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Clayfoot
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INCyr wrote:
Heh, I just skimmed this and read a couple of the longer posts, and I just want to say how happy and amazed I am to have found a community that can discuss such controversial topics in such an adult manner. You guys rock!
Hey! Quit trying to jack this thread!

Uh... Chistians and Jews are stinky. And, they don't like each other, because of movies and stuff. Off you go!
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Gestas wrote:
Ahem. If I may be of service, I think I can translate for archon here.


Gestas, I doubled up and almost fell out of my chair I was laughing so hard at that one. Truly inspired.
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INCyr wrote:
Heh, I just skimmed this and read a couple of the longer posts, and I just want to say how happy and amazed I am to have found a community that can discuss such controversial topics in such an adult manner. You guys rock!


*Phaedra looks at the last half-dozen posts and thinks, "Adult?"

He thinks we're adult....clearly we're not trying hard enough. More silliness must ensue.
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Phaedra wrote:
*Phaedra looks at the last half-dozen posts and thinks, "Adult?"

He thinks we're adult....clearly we're not trying hard enough. More silliness must ensue.


Hey, if you're not yelling at each other, calling each other obscinities and badly misspelled "insults", and generally being flaming trolls, I consider you adult. At least when it comes to the online environ. Sillines... hell, if you can be silly and still talk about topics such as religion, then by my ranking, that's even more "adult", because it shows you have a sense of humor about it.

So there Razz
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INCyr wrote:
Phaedra wrote:
*Phaedra looks at the last half-dozen posts and thinks, "Adult?"

He thinks we're adult....clearly we're not trying hard enough. More silliness must ensue.


Hey, if you're not yelling at each other, calling each other obscinities and badly misspelled "insults", and generally being flaming trolls, I consider you adult. At least when it comes to the online environ. Sillines... hell, if you can be silly and still talk about topics such as religion, then by my ranking, that's even more "adult", because it shows you have a sense of humor about it.

So there Razz


Curses, foiled again! We still seem adult!

No, in all seriousness, the humor is important any time you're dealing with serious issues, and you reminded me, there at the end, of one of my favorite rabbis, who always maintained that any serious learning should include laughter. He said laughter was the soul tricking the mind for a minute, bypassing it, so in a way, it was the most basic expression of creation.

There's an old story -- I confess I can't remember whether it's Talmudic or maybe a Hasidic parable (it could be either -- the Talmudic sages were fond of using humor as a teaching tool, and the Hasidim consider laughter a mystical type of prayer), I don't even remember where I heard it, but anyway:

A great rabbi was showing a visitor around his town, and pointing out all the things he thought the other man should see. Eventually, they came to the town marketplace, and looking over the milling crowd, the rabbi pointed to two men and said, "And there are the two people in our town for whom G-d has the greatest affection." The visitor stared at the two men, trying to discern what could give them such a status: were they great sages? Were they people who helped the poor? Were they wise town leaders? Finally, unable to discern anything unusual about them, he asked the rabbi who they were and why G-d loved them so much. The rabbi replied, "They're comedians -- they lighten the burdens of living for us and temper our tears with laughter. They help us to remember to love life. What greater gift could they give to the world?"

So, l'chaim, Gestas, and thank you.
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 		Beautiful story Phaedra Smile

I agree with INCyr - it's brilliant to see that this forum has spawned friendships that go above and beyond differences in personal beliefs.

The chance to see different points of view, and the incredible depth of information that's been displayed is only a bonus.

Of course, if we wanted to fight:
Clayfoot wrote:
Uh... Chistians and Jews are stinky. And, they don't like each other, because of movies and stuff. Off you go!


I also hear that some people crack their eggs at the wrong end!

Wonders if I'm allowed to reference Gulliver's Travels when I've only seen the mini-series with Ted Danson?

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I'm not THAT stinky, am I?

I'm going to realign this thread.

When I ain't ARG'ing, I'm procrastinating.

Well, ARGs help me procrastinate.

