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Post by eternalmoonchild on Apr 5, 2006 12:37:18 GMT -5
Yes, but it took many years to master that skill
Are there pink lemons to make pink lemonade?
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Post by regalisregina on Apr 5, 2006 15:33:25 GMT -5
No...that's just food coloring.
Is it true that Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas?
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Post by anglogermany on Apr 5, 2006 16:01:34 GMT -5
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Post by Porcu on Apr 5, 2006 16:59:42 GMT -5
Believe it or not you can eat an entire pig!
Is it true that Chuck Norris doesn't read a book, he stares at it until he gets the information he wants?
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Post by anglogermany on Apr 5, 2006 17:01:23 GMT -5
Indeed it is, Chuck Norris is in fact all powerful, (I see you followed by link)
Is it true the Human body cant last more than a week without sleep
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Post by zephoriananarchy on Apr 5, 2006 21:27:12 GMT -5
False, because i belive the world record a while ago was 11 days, so no.
Is it true that this planet called earth is another planet's hell?
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Post by regalisregina on Apr 6, 2006 8:35:48 GMT -5
No, this planet called earth is another planets heaven.
Are there REALLY hidden messages in the Mona Lisa?
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Post by tasmanyaya on Apr 6, 2006 9:13:53 GMT -5
Only if you look at her smile. Is the symbol for the Illuminati truly on the American one-dollar bill?
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Post by Atlantico Norte on Apr 6, 2006 11:10:43 GMT -5
No it isn't. Ticks me off. Why should guys from the dailies get all the payola? As for the apparent paradox of a secret society advertising itself in one of the world's most conspicuous places, some say that's the beauty of it. The conspirators are geniuses, see? They know that the more they make themselves obvious, the more they'll be invisible.
As you know if you've read the fine print, what you see on the back of a dollar bill is the great seal of the U.S., established by Congress on June 20, 1782. The official interpretation is that the pyramid represents strength and durability. It's incomplete because so is the work of building the nation. The eye in the triangle is the all-seeing eye of providence.
What makes the story interesting is that the eye and pyramid have links to Freemasonry. The eye, for example, is said to be a symbol of the Great Architect of the Universe, i.e., God. The symbolic significance of the pyramid and the eye were well known to educated folk of the 18th century, and one may argue that the Masons and the designers of the seal were merely drawing on a common fund of symbolic meaning. But what if there's more to it?
Due to incomplete records, nobody knows exactly how many of the founding fathers were Masons. But there were quite a few, including George Washington, Ben Franklin, and possibly Thomas Jefferson. Franklin and Jefferson were on the committee assigned to design the great seal. This group produced a design calling for, among other things, an all-seeing eye. While the eye was cool, the design otherwise was pretty feeble, and the job wound up getting dumped on the secretary of the Congress, Charles Thomson. Thomson enlisted the aid of Philadelphian William Barton. The two cooked up the scheme we have today, incorporating the all-seeing eye plus a pyramid, because everybody liked the idea of Egyptian symbolism.
It's not known if Barton and Thomson were Masons, and judging from surviving correspondence there's no indication a Masonic connection crossed anybody's mind at the time. But it's crossed lots of minds since. Theories range from Nuts to Really Nuts to Grounds for Immediate Commitment. Joseph Campbell, in The Power of Myth, proposed a wacky but basically genial interpretation that works in Solomon's Seal and the Pythagorean tetrakys and Egyptian folklore. Upshot: the seal is a symbolical representation of democracy. Fine as far as it goes, but lacking the essential element of paranoia. For this we turn to the religious right, which sees the eye and pyramid as evidence of a Masonic plot (by George Washington!) to destroy Christianity.
And then, of course--you knew I was getting to this--there's the Illuminati connection. As you know, the Illuminati are the grand cabal behind everything, including, some think, weird stuff on money. The question is, who's behind the Illuminati? Wise individuals, I venture to say. Indeed, we may characterize them as wise guys. I'm thinking of Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, who in the mid-70s wrote the conspiracy satire Illuminatus!, which has become a cult classic. Wilson et al have been shoveling baloney about the Illuminati/eye on the pyramid/world-domination conspiracy for more than 20 years, and some credit them with single-handedly keeping the thing alive. At the risk of belaboring the obvious, it's a joke intended to separate hip folk (who get it) from right-wing losers (who don't). Let me ask you Tasmanyaya... what do you think about it? (You may answer me via PM)
And my question... Do you believe that our brain can be unlocked to it's full potencial so we can be able of making stuff like telecinesia, pyrocinesia, self-healing of all diseases and so on?
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Post by anglogermany on Apr 6, 2006 12:32:33 GMT -5
No dont be silly, thats absurd, activate brain, before opening mouth IS it true americans are so stupid they spell Colour, Color or Labour, Labor etc [Retracted(Dumbasses)]
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Post by tasmanyaya on Apr 7, 2006 4:57:39 GMT -5
LOL, very true. Definitely not stupid, but true. They like their greys, gray and their humour, humorous as well.
Is it true that if you cross your eyes too much eventually they'll remain that way?
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Post by anglogermany on Apr 7, 2006 7:52:54 GMT -5
True (I think) This is how (I think) it goes, you strech the muscles round the eye to often and it wont spring back into place, so you end up with lazy/droopy eyes, rolling randomly around, it takes effort for a lazy eyed person to look straight.(I think[Try not to quote me on this])
Is it true that J.R.R Tolkein worte the opening pages of "The Hobbit" on blank pages at the back of an exam he was marking, because the student was too lazy to fill in the rest? IS it true Tolkein gave him 4 Extra marks for leaving the pages Blank so he could use them
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Post by oldelpaso on Apr 7, 2006 8:14:19 GMT -5
No. There was one(1) blank page (from an answer - unsure if it was at the back of the paper or not) and upon said page he wrote something about a hobbit that I cannot remember.
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Does picking ones nose for a long period of your life mean you shall in fact stretch your nostrils to a size larger than they would ordinarily be?
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Post by regalisregina on Apr 7, 2006 8:30:21 GMT -5
No dont be silly, thats absurd, activate brain, before opening mouth IS it true americans are so stupid they spell Colour, Color or Labour, Labor etc (Dumbasses) Speaking as an American, a VERY SMART AND EDUCATED AMERICAN, I am offended. You know NOTHING about America apparantly. We didn't become the most powerful nation in the world by being "dumbasses." So if you're going to insult us, please make sure you have your facts straight. Now can we PLEASE just keep these forums to having fun and NOT insulting each other??
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Post by eternalmoonchild on Apr 7, 2006 10:10:18 GMT -5
Is it possible that there is a lost city of gold?
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