tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61272122011-04-22T06:19:25.834+08:00If you wonder why "Inferno XV", do a bit of research. If you can tell me why, I'll buy you a drink.Sprezzaturahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842016396046922478noreply@blogger.comBlogger8821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6127212.post-72720919084638471992009-04-30T16:26:00.001+08:002009-04-30T16:26:41.619+08:00

Why La Strada? That's Italian for 'the street' and I'm on the road now, on my way to fencing :-)Sent from my phone using trutap

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Let's see if trutap, a mobile blogging software i'm trying out, works!Sent from my phone using trutap

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Soundtrack: 'Requiem aeternam' from Pierre De La Rue's Requiem, sung by Ensemble Clement Janequin, dir. Dominique Visse. One of the earliest polyphonic requiem settings, remarkable for the incredibly low bass lines which go down to a low B-flat.So, I'm sort of back to blogging. I've set up a separate wordpress site because blogger no longer supports Blogplanet, the mobile blogging software I

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Crna Gora or Montenegro, from a Montenegrin friend!

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Got in to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia just last night. Just had the delightful spectacle this morning at the breakfast buffet - religious police came and took away some Arab tourists for eating during daylight hours. The Arabs were kicking and screaming and protesting that Arab custom permits travellers to eat. The Malay religious police answered that since they were doing it in full headscarves, they

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Again, from my mobile phone this time Sent by pfingoACTIVE .

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Let's see if this email to blogger thingy works...

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This is going to sound strange. Three time out of four, as I'm getting out of the shower and drying myself, I notice I've omitted to rinse the soap off my right ear. This is odd, as I'm meticulous about rinsing soap suds off everywhere else. It's almost as if I have a little line in my ROM that says 'please forget to rinse right ear so you will then have to get back under the shower when you've

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Cardinal Hamao of Tokyo appears to think that learning Gregorian Chant and Latin prayers is Euro-centric, and 'impossible for Asians'. source hereGee, Eminence, what, we slitty-eyed yellow-faced Asians aren't capable of learning Latin? Talk about racism. As a Classicist and a teacher of Latin, I find this highly offensive, and I'm sure those of my students who are Asian will think so too. I guess

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Beatrice, the idealised muse of medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri, is still winning hearts as young singles from around the world leave notes on her tomb in an 11th century Florence church seeking her intercession.That's curious. When I visited her tomb, there were no such notes on it. Must be something new. I did say a little prayer there though, figuring that a lady who was able to inspire

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You’re St. Jerome!You’re a passionate Christian, fiercely devoted to Jesus Christ and his Church. You are willing to labor long hours in the Lord’s vineyard, and you have little patience with those who are less willing or able to work as you do. Your passions often carry you into temptation zones of wrath, lust, and pride.Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers!

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What Fantasy Archetype Are you? The MentorYou are the prestigous Mentor! You're akin to Gandalf (Lord of The Rings), Merlin (ARthurian Legend), Obi Wan Kenobi (Star Wars), Aslan (Narnia), Door (Neverwhere), Dumbledore (Harry Potter) and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (Wizard's First Rule). You are wise and knowing, and know that there is not much time left for the Unlikely Hero to defeat The Totally

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Had a most curious dream the other night.Was somehow travelling through some tropical former spanish or portuguese colony- could have been south america, philippines or even goa. Balmy weather, tropical rivers, somewhat third world, the usual.Passing by some rural cathedral, noticed some outdoor marble tombs of sainted early bishops of the place. Don't ask me why these were outside the cathedral

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The song lyrics found in karaoke videos can be great fun. While misspellings are common, once in a while they are absolutely screamingly funny. One line from Bette Midler's 'From A Distance' originally goes 'and no one is in need', and in the karaoke goes 'and know one is in me'. This could either sound awfully philosophical or awfully raunchy.Of course, at three in the morning, when one is tipsy

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Oimoi kakodaimon!An wearing my King's College tee-shirt out. Someone noticed the coat of arms and asked me 'i didn't know you were from raffles institution!'. I'm so insulted!Oimoi kakon! Oimoi talas!---This post was made with a trial version of BlogPlanet, a photo blog client for mobile phones. For more information visit www.blogplanet.net.

