Conspire: c.1300, from O.Fr. conspirer, from L. conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from com- "together" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Conspiracy is from 1386; conspiracy theory is from 1909.
January 21, 2004
i bet all the money i have in the world that we'd all like to think we'd do the 'right' thing and not charge - but i can't believe that any one of us wouldn't charge some small fee.
hell - what can i say? i have no faith in humankind