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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 a passionate question #31729 06/11/01 09:46 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams OP Pooh-Bah OP Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Why is the word "passion" used to describe the crucifixation of Christ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a passionate question #31730 06/11/01 12:16 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/lexindex?lookup=passio&lang=la&formentry=0 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a passionate question #31731 06/12/01 09:35 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 crucifixation Ooooh, you gonna be in so much trouble now, you'll be disorientated for weeks! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter crucifixation #31732 06/12/01 10:48 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams OP Pooh-Bah OP Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory "crucifixation" heh heh -- I didn't spot my typo. that's funny because what inspired the questionin the first place was watching the film "Stigmata," which might involve a person with a fixation on Christ's crucifixion. (although in the film, the young woman who experiences the stigmata is an atheist.) the thought of "crucifixation" led to another play on the word: an atheist might describe it as "crucifiction." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: crewsuhfickshun #31733 06/12/01 11:12 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Now y'all've done it. Don't none a them spellings look right no more. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: crewsuhfickshun #31734 06/12/01 01:26 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams OP Pooh-Bah OP Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Faldage, yer speakin' mah language! Are y'all from Kentucky too? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: crewsuhfickshun #31735 06/12/01 01:36 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Alex Williams wonders Are y'all from Kentucky too? Nope, just have a flare (sic) for forign® languages. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: crewsuhfickshun #31736 06/12/01 01:38 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Alex notes: Faldage, yer speakin' mah language! Are y'all from Kentucky too? Nah, he's just been poorly influenced (oh, and watch out - the Looahvul Slugger will point out to you that in KY it's "you-all," not "y'all" ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Double teaming #31737 06/12/01 01:47 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Consider y'allse'fs wreathed by Anadage Enterprises. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Double teaming #31738 06/12/01 02:17 PM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A Anadage Enterprises and the yartish loss of the N was by design, i hope? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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