Hmmm.
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Gestas wrote:
archon wrote:
Phaedra wrote:
Oh, archon...I'm sure it's not that awful for them! Laughing


Very Happy Shocked Razz Bang Head Drool Censored Jetpack Cursing Mr. Green B.S. Shocked Silly Rolling Eyes Crying or Very sad Laughing Smile

Sad Cool Question

Confused Surprised Locky!


Ahem. If I may be of service, I think I can translate for archon here.

Very Happy - I'm really happy that you're happy Phaedra.
Shocked - But I'm shocked that you could think that.
Razz - I razz you for your thoughts.
Bang Head - Oops. By angering the Phaedra, I will inevitably be subject to a tongue-lashing the likes of which I have rarely seen.
Drool - Perhaps if I pretend I was incapacitated she will take pity on me.
Censored - No that won't &%#%&ing work!
Jetpack - If only I could fly away from this thread right now.
Cursing - But I left my jetpack at the cleaner's and I loaned my spare to that person who smelled funny at the bus stop.
Mr. Green - I shall have to put a brave front on things, and smile my troubles away.
B.S. - Yeah, like that will work. This is total b*** s***!
Shocked Silly - Oops. I emoticon-swore thrice in this reply already. What if my family is reading this?
Rolling Eyes - Yeah, right. Like my family would be reading this anyway.
Crying or Very sad - Why doesn't my family share my interests?
Laughing - I laugh so that I do not cry.
Smile - Well, it's not that funny. Good mood slipping.

Sad - I just realised I haven't really answered Phaedra's post yet.
Cool - But I'm too cool to be constrained by such worldly things anyway.
Question - Or am I?

Confused - Hmm. Better not dwell on this. Others might question my coolness too.
Surprised - Unless they already are???
Locky! - Quick! Lock the thread! There must be no questioning of archon's coolness!!!


So, archon? Was I close?


You are CLOSE, but still not quite there!

Edit number one: Oh, and to steal precious Gestas' thunder, I MEANT for someone to try and interprate just what it was I was saying, so how 'bout dem apples?! DO I GET A L'CHAIM TOO?! GOSH I'M SO FUNNY. MAN I'M MAKING EVERYONE LAUGH EXCEPT ANYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN ALIVE. Dammit.

Edit number two: FINE, I'll give a personal interpretation of what it was I meant, whether or not you find this funny is entirely up to you, but I may or may not be starting with the intentions to be funny.

Back to the original post: 'Oh archon, oh ho ho ho.'
Me smiley #1: Ha-ha! I agree with your indomitable wit! We should be friends!
Me smiley #2: *not-so-sudden realization* nobody will understand what I'm about to do.
Me smiley #3: Pheadra is a cutey.
Me smiley #4: What am I doing? This is like bashing my head against a wall.
Me smiley #5: Perhaps if I pretend I was incapacitated she will take pity on me.
Me smiley #6: No that won't &%#%&ing work!
Me smiley #7: If only I could fly away from this thread right now.
Me smiley #8: But I left my jetpack at the cleaner's and I loaned my spare to that person who smelled funny at the bus stop.
Me smiley #9: I shall have to put a brave front on things, and smile my troubles away.
Me smiley #10: Yeah, like that will work. This is total b*** s***!
Me smiley #11: Oops. I emoticon-swore thrice in this reply already. What if my family is reading this?
Me smiley #12: Yeah, right. Like my family would be reading this anyway.
Me smiley #13: Why doesn't my family share my interests?
Me smiley #14: I laugh so that I do not cry.
Me smiley #15: Well, it's not that funny. Good mood slipping.
Me smiley #16: I just realised I haven't really answered Phaedra's post yet.
Me smiley #17: But I'm too cool to be constrained by such worldly things anyway.
Me smiley #18: Or am I?
Me smiley #19: Hmm. Better not dwell on this. Others might question my coolness too. (well, actually I don't care if you guys don't think I'm cool, with a few possible exceptions, but it's close enough)
Me smiley #20: Did I just break the server? I hope not, because SpaceBass will be pissed...
Me smiley #21: Quick! Lock the thread! There must be no questioning of archon's coolness!!!

