The etymology of 'Blessing' is 'To mark with blood', Who knew?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blessing#Etymology_and_...Posted Jul 27, 2010, 3:53 AM UTC
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Mind, the origin of benediction is the Latin for "speak well".
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Posted Jul 27, 2010, 3:53 AM UTC
Mind, the origin of benediction is the Latin for "speak well".
So if I sneeze and someone says "God bless you!" they really mean "I hope god makes you bleed, fucker!"??
That's so cool. I might start saying it.
Try substituting "mark with blood" for every instance of blessing(s) in these quotes: http://www.sayingsnquotes.com/quotations-by-subject/blessings-quotes-and-sayings/
Oh, that's just wonderful.
You could do a post pointing it out and actually substituting the best ones...
Glad you liked it! I posted this story on a whim because I thought people might find it interesting but it didn't fly. You can post the same with the quotes if you like. I think more people would see the humour than just the two of us!
Almost every post I put up gets no votes either way (ending up on 1). I sometimes wonder if it's that I post at weird times for the predominantly US readership.
Occasionally I luck out and get three or four votes.