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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:05 PM Original message |
Researcher says text proves Shroud of Turin real |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. AGAIN?!@ |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. Vatican coffers running dry? Needing a bit of business, perhaps? |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. Yeah, to help pay for those retiring priests... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
3. corny |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Boy, you said it! I was in Turin in May 2008 and I thought the thing was too hokey for words. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
60. I Have to Go to Italy |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. Have you visited Leaning Tower of Pisa? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. no... but that is a must! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. If you go to Tuscany, I highly recommend Lucca, the walled town. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #67 |
77. thank you... checking it out right now. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Another town I "discovered" is Perugia, in Umbria. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. I hope to visit Italy in the next Five Years or so |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. Exactly! The history of places is overwhelming to me. |
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Garam_Masala (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. Picture of Leaning Tower of Pisa |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #71 |
76. just logged back in this morning... wow |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. Tell them we already have one. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. , |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. would they trade it for a shrubbery? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. NEE! n/t |
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jimshoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Noo..... |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
42. "Are you saying 'Nee' to that old woman?..Oh, what sad times are there when passing ruffians can say |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....Ecky, ecky, ecky, ecky, thump! eom |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Maybe just a nice one, not too expensive nt |
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irishcat (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Oh yes, |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's real alright |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. Any scientific researcher who uses the word "proved" is, by definition, a quack. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. Is this really LBN? |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. the shroud of turin is an enigma to me. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Trinkets are their best "proof" that the stories were real |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Trinkets were the WORST in Assisi. They were trying to sell candles blessed by the monks |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. Yeah, I've noticed that, too--the similarities of Corporate Rule to the transnational rule of |
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prestonPjr21 (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Good call!!! |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Proving is the important part. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
34. That's pretty much the Vatican's position |
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edwardian (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
47. Well, |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:33 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. a vegetarian told me once... |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
84. That's great! We are vegetarians with |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:58 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. People who flatly assert that Jesus is fake have less proof than those who flatly assert that he |
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edwardian (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #50 |
66. Such a silly argument. |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. IMHO people tend to believe in Jesus |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
49. In that view, you seem to agree with the official position of Roman Catholic Church for centuries. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. A VATICAN researcher? Conflict much? |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. what was the thread count? |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. ROFL |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. 1,000 thread count Egyptian cotton |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:04 AM Response to Reply #36 |
52. I didn't realize Overstock.com was that old. |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
64. It's over 9000!!! |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
19. So Christ had Vermillion running through his veins and that |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:11 PM Original message |
Now, what an ignorant comment. You obviously do not know much about the shroud. nt |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
33. A scientist from my town was on the team that did the first |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
69. What's his name? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #69 |
82. 1978. Carbon dating found it was from the middle ages, and the man who |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #82 |
88. What about this claim that the piece carbon-dated was from a patch applied in the 1500s? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Why would the team agree on using the patched region? That doesn't make |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. Oh, I'm not defending that the shroud is some type of burial cloth of Jesus |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Still the fact remains that they know who made the shroud. The church |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. Hey, btw, I was thinking just last night about resurrecting the Folding@Home posts |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. thank you! PM me when you do. |
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ORDagnabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. the catholic church will do anything to stay in control of people... duh. |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
23. Huh? |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. Well there may be a diference... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:13 AM Response to Reply #23 |
53. You missed the thrust of the words you italicized. Their salient point is |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
24. BLECH* just in time for christmas. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. Does not matter. Faith and reason are diametrically opposed |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:28 AM Response to Reply #25 |
55. Evidence can bolster faith. |
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edwardian (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 07:30 AM Response to Reply #55 |
86. Faith |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. They should let it be what it is... |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
28. Trotting out this tired old shibboleth..... again. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:37 AM Response to Reply #28 |
56. Please see Replies 49 and 55. People on all sides of this issue get too carried away. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. So what if it is? nt |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
32. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. People can be such idiots. |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Imagine the breadth of knowledge they have repressed over the centuries? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
38. The Vatican has already declared it a fake. But DUers will think this is from the Vatican itself. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 10:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. . |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #38 |
57. It has not remained that clear cut. Please see Reply #49. |
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Moonwalk (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
39. I'm confused, can't Jesus just appear in everyone's living room and tell us all-- |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:41 AM Response to Reply #39 |
58. I can appear in your living room, too. I choose not to. Hope that clears up your confusion. |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
43. Vatican researcher.... Enough said. |
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Blue For You (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
44. A cheap gimmick for a religion steeped in gimmickry. |
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greengestalt (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-20-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
46. R. Crumb's book of Genesis |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:24 AM Response to Reply #46 |
54. I was laughing so hard, tears came out. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #54 |
70. In what respect, Charlie? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
59. Where to begin? |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
61. A real burial shroud for a mythological man |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
62. The Shroud of Turin was made in China |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
72. how absurd and naive... |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
73. Impossible |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 10:44 AM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Very interesting. |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #73 |
80. I don't think that's accurate |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Not on the part of Jews for religious rituals, though. |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. Yeah, that makes sense. |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
75. Bwahahahaaahaaa! |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
87. Wasn't there *real* research done years ago that showed it was created around 12th-14th century? |
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