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I noticed I even forgot two.

fear: a feeling of dread, or a man in Welsh

plant: that thing that tirelessly produces oxygen for your pleasure, or Welsh for children

But.

Time for a new answer.

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Originally Posted by Lee View Post

Lost In Translation
  1. The phrase 'blood is thicker than water' used to mean the complete opposite of what it does today. What was the original full phrase?
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.

Meaning if you shed blood in battle together with your comrades, you forge deeper and more intense bonds with each other than mere genetics ever could.
Old Posted 08-08-2017, 04:53 PM