# Calvary is the hill Jesus was crucified on. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 2, 2009, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094 "2009-02-02T06:51:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/41 "2009-02-02T22:09:23Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > And when the cavalry controls their horsies, they use **reins**. Not reigns– **reins**. If they’re letting the horse run loose, they’re giving him **free rein** –not free reign. Only Caligula gave his horse free reign. And he got his just deserts. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/42 "2009-02-02T22:10:47Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Well, that’s just stupid. The incorrect spelling makes 100% sense. ‘Chaise longue’ means ‘long chair’, if I recall my decade-old French correctly. ‘Chaise lounge’ means ‘chair lounge’, which does not, in fact, make any sense. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/43 "2009-02-02T22:11:06Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > Yeah, but its spelled _ **Favre** _. > > So that’s where it gets confusing. No kidding. I had no idea Favre was involved in the crucifixion in any way. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/44 "2009-02-02T22:11:57Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > No kidding. I had no idea Favre was involved in the crucifixion in any way. Of course he is. Didn’t he climb on the cross during his rather dramatic career decision? Robin ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/45 "2009-02-02T22:12:46Z")
> [@Rodd\_Hill](#): > > **Ensure** : to make certain. > **Insure** : to underwrite. Hmmm… [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/assure](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/assure) \<\\> ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/46 "2009-02-02T22:18:53Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Well, that’s just stupid. The incorrect spelling makes 100% sense. Er… how? > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Although, I had to go look this up for myself, and Wikipedia says that… It’s not a “folk etymology”. It’s a corruption. It just happens to be a very old one (in the US). ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/47 "2009-02-02T22:22:58Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > See, this is why I think we should drop the generic designation of ‘Cavalry’ and go to the 17-19th century traditions of type of cavalry: Hussars, Dragoons, Cuirassiers, Lancers, Hobilars, etc. > > The opportunities for misspellings and mix ups would be _endless_ Agreed! Think of all the fun we’d have with “Uhlans” and “Sipahis”! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/48 "2009-02-02T22:30:56Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > That’s “Caglary.” 😉 One of the two titular characters in the '80s TV show, _Caglary and Lacey_? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/49 "2009-02-02T22:37:09Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > One of the two titular characters in the '80s TV show, _Caglary and Lacey_? (Heh-heh…you said "tit"ular…heh-heh) ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/50 "2009-02-02T22:43:27Z")
I had the opposite problem - I couldn’t figure out for the life of me why there were so many “Cavalry” churches out there. But I got better. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/51 "2009-02-02T22:44:24Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I don’t have any idea if this will help anyone but me, but I used to use the mnemonic device of remembering a knight was a “cavalier.” Related to “chivalry”. Note: a Zeppelin is not a blimp. _Independence._ Great word. No doggone _a_ in there. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/52 "2009-02-02T22:53:44Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Well, that’s just stupid. The incorrect spelling makes 100% sense. > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Er… how? Because lounging is something you do on a chair. I don’t longue on anything, I lounge. The fact that, in French, it doesn’t actually mean what it looks like it ought to mean is not obvious to a philistine like myself. _Chaise Longue_ looks like a misspelling (cf tongue/tounge, though that’s inverted). Or a mispronunciation. _Chaise Lounge_ looks like “Lounge Chair” which is easily what that particular piece of furniture can be considered as being. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/53 "2009-02-02T22:54:48Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > … Only Caligula gave his horse free reign. And vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/54 "2009-02-02T23:07:01Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > The difference between _Calvary_ and _cavalry_ clearly explicated: [here](http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20061002) Ah yes, this came up a few months ago when it was my turn to mention the difference between these two words, and as a bonus, I became acquainted with a great webcomic. 🆒 It’s _fait accompli_, for anyone who might be listening, and not one of a variety of alternative spellings: “accomplished fact”. Q.E.D. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/55 "2009-02-02T23:21:49Z")
Whatever it is it sounds Canadian. Was Jeebus born in Canadia? ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/56 "2009-02-02T23:54:47Z")
You guys are so smart. You must spend a lot of time at the libarry. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/57 "2009-02-02T23:59:42Z")
We do science. Like nucular fisics. ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Pedant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/58 "2009-02-03T00:53:47Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Yes, its true. And the horsey soldiers are cavalry. Why, oh why, do some military experts not know this? I cannot stand to listen to otherwise knowledgeable people make this error. And I pit myself for being a prescriptivist on this, as a I am usually a descriptivist. That is all. You may resume your usual activities. I see that, like many descriptivists, you are fine with having language butchered until your personal ox is being gored. Proper usage may not be cast in stone or carved in concrete 😉 , but it is almost always annoying (where it’s not amusing) even when the intent for the meaning is clear. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/59 "2009-02-03T01:13:54Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > **Cache** (kash), a store of goods. > **Cachet** (kash-ay), a quality; prestige > > **Cache** (kash-ay), ‘cache’ mispronounced. Not correct. \*Cache \*is a hiding place; \*caché \*is an adjective meaning “hidden.” [This movie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387898/)’s title is pronounced **cash-AY**. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calvary-is-the-hill-jesus-was-crucified-on/484094/60 "2009-02-03T01:17:21Z")
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