They went over to see the Baaaaaaaby.
Posted on 07/23/2013 7:45:55 AM PDT by Mercat
Peal at Westminister to celebrate the new royal baby.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
You are so right. The bells are marvelous.
The Europeans were blessed from the get-go: they had IRON right near the surface and thus learned to forge iron. That meant bells, of course, but also weapons. They had the "bigger stick" for so long and thus conquered a lot of the world.
That huge advantage meant a lot. That is the main reason why Asians were so into martial arts...their iron was deeper. They had to use their own bodies, feet, hands and some sticks.
We were on top of the world with the bigger stick--bombs. Now it's all a draw.
Muslims, for example, were from areas with no iron. That is why they use the human voice to assemble the faithful to prayers. Now they use microphones for the call to prayer. With all the noise of traffic, the human voice isn't enough without microphone help.
That’s pretty cool, I’ll have it playing in the background.
Main article: Bellfounding
The process of casting bells is called bellfounding or bellmaking, and in Europe dates to the 4th or 5th century.[13] The traditional metal for these bells is a bronze of about 23% tin.[14] Known as bell metal, this alloy is also the traditional alloy for the finest Turkish and Chinese cymbals. Other materials sometimes used for large bells include brass and iron. Steel was tried during the busy church-building period of mid-19th-century England, for its economy over bronze, but was found not to be durable and manufacture ceased in the 1870s.[15] from Wikipedia
Beautiful, thank you for posting. I’ve been away from the UK for too long and this reminds me.
Your observation about Western Civilization is accurate.
A rare treasured fetus of the elitist.
Thank you....I am almost 70 and learned something new today and it isn’t even noon yet.
Let’s just hope “high western civilization” beats back the LOW Islamic crazies. Would rather have a King/Queen than some Mohammedan...
How many hours do you think it will go on....thru the day? Over the “call to prayers?”
Until 5:00 p.m. British time. Three hours.
The birth of every baby is a blessing and a joy. In a way, celebrating this birth celebrates life and the birth of every child. We don’t have the energy to celebrate every birth, this one is symbolic. Life goes on. We feel a tiny bit of the joy that our Father feels with every birth.
Muslims, for example, were from areas with no iron. That is why they use the human voice to assemble the faithful to prayers. Now they use microphones for the call to prayer.
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Interesting. Thank you for that historical perspective. I never thought about it that way.
As for the mohammedans, though, their culture is so backwards that they could not invent any means of projecting that human voice, such as a megaphone or a microphone.
Thank you for that lovely summation.
So, all the bell-ringing means they’re gonna name the kid Quasimodo?
I guess you missed my point..oh well.
I guess you missed my point..oh well.
How about - Namepending or Tobe Announced
They went over to see the Baaaaaaaby.
I have a HUNCH they won’t name him Quasimodo. :)
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