Happy Birth of Deus Invictus Mithras!
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By Committee
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written Wednesday, December 22 2004 13:36
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I'm going to my future inlaws for the holidays tonight for the weekend (and thus offline), so I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (the date for which was stolen from the cult of the aforementioned Mithras, who was said to be born as the sun springing from a crack in a rock round about this time of year). Best to everyone. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, December 22 2004 14:30
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"future inlaws" - Good luck... How much truth is there in that "Mithras" story? -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain ___ ___ ___ I feel the same, I feel nothing Nothing is important to me ___ ___ ___ ___ __ And nobody nowhere understands anything About me and all my dreams lost at sea ___ __ But we’re not the same, we’re different tonight We’ll make things right, we’ll feel it all tonight _ The indescribable moments of your life tonight The impossible is possible tonight ___ ____ ___ Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight Go All Blacks xtraMSN Rugby _ MuggleNet Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, December 22 2004 15:53
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Ooo... that's a tough hole. I guess I could join in the festivities, seeing as my only holiday coming up is 'Festivus'. May the feats of strength begin! -------------------- The critics agree! Demonslayer is "a five star hit!" raves TIMES Weekly! "I've never heard such thoughtful comments. This man is a genious!" says two-time Nobel Prize winning physicist Erwin Rasputin! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 00:26
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As long as nobody wishes me a 'Happy Solstice"... Merry Christmas. Posts: 2862 | Registered: Tuesday, October 2 2001 07:00 |
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One Thousand Slimy Things
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 00:40
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Meri Kurisumasu mina-san! /evil -------------------- Bending, but not in the way you might imagine. Posts: 995 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 01:32
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At least the solstice is a scientific fact -- although it's over now in any case. (Actually, I've lately taken to using "Yuletide" as it makes me sound slightly less like a flaky pagan than "solstice". Unfortunately, it's also less accurate, since I don't even have a fireplace to burn a Yule log in if I wanted to.) -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 01:47
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Useless fact: Christmas is called 'Jul' in swedish, which is pronounced almost like 'Yule'. 'Christmas time' would be translated to 'Juletid' in swedish. Thank you for your time. -------------------- Who was born in a house full of pain Who was trained not to spit in the fan Who was told what to do by the man Who was broken by trained personnel Who was fitted with collar and chain Who was given a pat on the back Who was breaking away from the pack Who was only a stranger at home Who was ground down in the end Who was found dead on the phone Who was dragged down by the stone Posts: 595 | Registered: Tuesday, March 12 2002 08:00 |
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One Thousand Slimy Things
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 02:11
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In Finnish Christmas is called "Joulu". Santa Claus is called "Joulupukki", "pukki" means "a goat" and it can also be used as a verb, "pukkia", which means "to hump" Now I shall spill some eggnog *Evil grin* -------------------- Bending, but not in the way you might imagine. Posts: 995 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 05:54
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Found a little info on this, quoted below: quote:(in that same page was a link to this essay by an angry person) (here you may find a longer essay about Mithra, et al) (another one for redundance's sake) Lastly, here's a little picture of a statue:  Fortunatus diei dies natalis solis invicti (grammar here is very wrong, btw. sorry about that) (the link to M Cumont's mini-bio is mine and not the quoted page) -------------------- quote:Random Jack Vance Quote Manual Generator Apparatus (Cugel's Saga) Posts: 604 | Registered: Sunday, June 20 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 06:06
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The story of Mithras being born on December 25 is probably more true than the story of Jesus being born on December 25. -------------------- There are three kinds of people in the world: those who think, those who think they think, and those who would rather die than think. Posts: 104 | Registered: Thursday, September 16 2004 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 06:07
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Woohoo! They have wireless internet. quote:Probably about as much as there is to the divine birth of Christ. :P http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/archive/mithras/text.htm Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 07:34
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Divine birth, yes. December 25, no. Let the flame war commence! -------------------- There are three kinds of people in the world: those who think, those who think they think, and those who would rather die than think. Posts: 104 | Registered: Thursday, September 16 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 11:17
