Matthew 5:18, King James Version:
“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
In the Vulgate Latin, “one jot or one tittle” is iota unum aut unus apex, “one iota or one [accent mark on a vowel].”
In Greek it seems to be ιωτα εν η μια κεραια, “one iota or one [accent mark on a vowel]”
So what they’re referring to are the two strokes involved in:
ί (Greek)
ī (Latin)
i (English)
a ROLLERCOASTER in spanish is montaña rusa (Russian mountain) …
whereas the russians call a rollercoaster an American mountain (amerikanskije gorky).
…I would have liked to see Montana.
For you, Chronos
The name undoubtedly comes from a construction dating back to 17th century Russia:
When the first wheeled rollercoasters started appearing in tParis in 1804, it was called “Russian Mountains” in imitation. The name isn’t only Spanish, but also Portugese and Catalan.
I have no idea why Russians would call a roller coaster “American Mountains”, unless they had a good knowledge of roller coaster history and a sense of irony.
Several things carry the epithet “Russian” in Spanish, not just the mountains. Most are related to food:
Filete ruso: Russian steak, a Salisbury steak or a Hamburger steak.
Ensalada rusa or ensaladilla rusa: Russian salad, better known in English as the Olivier salad.
Huevo ruso, huevos a la rusa: Russian eggs or eggs Russian style, deviled eggs.
Ruleta rusa: just like in English: Russian roulette.
interesting that in the S-tip of S-America this is called Asado Alemán (German steak/grill)
the ensalada rusa is known here as well (potato/carrot/peas/etc… with lots of mayo, right?)
Huevo ruso - not sure (at least not widespread)
right!
ETA: Asado alemán is bigger than a filete ruso for me (European Spanish), that is rather a meat loaf. A filete ruso is more like a patty as I imagine it.
yes, def a meatloaf (faschierter Braten), often with sausage, hard boiled egg, dills or carrot in it
anything smaller made of ground meat , especially if it is 2D - (flat) would probably fly as hamburger here
hamburguesa jumbo or so
Jesus spoke Aramaic, although as a male Jew he no doubt understood Hebrew as well. Matthew wrote in Koine Greek. He understood Hebrew too, but he didn’t write his Gospel in it.
A heart warming story about a bright young man doing good in the world. (Gift link.)
When he becomes king, Prince William of England will be the first descendant of a Stuart king to head the monarchy since the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He descends through an illegitimate daughter of James II. The illegitimacy prevents him from being the Jacobite pretender, but he does have Stuart blood.
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Fly Me to the Moon” (S2E5) the character Q sends another character his business card. The phone number on it was (323) 634-5667. As of at least 30 seconds ago today, that number is still active (I called it). You can call it and hear a message from Q’s answering machine. Seriously!
“Why does God need an answering machine?”
It’s how prayers work.
ETA: That is not who I answered to, something weird is going on.
Press one for miracles
Press two for comfort
Press three for healing
Press four for forgiveness
Press five for sex six
Press six three times for starting a new sect
Press seven to speak to an operator
Your call will be recorded for quality assurance. Your safety, security and wellbeing are our top priorities and we take your privacy very seriously.
I guess he still has a large box of unheard tapes to work through (I imagine god still using obsolete technology, just like his followers having obsolete ideas).
It’s probably a combined telefone, fax and answering machine. The fax uses that thermo-sensitive paper that fades with time when exposed to the light.
Well, there go your prayers, to the void…
Just as long as he doesn’t leave them in the car, so your prayers get turned into Queen’s Greatest Hits.