Do you recall an old idiom, “Don’t steal my thunder”? It protests one person carelessly or maliciously misappropriating another’s idea, invention, or particular social role. Curious about its origin, I did a bit of research and here’s what I found. Two hundred years ago dramatist John Dennis devised a way to simulate a thunderclap for [...]
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FWCC Epistle 2007
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Friends World Committee for Consultation Message/epistle from the 22nd Triennial To Friends the world over: 308 Friends from 41 countries, representing many different branches of the Quaker family, met at King’s Hospital School in Dublin from 11th to 19th August 2007. At our time of arrival, we were welcomed by Irish Friends, who with great [...]
