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Old 02-24-2003, 10:57 PM   #12
DaughterofVana
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deus ex machina - hand of god
Sorry. May I have permission from the peanut gallery to correct my betters? Please withold fruit projectiles. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

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deus ex machina [L., god from a machine] 1. in ancient Greek and Roman plays, a deity brought in by stage machinery to intervene in the action 2. any unconvincing character or event brought artifically into the plot of the story, play, etc. to settle an involved situation 3. anyone who unexpectiedly intervenes to change the course of events
-New World Dictionary, 1974

I had to speak up and show off my higher education--studying Greek Theatre in Theatre App. and going to "Bacchae" this Wednesday.

Okay. Commence throwing fruit. :ducks and runs away:

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-'Vana

[ February 25, 2003: Message edited by: DaughterofVana ]
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