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Created: Wikipedia article on John Mauropus (Ioannes Mauropous), 11th C. Byzantine scholar, poet, and bishop.---This post was made with a trial version of BlogPlanet, a photo blog client for mobile phones. For more information visit www.blogplanet.net.

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Felix dies natalis mihi.Pfftt.Convivium meum, et lacrimabo si volo!Ha. Seriously. Wasn't a bad one at all. Slept in, brian neu took me to lunch at Mezza9 at Hyatt. Then I was able to sit and read while smoking my pipe, at Starbucks, for a good few hours. Hung out with graeme for a bit, before having dinner cum matre patreque.Post caenam, read most of the evening, then decided to do some more

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Muslims violently protesting against a perceived accusation that Islam is a violent religion.The irony of this... is something you can't make up.Get over it. It was an academic discourse. The reaction by some Muslims is totally over the top.Should we no longer be allowed to quote if the quote is not to their liking? And does their reaction not show that the quote is actually right?Where were

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A simple dinner. Bread. Cheese. Jam. Tea. Bread: Sourdough Rye Bread. Cheese: Le Marechal, a new-ish Swiss cheese that's nutty, salty, and tangy, a bit like young Parmesan (Parmigiano). Jam: Sour Cherry, from Persia. Tea: 龍井 (Lung Ching or Longjing), a green tea favoured by Shanghainese, as well as by those from Kêangsu (Jiangsu), Kêangnan (Jiangnan) and neighbourly provinces. I may have a

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Your Geek Profile:Academic Geekiness: HighestInternet Geekiness: ModerateMovie Geekiness: ModerateSciFi Geekiness: ModerateGeekiness in Love: LowGeneral Geekiness: LowMusic Geekiness: LowFashion Geekiness: NoneGamer Geekiness: NoneHow Geeky Are You?

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Egyptologists are being urged to dump their pens and paper and go digital.The hieroglyphics that cover the columns and walls of Egyptian temples are in danger of washing away. Groundwater constantly seeps into the stone on which they are engraved, depositing a corrosive layer of salt on the surface as it evaporates. Yet despite the danger that the precious inscriptions could soon be lost,

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Rabbit for dinner!Welsh Rabbit, that is =)Ach. Simple food can be such a joy.

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Your Extroversion Profile:Assertiveness: Very HighFriendliness: Very HighActivity Level: HighSociability: HighCheerfulness: LowExcitement Seeking: LowHow Extroverted Are You?

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So there I am, merrily imbibing post-cænal drinks, when I realise 'oh, it's time for my evening medication'. I then say 'excuse me a second' and take the pills. Friend then looks oddly at me.Friend: 'Errrm... it's not good to mix medication with alcohol... if you want, I'll get you some water for that...'Me: 'Sweetie darling, I've been merrily drinking away all evening and will be continuing

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Ach, the joys of technology. Now we can find the good old missals, greek and latin grammars, academic works, lexica and suchlike as public domain scanned pdfs on the internet and can have them printed cheaply and easily, aiding the dissemination of knowledge. O, o, totus floreo!---This post was made with a trial version of BlogPlanet, a photo blog client for mobile phones. For more information

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Readers will not be surprised to hear that computer gaming is not something I do. Warcraft, DOTA and suchlike, are unknown to me. XBoxes, Playstations... Don't register on my radar at all. Even the Nintendo craze of the 90s completely passed me by.Sure, I still play Weiqi/Go, Chess, and Latrunculi on my little Powerbook, but the last game with any degree of complexity i played on a computer was..

