GameBanshee Forums

I'm very sorry to hear that you've been unwell Fable

It's very gratifying news from the doctors, I hope that your springs keep winding themselves years to come.

Have you gained a greater acquaintance with mortality or only been irked?

xx F

Monkey Shoulder Scotch
Teachers Scotch
Tennants super strength bitter (only drunk by the homeless)
Old Tart sauvignon

Fantasy fans among you may wish to try 'Skullsplitter' and 'Dark Destroyer' ales...names meant in ernest

Long night of it is right - I'd just got back from Prague, where I went on a historical pilgrimage to learn about Rudolf II's astrolgers.

By this I mean on holiday...

Astrology I believe has historically been a scientific-type investigation into the outside world, rather than a method of personal ...

Astrology and science have not always been historically distinct disciplines, as I'm sure you know.

Who do you mean by 'science' and 'astrologists' when you say that science attributed the qualities to the planets and astrologists adopted them later? Does this diminish their symbolism?

Sorry we are talking at odds here.

You said that the caliphates of al-andalus were responsible for transporting the tarot to Europe, I presume this means they used it. You also said that you could not speak to muslims ever having used it. I thought this meant that they have not. :confused: I am not ...

[QUOTE=fable]I can't speak to Muslims having ever used tarot decks, though they do use playing cards.[/QUOTE]Caliphates of Al-Andalus were Muslim, no? Or if not, then I believe that caliph is the wrong word to be using. :confused:
And you say Muslims use playing cards? I think I might have even ...

Do Muslims or Christians still use them?

To anybody who knows, I would love to know what a hierophant (sp?) is.

Also, is the tarot an offshoot of playing cards? Or vice-versa?

I had my British pride removed as a kid, apparently it is evolutionarily superfluous.

I think the 'dark world' moral is better illustrated by the world itself. Anyway I can only say that I wasn't at all moved or engaged by it :( I guess this is what they call a difference of opinions.

BTW Brevity means shortness or concision - which is not War and Peace's claim to fame :p Maybe you ...

I hope this gives Ken an incentive to get some more busses running, and to provide ventilation in the london underground.

Sporting competition though? Bah.

Cap'n Cheapie's Date Idea 00001:

If there is a music hall nearby, call the box office and ask if you can watch the orchestra rehearse. You will pay a fraction of the full price, AND get to see the string section **** up their parts a couple of times, AND be able to talk about the latest show before ...

[QUOTE=C Elegans]Why should the host have the right to force them to break their religous and ethical values?[/QUOTE]
Because their ethical values are discriminatory towards women, and hence unethical ...

This said, I am in agreement with Dottie and do not know the exact circumstances. If formal ...

[QUOTE=Obsidian]I'm opposed to eliminating debt. There's a huge amount of money tied up in africa. I am in favour of stopping interest.

I'm opposed to lending any more money to any african country. It goes to the governments, which, by in large, serve the people little.

I'm in favour of spending ...

I thought it was atrocious.

The style was admittedly superficially noir-ish but since when has "It looked quite a lot like a film noir" been an accolade? Re-hashing the visual cliches of an old genre is not great art, no matter how cool they were the first time around. I think Chinatown was quite ...

Albums that I reckon will change your life (and give you a slightly new direction) but are all pretty easy going and rocking hard as mega*****es:

Bad Brains - Bad Brains
The first album from the hardcorest hardcore band to come out of the emerging scene in early 80s LA. They are immensely fast and ...

[QUOTE=fable]You mean the group Blondie. The singer was Deborah Harrie. It was a regularly made mistake during their existence. Everybody thought the "blondie" in question was Harrie, though I've no idea whether that was her true hair color or not. [/QUOTE]Debbie is not a natural blonde. Here is ...

I am truly sorry. I think it is best to make sure you keep in contact with his other friends and his family for now. Suicides create ripples of misery and guilt - if you keep together the circle in which he lived, you can see it in a better perspective - you can try to comfort those worst affected ...

[QUOTE=C Elegans]Myopic.[/QUOTE]Thankyou :p

With all due respect, nationalism is not usually defined as a belief that your culture or nation is superior to others - this is xenophobia, jingoism or national chauvinism. Nationalism is some kind of love for your nation, pride in it or belief that ...

I'm gonna probably go swimming on the 4th July, whether permitting.

@CE - I think you may have a miopic view in claiming that nationalism is not seen as positive throughout Europe, even among the urban population. Nationalism is not taught in schools here, but take a look at UEFA cup matches and ...