Fakirs, Prosperity, and Ignorance
Fakirs, Prosperity, and Ignorance
I friend of mine has a Googletalk signature that's a line from a Weezer song: "I'm a troublemaker and I've never been a faker". I told him that I'd like the line more if Weezer had used"fakir" instead of"faker". Before I suggested the substitution, I made sure to check on the etymology of the word "fakir". While doing so, I discovered a new term: Poodle-Faker. Apparently poodle-faker was British army slang, circa 1902, for an "ingratiating male".
In other news, the sub-prime mortgage debacle has been traced to back to one "Mr. Jesus H. Christ".[Best line in that whole piece "You would think that the current economic conditions would undercut their theology."]
RATYHTL's World O' Ignorance: "I was just following Leviticus" Edition
World O' Ignorance salutes David Popescu, who recently educated a group of students on the complexities of Biblical Law:
"I said I believe homosexuals should be executed... when I say homosexuals should be executed, I am speaking in terms of government actions. That is the way the Bible puts it."
Tomorrow is Charlie Daniels Day