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by selimthegrim 1462 days ago
Wasn't it "I smell the blood of a Christian" (presumably as opposed to a "Turk" or "Moor")
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bombcar 1462 days ago
According to Wikipedia (never wrong!) it was known as early as 1596 with "Englishman" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fee-fi-fo-fum
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selimthegrim 1462 days ago
TIL the Celtic etymology of the first line.
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