See? So he was close.

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 		L'chaim archon!
(Phaedra - can we Gentiles l'chaim one another? Can I even use it like that? I think I've turned it into the equivalent of a celebratory high-five there... Embarassed)

And for the record archon - anyone with a avatar like yours is de facto cool. No question Smile
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See? So he was close.

We should like, totally get together and do a manual on emotiheiroglyphics.</valleygirl> We could call it: Dunce Idea Arrow Dunno Cursing Jetpack Exclamation
(That's "Dummies' Guide to RandomFunnySymbols" if anyone was wondering.)


Thread Re-alignment in spirit of urthstripe:
And when, I'm not trying to get to 70 posts so I can become a veteran ARG'ing or playing Halo 2, I am studiously avoiding my final thesis write-up. And thinking of new year resolutions, to replace those old-year resolutions I left in the corner of the room. I didn't water them enough, and now they're dead... I think I'll keep the pots.

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You are CLOSE, but still not quite there!

Edit number one: Oh, and to steal precious Gestas' thunder, I MEANT for someone to try and interprate just what it was I was saying, so how 'bout dem apples?! DO I GET A L'CHAIM TOO?! GOSH I'M SO FUNNY. MAN I'M MAKING EVERYONE LAUGH EXCEPT ANYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN ALIVE. Dammit.

Edit number two: FINE, I'll give a personal interpretation of what it was I meant, whether or not you find this funny is entirely up to you, but I may or may not be starting with the intentions to be funny.


Lol. Poor archon.

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Back to the original post: 'Oh archon, oh ho ho ho.'
Me smiley #1: Ha-ha! I agree with your indomitable wit! We should be friends!


We most certainly should. Smile But not just because you agree with me.

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Me smiley #2: *not-so-sudden realization* nobody will understand what I'm about to do.
Me smiley #3: Pheadra is a cutey.
Me smiley #4: What am I doing? This is like bashing my head against a wall.
Me smiley #5: Perhaps if I pretend I was incapacitated she will take pity on me.


Embarassed You shameless flirt...

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Me smiley #10: Yeah, like that will work. This is total b*** s***!
Me smiley #11: Oops. I emoticon-swore thrice in this reply already. What if my family is reading this?
Me smiley #12: Yeah, right. Like my family would be reading this anyway.
Me smiley #13: Why doesn't my family share my interests?
Me smiley #14: I laugh so that I do not cry.
Me smiley #15: Well, it's not that funny. Good mood slipping.
Me smiley #16: I just realised I haven't really answered Phaedra's post yet.
Me smiley #17: But I'm too cool to be constrained by such worldly things anyway.
Me smiley #18: Or am I?
Me smiley #19: Hmm. Better not dwell on this. Others might question my coolness too. (well, actually I don't care if you guys don't think I'm cool, with a few possible exceptions, but it's close enough)
Me smiley #20: Did I just break the server? I hope not, because SpaceBass will be pissed...
Me smiley #21: Quick! Lock the thread! There must be no questioning of archon's coolness!!!


Odd how familiar this sounds... Laughing
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L'chaim archon!
(Phaedra - can we Gentiles l'chaim one another?


Certainly -- I don't hold the Hebrew copyright or anything. And there are plenty of other Hebrew/Yiddish words and expressions that have entered the common vocabulary. Razz

(And some that should...I've been working tirelessly to get davka into common usage...I don't know why it's not working!)

It's literally "to life," so it's sort of a toasty-type-exclamation.

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Can I even use it like that? I think I've turned it into the equivalent of a celebratory high-five there... Embarassed)


I can't guarantee that you won't get funny looks, Laughing...Just make sure you don't pronounce it like "le-chime." <wince> The ch is sort of a throat-clearing sound -- sort of like the ch in "loch" or "Bach." (Or, obviously, the ch in "chutzpah" or "Chanukah.")

