Originally Posted By: BranShea
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I remembered the story of Simon Stylites, an early Eastern Christian monk, who sat atop a pillar for about thirty years

Aha, I remember there was such a figure from the bible, but as he is called Simon de Zuilenzitter (pillar sitter) here...

No it is not from the bible. The bible doesn't teach people to do such silly things! The story comes from early church history in around about the fourth or fifth century AD I think.

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L.) P.S. Definition L is one I still don't know what it means.
Yet it was chosen twice, so it must make sense.

Sty is a pig pen, and lite = light. A bachelor living in a lighthouse...