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quote:Hooray. quote:Well, that's not so important as long as readers of the Bible learn from the stories. -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain ___ ___ ___ I feel the same, I feel nothing Nothing is important to me ___ ___ ___ ___ __ And nobody nowhere understands anything About me and all my dreams lost at sea ___ __ But we’re not the same, we’re different tonight We’ll make things right, we’ll feel it all tonight _ The indescribable moments of your life tonight The impossible is possible tonight ___ ____ ___ Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight Go All Blacks xtraMSN Rugby _ MuggleNet Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 15:05
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Hmmmm, this is interesting. My mom just said that according to Biblical accounts, Jesus was born sometime in the fall.(!!) How they came up with December 25 is a mystery to me. -------------------- -ben4808 My signiture is el very good. post count = 0 + current Visit the CSM Forums! Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 15:31
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Well, a lot of people think Jesus was born in 4-5 BC, so there seem to be mistakes all over the place. [ Thursday, December 23, 2004 15:32: Message edited by: The Absolut Sagacious stranger ] -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain ___ ___ ___ I feel the same, I feel nothing Nothing is important to me ___ ___ ___ ___ __ And nobody nowhere understands anything About me and all my dreams lost at sea ___ __ But we’re not the same, we’re different tonight We’ll make things right, we’ll feel it all tonight _ The indescribable moments of your life tonight The impossible is possible tonight ___ ____ ___ Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight Go All Blacks xtraMSN Rugby _ MuggleNet Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 15:35
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It's quite clear that if shepards are in the fields and crap like that, then Jesus was not born in December. Most pros think around June. -------------------- The critics agree! Demonslayer is "a five star hit!" raves TIMES Weekly! "I've never heard such thoughtful comments. This man is a genious!" says two-time Nobel Prize winning physicist Erwin Rasputin! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 16:00
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quote:It was explained earlier in the topic. Maybe in high school they'll learn you how to read, huh? Posts: 180 | Registered: Friday, October 15 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 19:08
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Even Christian religious historians don't really care about the "real" birthday of Jesus. They haven't sufficient information to find out, and some think that it is so purposeless that it is demeaning to His divine aspect. -------------------- What do I put here? -Garrison Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, December 23 2004 19:38
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Obviously, as the teachings of Jesus and the Bible are the important things. -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain ___ ___ ___ I feel the same, I feel nothing Nothing is important to me ___ ___ ___ ___ __ And nobody nowhere understands anything About me and all my dreams lost at sea ___ __ But we’re not the same, we’re different tonight We’ll make things right, we’ll feel it all tonight _ The indescribable moments of your life tonight The impossible is possible tonight ___ ____ ___ Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight Go All Blacks xtraMSN Rugby _ MuggleNet Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Friday, December 24 2004 00:11
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Is this supposed to be the "Happy Christmas" topic? Man, I can feel the joy and loving! Anyway, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. And to those feeling insulted and outraged by this, I wish a happy winter holiday. -------------------- ahhahaha i rule u droool Posts: 756 | Registered: Monday, August 4 2003 07:00 |
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One Thousand Slimy Things
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written Friday, December 24 2004 00:48
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'Tis a normal happy spiderweb forum thread. Even though Christmas is supposed to be a happy event, most families will end up arguing about cousin Jimmy who is a failure because he has a boyfriend and aunt Sarah who always has sex with everyone in the party. Joyful holidays! -------------------- Bending, but not in the way you might imagine. Posts: 995 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, December 24 2004 10:44
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I wonder if my cousin Joshua will come to dinner tonight? As far as any of us know, he is a fascist. He argues with everyone, and decided, last time I saw him, that he was going to put a liquid nitrogen cooling system in his laptop, and was arguing about this with my uncle, who is an engineer working for GE. I doubt he's coming though. EDIT: Josh came to dinner, and didn't start an argument. We actually got along with him, like we used to before he went to college. [ Saturday, December 25, 2004 06:31: Message edited by: The Almighty Doer of Stuff ] -------------------- The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) Famous Last Words - A local pop-punk band They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |