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Danascot

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15. Those of us

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:37 AM

Apr 10

who suffered through Latin classes in school might have retained enough to translate Pater Noster but I wouldn't expect anybody else to. ... and even if they did it isn't obvious that it's the opening to the Lord's Prayer.

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My grandmother came from Poland and when I was a kid and did something wrong, [View all] MIButterfly Apr 9 OP

Jeopardy has that kind of "magic" sometimes. yellow dahlia Apr 9 #1

Thank you, yellow dahlia. MIButterfly Apr 9 #2

Oh no - not dumb or uninteresting. yellow dahlia Apr 9 #4

I saw that and made an educated guess at the answer! Diamond_Dog Apr 9 #3

My Busia said a lot of things no other grandmother ever said! LOL! MIButterfly Apr 9 #5

Now that think of it, I remember when in church back then, Diamond_Dog Apr 10 #13

Memories. When i was a kid our family had a cottage in Canada. Several properties away was The Pater Noster club Srkdqltr Apr 9 #6

Now that makes sense. MIButterfly Apr 9 #7

That's a cool way to find out the answer to a mystery. 😊 Figarosmom Apr 10 #8

It took until i was about 50 to learn "Mensch" is a compliment Shellback Squid Apr 10 #9

Ha ha ha! MIButterfly Apr 10 #12

So, it's not Latin for... LudwigPastorius Apr 10 #10

LOL! MIButterfly Apr 10 #11

Maybe she was going to make you get down on your knees and say it a number of times mwmisses4289 Apr 10 #14

Those of us Danascot Apr 10 #15