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Linguistics thought (I'm very random like that): The number of Sanskrit & Indo-European words & cognates in Malay (basically a Polynesian language, iirc) never ceases to amaze me.Malay for almond is badam, which is pure Sanskrit. Malay for hour is jam (soft j as in 'jelly', long a as in 'father'). Can't remember what IE or Sanskrit for hour is, but Persian & Armenian both have zham (surprisingly

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In case anyone's wondering, I've just managed to get this confounded mobile phone blogging program working again- It's been on the blink since last march. Hurrah- I'll be a little more regular with blogging now that it's really convenient to use this program.It's called blogplanet, if anyone is interested, and works on most colour-screen mobile phones that have a gprs connection. Great fun.---

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Have been into Youtube and Google Video for a few weeks now, and discovered an easy way to convert those silly .flv files into a more easily-viewed format.Mind-boggling really, the range of stuff available. From Ethiopian Orthodox services, to drunk college students doing silly things (embarrassing and aplenty), to entire lectures on various topics.What really got me going were clips from the

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This is from April last year...---On nightbus home, after Passover dinner at Daniel Hadas' place. Now i know the 'real' Jewish Passover isn't till late April, but his family are Roman Catholics of Jewish heritage, and as Easter is the Christian Passover, they're celebrating it on this day.Was stuffed beyond bursting, and the 4 cups of wine certainly had their effect!This is the second time I've

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This is from March last year... ---In cab on way home from heathrow now. Other people get some stunning babe or a gorgeous hunk next to them in the plane, or even an interesting person. I have to get a huge bearded smelly biker for 14 hours from bangkok to london. Hah. More later when i get home- this is just the first mobile phone blog entry in britain...---This post was made with a trial

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Have just had lunch with my parents at Kampong Glam, the oldest malay-arab enclave in Singapore. The street names are distinctly Middle Eastern- Kandahar St, Baghdad St and Arab St are some examples. The arab community in Singapore hails mostly from Hadhramaut in what is now Yemen, and they've been here since the founding of Singapore in 1819, and although their arab identity and use of arabic

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Discworld: Which Ankh-Morpork City Watch Character are YOU? Lord Havelock VetinariTake this quiz!Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code Ag... Silver You scored 44 Mass, 40 Electronegativity, 63 Metal, and 10 Radioactivity! Congratulations, you are one of the only things that can kill werewolves. In addition to that, you are socially-minded, constructive, and

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1. When prime minister Tony Blair was received at the Vatican in June, his gift to Pope Benedict XVI was a boxed set of the Mozart Piano Concertos played by Daniel Barenboim who also directs the Berlin Philharmonic from the keyboard - I'm trying to think of the significance of this.2. Rock star, and environmental guru to the rich and famous, Sting has recorded a CD of Downland lute songs, which

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Ole Dubya lies over the radio,Ole Dubya lies over TV,Ole Dubya lies over and over,Oh, kick Dubya out of DC!

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Two-toned lobsters, they explain, are rare but not unheard of.The shells of American, or Maine, lobsters usually sport a combination of yellow, red, and blue pigments. But the animals grow symmetrically, with each half of the body developing independently of the other.In the case of Robinson's catch, half of the lobster's shell was lacking the blue pigment, giving it the appearance of having been

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In Renaissance Dutch, the word for Lute was Luit. It appears that in Flanders, and hence the Flemish tongue (the variety of the Dutch language used in Flanders), luit was (and is no longer) the usual slang word for the female pudendum.A fellow lutenist has seen a separate reference to this meaning in a discussion of a painting by Honthort of a prostitute and procuress and a man, the women

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Per me guerreggia Amor, e la Fortuna!Go me! =p

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Yes. You read that correctly. 20". Laptop. Yes. If you thought Apple's 17" Powerbook & MacBook Pro were pushing it, you now have something new to choke on your coffee about. Thank you, Dell!Can't you just see it now, some geek at Starbucks with a 20" laptop?20" display, with fewer pixels than an Apple 17". Detachable keyboard for desktop use. Weight starting at 18 lbs. That's 8 kg for the rest of

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A Japanese rabbit with a love of balancing objects (mostly small food items) on its head. Isn't he adorable? Official Oolong SiteOolong Galleries

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Here are two new links:Lebanese Political Journal - highly informative for those of us who wish to know what's going on in Lebanon from a Lebanese perspective, especially in these troubled times.Leopolis - similar news from the city of L'viv, from Western Ukraine.

