Gauldar what do you mean with that Ugborough was shrouded in darkness? It was the centre of the agricultural/religious world with a church dating from 1121 that once even was called the cathedral of the South Hams. ;-)
Well, I'd rather find a bag of weed in my house than the charm of a dead animal. With the weed you can have a nice little party. With the dead animal... Best put it back where you found it and hope you didn't break the goodluck-spell or something like that. ;-)
But I defintely don't agree with Ben B. - However tragic for the animal in question- or in some other cultures in Days and cultures Past even the dead adversaries... that has been the cultural-natural way of things. It is fact and part of history. Perhaps good that we have in a sence grown over such practices, but still not a reason to just say the people of those times and practices were just backward fools. Different times and different knowledge. That's all. We nowadays most likely do other things that to them would look utterly daft. And this funeral director has a sence and respect for that part of history. So to my mind he's also definitely not a narrowminded moron- on the contrary I should even say.
Perhaps it says something very ..what's the word... wry...? about US-society- If people were hunted out of your overpayed-overmortgaged house and now they live in small tents somewhere on backlots, perhaps then now they can live off the payments of their blogging activities. Here outside the US we understand that by now about that same amount of people as mentioned live in tents...
Noooo this is not the Apache Cristophe! This is a Comanche Or a Kiowa Or perhaps even an Assiniboin or a Tillamook. But definitely not an Apache. :lol: Incredible that you can't see thát...! ;-)
And my guess is that it is used to give measured doses of powdery substance for medical purposes. Like cocain or stuff like that.
I guess Alex and Neatorama are having a ball at this kind of topics- Suddenly they have all the attention and so all eyes are focused on the next topics by Alex. --- Yeeeeey Visibility!!!
Well, not quite recently. It was known for several years that this speech existed. In view of all the risks and the absolute impossibility to mount any rescue, from the getgo 2 sets of any speech to comment on key-moments were written. ...At least, that is what I learnt here in my History-lessons.
But it sure does make you wonder about all those other occasions how the alternative speech would have gone...
:idea: Seeing this, something dawns on me! These race are wrongly perceived by us spectators: It is not the riders who have to try to win the races with these bikes- It is the bikes that have to try to win with cumbersome passengers as more or less coorporating payload on their backs....
:lol: Gadget Sleuth wins the prize for the best comment sofar. :lol: ...Nooo kidding....! :-P Go Out there Young Explorer, and Find Us these Places...! (loose interpretation of Jedi-Speech)
Nowadays, we have the great grandchildren of the Derringers and other Saturdaynight Specials that were sold in those same 1870's-1900's. And we have the peppersprays and tasers. So there's enough expert weapons out there in good shooting or good stabbing or good punching to leave any hybrid in the dust that can do all, but is master of none.
@D.D. Over hundred years later I'm Very happy that where I live I don't need to carry a piece and a knife and that I can leave my ... ehhhh ...Minimi Para and Glock 18 in the army-barracks while I do my civvy duties in life.
I've seen one af few years ago. It seemed to have been made for a childs hand or for a small womens hand. But it was exquisite, a true jewel, indeed an Ultimate Gadget for the arms-afficionado. The Apache was somewhat of a powerful fashion-statement with a deterrent edge for women. All 3 weapons within this one piece were more dangerous for the health of the user than for anyone at the business ends of it. The knife would stand a chance to break or bend the instance it hit bone, or it would fold and slice the hand of the user instead. The brass knuckles could shatter the fingerbones of the user on impact with a jawbone. The firing of the rounds could cause some dangerous flash at the backside and it even could dislocate the cillinder with dangerous consequences. And if the bullet was fired properly, chance was that the bullet would go in the wrong direction within the first 5ft because of lack of any helping barrel.
...But imagine the social effects of carrying such a piece- The carrier would have almost instant conversation, she would be considered "cool", a bit dangerous, someone with a somewhat dark and mysterious and therefore even erotic vale. Perhaps in the eye of certain gentlemen some degree sexual attraction because the Lady Carries an Apache...
Amen Marcus21- By far most sites I visit come up with some degree of old stuff. So if you don't like it because you seen it before somewhere else, perhaps move on? Or even more outlandish: Get away from your computer because perhaps you've been here so long that topics start to repeat? They say that there also is life out-side your computer................. Well, I'm not sure, but that is what they say anyhow. ;-)
To me, this perhaps old story comes exactly at the time that I'm in a discussion with someone about the if fulfilling of karma is something strictly for humans, or that it applies to any living creature. This dog seems to be an illustration of my stance that all creatures can make karmic jumps in their developments.
I only hope that they made the porcelein strong enough... :-P
But I defintely don't agree with Ben B. - However tragic for the animal in question- or in some other cultures in Days and cultures Past even the dead adversaries... that has been the cultural-natural way of things. It is fact and part of history. Perhaps good that we have in a sence grown over such practices, but still not a reason to just say the people of those times and practices were just backward fools. Different times and different knowledge. That's all. We nowadays most likely do other things that to them would look utterly daft. And this funeral director has a sence and respect for that part of history. So to my mind he's also definitely not a narrowminded moron- on the contrary I should even say.
The positive side of Crisistimes....?
This is a Comanche
Or a Kiowa
Or perhaps even an Assiniboin or a Tillamook.
But definitely not an Apache.
:lol: Incredible that you can't see thát...! ;-)
And my guess is that it is used to give measured doses of powdery substance for medical purposes. Like cocain or stuff like that.
:lol: Cheers Alex- Good job!
But it sure does make you wonder about all those other occasions how the alternative speech would have gone...
These race are wrongly perceived by us spectators: It is not the riders who have to try to win the races with these bikes- It is the bikes that have to try to win with cumbersome passengers as more or less coorporating payload on their backs....
I've seen one af few years ago. It seemed to have been made for a childs hand or for a small womens hand. But it was exquisite, a true jewel, indeed an Ultimate Gadget for the arms-afficionado.
The Apache was somewhat of a powerful fashion-statement with a deterrent edge for women.
All 3 weapons within this one piece were more dangerous for the health of the user than for anyone at the business ends of it. The knife would stand a chance to break or bend the instance it hit bone, or it would fold and slice the hand of the user instead. The brass knuckles could shatter the fingerbones of the user on impact with a jawbone. The firing of the rounds could cause some dangerous flash at the backside and it even could dislocate the cillinder with dangerous consequences. And if the bullet was fired properly, chance was that the bullet would go in the wrong direction within the first 5ft because of lack of any helping barrel.
...But imagine the social effects of carrying such a piece- The carrier would have almost instant conversation, she would be considered "cool", a bit dangerous, someone with a somewhat dark and mysterious and therefore even erotic vale. Perhaps in the eye of certain gentlemen some degree sexual attraction because the Lady Carries an Apache...
To me, this perhaps old story comes exactly at the time that I'm in a discussion with someone about the if fulfilling of karma is something strictly for humans, or that it applies to any living creature. This dog seems to be an illustration of my stance that all creatures can make karmic jumps in their developments.