Hi, Tatyana!!!

Welcome to your own little place.

So, tell me how to measure temperature.

this board is a gift from shae. in honor of him, we'll dedicate it to learning, positive thinking, and daffodils!*G* ask a question about anything you want to know, and someone will, eventually, answer you. now i wish i knew some little gaelic toast to christian this place with!! well, to shae! bottoms up...

with a thermometer, silly!*G*

I wanna know where the daffodils come from! *g*. And may the hair on your toes never fall out *whoops! wrong fantasy!*

the daffodils are blooming in ireland, roisin. (at least where shae is from) shae was telling me that he was watching them bloom today because it was raining, and they wouldn't have bloomed if it hadn't rained. just a way to make the day a happier place to live...all in the positive thinking mode!*G*

Ok, Tatyana. But how do you make a thermometer?

An Irish toast is Sláinte! Pronounced Slawn-cheh.

tatyana .. i am glad you have you *nook or crannie* ............ *smile* .. i will let rogue know you are here *smile*

okay lacie, sounds good to me...looking forward to it!*G*

okay shae...umm, let's see...okay, you blow a glass tube, put a piece of paper inside it with numbers scribbled on it, and pour in some mercury*G*...let me guess, that's not right LMAO

*thinks Tatyana is pulling Shae's leg? *

a toast to Tatyana's new board:

Thirst is a shameless disease so here's to a shameful cure!!!!!!!!

hey shae, i promised you i would tell you what was good about today, so here it is! i went to my friend rena's house and we finished cleaning and organizing her office. her husband was so proud of her, and i was glad to be a part of it. so, that was my good day*G*

Nice one, Tatyana!! That's really great!!!

My good thing about yesterday was the concert. We got a whole load of people, aged from three to eighty three, in the audience. They all loved it, but the kiddies had to leave early-ish, about 10.30.

They had a great time, though. It was magic watching the small people on their hunkers around the stage, enthralled.

That's probably because they had never seen me on stage before.

*won't ever forget the looks on their faces*

Wrong about making a thermometer!!!!!

Go check it out and come back with the right answer!

What was special about today?

Well, I woke up and the sun was shining and I said 'Dammit, I'm late for work!', and then realised today is Saturday. No work on Saturdays!

Hah!

saturday...was rainy, and no daffodils in ohio yet. but, i got to spend some time with my dad, we went out to meet somebody who never showed up, so instead we just sat and had a good chat. haven't done that in awhile.*S*...daddy's girl*G*

That's really nice, Tat. My daughter, Pamela, doesn't have me wrapped around her little finger either.

And SHE can't tell me how to make a thermometer either!!!

So, see if you can beat her to it!

Today was special for me because it was raining again. But it was that cold, sleety rain that goes through you. Have you ever watched sleet sliding down the window? I have a dream catcher hanging in the window, and there was a rainbow arcing over it as I looked out the window.

Now that was REALLY special.

Hi Tatyana,
Questions....hmmm...ahhh...Whats the best way to crack a Howard's Automated Metalized Safe with Textured External Ruggedizing?

*tells the hamster to stop eating the daffodils..*

Oh, you didn't happen to bolt down this board, did you?

LMAO@rogue ... of course it is bolted down .. i warned her about you *wink*

rogue, i didn't even know that such a thing even existed...i would hazard the guess that you would probably do it very quickly before the cops find out what's going on. and lacie's right, it's bolted down. oh, well...not all things in life come easily. anyway, it's nice meeting you (finally!). see you in the tir some time...*G*wink*

Hi Tatyana,
For a Howard's Automated Metalized Safe with Textured External Ruggedizing?

use a H_______A________M_______S_______T_______E_______R

*wink*

Hello Tatyana! I decided to visit and see what I could learn from you. I learned that Shae knows a lot more than I know and now I am sure I can make my own thermometer if I could just figure out how to spill the mercury inside the glass tube. Hehehe! This is great...*S*

Whoops! I forgot to take off the gold ring and the mercury ruined it! Good thing I only spent fifty cents at the supermarket machine for it.

