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Ancient Greek cursed object against enemies in a trial, written on a lead figurine put in a lead box, 420-410 BC, Kerameikos Archaeological Museum, Athens. Cursed objects are generally supposed to have been stolen from their rightful owners or looted from a sanctuary. The Hope Diamond is supposed to bear such a curse, and bring misfortune to ...
Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...
According to legend, Romani people put a 100-year curse on St Andrew's in 1906 English football side Birmingham City F.C. played 100 years under an alleged curse from 1906 to 2006. [ 41 ] As the legend goes, the club moved from nearby Muntz Street into its current location at St Andrew's , building the stadium on land that was being used by the ...
Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s Showtime series made good on its spell. But what does it mean?
Salting the earth, or sowing with salt, is the ritual of spreading salt on the sites of cities razed by conquerors. [1] [2] It originated as a curse on re-inhabitation in the ancient Near East and became a well-established folkloric motif in the Middle Ages. [3]
A swear jar in China containing Renminbi. A swear jar (also known as a swearing jar, cuss jar, swear box or cuss bank) is a device intended to discourage people from using profanity. [1]
Maleficent was a pure woman but when a terrible betrayal hardens her heart she becomes vengeful leading, her to put a curse on a juvenile princess. However, she quickly discover that the young ...
Anyone can have a bad day at work, but would you relentlessly belittle customers because of it? And if you did, what would you expect to happen if the boss heard about it? Jacqueline, a front desk ...