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I was reading a book the other day, by Messod & Roger Sabbah. The first chapter begins, "Since Egyptian writers did not have vowels there are alternative spellings for many of the names of Ph ...

Oakey, are you sure that "Baphomet" is not "Mahommet"? Whoever mentioned the stone from heaven, might you be talking about the "Black Stone" which resides at the temple ...

I never thought of viral transfer before but I did have in mind actual transferring of human genome through the bone marrow, e.g. Eve out of Adam's rib. Where on earth did that idea really stem from?? ...

Bronwyn, Your post about the pigs. I've long wondered whether the "sudden" emergence of domesticated animals might have had something to do with human DNA being introduced into feral animal ...

I stumbled across this statement (Funk & Wagnall) on a mission for something else.

Ancient Greeks applied the name Scythians to a number of nomadic tribes. The name was used either for the Scy ...

Are you sure, Ishmael? Don't we have a bunch of folk who came from the area between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea who then split in half, each taking their sheep and their tartan weaving techniqu ...

But I'd also like to think of "Scot" as "Skt". First word that comes to mind is skirt. "To border or fringe a particular area" (Old Norse: Skyrt.)
"Scathe" (Ol ...

Actually it's damned difficult domesticating horses. If riding them weren't a big enough challenge, you've got to stable them, rear them, breed them, feed them, doctor them, train them, cull them, dis ...

Sorry, Hats! This from the Catholic Encyclopedia

Also known as "the Grammarian", the author of the homilies in Anglo-Saxon, a translator of Holy Scripture, and a writer upon many miscella ...

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Topic: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Jenny Replies: 735 Views: 335317	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 11:20 am Subject: How Fast Do Languages Change?
Jenny Replies: 735 Views: 335317	I was reading a book the other day, by Messod & Roger Sabbah. The first chapter begins, "Since Egyptian writers did not have vowels there are alternative spellings for many of the names of Ph ...
Topic: The Baphomet and Its Origins
Jenny Replies: 66 Views: 57187	Forum: History Posted: 6:40 pm Subject: The Baphomet and Its Origins
Jenny Replies: 66 Views: 57187	Oakey, are you sure that "Baphomet" is not "Mahommet"? Whoever mentioned the stone from heaven, might you be talking about the "Black Stone" which resides at the temple ...
Topic: Origins of....Species
Jenny Replies: 250 Views: 191666	Forum: Life Sciences Posted: 1:40 pm Subject: Origins of....Species
Jenny Replies: 250 Views: 191666	I never thought of viral transfer before but I did have in mind actual transferring of human genome through the bone marrow, e.g. Eve out of Adam's rib. Where on earth did that idea really stem from?? ...
Topic: The Salmon of Wisdom
Jenny Replies: 16 Views: 22780	Forum: Life Sciences Posted: 8:18 pm Subject: The Salmon of Wisdom
Jenny Replies: 16 Views: 22780	Bronwyn, Your post about the pigs. I've long wondered whether the "sudden" emergence of domesticated animals might have had something to do with human DNA being introduced into feral animal ...
Topic: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jenny Replies: 186 Views: 133957	Forum: British History Posted: 1:17 pm Subject: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jenny Replies: 186 Views: 133957	I stumbled across this statement (Funk & Wagnall) on a mission for something else. Ancient Greeks applied the name Scythians to a number of nomadic tribes. The name was used either for the Scy ...
Topic: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jenny Replies: 186 Views: 133957	Forum: British History Posted: 12:45 pm Subject: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jenny Replies: 186 Views: 133957	Are you sure, Ishmael? Don't we have a bunch of folk who came from the area between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea who then split in half, each taking their sheep and their tartan weaving techniqu ...
Topic: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jenny Replies: 186 Views: 133957	Forum: British History Posted: 3:20 pm Subject: Scotching the Scotch : from the east or from the west?
Jenny Replies: 186 Views: 133957	But I'd also like to think of "Scot" as "Skt". First word that comes to mind is skirt. "To border or fringe a particular area" (Old Norse: Skyrt.) "Scathe" (Ol ...
Topic: A Sample Treasure Hunt Level : Level One
Jenny Replies: 81 Views: 80373	Forum: Life Sciences Posted: 5:02 pm Subject: A Sample Treasure Hunt Level : Level One
Jenny Replies: 81 Views: 80373	Actually it's damned difficult domesticating horses. If riding them weren't a big enough challenge, you've got to stable them, rear them, breed them, feed them, doctor them, train them, cull them, dis ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Jenny Replies: 2712 Views: 678413	Forum: British History Posted: 12:08 pm Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Jenny Replies: 2712 Views: 678413	Sorry, Hats! This from the Catholic Encyclopedia Also known as "the Grammarian", the author of the homilies in Anglo-Saxon, a translator of Holy Scripture, and a writer upon many miscella ...