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From: Jerry Avins on 9 Mar 2010 14:15
Tim Wescott wrote:
> Jerry Avins wrote:
>> Tim Wescott wrote:
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> * 'cause I'm from the West coast, where we all know that _real_
>>> America ends at the crest of the Rockies, and civilization at the
>>> Mississippi.
>>
>> Hmpf! HARUMPH!
>
> I will politely ignore your naive parochialism, 'cause I'm _civilized_.
>
> > It matters little to a goat whether it be dedicated to God or
> > consigned to Azazel. The critical turning was having been chosen
> > to participate.
>
> That reminds me of some engineering jobs I've worked. Whom are you
> quoting?

I made it up. It relates to the etymology of scapegoat, and the word's
origin in the ritual practiced on Yom Kippur before the destruction of
the temple in Jerusalem. One goat is declared holy, the other sent to
the wilderness. Both die. Leviticus 16:8-10

Jerry
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God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."
Thomas Jefferson to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1776.
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From: Phil Martel on 9 Mar 2010 21:21

"Greg Berchin" <gberchin(a)comicast.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:58h8p550mvegvoka91nr8ku68sdbpo52mm(a)4ax.com...
> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:14:29 -0800, Tim Wescott <tim(a)seemywebsite.now>
> wrote:
>
>>* 'cause I'm from the West coast, where we all know that _real_ America
>>ends at the crest of the Rockies, and civilization at the Mississippi.
>
> I know some folks here in New England who would agree with that, except
> pointing
> westward instead of eastward.

"If the rest of the West is like Albany (NY) you can have it"


From: steveu on 9 Mar 2010 22:27
>Tim Wescott wrote:
>> Jerry Avins wrote:
>>> Tim Wescott wrote:
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> * 'cause I'm from the West coast, where we all know that _real_
>>>> America ends at the crest of the Rockies, and civilization at the
>>>> Mississippi.
>>>
>>> Hmpf! HARUMPH!
>>
>> I will politely ignore your naive parochialism, 'cause I'm _civilized_.
>>
>> > It matters little to a goat whether it be dedicated to God or
>> > consigned to Azazel. The critical turning was having been chosen
>> > to participate.
>>
>> That reminds me of some engineering jobs I've worked. Whom are you
>> quoting?
>
>I made it up. It relates to the etymology of scapegoat, and the word's
>origin in the ritual practiced on Yom Kippur before the destruction of
>the temple in Jerusalem. One goat is declared holy, the other sent to
>the wilderness. Both die. Leviticus 16:8-10

Sounds like the origin of a fine tradition. The sort that lead to throwing
witches in a river to see if they float - or in the Monty Python case, to
compare their weight with a duck's.

Steve

From: Les Cargill on 9 Mar 2010 23:23
steveu wrote:
>> Tim Wescott wrote:
>>> Jerry Avins wrote:
>>>> Tim Wescott wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> * 'cause I'm from the West coast, where we all know that _real_
>>>>> America ends at the crest of the Rockies, and civilization at the
>>>>> Mississippi.
>>>> Hmpf! HARUMPH!
>>> I will politely ignore your naive parochialism, 'cause I'm _civilized_.
>>>
>>> > It matters little to a goat whether it be dedicated to God or
>>> > consigned to Azazel. The critical turning was having been chosen
>>> > to participate.
>>>
>>> That reminds me of some engineering jobs I've worked. Whom are you
>>> quoting?
>> I made it up. It relates to the etymology of scapegoat, and the word's
>> origin in the ritual practiced on Yom Kippur before the destruction of
>> the temple in Jerusalem. One goat is declared holy, the other sent to
>> the wilderness. Both die. Leviticus 16:8-10
>
> Sounds like the origin of a fine tradition. The sort that lead to throwing
> witches in a river to see if they float - or in the Monty Python case, to
> compare their weight with a duck's.
>
> Steve
>

She turned me into a newt!

--
Les Cargill
From: Vladimir Vassilevsky on 10 Mar 2010 09:45


Rune Allnor wrote:

> Seriously, I can't travel anywhere these days. The survey
> season is starting up, and anyone who want to get income
> this season better be available first time the phone rings.

Aha! The last question is do you have a beard and what color is it.

VLV
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