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Bush gives an unwanted backrub to German Chancellor Merkel.Here is Dubya, strolling speedily into a G-8 summit meeting where powerful, intent world leaders are already gathered to discuss, presumably, serious issues of the day, walking straight up to a seated German Chancellor Angela Merkel and giving her a weird, unsolicited shoulder rub from behind, before dashing to his seat. Oh yes he did.The

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I'm sure my readers will know of the horrible events unfolding between Lebanon and Israel (and possibly even Iran and Syria next). This could very well turn into World War III (or IV, depending on whether one sees the Cold War as WWIII). Lord, grant us peace in our time, and preserve the holy places![image from Paróquia Melquita de Nossa Senhora do Líbano]Our Lady Of Lebanon, Pray For Us!A little

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I apologise to readers who have no Latin - the nature of this post requires some discretion, as much as it requires many prayers. Those who have Latin, pray; and those who don't, please join in the intention. And sorry about the inelegance and unidiomatic Latin - it's late over here and I'm too upset. Patres Reverendi, Fratres et Sorores - orate pro Antonio, amico meo, cuius uxor eum linquit.

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Having just downloaded the entire Sarum Missal in PDF form, I found a glorious bit that gets added to the Ordo Missæ in the Missa Pro Defunctis. Right after the Lavabo and before the Orate Fratres, Sarum has:Sacerdos: Hostias et preces tibi Domine, offerimus.Chorus: Tu suscipe pro animalibus illis, quarum hodie memoriam agimus, fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam.Ah, how lovely!

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Attn: EntrepeneursEveryone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies who deal in everyday humdrum products and services but clearly didn’t give their domain

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This day did Fate so cruelly bringRevolt of the colonies Americans sing;But we who know the truth of the thing,Do piously say 'God save the King'!And no, I don't mean 'God save the Queen'.The King of England is unmarried.

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Announcing (albeit much belatedly) a new group blog I'm working on: Poblem EngrishArmed with naught but camera-enabled mobile telephones and our wits, our gang of four highlight examples of bad English in Singapore, from people and organisations that really ought to know better. As our introduction puts it:This Blog is here to show you examples of BAD ENGLISH in Singapore, accompanied by pictures

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WOW.More here.

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The Greek posts just keep coming, don't they?First, observe this brand of Nordic crispbread, Kavli:Kavli is dairy-free, oil-free, making it an ideal Lenten fasting food. However, do NOT tell a Greek you just ate Kavli - either in or out of Lenten periods, for Kavli (το καυλί) happens to be Modern Greek slang for the Latin mentula, matching it both in force and rudeness. Reference here. Amusing

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Axion estin indeed! αξιον εστιν ως αληθως...(Explanation: This is a tub of dishwashing gel in Malaysia. As it happens, 'Axion' is Greek for 'it is worthy', and typically refers to a certain hymn to the Mother of God sung at Divine Liturgy, whose first words are 'axion estin os alithos makarizin se tin theotokon', meaning 'it is truly worthy/meet to bless thee the Mother of God'...)

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Soundtrack: Various bits from Bizet's Carmen.Watched an interesting film this evening!U-Carmen eKhayelitsha.Bizet's immortal Spanish-flavoured opera, set in a poor black township in Capetown, South Africa, in the present day. in Xhosa. Let me repeat that - in Xhosa. Yes, with all the lovely clicks and clacks.The orchestra's good. The visuals take a bit of getting used to - a horde of fat black

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Today, at a book fair, at Suntec City. At the Popular Book Shop stall, I picked up a random book on Ghost Stories Of WWI & WWII. Flipped it open, and the first thing I see is a page about Nazis occupying Romania in W2, trying to take a big valuable gold+silver+bronze bell from an Orthodox saint's shrine, and how the bell started ringing on its own, scaring the Germans away. Trust me to find that

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Here - GORGEOUS.I had no idea Sting was that flexible. I can't play my lute wearing his choice of costume tho - wouldn't do any favours for the finish of my lute...

