quote:Originally posted by Lee: So, sit back, deep breaths, lighten up. You don't turn up at a bulletin board that's been around in one form or another for seven years, dive right in to the section devoted to controversial debates, and expect to get away unscathed.
Unless he's been at this board for years, had a falling out with a few of the peoole here, and just recently came back cleverly diguised as a newbie.
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No hard feelings on my part. And I for one feel unscathed. Never been on this board before. Very new to the whole idea of forums. The other forums I belong to are abit different than the Sci fi forums. Religion is seldom mentioned and so far there have been no sniping at anyones religious beliefs. Not strong on religion myself just hate to see profanity and silly little jokes used in this manner. If thats the norm here I'll simply ignore it from now on.BTW when I made the"show a little respect for the man if not the uniform" crack that was an attempt to inject a little humour into the mix. I'm Very surpized that no one seemed to catch that. Perhaps the saying is not one you are familiar with.
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More that I don't think anyone gets how it was a joke.
And I've been to other (American) forums. A scarily large number of them seem to consist of 60% Omega, 40% Rob, and 20% Tim/Tom/Simon hybrid, who desperatly tries to inject some level of sanity to things. Scary places.
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Yep sanity can be a scary thing sometimes. Liam you seem to have a good head on your shoulders. People don't have to agree on things, if every body did the world would be a boring place. As long as a persons arguments hold water, they are worth listening to. Even if they are wrong it gives a good Idea of why they think the way they do. Stuff that has no logic behind it doesn't even make good fiction. My own long winded entries are an attempt to give information as a background. Short answers and quips only waste time. As my skills return it will be easier to understand what I say.P.S. have you never heard the Man-uniform quote? just a culture gap thing I suppose.
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quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: ... 20% Tim/Tom/Simon hybrid...
Now that is scary there.....
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The 120% part is kind of disturbing. Well no ones perfect. At least I've noticed that I'm not the only one that miss spells a word now and then. Seems like some of those with fairly good typing skill have very little knowledge of the subjects at hand. Well at least My mind still works even if the rest is ready for the boneyard.
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This composite person would have really weird tastes and probably be full of self-loathing. I mean, what do you do with an indie rock fan who secretly loves prog and musical theater? Lock them away, if you have any sense.
quote: Did I say I've never heard of a Roman bath? I've been to Roman baths - their ruins, that is. Have you?
If only you lived in Bath. Then it would be perfect.
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quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: More that I don't think anyone gets how it was a joke.
And I've been to other (American) forums. A scarily large number of them seem to consist of 60% Omega, 40% Rob, and 20% Tim/Tom/Simon hybrid, who desperatly tries to inject some level of sanity to things. Scary places.
I don't get even ONE percent!?! Why hast thou forsaken me, Jebus?
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Still no one recognizes the "Man if not the uniform" joke. Guess there are no Americans here. Unless, na that would be impossible. Well maybe if everyone here is a kid except me. That might explain a lot. Too bad really. Not much to be done about that. Still, some show promise.
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Or it was a "Piscapo" level joke and not worth commenting on. Besides, you were busy getting your newbie hazing from Lee.
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quote:We have houses, each with its own private ritual bath. That's an extravagance, considering where the water had to be brought from and the kind of technical [manueverings] it took to get pure water mixed with standing water. But it was very much in the mainstream.
As pointed out, it's the desert and just getting water was a bitch. "Ritual Baths" does not imply "everyday bathing" by any stretch. I'm not knockin' them: it's the same story today in the middle east (where water's a scarcity and better used for keeping yourself alive and hydrated).
You're awfully bitter for a newbie. Soon your journey to the darkside will be complete...
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None of the cities in the ancient world could have existed without access to water. The problems with water there today are because of the much greater size of the cities. Jesus was a holyman and teacher. Read the bible sometime. Every where he went the ritual of bathing the feet was performed. This is only one of many mentions of such rituals. People back then were as clean as they got the chance to be. If the Anti christians, and Anti semites want to think otherwise, then thats one more strike against their theories. BTW Where did you get the Idea that the holy land is a desert.
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Anti-Christian? Anti-Semite? Man, you really are nuts. Where are you getting that shit from?
Look at the "Holy Land" and you'll see the entire region is dry and freshwater (as stated in your linked article)is scarce. And "as clean as they got the chance to be" is still not clean by our western standards, as I pointed out.
Climb off your religous high-horse for five minutes are read what others are writing before getting insane and defensive, okay?
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