The origins of Madeleine

[lagizma]

From the "HOW could I have lived with her for 20 years and not figured this out??" category, I hereby inform you that "Madeleine" is the French form of Magdalene, a name from the English-speaking world

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[xterminal]

So was the kid who lived in the hotel.

This is seriously messing with my entire childhood...

[blozor]

One more argument for immaculate conception...

[lagizma]

Snap!

[scackmgackm]

But Mary Magdalene wasn't a harlot...

[lagizma]

Is there any particular reason that you are incapable of leaving a comment that is either neutral or positive about my posts and the opinions of my commentors? What exactly inspires you to disagree with everything?

Etymology: In the past, the word harlot has been used to refer to a man. The word is first recorded in English in a work written around the beginning of the 13th century, meaning "a man of no fixed occupation, vagabond, beggar," and soon afterwards used to mean "male lecher." In the 14th century, it began to be used to refer to women. How this meaning developed from the male sense is not clear. For a time, the word could also refer to a juggler or jester of either sex, but by the close of the 17th century the word became exclusive to women.

In modern usage, the word refers particularly to female prostitutes.Now, Mary Magdalene was known throughout the land as "the sinner" and had to have the seven deadly sins cast from her being. She converted when Jesus showed his love of even sinners by washing her feet

[estranged_rose]

[lagizma]

What I need to know is

(a) have you received my care package?

and

(b) have you made plans with tt? He was asking if you had gotten his email.