tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post8490058164397786595..comments2024-03-27T17:29:51.954+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Leering old villains of the world unite in frocksFr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-17863322112379162922010-04-02T01:48:09.328+01:002010-04-02T01:48:09.328+01:00They don't have any humour, alas...
Talk abou...They don't have any humour, alas...<br /><br />Talk about old curmudgeons! (What they think to mock in the Pope, who actually seems quite young for his age, is actually more true of themselves.)<br /><br />All this reminds me of the joke about another humorless regiment:<br /><br />Q: "How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?"<br />A: "That's not funny! How Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387698013828199070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-2374362741625797602010-04-01T22:17:40.155+01:002010-04-01T22:17:40.155+01:00Thanks Father. Should have known that, but my O-le...Thanks Father. Should have known that, but my O-level Latin is too far behind me!<br /><br />Ian+. Good point. A similar thought has been bouncing around my mind all day.<br /><br />Humour is probably the best counterattack against atheists.johnfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233791349837340770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-366175342619879712010-04-01T13:51:53.836+01:002010-04-01T13:51:53.836+01:00April Fools' Day is, of course, the festal day...April Fools' Day is, of course, the festal day of the atheists. Remember the psalmist: "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God."St Michael's Episcopal Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622056104708014205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-6346120622040064812010-04-01T11:00:53.500+01:002010-04-01T11:00:53.500+01:00Imperative of a deponent verb!Imperative of a deponent verb!Fr John Hunwickehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-23581156306966168842010-04-01T10:30:33.219+01:002010-04-01T10:30:33.219+01:00Do you think one of your correspondents could desi...Do you think one of your correspondents could design Happy Dawkins Day Cards?<br /><br />Off topic, father, but could you or one of your colleagues tell me why the infinitive in the phrase 'Laetare, Jerusalem...' is translated as the imperative - 'Rejoice O Jerusalem...'<br /><br />The only reason I can think of is that there is an implied <i>Volete</i> by analogy with the johnfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233791349837340770noreply@blogger.com