Amusingness

The meaning of words in English, or rather how it changed. Found via furius, so I know I'm not the only one who gets a kick out of this...

Personal favorite:
"The governess reported to Lady Redstart that her four-year-old daughter had her first orgasm that morning.(The word actually means "extreme emotion" or "fit of passion". In modern terms, the little girl threw a tantrum.)"

[Congrats to anyone who finds the Latin error in the lavatory one.]

And the Quote of the Day goes to rosefox:
The Very Secret Diary of Cardinal Ratzinger? "Day 217. Still not Pope."

Habemus Papam

Well, apparently that "still not Pope" thing was pushing it.

I'm overly self-satisfied that, when I came out of the seminar and they were transmitting Ratzinger's Benedict XVI's introductory speech on the radio, I understood more than just the gist of the Italian speech. And I've never even learned Italian. Am proud of my l337 Latin skillz now.

Also, you know you're a total geek when your first thought about "Benedict" is that it sounds utterly stupid in Quenya. Laitainon. *snorts*
[Don't think too much now. I coincidentally know what "blessed" means in Quenya, ok?]

The study counselling was at an utterly stupid time, but at least it wasn't utterly pointless. I finally got the signature and the seal I should have gotten four semesters ago. And I finally got to know where to sign on for the intermediate exam in Anthro, as this has, so far, been a secret of the institute. I only knew the office wasn't responsible, the student assistants weren't responsible either and no one would tell you. Turns out the bastard assistants from hell are the ones you have to go to. Why didn't they just tell me that?

(Yes, I know. So people go to the study counselling to be told there.)

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( Weißer Rauch )

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