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And when, I'm not trying to get to 70 posts so I can become a veteran ARG'ing or playing Halo 2, I am studiously avoiding my final thesis write-up.


Good luck! What's it on?

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And thinking of new year resolutions, to replace those old-year resolutions I left in the corner of the room. I didn't water them enough, and now they're dead... I think I'll keep the pots.


Embarassed That happened to my bonsai, junior year during exams.
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Phaedra wrote:
I can't guarantee that you won't get funny looks, Laughing...Just make sure you don't pronounce it like "le-chime." <wince> The ch is sort of a throat-clearing sound -- sort of like the ch in "loch" or "Bach." (Or, obviously, the ch in "chutzpah" or "Chanukah.")


Aha! Cool - I did know to pronounce it like that (though I didn't know chutzpah and Chanukah were the same... I always thought they were essentially h- rather than ch- Smile)
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And when, I'm not trying to get to 70 posts so I can become a veteran ARG'ing or playing Halo 2, I am studiously avoiding my final thesis write-up.


Good luck! What's it on?

I'm a biochemistry postgrad so, short answer - ageing changes in rats.
Longer, more boring, biochem answer -Geek Free radical-mediated protein oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction in tissues from young and old Wistar rats. Geek

(Wait a sec - that needs more Geek Geek Geek Geek Geek That should do it Very Happy)
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Embarassed That happened to my bonsai, junior year during exams.

Ah, bonsai. I practice the ancient art of bonsai boulders myself. You don't need to change the soil as often, and you can find new gravel samples just about anywhere.

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 		I think it's because Chanukah is spelled Hannukah or close to that in this culture... so everyone pronounces it H- instead of Ch-... *shrug*

So... can anyone tell me what just happened in the last 2 pages? Razz
I just read a couple pages of pointless silliness...

what you say? that's exactly what it was? ok good, then I'm not crazy... thus I can keep talking to myself as if I were because I know I'm not, even though I may give the impression of being so... anybody want a peanut?
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Aha! Cool - I did know to pronounce it like that (though I didn't know chutzpah and Chanukah were the same... I always thought they were essentially h- rather than ch- )


thebruce wrote:
I think it's because Chanukah is spelled Hannukah or close to that in this culture... so everyone pronounces it H- instead of Ch-... *shrug*


Ahhh....

HEBREW PHONOLOGY 101

Biblical Hebrew, and one strain of Israeli Hebrew spoken today, actually have two sounds that are usually transliterated into English as ch. (Although sometimes they are translated ch and kh to distinguish between them.)

The first is an unvoiced pharyngeal fricative, called chet in Hebrew. (It's the "hard H" you may have heard in Arabic.) It's produced by pulling the root of the tongue back toward the pharyngeal wall, and constricting the pharynx.

The second is khaf, which is the unemphasized version of the letter kaf. (In Hebrew, some letters that are considered separate sounds in English are represented by the same letter, but pronounced differently depending on whether it has a dot in the middle...except sometimes it's written without the dot regardless. Also without vowels. So then you have to already know what it says. Smile ) Khaf, which is sometimes written as kh (to represent its relationship to kaf, which is written as k, is an unvoiced velar fricative. It's pronounced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate.

However, in most forms of spoken Hebrew, the distinction between the sounds has disappeared, and they're both pronounced as unvoiced uvular fricatives, which means you sort of silently roll an r in your throat.

HEBREW PHONOLOGY 101 FOR REAL PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T GROW UP SPEAKING ARABIC AND WOULD PREFER NOT TO SHRED THEIR THROAT MUSCLES

For both sounds, pretend you've got something stuck to the top of your mouth, and you're trying to dislodge it.

HEBREW PHONOLOGY 101 FOR THE TERMINALLY LAZY

Just say H. But I warn you, saying things like l'chaim and chutzpah will not be nearly as fun/satisfying.
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