Ah ha! This explains why my paternal grandmother, way back when, ordered my father to reserve "the Pope's nose" exclusively for her as he carved a chicken. As he carefully cut the stumpy tail meat away from the bird, I looked at him in total confusion. In response, he nudged me and did a quick side-to-side head shake. That's sign language for "No, don't you dare say it!"wojtek wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 5:45 am Numerous threads can be developed here. For example, the tsar is not only
an absolute ruler, but also the head of the Orthodox Church,
i.e. someone like the Pope for Catholics. This also makes him
an authority in matters of religion and morality, whom no one can oppose.
You can see the similarity to the British monarch, who is the head of the state
and the Anglican church at the same time, but the British did it smarter,
because when it comes to political power, the king only has a representative function,
not an executive one.
My new adaptation is now "the Tzar's nose."
