To: SunkenCiv
“Ethelred the Unready”????
What a moniker to be stuck with!
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
well, unraed in ye olde englishe is ‘ill-advised’.
8 posted on
08/14/2011 2:25:17 PM PDT by
BenKenobi
(Honkeys for Herman!)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
It’s a commonplace, but it’s a modern misunderstanding I believe — it actually was “Ethelred the Unraed”, meaning “counsel-less”, he made a lot of decisions without either weighing them for very long or consulting with any of his advisors. Pay was probably the same.
9 posted on
08/14/2011 2:32:49 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
The word “Ready” as it was used then meant counselled or advised. Ethelred’s monicker translated today would mean “evil counsel”, “bad plan” or “folly”. It was not something one would say to the King’s face
10 posted on
08/14/2011 2:35:13 PM PDT by
muir_redwoods
(Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing an idiot)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
“What a moniker to be stuck with!”
“Obama the Unready”, I like it! n/s
22 posted on
08/14/2011 3:54:02 PM PDT by
cameraeye
(A happy kuffir!)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Beats Boleslas the Chaste...
23 posted on
08/14/2011 4:21:22 PM PDT by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
"“Ethelred the Unready”???? What a moniker to be stuck with!"
Better that than Obama the POS DOOFUSS!
26 posted on
08/14/2011 9:52:46 PM PDT by
FW190
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