by Johannes Patruus <invalid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jul 2, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Ed Cryer wrote:
>
> "Johannes Patruus" <invalid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> http://abstrusegoose.com/31
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>> Patruus
>
> Ah, ah. Nice one. How do you say "tables turned" in Latin? "Mensae
> (in)versae"?
Tables were being turned all the time in the Romans' battles, so an idiom
for it must exist somewhere.
> It is noticeable, though, that you get far more crusading and
> knock-on-the-door behaviour from religious people than from scientific
> rationalists.
> Or do others disagree? Perhaps religious people feel atheism to be just
> as intrusive in their lives as we do with religious people.
Both of these crusading groups pale into insignificance compared to the
gas-&-electricity hucksters!
Patruus
