Why it’s important to learn from history
Posted: 02 September 2007 09:05 PM   [ Ignore ]
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Then there are those who never learn…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3SfNANtig

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Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo it is not enough that you be persecuted by an unkind establishment, you must also be right.
-Robert Park

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Posted: 03 September 2007 09:12 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Hee hee.. Ok, that’s good..

Glad the Turks were smart enough not to fall for it again… of course, having a large object in front of the consul might make any nation nervous.

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Lingua Latina
    Est mortuissima
          Romanos olim necavit
              Iam vere me necat

What part of ‘meow’ don’t you understand?

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Posted: 03 September 2007 09:54 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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What have I learned from history?  Never let my ex wife near my bank account again.

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It ain’t an adventure til something goes wrong
If it ain’t awkward it ain’t fun

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Posted: 20 April 2008 10:48 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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For a bit of history from an original source + some info on the medieval Prester John myth + some interesting Christian perception of Islam in the later Middle Ages, check out my thesis: http://community.webtv.net/HeavyAttackGuestBook/LorasCollegeThesis/

[If this is a double post, please excuse - my Original Classic WebTv and I are having some initial difficulties navigating this format!]

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