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		<title>Every death is an absolute goat song</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Next time you call someone&#8217;s sudden death a tragedy, you may be delving into the wholly inappropriate territory of comedy. Because funnily enough, the word tragedy is Greek for &#8216;goat song&#8217;. The actual Greek word is tragoidia. (Tragos = &#8216;goat&#8217;. Oidia = &#8216;song&#8217;.) You see, ancient Greek plays were semi-religious affairs. And since religion seems to go hand in hand with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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