A passing thought

[vvvexation]

Is it just me, or does "shibboleth" sound like a word that really ought to have been coined by H.P. Lovecraft?

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[phantomdancer.livejournal.com]

It's actually a biblical phrase but I actually agree with you...

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

I'm aware it's a biblical phrase. Hence the "ought to have."

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[sinboy.livejournal.com]

Golgotha always sounded to me like a monster that fought with Godzilla.

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[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

To say nothing of Gomorrah.

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[imnotbob.livejournal.com]

Hmm all these biblical words that sound like giant monsters...