Club 30's "Kill the Boredom Demon" Jive Pad, 33rd Edition
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its not imaginary its real. just that i don't know the details of who when and what.Originally posted by av98m:so you're using an imaginary example to prove your point?
besides you were the one who said no knowledge is useless -
You know, if some of the idiots in the white house actually remember their own history, they could have avoided a lot of mistakes that thay are making now.
I told some people even before US forces invaded Iraq, that it was going to be a major clusterfuck along the lines of Vietnam and Somalia.
I was ridiculed, and when Iraqi forces surrended so quickly, I was ridiculed further for being an ignorant ass.
Subsequent developments wiped the smirks off their faces.
Of course, I wish I had been wrong
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with that, actually, some things can be found..
you'd be surprised..
he picked his nose because, maybe he had an overactive mucus membrane in a dry environment.. why was his mucus membrane overactive? could it be due to the dust in the air? the dust in the air was from chariots over a dusty plain?
chariots = war.. battles..
just how much did the civilisation fight wars?
was it a warrior society?
just like Elizabeth's face was ravaged... why? in a society where she as the Virgin Queen reigned, her appearance was vital.. unfortunately the powder they used had a lot of lead in it... the more sores she had, the more powder she applied..
little things, you can find links... and from there, extrapolate to find out the society which they lived in...Originally posted by hisoka:no idea i'm sure some idiot liked to dig his nose at any time in history. -
Often it is not the content that is boring, but the presentation.
That's why some documentaries work - who wants to know about turbine engines? Life cycle of a dung beetle? Constructing a skyscraper? It's not useful to me, just point me to the elevator.
But present it in an engaging way, and people can find something interesting in almost everything.Originally posted by hisoka:i doubt the girl will be interested that some nameless random idiot liked to dig his nose + it might sound crude -
Hahah I'm just so amused a console has finally evolved past pressing buttons.
Finally I can learn tennis! Without the leg action & the gasping for air, perhaps I will be less handicapped by my lack of hand-eye coordination
Bowling ! The Bear should get a set, then he can bowl without straining his back.Originally posted by jetta:Hi choco! Golf and tennis but bowling's my fave. -
sadly, few know that the dung beetle is actually the symbol of Amon-Ra, the Egyptian Sun God...
because the dung beetle rolled a ball of dung around, it was like what the ancient Egyptians saw as rolling the sun from east to west... and the beetle became symbolic of RaOriginally posted by choco B:Often it is not the content that is boring, but the presentation.
That's why some documentaries work - who wants to know about turbine engines? Life cycle of a dung beetle? Constructing a skyscraper? It's not useful to me, just point me to the elevator.
But present it in an engaging way, and people can find something interesting in almost everything. -
she was quite literally putting zinc oxide on her face, was she not?Originally posted by the Bear:with that, actually, some things can be found..
you'd be surprised..
he picked his nose because, maybe he had an overactive mucus membrane in a dry environment.. why was his mucus membrane overactive? could it be due to the dust in the air? the dust in the air was from chariots over a dusty plain?
chariots = war.. battles..
just how much did the civilisation fight wars?
was it a warrior society?
just like Elizabeth's face was ravaged... why? in a society where she as the Virgin Queen reigned, her appearance was vital.. unfortunately the powder they used had a lot of lead in it... the more sores she had, the more powder she applied..
little things, you can find links... and from there, extrapolate to find out the society which they lived in...
I remember being horrified when I found out about the average life expectancy during that period, and WHY people always walk at the side of the streets, and never in the center!!
Was amused by how Shakespeare was pissing off the Puritans. I hate him less now -
Why do we learn history?Originally posted by hisoka:i doubt the girl will be interested that some nameless random idiot liked to dig his nose + it might sound crude
To prevent ourselves from becoming some nameless random idiots known only for digging our own noses.
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it wasn't zinc oxide.. it was lead something
still amazed how a society can function without proper sewerage
and they didn't clean themselves! the gag about "i already bathed last christmas" wasn't really a gag thenOriginally posted by av98m:she was quite literally putting zinc oxide on her face, was she not?
I remember being horrified when I found out about the average life expectancy during that period, and WHY people always walk at the side of the streets, and never in the center!!
