JP: Can anyone think of a derivative for 'mortuus'? ['dead']
5A: Mortal!
JP: Good! What does 'mortal' mean?
5A: Human?
JP: Yes, well, close -- it's a certain characteristic of humans -- anybody know what?
5A: That they live for a while and then they die for a while.
JP: Yes, well, close -- Good -- mortal is the opposite of immortal, right? So it means you're going to die. We here in this room are all mortal -- that's right, we're all going to be dead one day -- me, and each of you, too -- you'll all be dead someday, yup! And...um...oh, well...
I don't know where that popped up from. Sometimes you just can't stop talking, you know? So, happy Lent, everybody.
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