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Intriguing Etymologies Part II

The Grass Gorillas

During the time of the Crusades there existed a Muslim sect who fought against the Christian campaign whose tactics included targeting specific individuals, such as important political and military figures. These murderous fiends were also supposed dope fiends. Their behaviour was wild and crazy as if they had taken cannabis. Apparently to be sedated and hungry was an insane frame of mind in the ultra-conservative middle ages. These silent and deadly stoners were dubbed Hashshashin by their enemies, which means hashish user. This term went on to become the word assassin.

Intriguing Etymologies Part I

To me, the history of words seemed to be the most boring subject imaginable. Australia gets its name from the Latin terra australis incognita meaning unknown southern land. Interested yet? This is about as interesting as a lecture on Heat Processing of Canned Foodstuffs. Nevertheless I went through loads of words (in this lecture) expecting to find something of substance. It’s like opening unmarked caned foodstuffs only to find processed meat in every one. I went as far as checking really mundane words that I had no expectation of, when I opened some of these cans however, I found pickles. Delicious, delicious unheated pickles! Here, I will share some of my pickles of wisdom, and proof that even some dull words can have the most colourful back-story worthy of their own teen comedy and/or horror film.

A Tantalizing Tale
Greek mythology tells the tale of Tantalos, the king of Phrygia, who decided to deceive the Gods in an attempt to disprove their power. He decided to do this in the oddest way; he killed his son, chopped him up into little pieces, and served his son for dinner to the Gods. Good trick, that’ll show those snooty Gods! They are going to be so punk’d. Once Tantalos revealed the main course, the Gods immediately realised their beef brisket was actually human brisket. Doh! Zeus was livid. He sent Tantolos to the underworld, and as further punishment, Zeus decided to place him in a cursed oasis. A pool of water with fruit trees above him. Every time he was to try to reach for the fruits a gust of wind would stretch them just out of his reach, and every time he would try to sip the pure water he was immersed in, the water level would plunge to reveal nothing but a dry sand bed. He was eternally hungry and eternally thirsty; although the fruits and water were tantalizingly close - they were just out of reach. Thus Tantolos story is the origin of the word tantalize.

To Be Continued...

Alex Cete

Viral Video Legends Compilation

Here at Semper, we really love our Meme's, and StumbleUpon has provided us an excellent collaboration of internet viral videos. Enjoy!

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