carborundum
| 06:27 Nov 16, 2001 |
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| 5 +1 | grind (down) |
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| 5 | let there be no illicit marks/figures/tattoos(carbunculi=boils or little coals)on your face |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1grind (down) Explanation: "Nil Illegitimi Carborundum" > "Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down." My geriatric brain. |
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let there be no illicit marks/figures/tattoos(carbunculi=boils or little coals)on your face Explanation: This is half pseudo-Latin, resulting from a misreading in the 1920's of Evagrius' Commentary on Leviticus 19:28-29. In fact, the verse probably was Ne illegitimi carbunculi tibi in facie sint. kix |
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