The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agoYou're going to have to find out for yourself, if you're so curious.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1699arrow-down116
arrow-up1683arrow-down1imageYou're going to have to find out for yourself, if you're so curious.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareKiosade@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up69·4 months agoFun fact, the “Quick” part of it is an old timey synonym of “Living”. So basically, Living Sand. It’s the same thing with Quick Silver (mercury).
minus-squarepruwyben@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up23·4 months agoIs that why that movie was called “The Quick and the Dead”?
minus-squareKiosade@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up14·4 months agoYeah, and apparently that phrase dates back to at least a 1526 translation of the Bible. It’s old.
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoWhen a fetus starts to move: “quickening”
minus-squaremokus@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoWhich historically is when some Christian writers believed the fetus gets a soul
minus-squarescutiger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoNo, that’s when an immortal kills another immortal by beheading them and gain their powers.
Fun fact, the “Quick” part of it is an old timey synonym of “Living”. So basically, Living Sand. It’s the same thing with Quick Silver (mercury).
Is that why that movie was called “The Quick and the Dead”?
Yeah, and apparently that phrase dates back to at least a 1526 translation of the Bible. It’s old.
That fact really was fun!
When a fetus starts to move: “quickening”
Which historically is when some Christian writers believed the fetus gets a soul
No, that’s when an immortal kills another immortal by beheading them and gain their powers.
This is a fun fact!