The Nothing Man
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four hundred thousand myriads - how many is this?
by The Nothing Man inlooking through hebrew literature, the numbers four hundred thousand myriads and four thousand myriads appears.
what is the exact size of a hebrew myriad?
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Words in other languages which have different meanings to when we say them
by The Nothing Man indoes anybody know of any words, which are spelt and pronounced the same, which are used in other languages but which mean completely different things?
as an example (which doesn't work i know) love in english means affection, but love in say, spanish, means hate?
dumb example i know, but do you catch my drift?
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"Queenie" has passed away
by Brymichmom ini got an email from her daughter lisa this morning regarding "queenie", who used to post on this forum as well as others, such as my yahoo groups.
many of you long timers on this forum probably remember queenie.
she had multiple health problems and took a turn for the worse last month after a fall and died yesterday.
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Road Accidents & Selfish Thoughts
by LouBelle inon the way home yesturday traffic came to a grinding halt.
cars were lined up for miles in front of me, and were backing up behind me.. another accident!
as a matter of fact there were 2 accidents that day.. of course when traffic does start moving it travels at a snails' pace.
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WHAT A STORY! Man saves drowning bear
by The Nothing Man inhttp://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23943950-5001021,00.html
wildlife officer adam warwick stripped off and jumped into the sea to save the bear who bolted into the water after being hit by a tranquiliser dart.
the 26-stone black bear had bolted into the water in fright after being shot with a tranquilliser dart when it was found roaming a florida beachfront neighbourhood.
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Examples of men carrying water in Bible times or before
by The Nothing Man ini am looking for any examples, whether they be written in the bible or in other 'ancient' sources, of men carring water.
(other than the man carrying a pitcher of water at luke 22) i am trying to back up a claim that said 'in ancient times, no man ever carried water'.
i know i can pick the brains of you fine intelligent people!
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Iran vs. Israel - could it be the beginning of Armageddon?
by tartarus ini have recently read in the news that an attack on iran is planned sometime after the olympics in beijing.
here's a bit of background to it:.
when irans fledgling democracy was overthrown with support of cia the shah of iran was giving israel free oil thru a pipeline that still runs thru saudi arabia to a refinery in the israeli city of haifa.