About the post on the word assassin deriving from the word hashish, in the book, “Angels and Demons” by Dan Brown, in one of the first chapters he talks about the illuminati using hashish and about the word assassin coming from that use.
Hi whatigot4208. It is usually considered good form to provide a Link to the column in question.
As to that, I’m not sure what you are saying. Are you siting Dan Brown as an authority, or are you asking for confirmation?
As a general rule of thumb, if Dan Brown says that the sun rises in the east, prepare to see it rise in the west tomorrow.
Second general rule of thumb, no sentence with the word “illuminati” in it is true.
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Okay: Brown bad, Greene good.
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This sentence is illuminati false.
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The first time was funny. The second time was tiresome. This third time is stupid.
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Yep, this is also stupid.
If you have a problem, take it elsewhere.
May I have dibs on this for a sig?
Be my guest. 
If ever someone sends an assassin to kill me, I can only hope that he has been using hashish. I imagine the exchange would go something like this:
Him: Hey, dude. No offense and all, but I’ve come to kill you.
Me: How?
Him: I’ve got a knife somewhere. [fumble fumble] Wow, look at my hand!