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Old 03-27-2003, 07:19 PM   #9
masteraleph
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Join Date: March 1, 2001
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Quote:
Originally posted by Butterfingers:
The term "assassin" actually comes from the Hashish trade. They were highly trained killers used to remove compitition.
That's correct. IIRC, the killers in this trade were called "Hashishim"...say it out loud and you'll see where "assassin" comes from".
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