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Grabbed from Dwayne the Hunky...A list of things - add up the total number of things one has done...1) smoked2) consumed alcohol3) slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex4) slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex5) made out with someone of the opposite sex6) made out with someone of the same sex7) had someone in your room of the opposite sex8) watched porn9) bought

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An epigram of Palladas (A.P. 10.98): Πᾶς τις ἀπαίδευτος φρονιμώτατός ἐστι σιωπῶν, τὸν λόγον ἐγκρύπτων ὡς πάθος αἰσχρότατον. Every uneducated man is wisest if he remains silent, hiding his speech like a disgraceful disease.(translated by W. R. Paton)from Curculio

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At the Athens Olympics there was a background graphic showing an ancient Greek epigraph behind the commentators and you spent more time deciphering that than watching the news reports...

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The Latin professor was uncharacteristically late in returning home. His wife was starting to worry when he entered the house. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were torn, his glasses were broken, and his left eye was starting to swell up."What happened to you?""My dear, you won't believe it. On my way home from school I was set upon by a bunch of hoodla."He was so upset that he went to a bar

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The French Gourmet Curnonsky on Nutmeg:Anyone who has tasted this spice no longer desires others, just as anyone who has made love with a chinese woman no longer desires to make love with other women.Uhhhhhh..... okaaaaaaayyyy......

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Am I the only one who is bothered by the line 'I wanna lay like this forever...'?Surely he's confusing the intransitive lie with the transitive lay... it should be 'I wanna lie like this forever', unless he's referring to producing eggs?Then again, I'm a pedant... I can't listen to Paul Lekakis' song with the line 'while the temperature rises up' without wincing either.

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This is quite disturbing. The kid seems to be freaking out while waiting for his computer and game to load. Amusing though, that he's German - I can just about make out 'scheiße', 'schnell' and 'spielen'...I wonder how that got captured on film though...

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Ok. Romanian lady from church is now officially on my EVIL PEOPLE list. Middle of Great Lent and she sends me recipe for Sarmale - Minced pork wrapped in pickled cabbage leaves... with pictures! aaaaargh!!!It's awfully good stuff - had some at the Romanian National Day celebrations last year. Must make some after Pascha...

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Used in conjunction with a Nail Buffer, it's fabulous for buffing away those scratches on one's iPod! Whee!

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Amusing, but where on earth did they find an English dictionary that translates 陽部 as pudenda? I'm not even going to be picky and point out it should be pudendum...

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This is funny enough if one is unable to read the Chinese and can only read the English, but if one is able to read Chinese, it's triply funny, as one can then see how the appalling translations happened.

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The Story of Œdipus. In 8 Minutes. Performed by Vegetables.Incidentally, here's a really bad Œdipus joke:He Killed His Father.He Married His Mother.He's Plagued By The Gods.He's Back.ŒDIPUSinTHE KING AND EYE!======UPDATE: i showed the URL for the film, http://www.oedipusthemovie.com/ to a chap I know, and he revealed himself culturally illiterate by asking "shouldn't that be spelled opus dei?".

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Your Seduction Style: Sweet TalkerYour seduction technique can be summed up with "charm"You know that if you have the chance to talk to someone...Well, you won't be talking for long! ;-)You're great at telling potential lovers what they want to hear.Partially, because you're a great reflective listener and good at complementing.The other part of your formula? Focusing your conversation completely

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Must be brief.Am in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, for a fencing competition - the Selangor Open 2006. Will get creamed, but it's all good fun anyway. My event is Sunday afternoon - that's about 4 a.m. GMT onwards - wish me luck!Went shopping today - bought an old-fashioned straight razor. Yes, also known as a cut-thoat razor. This should be fun =)

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Was watching a documentary on how the Mahometans of the Middle East (and indeed, elsewhere) rejoice when a child of theirs becomes a suicide bomber, how they teach their children that to die for Allah is the supreme good, how they dress up their children and encourage them to grow up to be shaheed (usually translated as martyr, even though murder is not martyrdom).It just occured to me this is

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We have also just been told off by someone asserting that Jesus doesn't care in the least whether we open and close the Royal Doors as prescribed or not. But it strikes me that people who claim to adopt that position are nevertheless remarkably uncomfortable and upset when some priest does, in fact, open and close the Royal Doors as prescribed. If Jesus doesn't care, why does the critic care?

