Modern depictions of paladins are often an individual knight-errant holy warrior or combat healer, influenced by the paladin character class that appeared in Dungeons & Dragons in 1975. The Paladins, also called the Twelve Peers, are twelve legendary knights, the foremost members of Charlemagne’s court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval…
As stan has evolved online, stan is often used as a verb in the construct we stan, and is often used to shower love on public figures, often for something specific, unexpected, or commendable. Specific fandoms are referred to as stans, e.g., BTS stans. If you really like a certain celebrity, someone could call you…
The Bengals team used that chant in the postgame team huddle after the AFC championship victory against Kansas City. The Bengals lost to Super Bowl 16, but seven years later the chant fired up again with a new wrinkle. In 1988, the Bengals again finished 12-4 with quarterback Boomer Esiason. That coincided with the release…