Balancing a girl inside a flaming oil drum? Thankfully, John's official website provided the photographic proof. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Thanks Daniel, that's fascinating (a word derived from Latin, originally meaning "witchcraft"). Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
But the article gave a bonus word "anime," which came from the Japanese word "anime," which itself came from the English word "animation" (animeshon).So "anime" is a word that came from English to Japanese and back to English! Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
As George Will once said, "Football combines the two worst things about America: it is violence punctuated by committee meetings." Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Brings the Bond title "Die Another Day" especially meaningful, given the nursing home setting. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Ah, "life is the rule, not the exception" kind of thinking. Somehow I find that to be comforting, considering the vastness of the universe. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Everything tastes better wrapped in bacon, including pineapples! I must try this forthwith! Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
A ghost ship crewed by cannibal rats? Sounds like a Syfy movie for next week! Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) 1 reply
That looks dangerous, but probably only marginally more so considering that he's racing a motorcycle. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
The Japanese word "taikun," in turn, was borrowed from Chinese ta chun ("great ruler"). Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
So "anime" is a word that came from English to Japanese and back to English!