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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Happy Birrrrthday to Ullllrich

January 1st marked the 523rd birthday of Ulrich Zwingli, Who2's unofficial mascot. Zwingli, you'll recall, was the Protestant Reformer who survived bubonic plague, had a secret marriage at age 38, and still ended up playing Avis to Martin Luther's Hertz. Plucky to the last, Zwingli was wounded in a Catholic-vs.-Protestant wrangle and then put to the sword when he refused a Catholic confessor.

Not that we're in favor of religious wars or anti-Catholic movements, mind you. We just can't resist an underdog.

Happy birthday Ulrich, wherever you are!

Posted by Mr. Holznagel at 9:42 PM