A Jewish plot? I thought is was a Pagan plot.
Please. As if there were any pagan groups organized enough to run a decent conspiracy.
(Or maybe...that's just what you want us to think...!)
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Feb 20, 2007 9:14:43 am PST #2199 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
§ ita § - Feb 20, 2007 9:15:02 am PST #2200 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sure, there are religious reasons for all of this too, but there's a functional/economic basis for Lenten fasting as well.
God, you people and your seasons. The things they make you do.
Happy birthday, Jon! Sorry that I'm too krav-whipped to make it out with everyone.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 20, 2007 9:16:02 am PST #2201 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Basically, the fasting for Lent ties into the fact that by late winter all the fresh meat and fresh vegetables have been consumed, and you're left with preserved meats and salted fish and beans and whatnot
But haven't they been gone for a while already?
flea - Feb 20, 2007 9:17:32 am PST #2202 of 10001
information libertarian
You, you - functionalist, Suela! It's like you studied anthropology or something!
I have successfully ingested applesauce and plain spaghetti after the night of the stomach flu, and am now trying to decide if the reason I am wobbly and sore is the stomach flu, or the fact that I slept in until 1 and we need a new mattress. And will I be able to pick up the kids without passing out?
Gudanov - Feb 20, 2007 9:19:56 am PST #2203 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
A Jewish plot? I thought is was a Pagan plot.
It's an Atheist plot, I mean c'mon, we need to make Darwinism a religion before we all become Islamic fundamentalist. Why is it that people think the Jews are behind everything anyway?
Connie Neil - Feb 20, 2007 9:21:16 am PST #2204 of 10001
brillig
As if there were any pagan groups organized enough to run a decent conspiracy.
Hey, my people are just in it for the surrealist humor. If you ever see Cheney with a silly hat on his head, you can thank the Erisians.
Hail Eris
fnord
Gudanov - Feb 20, 2007 9:22:58 am PST #2205 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
If you ever see Cheney with a silly hat on his head, you can thank the Erisians.
There will be no stopping the Erisians when they discover Photoshop.
Miracleman - Feb 20, 2007 9:23:14 am PST #2206 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Please. As if there were any pagan groups organized enough to run a decent conspiracy.
(Or maybe...that's just what you want us to think...!)
Whuh? No no no...you're right. You know us flaky unorganized Pagans, heh heh. Too busy arguing about Gardnerian vs. Alexandrian methodology and whether Thor could kick Zeus' ass.
(Zeus would totally wipe the floors of Olympus and Asgard with Thor by the way.)
No conspiracy here. Nope. You want conspiracies look at those Lutherans! Always nailing stuff to doors and whatnot! Nothing to see here!
Consuela - Feb 20, 2007 9:24:46 am PST #2207 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
You, you - functionalist, Suela! It's like you studied anthropology or something!
Some things cannot be unlearnt.
But haven't they been gone for a while already?
Not entirely, assuming your community planned properly. It would depend where you lived, what crops and meats you were relying on, and how you processed them.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 20, 2007 9:24:59 am PST #2208 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
You want conspiracies look at those Lutherans! Always nailing stuff to doors and whatnot!
Spontaneously evolving in people's sinks.