L@mstree...i'll send you fifty cents to cover the cost of your poor ring hahaha, since i'm the one who told everyone how NOT to make a thermometer. LOL...well, i'll talk to ya'll later...sorry i haven't been able to get on...but SOMEONE *looking in mama's direction* is hogging the chat...we really need to get another puter...*S*

hey shae...here's another of those happy day things...i was able to spend the entire weekend with my favorite people. i wouldn't have given it up for the world.*S*

Hi Bebh! I'm sure Tat and Mama won't mind if we use Tat's board to help you with your science.

So, start at the beginning. What do you have most trouble with? It doesn't matter if there's loads of things you don't understand. Start somewhere, k?

I suspect Tat and Sarette would like to learn too.

hey shae im waiting for u 2 tell me how 2 work this thing....*GRIN*.....great idea tatyana...i think thats u re name ...im sorry if its not...i KNOW how annoying it is when people make mistakes......no question sorry........BYE
bebh.

Bebh? Start an account, or whatever it is. Enter your name and a password, so we'll know it's you.

hey everyone......especially shae..(hes the one who introduced me to this board)......i hope ye dont mind me ussing this to help me with my science exam.....ive got my junior cert u see ....in 3 weeks......HELP!!!..*grin*.....what im really stuck on is all those atoms and neutrons etc......they just dont make any sense at all .....probally b cause im soooo thick *laugh*... anyways im off to study....try and get my head arouund those atoms.....NOT.....!!!! *grin/laugh*
cya!!!

Atoms aren't all that difficult, Bebh. Just think of the Solar system, with the Sun in the centre, and the planets revolving around it. The Sun is the Nucleus, and the planets are the electrons. It's a bit more complicated than that, but we'll get there eventually.

Atoms are made up from three different kinds of things. The nucleus (in the centre) has two of them, and the electrons have the other. The electrons have a negative electrical charge. All that means is they have a minus sign attached to them. The nucleus has PROtons and NEUtrons. So, PROtons are all positive, get-up-and-go sorta fellas, cos they're PRO-everything, and therefore they're very positive, so they have a + sign. NEUtrons are lazy kinda fellas. They aren't either NEGATIVE, like the electrons, nor POSITIVE like the protons, so we don't bother too much with them at first, but they tend to throw their weight around a bit and we have to take notice of them eventually.

Protons are friendly sorta fellas. Because they're so positive, they like to get to know negative electrons, because opposites always attract each other. So, if the atom has a nucleus with two protons, those protons won't be happy unless they have two electrons to keep them company.

The same thing applies, no matter how many protons are in the nucleus. They all want their own electron. Most of the time, they each get their electron, but sometimes they have to share them.

So now we're getting into bonding. Are you with me so far?

your a good man Shae *hug*

plug away, Bebh !!

I know, I know, lacie. It just comes naturally.

Serio, though, if your lads or any of our younger friends need help with school work, maybe us oldies could help them out. I'm not suggesting we do their work for them, just help them understand stuff they're having particular difficulty with. Such as how to construct English sentences without ending them in prepositions.

hey people!!!
thank u so much shae thats really helping me !!! ive taken it all down and am just about to go and gather it all in my head !!! im a dab hand at english (cept for spelling!!!) and would b delighted to help out if any one needs it ......i even write short stories ,poems,songs..... and ive just fineshed my 3rd book!!! its a bit of a triller and has got the wierdiest ending !!!!
gotta go study (2 weeks left aaaaaahhhhhhh!!)
cya all.... luv `n' hugs
bebh .......the newlly bleached haired.


.....ill explain that later....lol....

Ummmmm. ... . .

Bleached hair? I dunno if I want the explanation!

I can tell you how bleaching your hair works, though. But that won't help you with your exams, I fear, and you probably don't want to hear it anyway.

Do we oldies all have these problems with teenagers?

And I DON'T want to get into a discussion about today's teenagers versus those of us who grew up with Elvis, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, or even Freddy Mercury!

