[Ads-l] Is there *anything* that can't be dumbed down?

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Paschal" always makes me think of Camilo Pascual, ace curveballer of the
old Senators.

JL

On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 5:34 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> In an e-mail from America Media, published by the Jesuits:
>
> "_Easter_ candle"
>
> Back when, the term was "_Paschal_ candle."
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> All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint to
> come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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