Perfection is stamped on His every act.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

for all of you who have forgotten, my e-mail is sharr1@dtcc.edu

At March 29, 2006 2:21 PM , faith said...: "At sixes and sevens" is an English phrase, common in the UK. It is used to describe a state of confusion or disarray. The similar phrase "to set the world at six and seven", used by Geoffrey Chaucer, seems to have the meaning, from its context, ("Troilus & Criseyde", Book 4, Lines 621-623 [1]) "to hazard the world" or "to risk one's life".

There are several other possible explanations, including one mention of a similar phrase with a different meaning in the Bible (Job 5:19). However, one of the more interesting possibilities is that it may have come from a dispute between the Merchant Taylors' and Skinners' Livery Companies. The two, which were founded in the same year, argued over sixth place in the order of precedence. After more than a century, it was decided that at Easter, the companies would swap between sixth and seventh and feast in each others' halls.
At March 29, 2006 5:15 PM , Sarah said...: neat. Thanks.

(don't cry for me)
At March 30, 2006 12:22 PM , faith said...: yep, you can say it now
At April 03, 2006 12:49 PM , faith said...: I have a new email address. :) Now I have four. When I get to UMD I will only have two. Oh how nice that will be. But now I have two at SU, my main email addy, and my umd email account. Craziness.