The 2008 BAFTA Awards, the British equivalent of our Oscar and Emmy awards (combined into one ceremony), were presented Feb. 10, 2008 in London. These are the…
One that may be pardoned; one that does not forfeit grace. In the Catholic Church sins are of two sorts, mortal and venial; in the Protestant Church there is no such distinction; but see…
(Matt. vii. 3-5). In alio pediculum video, in te ricinum non vides (Petronius). Here pediculum means a louse, and ricinum a tyke. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…
No one injures me with impunity. The motto of the Order of the Thistle. It was first used on the coins of James VI. of Scotland (James I. of England). A strange motto for Puritans to adopt…
The Wednesday before Good Friday, when Judas bargained to become the spy of the Jewish Sanhedrim. (Matt. xxvi. 3-5, 14-16.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
meaning cleverness or “gift” of intelligence, is a word borrowed from Matt. xxv. 14-30. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894TalesTale of a Tub A B C D E F…
3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEMinimum of 55 3-point field goals made 3FGM3FGAPctBruce Bowen, San Antonio101229.441Michael Redd, Milwaukee182416.438Wesley Person, Memphis100231.433David Wesley…
In morals—Do unto others as you would be done by. Or Matt. vii. 12. In arithmetic—The Rule of Three. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Golden ShoeGolden Rose…
The Jews wore fringes to their garments. These fringes on the garments of the priests were accounted sacred, and were touched by the common people as a charm. Hence the desire of the woman…
