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In Maltese, the word for Lent is 'Randan' (derived from the Arabic 'ramadan'). In Glaswegian, 'out on the randan' means going out rowdily and drinking unto inebriation. Language is a labyrinth of many wonders.

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"Immature people crave and demand moral certainty: This is bad, this is good. Kids and adolescents struggle to find a sure moral foothold in this bewildering world; they long to feel they’re on the winning side, or at least a member of the team. To them, heroic fantasy may offer a vision of moral clarity. Unfortunately, the pretended Battle Between (unquestioned) Good and (unexamined) Evil obscures instead of clarifying, serving as a mere excuse for violence — as brainless, useless, and base as aggressive war in the real world."

Ursula K Le Guin at it again, being right as always