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| Britain Signs Deportation Deal With Jordan |
| 2005-08-11 |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #17 Yawl just can't handle quality mushrooms. I figure it's mainly envy. Did I tell you the one about the Old Goldie and the 1,000 little Robots I saw at the beach? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-11 17:38 |
| #16 "Charon only takes the souls across that are buried properly with a coin (called an obol) that was placed in their mouths upon burial." Nope, Nuh, uh. It's two coins, one on each eye. Saw it in a Hollweird movie, so I know it has to be true. |
| Posted by: .Schpielberg 2005-08-11 16:17 |
| #15 Wow. That's why I love the Burg. Area experts. You won't pick up that kind of theology at One Hand or Winds. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-08-11 16:04 |
| #14 Styx River Legal Emporium? Sounds like a growning concern. Which side of the Styx is it on. Its kind of important to know before investing... I only know this... The river of which many know its name, without knowing its origin or what it really stood for. A river that separates the world of the living from the world of the dead. Styx it is said winds around Hades (hell or the underworld are other names) nine times. Its name comes from the Greek word stugein which means hate, Styx, the river of hate. This river was so respected by the gods of Greek mythology that they would take life binding oaths just by mentioning its name, as referenced in the story of Bacchus-Ariadne, where Jove "confirms it with the irrevocable oath, attesting the river Styx." There are five rivers that separate Hades from the world of the living, they are: 1. Acheron - the river of woe; 2. Cocytus - the river of lamentation; 3. Phlegethon - the river of fire; 4. Lethe - the river of forgetfulness; 5. Styx - the river of hate. It is thought that Charon, the old ferry man who ferries the dead onto the underworld, crosses the river Styx where the dragon tailed dog Cerberus guards, allowing all souls to enter but none to leave. This is a misconception, Charon crosses the river Acheron where also Cerebus stands his eternal guard. Also while on this subject, Charon only takes the souls across that are buried properly with a coin (called an obol) that was placed in their mouths upon burial. If a god gave his oath upon the river Styx and failed to keep his word, Zeus forced that god to drink from the river itself. The water is said to be so foul that the god would lose his/her voice for nine years. The river is not the subject of any story itself but is mentioned in several. These little pieces give a wonderful view of not only the river but the ancient Greeks view of the underworld. From its Adamantine gates to its separate levels of Tartarus and Erebus onto the Elysian fields. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-08-11 15:55 |
| #13 suitable for |
| Posted by: .com 2005-08-11 15:32 |
| #12 a rich agar |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-11 15:31 |
| #11 Heh, BA - Great Minds, bro... Ship, when I even remotely understand his posts, leaves a rich fertile, uh, medium behind him, heh. ;-) |
| Posted by: .com 2005-08-11 14:41 |
| #10 Cleanup on aisle 3. Com, I needed a beverage alert on that one! Not that I'm groveling, but you never cease to crack me up (which is what I need at work). |
| Posted by: BA 2005-08-11 14:33 |
| #9 And Barbara, it just so happens that the Shipman Boatman & Styx River Legal Emporium and Ice Cream Parlor is open for bidness. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-08-11 14:29 |
| #8 Just send us your bank account number and mothers maiden name, Barbara, and we'll get that problem fixed right away. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-08-11 14:24 |
| #7 I'd seek legal counsel Barb while you still have time. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-11 12:57 |
| #6 PR - Don't think that's it. The name, etc., is filled in automatically by the computer. The strange thing is my e-mail address stayed the same; just the name changed (and not to one of Fred's interesting ones, either). And I'd been commenting earlier with no problems. As I said, weird. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-08-11 09:08 |
| #5 BS: I had a flash of the "transplant surgery" in Face Off, lol! "Nope, he has no face, so we can execute this jihadi, sir!" |
| Posted by: BA 2005-08-11 08:50 |
| #4 Barb, I think you tried to use your LGF ID here at RB. Everyone makes mistakes. It's alright. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-11 07:00 |
| #3 Someone mentioned it last week - install the Saudi Prison Fire |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-08-11 01:06 |
| #2 That was me. Don't know how the hell that happened. >:( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-08-11 00:43 |
#1 Under the agreement, Jordan would have to guarantee a deportee would not be tortured or otherwise mistreated at home and would not face the death penalty.Does that mean they can shoot them in the back? |
| Posted by: quotre 2005-08-11 00:41 |