By now the crusaders had christened the most powerful French catapult 'Mal Voisine', or 'Bad Neighbour', while nicknaming the Muslim stone-thrower that targeted it for conter-bombardment 'Mal Cousine', or 'Bad Relation'.

Thomas Asbridge
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Mal means bad in French and is used to describe a person, thing or situation that is embarrassing, annoying or unhelpful. Bad Neighbour is a good name for this catapult because it is the only one that the Muslims could come up with to describe something that was bad for them. Bad Relation is also a good name for this catapult because it describes the Muslims’ relationship with the crusaders. When Muslims were asked why they didn't like the crusaders, they would usually say "Because we're Muslims and they're Christians and we don't like Christians." Or "Because we're Muslims and they're Christians and we don't like Christians."

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