A chicken walks into a library clucking, “Book book book.” It walks over to the main desk, looks up, and says, “Book book book.”
After a bit of confusion, the librarian gives him a few books. The chicken quietly takes them and walks out.
The next day, the chicken comes back. He places the books the librarian had given him on the desk and says, “Book book book.” The librarian gives him three new books, and the chicken walks out.
This goes on for a week. Every day, the chicken comes in, returns the previous day’s books, and gets three new ones. “Book book book” is all he ever says.
Eventually, the librarian can’t contain his curiosity and decides to follow the chicken.
He keeps his distance as the chicken, carrying that day’s books, walks into the woods toward a local swamp. The chicken reaches the swamp and finds a frog sitting on a lily pad. He holds up the books for the frog to see and says, “Book book book!”
The frog turns away, shakes his head, and says, “Reddit. Reddit. Reddit.”
Courtesy of ESG on reddit.com
What does the Latin word reddere mean? It is a verb meaning, “to pay back or render.” The verb in its different conjugations appears in the 1962 Latin/English Missal.
From a contributor on reddit.com: “Also, there are some unintentional but interesting Latin meanings to the word. It turns out, the Latin meaning is ‘to submit for consideration or approval,’ as if it were typed on proverbial stone ages ago.”
After a bit of confusion, the librarian gives him a few books. The chicken quietly takes them and walks out.
The next day, the chicken comes back. He places the books the librarian had given him on the desk and says, “Book book book.” The librarian gives him three new books, and the chicken walks out.
This goes on for a week. Every day, the chicken comes in, returns the previous day’s books, and gets three new ones. “Book book book” is all he ever says.
Eventually, the librarian can’t contain his curiosity and decides to follow the chicken.
He keeps his distance as the chicken, carrying that day’s books, walks into the woods toward a local swamp. The chicken reaches the swamp and finds a frog sitting on a lily pad. He holds up the books for the frog to see and says, “Book book book!”
The frog turns away, shakes his head, and says, “Reddit. Reddit. Reddit.”
Courtesy of ESG on reddit.com
What does the Latin word reddere mean? It is a verb meaning, “to pay back or render.” The verb in its different conjugations appears in the 1962 Latin/English Missal.
From a contributor on reddit.com: “Also, there are some unintentional but interesting Latin meanings to the word. It turns out, the Latin meaning is ‘to submit for consideration or approval,’ as if it were typed on proverbial stone ages ago.”
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