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deathmetal27 lemmy.world deathmetal27@lemmy.world
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pmk piefed.ca pmk@piefed.ca
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Maybe it's a cultural thing, but naming your daughter "Glory of her father Goddess Fatherlover" is a bit weird to me.

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Captain Aggravated sh.itjust.works captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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Maybe it's a cultural thing, but naming your daughter "Glory of her father Goddess Fatherlover" is a bit weird to me.

The man credited with inventing the mortgage was 15th century Englishman Nicholas Barbon. Sometimes his last name is rendered Barebon or Barebone; because Benjamin Franklin hadn't invented spelling yet. Nicholas Barbon's middle name was apparently "If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hasdst-been-damned".

His dad's name was Praise-God Barbon.

Look, if you ever want to know why American theology is as fucked as it is, it's because we were colonized by people like THAT.

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rockerface🇺🇦 lemmy.cafe rockerface@lemmy.cafe
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The man credited with inventing the mortgage was 15th century Englishman Nicholas Barbon. Sometimes his last name is rendered Barebon or Barebone; because Benjamin Franklin hadn't invented spelling yet. Nicholas Barbon's middle name was apparently "If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hasdst-been-damned". His dad's name was Praise-God Barbon. Look, if you ever want to know why American th...

So Constable Visit-the-Infidel-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets from Discworld wasn't as far from reality as I thought he would be.

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Jesus_666 lemmy.world Jesus_666@lemmy.world
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The man credited with inventing the mortgage was 15th century Englishman Nicholas Barbon. Sometimes his last name is rendered Barebon or Barebone; because Benjamin Franklin hadn't invented spelling yet. Nicholas Barbon's middle name was apparently "If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hasdst-been-damned". His dad's name was Praise-God Barbon. Look, if you ever want to know why American th...

Heck, you don't have to look farther than any given Tim. That name derives from Greek "timotheos", which means "he who honors God". Any atheist named Tim is at risk of spontaneously triggering an Alanis Morissette song.

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addie feddit.uk addie@feddit.uk
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Maybe it's a cultural thing, but naming your daughter "Glory of her father Goddess Fatherlover" is a bit weird to me.

Considering that her dad married his niece, and that her dad's great-great-grandparents were all the same two people, her name is one of the last weird things about her family.

Fair play to Cleo VII; she introduced more fresh genes into her family bloodline than anyone had in generations. Four kids by two dads, you go girl.

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bluGill fedia.io bluGill@fedia.io
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Considering that her dad married his niece, and that her dad's great-great-grandparents were all the same two people, her name is one of the last weird things about her family. Fair play to Cleo VII; she introduced more fresh genes into her family bloodline than anyone had in generations. Four kids by two dads, you go girl.

Her grandparent's are the official story. Historians doubt it, but figuring the truth is hard.

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ParlimentOfDoom piefed.zip ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip
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Cleopatra was very pale skinned. She was of an inbred Macedonian line dating back to Alexander the Great's conquest.

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AnUnusualRelic lemmy.world AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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The man credited with inventing the mortgage was 15th century Englishman Nicholas Barbon. Sometimes his last name is rendered Barebon or Barebone; because Benjamin Franklin hadn't invented spelling yet. Nicholas Barbon's middle name was apparently "If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hasdst-been-damned". His dad's name was Praise-God Barbon. Look, if you ever want to know why American th...

There's weirdos, and there's religious weirdos. They're really in a league of their own.

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Swedneck discuss.tchncs.de Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-10
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Considering that her dad married his niece, and that her dad's great-great-grandparents were all the same two people, her name is one of the last weird things about her family. Fair play to Cleo VII; she introduced more fresh genes into her family bloodline than anyone had in generations. Four kids by two dads, you go girl.

i'm my own grandpaaaaaaaa

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Swedneck discuss.tchncs.de Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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Cleopatra was very pale skinned. She was of an inbred Macedonian line dating back to Alexander the Great's conquest.

i mean she did also live in egypt which tends to make people less pale regardless of genetics

you should see what some swedes look like by the time autumn rolls in, like a packet of fucking beef jerky

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