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From uncle garabed's notebook
Revolutionary Talk
Whilst you are proclaiming peace and good will to men, you
insist upon retaining an absolute power over wives. … Do not
put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands.
Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could.
…Abigail to John Adams,
March 31, 1776
Everyone in His Place
While Henry IV of France was once being harangued by several
deputies in a provincial town, an ass started to bray. Said
the king: “Pray, gentlemen, each one in his turn.”
From the Trivia File
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days, you would
have produced enough sound energy to heat 1 cup of coffee.
Church Bulletin Blooper
On Sunday a special collection will be taken to defray the
expense of the new carpet. All those wishing to do something
on the carpet will please come forward to get a piece of
paper.
From the Word Lab
Bashi-bazouk: A savage and brutal ruffian. The word is
Turkish and means “disorderly dress.”
It is applied in Turkey to non-uniformed irregular soldiers
who make up in plunder for what they do not get in pay.
It came into prominence at the time of the Crimean War, and
again in that of the Bulgarian atrocities of 1876.
Sporting fellow
Edo: Here we are in another argument; can’t you be
reasonable?
Bedo: O.K. I’ll meet you halfway. I’ll admit I’m right if
you’ll admit you’re wrong.
What’s in a Name?
Jamjian/Djamdjian: Turkish in derivation, identified as a
trade, jamji is defined as a glazier.
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