It's actually the other way around. Originally, most Europeans in contact with the Roman Empire used the Roman names for the days of the week and those were Roman gods like Jupiter and Juno. As the E… (View Post)

One wonders how many members of that group have "Trespassers will be shot" signs on their property. If anyone really wanted to punish those responsible, they'd start with Chau's parents, pa… (View Post)

Use 'M' instead of 'S' for the small portrait. (View Post)

The wife and I were going through some boxes in the basement, and look what I found: I was sure I'd lost these forever. (And yes, that's the first edition of Deities and Demigods, the one with Elric … (View Post)

When I was stationed in Europe in the '80s, Bader-Meinhof and the Red Brigades were our boogymen. We had pictures of them up in the barracks and everything. The Islamic terrorists were just starting … (View Post)