
I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book
I Just Finished The J. Golden Kimball Stories By Eric Eliason, And I Enjoyed It. A Good 3rd Of The Book

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