Was amused by how Shakespeare was pissing off the Puritans. I hate him less now -
And for those who caught '300' and do not know the historical background behind that battle, it might be fun to read up on Spartan society and how they quite literally bred themselves into extinction. Interesting look at how eugenics may do more harm than good, other than the moral issue.
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or maybe he just felt like it and thought it was fun. besides it does historians and what not good. but not the guy on the street unless hes interested.Originally posted by the Bear:with that, actually, some things can be found..
you'd be surprised..
he picked his nose because, maybe he had an overactive mucus membrane in a dry environment.. why was his mucus membrane overactive? could it be due to the dust in the air? the dust in the air was from chariots over a dusty plain?
chariots = war.. battles..
just how much did the civilisation fight wars?
was it a warrior society?
just like Elizabeth's face was ravaged... why? in a society where she as the Virgin Queen reigned, her appearance was vital.. unfortunately the powder they used had a lot of lead in it... the more sores she had, the more powder she applied..
little things, you can find links... and from there, extrapolate to find out the society which they lived in...
and seriously, i can't be bothered whether it was a warrior society. it may make good dinner topics or be sused for research and prediction modles but its no use to me. -
Pythagoras said "give him a penny, he wants to profit from knowledge" and then expelled the student who demanded of Pythagoras about the use of knowledge..
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Yeah, that's what I did. The movie '300' actually inspired me to read up on the Greco-Persian wars and the Spartan way of life.Originally posted by av98m:And for those who caught '300' and do not know the historical background behind that battle, it might be fun to read up on Spartan society and how they quite literally bred themselves into extinction. Interesting look at how eugenics may do more harm than good, other than the moral issue.
To say that the Spartans were fitness maniacs would be a gross understatement. If I remember correctly from the Wikipedia article, they enlist their boys into the army at the age of 7 and would only ORD at the age of 30.
And they would be reservists till they turn 65. -
Anyway, it's time for me to go now. I'm going off to school at 11.30... my test is at 2.30pm.
Wish me luck, guys... I'm gonna need it.
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Lead poisoning. Same with the geishas.
Hey is Wii a good replacement for real bowling for you? Now you can bowl without the back strainOriginally posted by the Bear:it wasn't zinc oxide.. it was lead something -
I THEN WONDER, WHAT BOUT THOSE THAT BECAME POLITICIANS AND SCHOLARS?Originally posted by fudgester:Yeah, that's what I did. The movie '300' actually inspired me to read up on the Greco-Persian wars and the Spartan way of life.
To say that the Spartans were fitness maniacs would be a gross understatement. If I remember correctly from the Wikipedia article, they enlist their boys into the army at the age of 7 and would only ORD at the age of 30.
And they would be reservists till they turn 65. -
took his advise, reading up now.Originally posted by av98m:And for those who caught '300' and do not know the historical background behind that battle, it might be fun to read up on Spartan society and how they quite literally bred themselves into extinction. Interesting look at how eugenics may do more harm than good, other than the moral issue. -
sounds almost like the Thai society.Originally posted by stellazio:I THEN WONDER, WHAT BOUT THOSE THAT BECAME POLITICIANS AND SCHOLARS?
Where you either choose to be a shoulder or a monk. -
i think their politicians were generals/captains and scholars were killed off from young?Originally posted by stellazio:I THEN WONDER, WHAT BOUT THOSE THAT BECAME POLITICIANS AND SCHOLARS? -
must go bookstore laterOriginally posted by av98m:And for those who caught '300' and do not know the historical background behind that battle, it might be fun to read up on Spartan society and how they quite literally bred themselves into extinction. Interesting look at how eugenics may do more harm than good, other than the moral issue. today my workload is surprisingly lesser [minus the 4 piles of files behind me waiting to do invoices]... i think i might be able to go shopping after work! hmm.... kinokuniya!!!! can go shop at taka somemore! -
oh, you want to read the comics rightOriginally posted by tare:must go bookstore later today my workload is surprisingly lesser [minus the 4 piles of files behind me waiting to do invoices]... i think i might be able to go shopping after work! hmm.... kinokuniya!!!! can go shop at taka somemore! 
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VK excited about returning to Sg not?
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spartan comics?Originally posted by av98m:oh, you want to read the comics right -
A novel on the same battle I recommend is Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire