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He Should Know

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

… Calvin Coolidge



Strange Advice

Be careful of your virtues; they may turn out to be vices.



Yugoslavian Proverb

He who picks up a thorn on the road has one less sin, for had he stepped on it, he would have cursed.



From the Word Lab

Kil»in the name of places means a “cell, cloister, or chapel.”

Kilbarchan»(Scotland),»Kil-bara-cin, the kil on the hilltop

Kilcrin»(Ireland), the little kil

Kildare»is»Kil-dara, the “kil of the oak.” St. Bridget built her first cell under a large oak.

Kilham»(Yorkshire), the chapel close

Kilkenny, the kil of cloister of St. Kenny or Canic?

Kilmore»(Ireland), the big kil

Kilsyth»(Ireland), the great kil (“sythe” means great)

Icolmkill»(Scotland), is»I-Columb-kil, i.e., “the»island»of»St. Columb’s cell.” The Culdee Instiutions of St. Columb were established in 563 for the purpose of converting the Picts to Christianity.



Daffy-nition

Man: One who wishes he were as wise as he thinks his wife thinks he is.



A Toast

Here’s to Dan Cupid, the little squirt,

He’s lost his pants, he’s lost his shirt,

He’s lost most everything but his aim

Which shows that love is a losing game.



What’s in a Name?

Shenloogian: Persian and Turkish in derivation, identified as a descriptive term, shenloog, a variant of shenlough, is defined as glad, cheerful, happy.

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He Should Know It takes a great man to be a good listener. … Calvin Coolidge   Strange Advice Be careful of your virtues; they may turn out to be vices.   Yugoslavian Proverb He who picks up a thorn on the road has one less sin, for had he stepped on it, he would have cursed.   From the Word Lab Kil»in the name of places means a “cell, cloister, or chapel.” Kilbarchan»(Scotland),»Kil-bara-cin, the kil on the hilltop Kilcrin»(Ireland), the little kil Kildare»is»Kil-dara, the “kil of the oak.” St. Bridget built her first cell under a large oak. Kilham»(Yorkshire), the chapel close Kilkenny, the kil of cloister of St. Kenny or Canic? Kilmore»(Ireland), the big kil Kilsyth»(Ireland), the great kil (“sythe” means great) Icolmkill»(Scotland), is»I-Columb-kil, i.e., “the»island»of»St. Columb’s cell.” The Culdee Instiutions of St. Columb were established in 563 for the purpose of converting the Picts to Christianity.   Daffy-nition Man: One who wishes he were as wise as he thinks his wife thinks he is.   A Toast Here’s to Dan Cupid, the little squirt, He’s lost his pants, he’s lost his shirt, He’s lost most everything but his aim Which shows that love is a losing game. [...]

The post Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Nov. 1, 2014) appeared first on Armenian Weekly.


He Should Know It takes a great man to be a good listener. … Calvin Coolidge   Strange Advice Be careful of your virtues; they may turn out to be vices.   Yugoslavian Proverb He who picks up a thorn on the road has one less sin, for had he stepped on it, he would have cursed.   From the Word Lab Kil»in the name of places means a “cell, cloister, or chapel.” Kilbarchan»(Scotland),»Kil-bara-cin, the kil on the hilltop Kilcrin»(Ireland), the little kil Kildare»is»Kil-dara, the “kil of the oak.” St. Bridget built her first cell under a large oak. Kilham»(Yorkshire), the chapel close Kilkenny, the kil of cloister of St. Kenny or Canic? Kilmore»(Ireland), the big kil Kilsyth»(Ireland), the great kil (“sythe” means great) Icolmkill»(Scotland), is»I-Columb-kil, i.e., “the»island»of»St. Columb’s cell.” The Culdee Instiutions of St. Columb were established in 563 for the purpose of converting the Picts to Christianity.   Daffy-nition Man: One who wishes he were as wise as he thinks his wife thinks he is.   A Toast Here’s to Dan Cupid, the little squirt, He’s lost his pants, he’s lost his shirt, He’s lost most everything but his aim Which shows that love is a losing game. [...]

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