Girl Genius Comic for Wednesday, May 16, 2012

May 15th, 2012 (11:57 pm)

<3 I am working hard on getting the pre-orders for Volume 11 listed...in the meantime, the new GIRL GENIUS NOVEL is out: Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess! We got a Publisher's Weekly Starred Review! So wonderful!--Kaja <3

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Posted by: Ebony (

ebony14)

Posted at: May 16th, 2012 05:46 pm (UTC)

No, no. It's clearly the Prophet Elijah.

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Posted by: murgatroyd666 (

murgatroyd666)

Posted at: May 17th, 2012 12:33 am (UTC)

Oy!

All right, just for that ...

In 1851 Moses Montefiore was knighted by the Queen of England -- the first Jewish knight in history. During the knighthood ceremony, Queen Victoria tapped him on his shoulder with the flat of her sword, and in response he was supposed to say a phrase in Latin -- "Regina, te fidem meam perpetuam spondeo" -- to swear his eternal loyalty to the Queen.

But in his excitement he forgot the words! The only thing that popped into his mind was a phrase he learned in childhood: “Mah nishtanah, ha-laylah ha-zeh, mi-kal ha-leylot ..."

Queen Victoria stared at him in puzzlement, then looked around the room and asked ...

“Why is this knight different from all other knights?”

Edited at 2012-05-17 12:34 am (UTC)

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Posted by: Ebony (

ebony14)

Posted at: May 17th, 2012 01:04 am (UTC)