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Those of you who know me well will know I am very fond of the Tallis Scholars, an English vocal ensemble that specialises in sacred polyphony of the Renaissance period. If you haven't heard them, RUN AND DO SO!I was reading some thoughts of their conductor Peter Phillips on his website, about their bringing sacred polyphony into secular spaces:We have taken music which was expressly conceived for

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Two video clips of Wafa Sultan, an L.A.-based Arab-American psychologist, taking apart the Mahometan fundies. GOOD STUFF:Wafa Sultan: There Is No Clash of Civilizations but a Clash between the Mentality of the Middle Ages and That of the 21st Century - transcript here. There's something incredibly satisfying seeing an Imam being totally bitchslapped by a woman. He's obviously furious.Wafa Sultan

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Try it here!

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Your results:You are Green LanternGreen Lantern 90%Iron Man 80%Spider-Man 80%Wonder Woman 70%Supergirl 70%The Flash 65%Hulk 60%Catwoman 50%Superman 45%Robin 40%Batman 30%Hot-headed. You have strong will power and a good imagination.Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test===Phew. It would've been so embarrassing had I turned out Wonder Woman or Supergirl. Heh.

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ἐπάμεροι· τί δέ τις; τί δ’ ού τις; σκιᾶς ὄναρ ἄνθρωπος. ἀλλ᾽ ὅταν αἴγλα διὀσδοτος ἔλθῃ,λαμπρὸν φέγγος ἔπεστιν ἀνδρῶν καὶ μείλιχος αἰών.Creatures of a day: What is he? What is he not? A shadow in a dream is man. But when the gods shed a brightness,Shining life is on earth And life is sweet as honey.- from Pindar Pythian Ode VII.96-98.Great Lent has begun.

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Please remember in your prayers the servant of God Vasili Vasilievich, ordained to the rank of deacon on Cheese-Fare Sunday at the Old Rite Church of the Ascension of Our Lord, Gervais, Oregon.Archbishop Sophronii (jurisdiction: Belokrinitsa Hierarchy of Old Ritualists) ordained him first to the deaconate, then in due time (sometime during Lent) will, God willing, ordain him to the priesthood,

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You Are Somewhat MachiavellianYou're not going to mow over everyone to get ahead...But you're also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself.You understand how the world works, even when it's an ugly place.You just don't get ugly yourself - unless you have to!How Machiavellian Are You?

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Someone sent me a prayer today, allegedly revealed by Our Lord to St Gertrude the Great.Apparently this prayer is so powerful, it releases 1000 souls from Purgatory each time one says it.*snigger snigger snigger*A Consignment of Geriatric Shoemakers, no doubt - i.e. a load of old cobblers.

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You scored as Oboe. Oboe.You're an oboe.yup.trombone100%Oboe100%Cello92%Violin83%Bassoon83%Trumpet83%French Horn83%Tuba75%Flute67%String Bass58%Viola33%Clarinet33%Percussion33%If you were in an orchestra, what instrument would match your personality?created with QuizFarm.com

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That's why I'm having a deliciously indulgent late supper of cheese and crackers. Good French Camembert and English Stilton, with Carr's Table Water crackers. Washed down with a large glass of Banyuls. YUM.

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Fascinating! Link via Dappled Things.

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Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the study of the Latin language during his public audience on February 22. At the conclusion of his prepared remarks, the Pope followed his usual pattern by greeting different groups that were in attendance at the Wednesday audience.Switching into Latin-- a language which, he noted, is not generally used in these sessions-- the Pontiff welcomed the faculty of the

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Nil significat nisi oscillat. Du vap. Du vap. Du vap.- anybody wanna try translating that? =)

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This is hilarious!This, on the other hand, is not funny at all: 16 muslims Gang Rape a 12-year-old Christian Girl, and attempt to "persuade" her to convert to their evil cult of death! When Tabasum regained consciousness she found herself in Bibis house, where three men reportedly including Babar Bibi, raped her.Tabasum was reportedly told that by Perveen Bibi that she could be "saved" if she

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Here's an interesting link - It's so cowardly to attack the church when we won't offend Islam - by Nick Cohen, from The Observer. The title says it all really.In other news, some of you may know that my family has the use of a Saab that belongs to a friend of Dad's. Now, this friend is Finnish, and was posted to Singapore for many years by his company. When he went back to Finland, he left his

