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09-25-2004, 10:22 AM
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The Root Cause of Middle East Problems
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'On the eve of Yom Kippur, orthodox Jews in Jerusalem swing chickens above their heads to absorb the previous year's sins.' That is on page 6. |
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09-25-2004, 10:48 AM
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09-25-2004, 10:51 AM
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It does explain why they wear those hats though. The chickens must be very frightened, and all that hair would be hard to clean on a day you are not allowed to work
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09-25-2004, 05:05 PM
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Hell, it doesn't stop with chickens. Apparently, they have to kill one goat then shove another one off of a cliff. Oh, and the chicken doesn't make it either.
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09-25-2004, 07:44 PM
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Is there a religious discussion component to this? Cause I'm seeing ~Elsewhere~.
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09-26-2004, 06:07 AM
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I think the point is that the root cause of the middle east problems is that religious people are insane.
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09-26-2004, 06:11 AM
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To save Cynthia the humiliation of wearing the hat and goat-bopping, I'll move this to 'Elsewhere' for her.
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09-26-2004, 06:36 AM
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GL GG. :thumbs:
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09-26-2004, 08:32 AM
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Honestly the root problem of the middle east dates to prehistory, IMO. The various tribes and ethnic groups there have been at each other since the "Dawn of Man." I think the worst problem today is that they don't want to stop. |
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