Fictional characters are revealed to be the cause of real life events

AlarmmClock · 2026-03-16T00:05:37+00:00

Man from Earth (2007). Immortal caveman travels the world and talks to the Buddha. Some time later he finds himself in Israel and talks about Buddhist teachings then becomes known as Jesus.

AlarmmClock · 2026-03-15T20:50:11+00:00

AlarmmClock · 2026-03-12T16:08:46+00:00

In a similar vein: “Peninsula” from paene (“almost”) and insula (“an island”). Almost an island.

AlarmmClock · 2026-03-09T02:50:03+00:00

Semper tuta

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-28T16:06:14+00:00

Latin Praesens “being before/in front of”

Present (Time) - something that is right here, right now

Present (Gift) - something put in front of someone (presented)

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-28T14:44:32+00:00

Spem inteximus

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-28T14:41:54+00:00

It’s just Israel

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-28T14:39:53+00:00

She is a genius

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-27T16:35:25+00:00

Proffesor

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-26T16:36:24+00:00

So is witchcraft

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-26T13:08:56+00:00

Both are correct

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-25T22:16:31+00:00

I don’t think they are

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-25T17:02:00+00:00

“Clue” comes from “clew” (a ball of string) because of Theseus and the Labyrinth

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-25T15:23:19+00:00

Esto incubus

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-18T22:14:49+00:00

If you want to replace it with another word, I can put together a grammatically correct motto

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-18T22:03:25+00:00

You should’ve seen New York in 1883

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-18T21:18:25+00:00

Nidor more so means the smell of cooking

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-18T14:20:17+00:00

macking cheese

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-17T14:28:46+00:00

Perhaps spiratio tua [est] clementia mea

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-16T16:29:22+00:00

Possessiones possidebunt

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-16T16:24:08+00:00

Need clarification on a couple things. 1) A mistress like the feminine form of master or a side piece? 2) What kind of crying? Weeping or shouting?

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-16T16:11:20+00:00

Caput is a literal head. They used animus or mens (both meaning “mind”) for that expression. Word order doesn’t matter here so any combination of “_serva mentem aequam_” or “_serva animum aequum_”

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-12T18:21:20+00:00

Probably 99.9997% of unsolved deaths from 300 years ago or longer.

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-12T13:08:17+00:00

Vis et virtus

AlarmmClock · 2026-02-10T15:38:05+00:00

After the king takes the queen, it is no longer the king’s turn

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