In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January).

Sip of the Day - February 5, 2008

Sip of the Day: Fix Broken .EXE Association

Titera's Tidbit: The Quick and the Dead
The dead do not move quickly, to be sure, but the "quick" in the sense of this long-attested English proverb are not rapid, either. In Middle English, qwikke meant "alive", so that the phrase means "both the living and the dead".

Sippets:
· Trench Warfare in its Truest Form
· Try this Experiment While Sitting at Your Desk
· Super Tuesday: Super Tense

Video of the Day: Jinx! Buy Me a Coke (Rated: G)

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