On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:34:30 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 09/04/07 16:15, Kent West wrote: > > Ron Johnson wrote: > >> Blatant disregard of reality is a bright, shiny shibboleth that you > >> are a student. > > > > Don't believe I've ever heard the term used that way before. I rather > > like it. But I suspect few today would know the etymology. > > > > But just doing a google, I find it's not an uncommon use of the word. > > Bummer; that just means I'm less literate than I thought. > > Fear not: I just today picked up that usage. Come on, Ron, that's the original, Biblical sense [0]. And we know you had a good religious education, as you've mentioned on the list ... [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth#Origin > Ron Johnson, Jr. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]