This is a discussion about co-valent and di-valent bonding between protons and electrons!

Having said that, has anyone heard Paul McCartney's (I think) response to a journalist who asked:'How did you find America?'

Wasn't it something like "We turned right at Greenland" or some such witicism...? *L*

hey people!!......soz i haventposted in a while .......uch!!! study u know how it is .... any ways id just like to thank shae for thehelp ure ace shae!!! ;lol...lol
i got help from the teacher and she saud i ve got everything sorted i hope!! english kicks off hell week (wednesday 9th) but i know ill ace that !! ive fineshed my 4th book!!
anyways im off (no qs AGAIN sorry) hugs to all
oh b fore i go i probs wont c ye for about a month cos JC and the irish collage!!
love `n` hugs
cya
...............babelicious bebh
LOL lol lol lol!!!!!!

WAY~HEY!!!!!! the j.c is finally over and now im FREE!!
gotta go chat
c,ya ll

hey! did you wonder who the ghostie was? it was me! Sarette! hehe! Happy 4th of July! (ok ok! i know..i'm a day late!
have a great day!

Question of the day....why do they call them Butterflies instead of Flutterbys which is what they do? *scratches head as she watches a pretty white one out the window*

ok! let's keep these meassage boards up!!!!!

um...happy birthday tat...i know! i'm really early but hey! it's only the 12th and your b/d is the 29th! I'm not THAT early! Am I?

So does anyone actually want to discuss anything on this board (or any other)? Seems like things are getting awfully dull round here...

Oh rush! rush! rush!
You city folk! Always demanding to be entertained, to be distracted from the core of things.

Tóg am
(Take time)

I seem to remember that I was responsible for setting up Tat's board. So, I suppose I'd better do something about it. It's supposed to be educational. Three questions:

1) What Irish person was the most recent to be awarded the Nobel prize for Literature?

2) What is Ogham?

3) Who designed the dress that Jackie Kennedy wore at the presidential inaugaural ball?

All answers have Irish connections.

Hello Shae--Hope I don't disappoint you with these answers.
1) the Irish person most recently awarded the Nobel prize for Literature was Seamus Heaney in 1995.

2) Ogham is described on this site and is a waste of time to describe here, however, I believe it is an ancient type of written communication.

3) Sybil Connolly designed Jacqueline Kennedy's inaugaural ball gown.

Please correct any mistaken info. and thanks for an evening of searching!

respectfully submitted----MAMA

Three stars to Mama! Yes, Seamus Heaney was the Nobel laureate in 1995. Within the last couple of months, he won two awards for his special rendering of a re-writing of Beowulf.

Ogham is an early Irish alphabet.

And Sybil Connolly (d. 1998) was the lady who designed Jackie Kennedy's dress for the presidential ball.

Shae. BeSeen won't let me it for some reason.
Okay! Next questions!

What does hippopotamus mean? I.e, translate the word.

Why is it almost impossible to drown in the Dead Sea?

Who was/is Tuttivillus?

Guest disguised as Shae. Having a problem logging in as me.

Correction!

Tutivillus, not Tuttivillus.

No takers? Come on, Tat, Mama, anybody?

Oh well, guess I'll have to tell you.

Hippopotamus: Greek words for horse (hippo) and water (potamus), so a hippopotamus is a water horse.

It's almost impossible to drown in the Dead Sea because the salt content is so high it's impossible to sink.

Tutivillus was a church devil during medieval times. His job was to write down the names of people gossiping during the service, and the name of the priest if he skipped over the words. He's a nice little guy, with big hairy ears and duck feet.

Okay, next questions.

How many faces on a dodecahedron?
Morse is a type of ivory. From which animal does it come? (not elephant!)
What is a palstave?

