Ebcounters with Gnomes

From the Shadows ^ | June 30, 2010 | Jason Offutt

[shibumi]

Anybody for a live-in travel consultant?

[BenLurkin]

http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/okay.wav

[shibumi]

It is rumored that the Little German Gnome has started a conservative blog, in order to get some respect and enhance his reputation on the internet.

[AndrewB]

[Snickering Hound]

So THAT's what Robert Reich is up to these days.

[Anita1]

Blimey! It is a troll!

I knew I had seen that face before, mate!

[JoeProBono]

[shibumi]

Before anyone say it -

YES! I didn’t proofread the headling.

(Or that last sentence either!)

[CONSERVE]

bookmark for later read

[SunkenCiv]

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	Gods Graves Glyphs	Thanks shibumi. Whatever this is (figment, fact, or fenomenon) throughout the ages and cultures, it's been goin' on. The ancient Egyptians had Bes: Bes -- "Bes was the god of music and dance, the god of war and slaughter, and a destroying force of nature. He was also a protector of children. Bes is most likely of equatorial African origin, although some think he is Semitic (Middle Eastern). Bes was usually portrayed as a dwarf with a large head. He is bearded with his tongue sticking out. He has a flat nose, bushy eyebrows and hair, large projecting ears. Around his body, he wears the skin of an animal and its tail hangs down behind him and touches the ground. He wears on his head a tiara of feathers, suggesting an African origin. Sometimes he is shown in profile, but he is usually seen full face (highly unusual in Egyptian artistic conventions). As a god of music he is sometimes shown playing a harp. As a warrior he wears a short military tunic and holds a shield and a short sword. One of the earliest portrayals of Bes is in the Temple of Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut was a female Pharaoh of the New Kingdom." In the Late Kingdom (Ptolemaic and Roman periods) Bes hit a boom in popularity, not unlike the modern lawn dwarf. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
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[SunkenCiv]

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/bestbt.htm
http://www.touregypt.net/godsofegypt/bes.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bes

[ApplegateRanch]

He has a flat nose, bushy eyebrows and hair, large projecting ears.

Bonny Prince Charlie's ancestor?

[null and void]

I don’t know how, but I do know that, you are involved somehow.

[SunkenCiv]

Started out as a kitty, as did at least two other Egyptian deities.

[Grizzled Bear]

I once had a gnu wander through my room and exit into the closet. The gnu was on duty. Much to my sister’s relief, the moose had the night off.

From that day on, I never again ordered mushrooms on my pizza.

[Beowulf9]

What is this picture of Robert Byrd doing here?

[ApplegateRanch]

If I had to pick any of those Egyptian ‘dieties’ to pal around with, it would be Bes. Fun company on a good day; great to have around (as a pal) in a fight.

[Slings and Arrows]

[rdl6989]

Ugh! Did you have to?

[shibumi]

There's a reason for the grin.....