Chris Klick asks: Why is someone who murders a prominent person called an “assassin”. Where did this word “assassin” come from? Ruins of the fortress at Alamut The word “assassin” derives from a secretive murder cult in the 11th and 12th centuries called the “Hashishin”, meaning “...
Where are the others? Ple ma an re erel? langbot Where are the other women now? Plema'n benenes erel lemmyn? langbot The bedroom carpet is like the one in the hall; they are yellow and green That animal is like a sheep but it isn’t a sheep. Don’t say the same t...
It looks like our prayers for Pope Francis should be more for a holy death rather than recovery right now. Still some hope he’ll emerge from the hospital but an 88 year old with his maladies doesn’t have a lot of time left. As I’ve said pretty much from the start, Francis is t...
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