Gee Shae--You don't give us much time. I was stuck on one, and didn't want to post unti I had found it!! Give us a bit more time please?!?! *S* Thank you for the brain teasers!
love ya,,,mama

A "dodecahedron" is a polyhedron with 12 faces (do=2, deca=10, hedron=base).

morse ivory - fossil remains of walrus tusks

palstave - A bronze axehead of middle or late Bronze Age date in which the side flanges and the bar/stop on both faces are connected, forming a single hafting aid. Some types feature a side loop to further assist hafting.

How about something a little more challenging? hehehe (Sorry, mama, I had to do it, and it only took about 5 minutes, too)

Two and a half stars for Silah! Morse is not necessarily *fossilised* walrus tusks. It was/is taken from animals killed in the hunt, too. Palstaves are more middle Bronze Age, and they didn't have the side loop. That appears on later hollow bronze axeheads.

Okay, here's some more.

Explain the original meaning of 'threshold.'
From what is the word 'salary' derived?
Apart from a bone, what is/was a fibula?

Actually, Shae, I must disagree with part of your recant of my explanation. If you re-read my deffinition of a palstave, I clearly state that, "Some types feature a side loop," and, as you did not clearly state that you were looking for the early Bronze age deffinition, I feel that I am in the right on this one. As for the "fossilised" Walrus tusks, my response is that the what you see on TV at 6 o'clock here in the states is not *necessarily* the news, but we consider it that. And Morse is clearly taken from Walrus'. :-P

These were WAY too easy. All of the answers could be found at one site -- www.websters.com

threshold - Perhaps the tradition of carrying the bride over the threshold is dying out, but knowledge of the custom persists, leading one to wonder about the -hold or the thresh- in the word threshold. Scholars are still wondering about the last part of the word, but the thresh- can be explained. It is related to the word thresh, which refers to an agricultural process. This process of beating the stems and husks of grain or cereal plants to separate the grain or seeds from the straw was at one time done with the feet of oxen or human beings. Thus, the Germanic word ·therskan, or by the switching of sounds called metathesis, ·threskan, meant “thresh” and “tread.” This association with the feet is probably retained in Old English therscold or threscold (Modern English threshold), “sill of a door (over which one treads).”

salary - Middle English salarie, from Anglo-Norman from Latin salrium, money given to Roman soldiers to buy salt, from neuter of salrius, pertaining to salt from sl, salt

fibula - An often ornamented clasp or brooch used in ancient Greece and Rome to fasten clothing

Mama -- did you even get to look at these? :-)

I hate to admit it, Silah, but you're right. I've seen a couple of hundred palstaves and not one has a loop, but I searched the web and found a picture of one.

http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/general/bronzage.htm

Furthermore, it seems that the later socketed axeheads are also sometimes called palstaves, and they nearly all have loops.

*grins*

Stoppit, lacie!!!

Damned web! Makes it too easy to find out things!

Yes, Silah. Right again. The thresh was used as a floor covering when most dwellings had earthen floors. My understanding is that the threshold was a timber beam across the base of the doorway that stopped the thresh being carried outside. It would have been chipped and splintered from being walked on, so the bride would have to be carried over it to stop her dress getting snagged.

Salt was a precious commodity during Roman times, and even in late medieval times, and they were often paid with salt. You might have heard the expression 'He's not worth his salt.'

Fibulae are basically safety pins.

Okay, I'll have to think of more difficult questions. Gimme a while.

could it be?? could it be?? .. nahhhhh IMPOSSIBLE!! Surely NO one is as smart and as wonderfully, facinatingly knowledgable as our Shae!

Hmmm, Shae, I'm not sure about your explanation for why the brides were/are carried over the threshold-- That may have been part of it but I know that in certain parts of Roman/Celtic/Romano-celtic culture a big part of a wedding was the groom symbolicaly 'kidnapping' the bride from her father's house, and I thought that carrying her over the threshold was still part of the 'carrying her off' thing.

Umm.. hello, Shae?!?! You there? Since there are no new questions, I thought I'd post some for you. Ready? Here we go!!!

Who was Henry Nyquist, and what are the ramifications of his theorem?

Explain the use of the Fast Fourier Transform in referance to acoustics.

Musically speaking, what is an overtone?

