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Post by Iorweth on Apr 23, 2005 3:37:31 GMT -5
For those of you who dont know, today 23rd April is our patron Saints day. Sancti Georgii! The knight who killed the dragon by ramming the lance so far through the dragons chest it came out on the other side to pierce the ground below.   Although not the original patron saint which was St Edmund aka King Edmund the confessor (who was peppered with arrows by the invading Vikings whilst he defended his Church) But a heroic Saint sounds better... Anyway today I would like all of you to raise your glass in cheer to St George! p.s Has America got a patron saint?  |
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Post by MjolnirH on Apr 23, 2005 5:36:24 GMT -5
W001!!!1 LOL dats right chalk one up to those charasmatic invaders  and as far as the US having a patron saint, well I don't know of any, but I found this stuff <shrugs> United States Army Special Forces--Philip of Agirone United States National Rural Life Conference--Isidore the Farmer United States of America--Immaculate Conception of Mary |
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Post by kafen on Apr 23, 2005 9:10:27 GMT -5
A good reminder! I have not read this one in a while. I wonder what kind of saint George would make today.
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Post by Stormm on Apr 23, 2005 23:04:04 GMT -5
A good reminder! I have not read this one in a while. I wonder what kind of saint George would make today. Any saint would be better than the damned George we got. I'll root for the bloody dragon for the chance to see him become lizard chow. I got my green scaley pom-poms and everything here. |
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Post by kafen on Apr 24, 2005 10:07:59 GMT -5
I would have cheered the dragon, myself. It is not the animals fault if man invades all the land mass. What was the name of the latest special?
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Post by Lady Winter Wolf on Apr 25, 2005 15:32:22 GMT -5
What was the name of the latest special? You mean the special on Animal Planet? Dragons of course. ;D It was narrated by Patrick Stewart, and the theories were plausible, considering there still is no actual evidence, such as a carcass or skeletal remains. |
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Post by Iorweth on Apr 26, 2005 7:12:28 GMT -5
Well Saint George's day was fangtastic, we had mounted knights roaming around, all armoured, jousting tournements, but alas no Dragon. . .
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Post by Lady Winter Wolf on Apr 27, 2005 0:20:12 GMT -5
Well duh, you killed them all!! |
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Post by Iorweth on Apr 27, 2005 13:46:49 GMT -5
Bah.... They just got in the way of the French! |
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Post by Stormm on Apr 28, 2005 0:06:36 GMT -5
You mean the special on Animal Planet? Dragons of course. ;D It was narrated by Patrick Stewart, and the theories were plausible, considering there still is no actual evidence, such as a carcass or skeletal remains. When I see all the theories scientists have made, based on assumptions, and some of these theories are contrary to physical laws like "thermodynamics" for one... I remember the fiasco with "Nebraska Man" with the carbon dating (which has shown itself to be a doozy in misread assumptions) they thought they had a skull fragment the oldest known fossil of a human being. They built an entire model of what they thought he looked like, and lo and behold, it turned out to be a piece of a pig's jaw that was buried about 50 years prior to them finding it. With that in mind, I'm looking at the skeletons and fossils of dragons galore and just wondering what else we have assumed wrongly of what we've seen. They assume they were not intelligent because of their small brains (for their size) but like so many other things... size is not the measure of one's intelligence. I have to wonder... |
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Post by kafen on Apr 28, 2005 5:45:00 GMT -5
*wards off bad science*  I caught the tail end of that special, Lady. Good show... The thing is that all cultures have dragon lore which is what makes it a good topic for stories. |
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Post by Lady Winter Wolf on Apr 28, 2005 12:08:53 GMT -5
The thing is that all cultures have dragon lore which is what makes it a good topic for stories. Good point Kafen. There is dragon lore stemming back centuries, and yet similiar stories are showing up in cultures that did not even know of the other's existence. If such a creature did not travel around to the many areas of the world, or exist in some form, then how did such stories evolve? Just because no physical evidence has been found as yet, does not make the concept of dragons actually existing a fantasy. Remember, until dinosaur bones were actually found, they were considered just mythic stories also. |
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Post by pixie on Apr 28, 2005 23:41:31 GMT -5
I think we could all keep an open mind on dragons. Who knows? They might be waiting to come back one day.
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Post by MjolnirH on Apr 29, 2005 0:26:29 GMT -5
and I will be waiting with sword in hand to slay them |
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Post by Stormm on Apr 30, 2005 21:19:13 GMT -5
and I will be waiting with sword in hand to slay them I think it depends upon *what* or *what kind* of dragon, but I have to admit for some odd reason, killing it is the first thing that comes to mind as a natural reaction. My impression of dragons is that in the first few moments we're either going to commune on a very deep level, or we'll see who can neutralize whom in a very short order... probably some sort of draconian warrior tradition. I wonder at those instincts and where they might come from. Is it some basic loathing of reptiles, or a fondness for extensive, lizard skin luggage? Or maybe some spiffy, pointy toed boots to go line dancing at the local tavern? |
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I caught the tail end of that special, Lady. Good show... The thing is that all cultures have dragon lore which is what makes it a good topic for stories.