Confederates usually named battles after the nearest town.
Federals often named them after the nearest source of potable water. Or was it the other way round?
Christians love to drop vaguely Semitic phrases into their discourse, I guess it shows they talk to god frequently on a one-on-one basis. Although in the case of "Maranatha", the exact translation is still disputed by scholars.
Yeah, I broke down and looked it up. Not that the exact meaning of a two-thousand year old word has the slightest bearing on whether or not Michelle Bachmann is certifiably bat-shit crazy. Still, it adds a little faux legitimacy to the discussion.