Thanks to current media's depiction of Vikings, I was SUPER surprised to learn the average height of a male Viking was 5'7" (and 5'3" for women).
Wasn't everybody shorter back then? I still don't know if it means they towered over people or not.
Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.
'Lineage'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Nov 23, 2016 3:29:30 pm PST #2733 of 30002
hip deep in pie
Tom Scola - Nov 23, 2016 3:38:32 pm PST #2734 of 30002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
As far as historical BAMFs go, I'm partial to the Scythians. Herodotus wrote about how they would drink from skulls of their enemies, and there is archeological evidence to back this up. Also, around 10% of the graves they find of are women, fully decked out in warrior garb.
WindSparrow - Nov 23, 2016 3:38:50 pm PST #2735 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
~ma for your dad, Sue.
Connie Neil - Nov 23, 2016 3:42:45 pm PST #2736 of 30002
brillig
women, fully decked out in warrior garb.
Oh, yeah, Scythians are cool.
Connie Neil - Nov 23, 2016 4:04:48 pm PST #2737 of 30002
brillig
Whee, my new universal remote works with the Blu-ray player! I think I'll have an old-fashioned Thanksgiving X-Files marathon!
DavidS - Nov 23, 2016 6:06:52 pm PST #2738 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Spent the day with Jon B. and FAQ!Wife and the AWB. Fun was had as we introduced them to the GG Park carousel and I won AWB's undying affection by giving him my windup Syndrome (Incredibles) happy meal toy.
Tomorrow we get Emmett and EM and me attempting magical feats of delicious mushrooms.
Strix - Nov 23, 2016 7:24:00 pm PST #2739 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Make sure you don't mess up with delicious feats of magical mushrooms.
DavidS - Nov 23, 2016 7:28:34 pm PST #2740 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Make sure you don't mess up with delicious feats of magical mushrooms.
"With God as my witless, I thought mushrooms could make you fly!"
EpicTangent - Nov 23, 2016 8:06:32 pm PST #2741 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
- Hunts for "like" button*
WindSparrow - Nov 24, 2016 1:33:13 am PST #2742 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Dear Coworker Who Is Now Under My Supervision:
Don't come to me with a concern saying, "I don't want to upset anyone, but..." then procede to refuse to listen to my explanation of why the rest of the team is doing the thing the way they are because you have not experienced that problem. Bringing up your concern was not upsetting, your refusal to listen was.
With all due respect, Me