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    The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

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Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as they're old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If read more

Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as they're old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If they only knew that it's enough to be just a little bit wounded and sad in order to obtain everything without fighting for it.

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I don't have any problem with the penalty handed down. I think its fair. We have to be more diligent read more

I don't have any problem with the penalty handed down. I think its fair. We have to be more diligent in the future so this doesn't happen again.

by Larry Andrews Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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It requires no banks, no safe-deposit boxes. It just needs communication.

It requires no banks, no safe-deposit boxes. It just needs communication.

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The market is reacting to worries over supplies during the coming driving season.

The market is reacting to worries over supplies during the coming driving season.

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We didn't bunch enough hits together. The two double plays really hurt us.

We didn't bunch enough hits together. The two double plays really hurt us.

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In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of read more

In the morning we received some very thin coffee. For lunch we had potato soup with a few pieces of meat in it, in the evening we had a very thin meat soup with some potatoes in it.

by Leon Askin Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I'd say our chemistry is fine; we can anticipate each other. I think people have molded very well. Even when read more

I'd say our chemistry is fine; we can anticipate each other. I think people have molded very well. Even when we have substitutes coming in, we know what to expect from each other.

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Moon rocks are OK when everyone is eating

Moon rocks are OK when everyone is eating

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We're thrilled to have developed a game that appeals to massively multiplayer players, as well as fans of the original read more

We're thrilled to have developed a game that appeals to massively multiplayer players, as well as fans of the original pen-and-paper game. We also want to thank the 300,000 players that registered for the Beta. We could not have done this without their support.

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