Joan of Arc, Balrog, Hades, and surprise poo!
If any of you prank me today, I'll seriously cut your heart out and serve it to you for breakfast!
High-scoring words of the night so far:
FLOOR (135 points) - against Shelley R.-B. [3W, 5W] {a good deficit-erasing word!}
QUITE (123 points) - against Lise M. [3W, 3L on Q]
I'd made a snarky comment regarding the UTC timestamps on LJ commentage, and received this helpful reply: If you set your time zone in Account Settings (Manage Account) -> Display, all comment timestamps will appear in your local time. FINALLY!
Facebook quizzes taken from Sarah G., Morgana, and Karla:
Leslie completed the quiz "Which historical female figure are you?" with the result Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc (in French: Jeanne d'Arc), also called the Maid of Orleans, a patron saint of France and a national heroine, led the resistance to the English invasion of France in the Hundred Years War. When Joan was about 12 years old, she began hearing "voices" of St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret, believing them to have been sent by God. These voices told her that it was her divine mission to free her country from the English, and help the dauphin gain the French throne. They told her to cut her hair, dress in a man's uniform, and to pick up the arms. At the battle of Orleans in May 1429, Joan led the troops to a miraculous victory over the English. Charles VII was crowned king of France on July 17, 1429 in Reims Cathedral. At the coronation, Joan was given a place of honor next to the king. Later, she was ennobled for her services to the country. In 1430, she was captured by the Burgundians while defending Compiegne near Paris, and was sold to the English to be tried for witchcraft and heresy. Much was made of her insistence on wearing male clothing. She was told that for a woman to wear men's clothing was a crime against God. Her determination to continue wearing it (because her voices hadn't yet told her to change, as well as for protection from sexual abuse by her jailors) was seen as defiance and finally sealed her fate. Joan was convicted after a fourteen-month interrogation. On May 30, 1431, she was burned at the stake in the Rouen marketplace. She was nineteen years old. Charles VII made no attempt to come to her rescue. In 1456, a second trial was held, and she was pronounced innocent of the charges against her. She was beatified in 1909, and canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV.
Leslie took the Which Lord of the Rings Character are you? quiz and the result is Balrog of Morgoth. You are full of anger and hate, and your temper will be your downfall. However, you have much strength and power. For those who question you will soon find out your true mystic. (Oh dear. First, I'm the closest thing to an Anarchist without actually being one [see yesterday's Political Ideology quiz result], and now this?! What the heck. At least these things aren't renowned for being the most accurate in the world! The name Balrog also reminds me of Street Fighter!)
Leslie took the Which Greek God are you? quiz and the result is Hades. Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their father Cronus, he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, for shares of the world. He had the worst draw, and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen favorably. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly disinclined to allow any of his subjects to leave. He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but not capricious. His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. He is the King of the dead.
Poo nugget for Wednesday, Apr. 1: Sneak Attack - Synonyms: Ambush Poo, Chocolate Surprise, Deuce is Loose, Shart (POO OF THE MONTH!) [the picture has two legs and a pulled-down pair of panties: SURPRISE in the middle of the underwear!]
High-scoring words of the night so far:
FLOOR (135 points) - against Shelley R.-B. [3W, 5W] {a good deficit-erasing word!}
QUITE (123 points) - against Lise M. [3W, 3L on Q]
I'd made a snarky comment regarding the UTC timestamps on LJ commentage, and received this helpful reply: If you set your time zone in Account Settings (Manage Account) -> Display, all comment timestamps will appear in your local time. FINALLY!
Facebook quizzes taken from Sarah G., Morgana, and Karla:
Leslie completed the quiz "Which historical female figure are you?" with the result Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc (in French: Jeanne d'Arc), also called the Maid of Orleans, a patron saint of France and a national heroine, led the resistance to the English invasion of France in the Hundred Years War. When Joan was about 12 years old, she began hearing "voices" of St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret, believing them to have been sent by God. These voices told her that it was her divine mission to free her country from the English, and help the dauphin gain the French throne. They told her to cut her hair, dress in a man's uniform, and to pick up the arms. At the battle of Orleans in May 1429, Joan led the troops to a miraculous victory over the English. Charles VII was crowned king of France on July 17, 1429 in Reims Cathedral. At the coronation, Joan was given a place of honor next to the king. Later, she was ennobled for her services to the country. In 1430, she was captured by the Burgundians while defending Compiegne near Paris, and was sold to the English to be tried for witchcraft and heresy. Much was made of her insistence on wearing male clothing. She was told that for a woman to wear men's clothing was a crime against God. Her determination to continue wearing it (because her voices hadn't yet told her to change, as well as for protection from sexual abuse by her jailors) was seen as defiance and finally sealed her fate. Joan was convicted after a fourteen-month interrogation. On May 30, 1431, she was burned at the stake in the Rouen marketplace. She was nineteen years old. Charles VII made no attempt to come to her rescue. In 1456, a second trial was held, and she was pronounced innocent of the charges against her. She was beatified in 1909, and canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV.
Leslie took the Which Lord of the Rings Character are you? quiz and the result is Balrog of Morgoth. You are full of anger and hate, and your temper will be your downfall. However, you have much strength and power. For those who question you will soon find out your true mystic. (Oh dear. First, I'm the closest thing to an Anarchist without actually being one [see yesterday's Political Ideology quiz result], and now this?! What the heck. At least these things aren't renowned for being the most accurate in the world! The name Balrog also reminds me of Street Fighter!)
Leslie took the Which Greek God are you? quiz and the result is Hades. Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their father Cronus, he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, for shares of the world. He had the worst draw, and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. Those whose calling increase the number of dead are seen favorably. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly disinclined to allow any of his subjects to leave. He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but not capricious. His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. He is the King of the dead.
Poo nugget for Wednesday, Apr. 1: Sneak Attack - Synonyms: Ambush Poo, Chocolate Surprise, Deuce is Loose, Shart (POO OF THE MONTH!) [the picture has two legs and a pulled-down pair of panties: SURPRISE in the middle of the underwear!]
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