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- Comment on Which is less religious: Xmas or Christmas? 5 months ago:
Festivus. It's the holiday for the rest of us.
- Comment on Which is less religious: Xmas or Christmas? 5 months ago:
What you're talking about is a calculation based on the birth of John the Baptist. John the Baptist's father was a priest in the order of Abijah and John the Baptist was conceivced with his father's barren wife as a reward for his service in the temple. His service would have ended in June. The angel Gabriel visited Mary in the sixth month of that pregnancy to tell her that she would birth Jesus. The calculation is June + 6 = Dec + 9 = September.
December is definitely not the correct month because the story has shepherds tending their flocks in the field. Sheep have to be brought in from the field for the winter months and would not have been in the field in December. They would have been moved to shelter no later then the end of October.
The year is also problematic. Jesus was born during the reign of King Harrod who died in 4BCE. And during a mass killing of babies which, if it happened at all, would have occurred at least a couple of years before Harrod's death.
It's also worth saying that there isn't good evidence for Jesus having ever existed at all. It seems most likely that he did and was a reformist rabbi that the myth was built around but no one apparently wrote anything about him for a century or two after his death.
- Comment on Latest batch 5 months ago:
It's so bad that it was removed from canon before the release of the next movie. The director's Renegade cut removes most of the alien plotline and is supposed to be an improvement but I say this kind of trainwreck of a movie deserves to be watched in all of it's original theatrical release glory.
1/5 truly a movie that deserves it's place on the list beside such classics as The Room and Jaws The Revenge
- Comment on When should I start showing someone new to Trek new shows? 5 months ago:
There were protests and threats aimed at TOS for being too progressive, particularly on racial issues. TOS didn't make the command structure clear but as bridge officers and department heads Uhura and Sulu can't be any lower than 6th in command and TOS had the first interracial kiss on television. Yeah it's pretty bad looking back at it now but keeping in mind that the first season aired less than 2 years after the end of segregation helps temper the shock.
- Comment on Are any self-cleaning cat litter boxes any good, or worth the money? 6 months ago:
It was the large option at the time but it is not as large as the one in your link. Mine is also all grey. I got 2 cats from my local animal shelter, they were about 2 and 3 months old at the time and the younger one was a little bigger than the older which should have been a warning sign. They are both American shorthairs. My older cat is white with a calico saddle and is only a little bigger than average, she is 14 lbs. My younger cat is almost solid black with 2 little white toes on one of his back feet. He is 22 lbs, over a foot tall, and from his nose to the end of his tail he is 39inches. He can stand on his back feet and get stuff off the kitchen counter.
- Comment on Are any self-cleaning cat litter boxes any good, or worth the money? 6 months ago:
I had one when my cats were kittens, unfortunately one of my cats is freakishly large and can't turn around in most lidded litter boxes so I had to replace it but it was very convenient. It's easy to use and the monthly clean out is about the same as any other manual litter box.
- Comment on Give Me Experiences, Not Obligations 7 months ago:
Battlecruisers is excellent. It's primarily single player with a pvp arena and the story is a bit short but it's a very enjoyable few hours.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Bluebottle.Battlecruisers
In the same vein but a bit longer gameplay is Interstellar Pilot.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelfactor.interstellarpilot
And Interstellar Pilot 2
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelfactor.interstellarpilot2
- Comment on Why does it seem like women are more wont to make noise in sexual situations while men don't? 7 months ago:
There's no common language name for the fat layer under the skin in English, the medical term is most often used which is subcutaneous fat.
- Comment on Quizzle – Can you guess the word in fewer than twenty questions? 7 months ago:
I've eaten it, if you shoot it you have to clean it and eat it. It's a rule.
- Comment on [deleted] 10 months ago:
Dentists have a few alternatives to Novocaine that they can use, I know lidocaine is safe for dental applications and lasts a little longer than Novocaine for most people. If she's resistant to Novocaine but not other pain blockers she's used it's probably worth asking about trying something else.
- Comment on Bradley Cooper in ‘Jewface’ storm after Leonard Bernstein trailer reveals prosthetic nose 10 months ago:
I'm thinking he could replace Robert Downey Jr for Tropic Thunder 2.
- Comment on What's the Best Non-Alcoholic Alternative to an Ice Cold Beer at the End of the Day? 10 months ago:
Vita Malt or Malta Goya might be worth a try. They are malted soft drinks flavored with barley and hops. A South American or African grocery should have them or similar brands if you can't find them at your regular grocery. They will probably be in the international section.
- Comment on Can a tornado have the force to knock a cow into your house? 10 months ago:
I've never seen a tornado throw a cow through a house. I have seen the aftermath of a tornado trying to climb a mountain and digging a trench down to the base rock. If a tornado can dig out a couple hundred ton of shale and sandstone in a few minutes I don't imagine it'd have too much trouble with a cow.