Meeting is now at the 2-hour mark.
They should film that story and show it every Christmas.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
Dana - Jan 13, 2017 12:34:26 pm PST #5448 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
brenda m - Jan 13, 2017 1:12:17 pm PST #5449 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Juliebird, that sounds terrible. Can they do that? I hope you get a better situation soon. But landlords who are off missionarying do not sound like what you need, even assuming it's legit.
aurelia - Jan 13, 2017 1:33:44 pm PST #5450 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Juliebird, is there a tenants rights org in your area?
My day at work started with this announcement. "We're doing an hour of blood."
I wouldn't say no to curse-removal with a side of coq au vin, personally.
I don't think dinner is commonly considered a sacrifice.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 13, 2017 1:34:47 pm PST #5451 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Well, unless you're a god. Or a volcano.
Jesse - Jan 13, 2017 1:54:13 pm PST #5452 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't think dinner is commonly considered a sacrifice.
Aren't sacrificial animals commonly eaten?
Vortex - Jan 13, 2017 2:06:30 pm PST #5453 of 30002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I would think that it defeats the point of a sacrifice to the gods if you eat it. Then it's just dinner and a show.
Jesse - Jan 13, 2017 2:13:16 pm PST #5454 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Internet says in Santeria, you eat the chicken after sacrificing the blood, and in ancient Judaism, mostly priests ate the meat.
Susan W. - Jan 13, 2017 2:24:22 pm PST #5455 of 30002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
IIRC, in ancient Greek paganism, certain portions of the meat were burned as an offering for the gods, but the rest became a feast for the worshippers.
aurelia - Jan 13, 2017 2:37:53 pm PST #5456 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I would think that it defeats the point of a sacrifice to the gods if you eat it. Then it's just dinner and a show.
This was my thought but I can't say I've ever researched the topic, so there you go.
Connie Neil - Jan 13, 2017 2:56:45 pm PST #5457 of 30002
brillig
The best sacrifice would be the finest animal from your flock or herd, one you would want to breed from or sell. Instead, you give it to your god. The remains afterwards are secondary--and a great source of food for the priests. I imagine the waste of food really got in the way of proper holy feelings. A lot of time, the offerings were burnt, so not all sacrifices were dinner.