Still working out the details.

Rob Peter to pay Paul

Dave the Librarian writes: Fable has it that the phrase alludes to the fact that on 17 Dec 1540 the abbey church of St Peter, Westminster, was advanced to the dignity of a cathedral by letters of patent...but ten years later was joined to the diocese of London, and many of its estates appropriated to the repairs of St Paul's Cathedral. But it was a common saying long before and was used by Wyclif about 1380: 'How should God approve that you rob Peter, and give this robbery to Paul in the name of Christ.--Select Works, III, 174...."found in Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. This is but one of a number of reference books that can be found to give explanations of sayings, aphorisms, slang, etc. that can be found in any good public library and many school libraries.

Hope that helps!

That is interesting. At one time a friend was telling me how one could do this with credit cards and make a profit. People are still trying this idea of getting something for nothing.

This completely overlooks the fact that PAUL is always happy with this arrangement ...

My understanding is that it's been borrowed from a parable in the Third Testament, in which the evangelists say "Jesus said, Peter, you are the rock on which my church will be built, but Paul hijacked the Second Testament and made the Fish religion into something totally different from what God intended and Who sent His only son with only one mandate, to die on the cross." (Jesus was the son of God, but he, himself, was not a god.) Why would God send his only son to die the most horrible, painful death available to man? Because God's personal philosophy is... that he's the ultimate aristocrat. That's why one of his most often used address is "lord". Sometimes He thinks He is a doctor. An internal medicinist, i.e., an oncologist, if you have to know.

sounds like a Multiple personality disorder!