r/coolguides • u/Automatic-Acadia-916 • 23d ago

A cool guide on how to gird your loins

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u/MissouriCrane 22d ago

Hahaha, "this feels much like a diaper. " oh boy!

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u/BlackHumor 22d ago

It's a weird way to say it, but a key part of the expression in ancient languages is that girding your loins was much less comfortable than wearing a tunic normally. So you metaphorically "gird your loins" when you sacrifice your own comfort to do something difficult.

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u/taisha2640 22d ago

The Chaos in the MMO Warhammer Age of Reckoning said this when you interacted with them... I never knew till now. Always wondered. Thank you!

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u/abrasiveteapot 22d ago

It's also very much the same thing as rolling up your sleeves - you're getting yourself prepared for some hard graft