Theology – Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder

On the other hand…

Why the mob may want to consider murder and mayhem. With apologies to the Archpriest of Hita.

Brazilian pastor to his flock (f): “My penis emits sacred milk”

Cf. one of the tales from the Decameron which made me laugh most as child, that of the hermit Rustico who teaches the virgin Alibech how to put the Devil back into Hell.

Is Javier Cercas a necromancer?

How else to explain his repeated use of the motif “políticamente * y personalmente roto” in Anatomía de un instante?

Ngram: afternoon nap vs siesta

Rather weary yesterday PM after a morning’s rabbit-hunting, so bumbled through Evelyn Waugh’s brilliant Decline and fall and Vile bodies, which contain quite a number of afternoon naps. Conjecture: the British began to replace the expression with “siesta” as they started staying awake after lunch and drowsing off became associated with the lazy Latins. Refutation: