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Atheists & Agnostics

nil desperandum

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5. Hmmm

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 11:22 AM

Sep 2015

and here I thought it was coined prior to indoor plumbing.

When the poor lowly brother emptying the pope's chamber pot would proclaim to his fellows, "once again I take the Holy Shit out to the latrine for disposal"...

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Do you know where the term "holy shit" comes from? [View all] DetlefK Sep 2015 OP

meh Nitram Sep 2015 #1

Wasn't it the comment of the first rational person to read the Bible? mr blur Sep 2015 #2

I thought it was from needledriver Sep 2015 #3

Does the pope shit in the woods? AlbertCat Sep 2015 #4

Hmmm nil desperandum Sep 2015 #5

Back in the day of Divine Right of Kings... Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2015 #8

The final fate of communion wafers. backscatter712 Sep 2015 #6

It's a short journey (nt) mr blur Sep 2015 #7