Oh, they were completely screwy in their "logic."
For a long time people believed that men had one less rib than women. Because it said so in the Bible, so there was no need to actually count or anything.
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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tommyrot - Apr 13, 2005 9:25:22 am PDT #3080 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Apr 13, 2005 9:27:42 am PDT #3081 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did the bible say so? I mean, did it say how many ribs Eve got? Also -- did god use just one rib, or was he symmetrical?
ChiKat - Apr 13, 2005 9:28:11 am PDT #3082 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
One of my favorites was a patristric guy (can't remember which one right now) who thought that menstrual blood could kill vegetation and melt iron.
But, keep in mind that he was a priest who had no direct dealings with women and that one of the purposes of this misogynistic, patristric crap was in order to promote the newly estabished institution of celibacy. Dear god, if menstrual blood can melt iron, why would you put your dick in there? Much better to be celibate and become a priest.
Betsy HP - Apr 13, 2005 9:29:01 am PDT #3083 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Not worth saying twice. Probably not even once.
Betsy HP - Apr 13, 2005 9:29:04 am PDT #3084 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Dear god, if menstrual blood can melt iron, why would you put your dick in there?
More to the point, why aren't women out there smithing for all it's worth? Charcoal is EXPENSIVE, you know.
DavidS - Apr 13, 2005 9:31:15 am PDT #3085 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
More to the point, why aren't women out there smithing for all it's worth?
This is giving me a whole new set of images around Excalibur and the Lady and the Lake and the stone.
tommyrot - Apr 13, 2005 9:32:28 am PDT #3086 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Did the bible say so? I mean, did it say how many ribs Eve got? Also -- did god use just one rib, or was he symmetrical?
Well, people inferred it from the Bible (but the Bible didn't actually say that). As God took one of Adam's ribs to make Eve out of. People assumed that all men after Adam would have the missing rib too.
Sean K - Apr 13, 2005 9:33:10 am PDT #3087 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So, Sean, come sit here in the sledge, wrap youself in this ermin robe, have a piece of Turkish Delight...
I LOVE Turkish Delight....
§ ita § - Apr 13, 2005 9:34:33 am PDT #3088 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
People assumed that all men after Adam would have the missing rib too.
If I were God, I'd just make Eve with the same number of ribs that Adam now had, ergo no missing rib. However -- was it a rib, or a rib pair? Because you'd think someone would have noticed if it were just the one rib.
What was Lilith made from?
tommyrot - Apr 13, 2005 9:35:47 am PDT #3089 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
If I were God, I'd just make Eve with the same number of ribs that Adam now had, ergo no missing rib. However -- was it a rib, or a rib pair? Because you'd think someone would have noticed if it were just the one rib.
I'm pretty sure it was just one rib.
What was Lilith made from?
Now I'm curious too....