Very erudite
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davywavyOut to see a client today, and, whilst waiting for them, I was watching a report on one of the cable channels in their waiting room about US preparations for war in the Gulf. The shot showed missles being loaded for transit, and, as usual, people had stencilled messages like 'Saddam Buster' onto them.
However, one of them had 'Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin' stencilled on it, which I thought very erudite for a member of the armed forces.
However, one of them had 'Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin' stencilled on it, which I thought very erudite for a member of the armed forces.
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Very impressive
Sadly, it's right back to the 'This isn't a Crusade, honest guv'
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Also...staying scarce from my quotation meme, aren't you?
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Re: Also...staying scarce from my quotation meme, aren't you?
Date: 2003-01-17 01:17 am (UTC)Been out seeing clients for a few days, and so I only get online at evenings that way.
I'm in work today & so will have more time.
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Date: 2003-01-17 01:50 am (UTC)Im particularly impressed by this one : http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/delacroix/169/mene_tekel_upharsin.htm
A few choice quotes from the rant..
CAIN WAS A FARMER, AND A WALKER, AND WAS MARKED
GEORGE MEANS FARMER, ROCKEFELLER MEANS OWNER OF A RYE FIELD.
BARBARA MEANS STRANGER
BUSH MEANS SILVERY FOX.
IS IT A COINCIDENCE THAT HIS WIFE HAS THE LAST NAME OF WELCH (AS IN GRAPE JUICE)?
He also has something against womens equality...
WOMEN WENT TO WORK AND MANY MANCHILD'S WERE BORN.
MEN WITH NO WISDOM. INTELLIGENCE YES, WISDOM NO.
The Airline Industy seemed like a good thing to begin with but its end will be destruction. Stewardesses have played a huge roll in this. Again, I am not blaming anybody. I am blaming what we are all doing wrong because everyone will stand judgement.
Mrrr...crazies.
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Date: 2003-01-17 06:54 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-01-17 07:16 am (UTC)Quite apposite given the current climate, really.
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Date: 2003-01-17 08:46 am (UTC)Ex Manus Meum.
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Date: 2003-01-17 08:51 am (UTC)Re:
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Date: 2003-01-17 04:48 pm (UTC)Does that crop up in Leviticus too?
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Date: 2003-01-18 01:23 pm (UTC)But the Leviticus thing was:
"Any man who lieth with an animal as he does a woman should be put to death."
Something to put the fear of God into those mid-westers.
Although Friends of Dorothy come in for some similar stick a couple of lines later.