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[avengangle]

Ben: (yelling at Live Free or Die Hard on the TV) You can't do that! Posse comitas [sic]!
Stephnie: Ha. But isn't it posse comitatus?
Ben: Um, no?
Stephanie: No, it was the title of an episode of West Wing. *googles* Yes. "The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385) passed on June 18, 1878, after the end of

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[selfavowedgeek]

I enjoy the Stephanie-and-Ben series of posts.

Ah, posse comitatus. I make sure to bring it in to teaching _Beowulf_ to my seniors if for no other reason than to show them how a word sticks in the language and evolves. That, and wergild, essentially payment for damages or settling out of court, depending on the Anglo-Saxon context.

Great, geeky stuff.

[avengangle]

We are remarkably geeky around here. :)

[adaptor]

I had the same response as you. Mess with a mutha's West Wing and the shit be on.

[avengangle]

I couldn't even remember what happened in that episode (I have since looked it up; end of S3) but I knew it was the damn of a damn episode and that There Should Be No Doubt.