Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FUNNIES
Noun
funnies
plural of funny
(comics) The section of a newspaper containing comic strips. [from the mid-19th c.]
Synonyms
• (comic strip section of a newspaper): comics, funny papers, funny pages
Source: Wiktionary
FUNNY
Fun"ny, a. [Compar. Funnier; superl. Funniest.] Etym: [From Fun.]
Definition: Droll; comical; amusing; laughable. Funny bone. See crazy bone, under Crazy.
Fun"ny, n.; pl. Funnies (.
Definition: A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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