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This Stunning Medieval Longsword Was Just Pulled From a Polish Bog
gizmodo ^
| 06/21/2017
| George Dvorsky
Posted on 06/22/2017 7:56:12 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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Image: Fr. Stanisław Staszic Museum
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posted on
06/22/2017 7:56:12 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
06/22/2017 7:57:16 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: BenLurkin
Was this the hand holding it?
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:00:58 AM PDT
by
pgyanke
(Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
To: rktman
Whoever pulls this sword from the peat bog is the rightful King of Poland!
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:01:24 AM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: BenLurkin
Thank you for posting this. Quite interesting!
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:08:49 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is Mine)
To: \/\/ayne
Just does have quite the same panache as pulling it from a stone.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:10:23 AM PDT
by
Reily
To: \/\/ayne
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses! Not just because some watery tart throws a sword at you!
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:11:43 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Islam: You have to just love a "religion" based on rape and sex slavery.)
To: \/\/ayne
Strange people mulling about bogs distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:13:37 AM PDT
by
golux
To: ClearCase_guy
LOL didn’t even see your post! I love FR.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:14:45 AM PDT
by
golux
To: golux
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:19:46 AM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: golux
What happens in Camelot, stays is Camelot.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:20:57 AM PDT
by
SpinnerWebb
(Winter is coming)
To: BenLurkin
The sword was lost in a boating accident after new sword control measures were enacted.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:23:21 AM PDT
by
CygnusXI
To: BenLurkin
When I was a kid the DeFuniak Springs library was absolutely decorated with old Scottish armor and swords.
I can recall thinking how strong those old Scots must have been as the swords were huge. I now know they were two handed but still require a lot of strength to wield.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:24:40 AM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: SpinnerWebb
Guess the original owner lost it when he got "bogged" down👀
To: BenLurkin
Last paragraph....
“As an important aside, much of this unidentified bog (its location is being kept a secret to prevent looting) is in the process of being drained, which is why it was discovered in the first place. While that’s certainly fortuitous, it’s worth noting that peat bogs play an important environmental role, capable of mitigating the effects of climate change. And as this episode shows, they also contain the preserved remnants of our cultural heritage. Best we remember that before we drain the swamps.”
WTH?? DRAIN THE SWAMPS!!!
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:28:41 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: BenLurkin
So, that’s where I left it.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:40:02 AM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: BenLurkin
Stupid Polish knights. They should have set their broadswords to kill, not stun!
To: yarddog
Also they aren’t as heavy as they look.
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:50:48 AM PDT
by
TalonDJ
To: \/\/ayne
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posted on
06/22/2017 8:57:15 AM PDT
by
Blogatron
(Brought to you by The American Frog Council; "Frog - the other green meat.")
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
06/22/2017 9:07:37 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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