The "Good" in Good Friday

Adelante

Hi can someone explain why the term "Good" in Good Friday, where does it come from why Good...and not say, for example "Holy"
Surely its more than aesthetics..
Thanks

Zombrex

Adelante wrote: »

and not say, for example "Holy"

"Good" means holy. In English the word good derives from the word god

Good Friday
late 13c., from good in sense of "holy" (e.g. the good book "the Bible," 1896), also especially of holy days or seasons observed by the church (early 15c.); it was also applied to Christmas and Shrove Tuesday.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=good&searchmode=none

Adelante

Ah, I see I think I was havin a blonde moment there but I've learned something today thanks Wicknight

PDN

Adelante wrote: »

Ah, I see I think I was havin a blonde moment there but I've learned something today thanks Wicknight

I never thought I'd see the words 'Wicknight' and 'blonde' in the same sentence. :pac:

Zombrex

PDN wrote: »

I never thought I'd see the words 'Wicknight' and 'blonde' in the same sentence. :pac:

Same sentence .. try same room :P

Fanny Cradock

There is hope for you yet!



BTW, in typing this post, I've just noticed that there is now a little heart below everyone's name. It's a match making innovation. So if science fails, boards might step in.

Fanny Cradock

Haha compatibility is as follows:

PDN -10 hearts
prinz -8
JimiTime -6
Wicknight -5
Malty_T -4
Dades -4
MrPudding -3
kelly1 -3
monosharp -3
Asiaprod -3
Soul Winner -3

Zombrex

Fanny Cradock wrote: »

Haha compatibility is as follows:

PDN -10 hearts
prinz -8
JimiTime -6
Wicknight -5
Malty_T -4
Dades -4
MrPudding -3
kelly1 -3
monosharp -3
Asiaprod -3
Soul Winner -3

Is that 5 or -5 :eek:

iUseVi

Wicknight wrote: »

Is that 5 or -5 :eek:

Fanny and PDN sitting in a.......nah better not.

Fanny Cradock

Wicknight wrote: »

Is that 5 or -5 :eek:

Let's just say your chances are vanishingly small.

PDN

That heart thing is gay - a neat April Fools gag from boards.ie

monosharp

I don't even want to talk about my results .... :pac:

Zombrex

PDN wrote: »

That heart thing is gay - a neat April Fools gag from boards.ie

pssh, I totally er ... knew it was ... er April fools ... like totally knew that ... it was like, er, so obviously an April fools ... me an Fanny compatible, ha! .. such a ridiculous notion ... hardly, er, worth even, er thinking about, certainly wasn't thinking about Fanny, at all, er, ever

















*sob*

strobe

PDN wrote: »

That heart thing is gay - a neat April Fools gag from boards.ie

Don't be so quick to rubbish it PDN, you scored a very respectable 5 hearts on my list. :eek:

iUseVi

strobe wrote: »

Don't be so quick to rubbish it PDN, you scored a very respectable 5 hearts on my list. :eek:

I don't get the joke, it just seems to rank people who have thanked my posts in the past? Or maybe its people I have thanked.

*shrug*

Zombrex

iUseVi wrote: »

I don't get the joke, it just seems to rank people who have thanked my posts in the past? Or maybe its people I have thanked.

*shrug*

oh you thanked them ... that means you luvvv them ... you want to date them ... you want to marry them ....

Helps if you say that in a girly voice

Fanny Cradock

Wicknight wrote: »

pssh, I totally er ... knew it was ... er April fools ... like totally knew that ... it was like, er, so obviously an April fools ... me an Fanny compatible, ha! .. such a ridiculous notion ... hardly, er, worth even, er thinking about, certainly wasn't thinking about Fanny, at all, er, ever


*sob*

Yes, I'm that dreamy! Oh well, maybe in an alternative universe.

Malari

Wicknight wrote: »

oh you thanked them ... that means you luvvv them ... you want to date them ... you want to marry them ....

Helps if you say that in a girly voice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OcT5poxEbw

Soul Winner

Fanny Cradock wrote: »

Haha compatibility is as follows:

PDN -10 hearts
prinz -8
JimiTime -6
Wicknight -5
Malty_T -4
Dades -4
MrPudding -3
kelly1 -3
monosharp -3
Asiaprod -3
Soul Winner -3

Here's mine