Language quiz!

Yes, that favorite part of the world of Sententiae for one or two of you, I hope, is back. Watch this sad-sweet little animated video. Here is the quiz:

Without looking at the credits at the end, what language does the granddad speak?

hint: it is not a language from the Caucasus

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New Meaning to the term ECUMENICAL

It seems there is a new game show in Turkey. It is very ecumenical. In fact I can imagine why an American company didn't think of it first. Here it is, as described by the Washington Monthly:

Reader R.K. alerted me to a very strange new gameshow in Turkey in which a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi, and a Buddhist monk try to convert a group of atheists. "The prize for converts will be a pilgrimage to a holy site of their chosen religion -- Mecca for Muslims, the Vatican for Christians, Jerusalem for Jews and Tibet for Buddhists." The name of the show is "Penitents Compete," and is expected to begin airing in September.

Must be a last ditch effort to make the EU accept them as Europeans.

Hi Birsen!

Curse you John Derbyshire

I've always known that Derbyshire and some of others at National Review Online were in league with Satan, but now I find out that Derbyshire is a shill for Mora, the bitch-goddess of Procrastination! Just check this post out and follow its link.

then check back in a few hours - or whenever you're done, whichever is first.

The Toyota Yaris

The Toyota Yaris is a funny little car, just weird enough, and practical enough, for me to want one. But it just got a whole lot more ... interesting. At least according to this from the WaPo:

"Behold the Toyota Yaris. It's moderately priced, gets good mileage, and has a gun turret capable of destroying toasters and bike-riding sumo wrestlers as it cruises down a track."

Now I really want one.


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