Stories that trace the Latin word to some supposed swearing-in ceremony are groundless modern inventions.
I would be pretty testy if someone wanted to check me like that
Eep-- Big Brother and Jesus are one!
I thought this was great, esp given the haunted doughnuts!
Bonus:
Granted, I’m an old Goth, but I couldn’t help thinking the cityscape looked a lot like a graveyard…
…esp once they added that top graphic!

29 years after it was first due to be broadcast, this is the BBC Radio series premiere.
He’s 40 and lives at home with his parents. He has the perfect younger brother and his mother is a saint.
Life is not easy for Eamon…
Michael Redmond writes and stars in a six-part comedy series.
Scheduled to begin in October 1996, BBC Radio 4’s new controller James Boyle pulled the whole series shortly before broadcast.
It is…
The instructions used to be printed on the shirt cardboard that would be part of the packaging. (1950s/60s, at least.)
Maybe it’s just me, but it also seems weird that the testicle-checking port is shaped like a giant keyhole.
We need him to fix more interstate signs. What irritates me the most are the signs identifying the exit right at the exit, instead of before (which I guess would be too sensible).
A Michigan priest known for leading religious relic tours and hosting an exorcism podcast has been charged after allegedly placing a teenage girl’s hair in his mouth and proceeding to floss his teeth with it.
Father Carlos Martins, a member of the Catholic Church and the co-host of “The Exorcist Files” podcast, was charged with misdemeanor battery in Illinois for the incident in November.
“The Exorcist Files” podcast, which is accompanied by a book with the same title, boasts of Martins’ ability as an expert in exorcism and relays his personal stories.
Surprise surprise (not)