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Stonemasons Uncover Mediaeval Mystery (Scotland)
North Scotland - Press And Journal ^
| 6-11-2004
Posted on 06/11/2004 4:06:53 PM PDT by blam
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Cremation jars?
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:06:54 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Interesting ... you always post such cool stuff!
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:11:11 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("You shall call on your gods, and I will call on the LORD. The God who answers with fire is God.")
To: farmfriend
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:12:39 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
IIRC the Meso-American Indians enslaved by the Spanish cleverly managed to place their own idols in the walls behind the alters in several Cathedrals. By doing so they could still worship their old Gods while attending the mandatory Catholic ceremonies.
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:13:07 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: blam
Maybe like horseshoes. They are tipped so the luck flows out.
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:15:22 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: blam; Bacon Man
Ms Geddes said: "Any suggestions as to their purpose, or information about other examples, would be gratefully received."
Ms. Geddes, we will take that off your hands. It is the receptacle for our Sacred Parchment.
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:18:41 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(It's not often you see Johnny Mathis in the wild.)
To: blam
Sort of like the peep holes built into the Clinton library?
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:20:50 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: blam
I would have been nice if the reporter had included something about the contents of the jars other than that there was no paint residue. Were they new and pristine or had they been used? Were they covered or left open when emplaced?
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:28:53 PM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: Xenalyte
Who controls the British crown?
Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who keeps Atlantis off the maps?
Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who holds back the electric car?
Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star?
We do! We do!
Who robs the cave fish of their sight?
Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do! We do!
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:30:49 PM PDT
by
Poohbah
("Mister Gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!" -- President Ronald Reagan, Berlin, 1987)
To: Poohbah
I love that episode. "Remove the Stone of Shame . . ." ("Woohoo!") ". . . and attach the Stone of Triumph!" ("D'oh!")
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:31:37 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(It's not often you see Johnny Mathis in the wild.)
To: blam
Is it a sign that I freep too much
when I can tell who posted the article
just by reading the title?
You find the greatest stuff, blam.
Thanks.
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:34:20 PM PDT
by
DefCon
To: RightWhale
"Maybe like horseshoes. They are tipped so the luck flows out." Since you mentioned it. What's with the 'good luck' with the horse shoe? I just built a new shed and I put a horse shoe over the door for good luck. What's with that?
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:36:02 PM PDT
by
blam
To: DefCon; Tax-chick
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:38:12 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
I hope you turned it upside-right-wards
so the luck don't run out of it...
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:39:32 PM PDT
by
DefCon
To: blam
Don't know but it makes a difference if you have it turned with the horseshoe "catching luck" or turned 180 and missing out on the "luck!" So, I'm told....LOL
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:39:41 PM PDT
by
hummingbird
("If it wasn't for the insomnia, I could have gotten some sleep!")
To: blam
Hope you mounted the shoe right. The points must be down.
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:39:46 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: blam
Maybe those are some of the missing pots
that people in dire straights haven't got
to piss in.
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:41:37 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell!)
To: RightWhale
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:42:20 PM PDT
by
DefCon
To: hummingbird; RightWhale
You're supposed to mount it like a 'U'.
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:43:39 PM PDT
by
DefCon
To: DefCon
Points down. The shoe will pour luck on you if the points are down. The shoe must be genuine and have seven nail holes. Do it right or it won't work.
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posted on
06/11/2004 4:43:56 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
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