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Please go to www.ian.cc and sign the petition to stop the statue of = Mustafa Kemal Ataturk from going up in Rome. The website is in Spanish, but for = all non-Spanish speakers, we'll guide you through the website.. it's very simple:A) Find the box that says "No a la Estatua del Genocida = "Ataturk"en Roma".B) Click on "Actua Ya". You will be redirected to a page with info = on AtaturkC) Click on

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Russians making a success of the post-Communist era are finding ostentatious ways of celebrating newfound wealth.In London, they are even paying to rub shoulders with descendants of their country's ousted aristocracy. Patricia Daganskaia reports. Link via Andrij.What's interesting is that it shows London's ROCOR Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, where Andrij and I may be found on

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This is a spoof. That much I figured out on my own. I had no idea of what - then someone told me it was a spoof of modern video games. Ah. Shows you how out of touch I am.Thanks Vernon for the link!

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You are the the Hierophant card. The Hierophant, called The Pope in some decks, is the preserver of cultural traditions. After entering The Emperor's society, The Hierophant teaches us its wisdom. The Hierophant learns and teaches our cultural traditions. The discoveries our ancestors have made influence the present. Without forces such as The Hierophant who are able to interpret and communicate

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It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.~G.K. Chesterton

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3 fish were swimming in the canal.1 fish hit concrete and floated there, stunned.The 2nd fish hit concrete and said "DAM".The 3rd fish didn't hit anything, and swam on through some turbulent water, into a wide area.The 1st fish said "How did he do that?"The 3rd fish yelled back at the other 2,"That wasn't a Dam. That was an Malaysian bridge.When 2 fish run into it, It falls over!"

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According to the higher education minister, a Mr Bill Rammell, it is "not necessarily a bad thing" that there have been sharp falls in the number of students applying to study history and the classics at university. At the same time, he welcomes the considerable increases in those choosing what he calls "more vocationally beneficial subjects", such as nursing, social work and

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From the time he was a child in Peru, the Mormon Church instilled in Jose A. Loayza the conviction that he and millions of other Native Americans were descended from a lost tribe of Israel that reached the New World more than 2,000 years ago."We were taught all the blessings of that Hebrew lineage belonged to us and that we were special people," said Loayza, now a Salt Lake City attorney. "It not

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If you liked that, you may also like this one.Meanwhile: SAUDI CLERIC DEMANDS CARTOONISTS BE TRIED AND PUNISHED - the top Saudi cleric, the imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, is calling for non-Muslims, in non-Muslim countries to by tried under Islamic law for acts that are not crimes in their respective countries! Can you believe this? Can you imagine Pope Benedict XVI calling for non-Catholics

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Type in your least favourite website and watch it get destroyed!

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A new specialty penis restaurant in Peking - 'nuff said.

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Alrighty folks,Here's an interesting self-awareness thingy where you can tell me what you think are my:Good Pointsand my Bad Points-from PJ

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Muslims Interrupt Mass, Try To Take Over Catholic School In Scotland - Appalling. The Jihadists insist we must respect their evil, satanic, gutter religion, but as this shows, they have no respect for ours! Awake, Christendom!Pakistan: Muslim Women Vandalize Catholic Church - Even more appalling.A priest is beaten in Izmir, to the cries of “we will kill you all” - Jihadist dogs. Does anyone STILL

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There exists a Japanese cosmetics company called Kanebo.Much of the market for skincare products in Asia centers around making skin fairer.Canebo is the Latin word meaning 'I shall become white/covered in white'. For those pedants out there, it's the Future Active Indicative First Person Singular of Caneo.A rather amusing co-incidence, no?

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I had the following proposed Troparion and Kontakion as a commet on an earlier post my blog by a reader, and I felt I should share it with you! I've edited the text slightly for a more traditional 'feel'.Troparion (Tone 4)O Holy Martyr Andrew, thou gavest thy life for the sake of thy Church,As another Nicholas didst thou defend the poor from dishonour,And in the Church of the Lord thou receivedst

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