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Ah, the jolly Pontiff! Always ready to build bridges, and smooth ruffled feathers!
There are days when I suspect that I have more diplomatic skills than the Pope, which is frankly a sobering thought.
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Niger seed (a kind of oily black seed for Birds in winter) is now being sold as 'Nyjer Seed' :) I'm reminded of Professor Chesnut, and his insistence that Pescennius Niger's name be pronounced correctly.
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I had this sudden vision of a bug soothsayer, crying. "Beware the Ides of Pestic!"
There are days when I suspect that I have more diplomatic skills than the Pope, which is frankly a sobering thought.
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Niger seed (a kind of oily black seed for Birds in winter) is now being sold as 'Nyjer Seed' :) I'm reminded of Professor Chesnut, and his insistence that Pescennius Niger's name be pronounced correctly.
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I had this sudden vision of a bug soothsayer, crying. "Beware the Ides of Pestic!"
