Interesting Links for 16-02-2022

[andrewducker]

Understanding bad character: Research into the Dark Triad

(tags:psychology behaviour psychopath narcissism manipulation )

How to hold a baby when you are not used to holding babies

(tags:babies comic funny )

Pastor Resigns After Incorrectly Performing Thousands of Baptisms

(tags:religion epicfail )

Northern Ireland is trading a lot more with the Republic of Ireland

(tags:ireland NorthernIreland trade )

The UK's Covid testing is one of the very best in the world

(tags:testing UK Pandemic impressive )

Is Our Pandemic the Ghost of the 1889 Russian Flu?

(tags:history Russia disease Pandemic )

Finality does not exist in payments

(tags:money payment law rules banking )

Thanks to Trans Kids, Arizona's Anti-Trans Bill Is Dead

(tags:LGBT USA Arizona GoodNews transgender )

Omicron wave was worse for young kids; hospitalization rates 4X higher than delta's (7.1 per 100,000)

(tags:pandemic children )

Wales trials paying universal basic income of £19,200 a year

(tags:wales GuaranteedIncome )

EU can withhold funds from Hungary, Poland, top court rules

(tags:law eu hungary Poland )

Covid in Scotland: Vaccine offered to children aged five to 11

(tags:scotland vaccination children )

Comments

[danieldwilliam]

I baptise you in the name of Satan...

[andrewducker]

So long as you get the words right, and don't accidentally leave me unbaptised to Satan!

[anef]

I'm curious as to how the priest managed to use "we" instead of "I". It seems such an unlikely mistake to make. I mean, presumably you practise these things at priest seminary. There are so many more Catholic rituals with more complicated words. Maybe because it was so simple he thought he didn't need to check.

[cmcmck]

I've been noticing Russian 'flu getting name checks here and there in the science (indeed, the 'grippe' being suffered from by Sherlock Holmes is Russian 'flu) but there's little real evidence of any solid connection.

Still intriguing to see this almost forgotten 'flu pandemic being remembered though.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I'm not convinced, and I don't think it actually matters in any tangible way. Just interesting :-)

Baptism fail

[mtbc]

I suppose that Jesus must have baptised Himself then.

Re: Baptism fail

[calimac]

No, John the Baptist did. John. The Baptist.

[rhythmaning]

I can't help thinking that if after two decades no one had noticed you'd been using the wrong words, it probably didn't matter a great!

[andrewducker]

It matters to God!*


*May vary depending on the God.

[rhythmaning]

To be honest I doubt our imaginary friends mind very much! I mean, it didn't seem too concerned at the time that a Jewish ritual bath was taken up by a minor Jewish sect... ;)

Still, it gives me an excuse to share one of the greatest anti-religion songs!

https://youtu.be/LRYwxotoe5o

[jack]

Whether "the priest did the right, but screwed it up (or was themselves not a valid priest)" counts as "okay, that counts" or "study, bad luck" is a traditional point of theological disagreement, I think :)