Hmmm. Not my favourite topic, and it's been a long time, and I'm lousy at mathematics, so these probably won't satisfy you.

Nyquist was an American mathematician/physicist. I don't know his dates, but he was active during the first quarter of the last century. His theorem concerns reconstructing entire waveforms from samples and enabled the development of the fax and ultimately, I suppose, e-mail and the internet.

FFT allows for complex waveforms, such as a musical chord or foghorn, to be broken down to their components.

An overtone is a harmonic, a frequency that's a multiple of the fundamental frequency.

How did I do?

Not bad at all Shae! You get a green star for the day!!

Nyquist joined AT&T in 1917, and the basics of his theorem are that in order to correctly reproduce a sound the frequency that samples of the original sound are taken must be at least double of the highest frequency to be recorded. Imagine that, digital theory in 1917!!!

The Fourier Transform is based on the discovery that it is possible to take any periodic function of time x(t) and resolve it into an equivalent infinite summation of sine waves and cosine waves with frequencies that start at 0 and increase in integer multiples of a base frequency f0 = 1/T, where T is the period of x(t). Useful in accoustics to take a "snapshot" of a room with pink noise (equal energy/octave) or white noise (equal energy/frequency) and break it up to see frequency response over time.

And, musically speaking, an overtone is one of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; or simply put a frequency that's a multiple of the fundamental frequency.

Oh goody! I'm not as senile as I thought I was! I knew about the overtone/harmonic because I used to play guitar, but I had to delve into the memory banks for the rest of the stuff.

Okay. Here's a few more.

What is ball lightening and is it dangerous?

How and why do owls fly silently?

From what is the expression 'Do you dig that?' derived?

You'll NEVER get the last one!!!

Ball Lightning is the name given to the mobile
luminous spheres which have been observed during
thunderstorms. Usually they are about the size of
an orange or a grapefruit and has a lifetime of a
few seconds. Yes, they are dangerous -- as many
have reported that they have caused tubs of water
to boil.

The Creator gave Owls have a special feather
design to muffle wind flow and create almost
silent flight.

The slang expression to "dig" might be influenced
by Wolof "degg" to hear, find out, understand or
Irish Gaelic tuigim, "I understand," but I am not
a hundred percent su

Err.. what I meant to say was that the Creator
gave Owls a special feather design to muffle wind
flow and create almost silent flight.

And that I am not a hunderd percent sure about
the answer to the last one...

*Leaves to go take basic grammar lessons again*

*reminds Shae that handsomeness (knows he will pick on me spelling) and charm are NEVER effect by senility! .............. lucky for you, huh? *grin*

That's why I was worried, lacie.

Well, Silah, I'll have to think of some really hard ones over the weekend.

Yes, ball lightning is a very rare form that happens during thunderstorms. It often occurs indoors and can pass through windows; it was once observed in a plane. The only recorded instance, that I know of, where it was fatal was back in the 1700's. Apparently a guy was trying to replicate Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment during a thunderstorm. A ball appeared beside him and struck him on the forehead, killing him instantly. He had a red mark on his head and a burn hole in each shoe!

Correct too about the owl's feathers. They need to be silent so they don't warn their prey, usually small mammals.

And so to the one you'll NEVER get. Phooey! Yes, it's from the Irish - An dtuigeann tú? (un diggen too), do you understand?

Oh well, I'll give the grey matter a rest for the weekend. Bye for now.

Ball lightning has never been photographed. A photographer, while taking photos of a lightning storm in 1928, observed the spheres known as ball lightning but was so mesmerized by the strange phenomenon that he forgot all about his photographic equipment.

Since Shae wants to take the weekend off, I thought I'd post a few more questions for anyone who wants to give it a try. Don't worry, they aren't too tough...

First, who won the Nobel prize for medicine in 1923 and why?

What is a quasi-satellite, and where might you find them?

What is the function of a key grip and a gaffer?

*taps on microphone* uh... hello?..

Is this thing on?!? No takers?!? No one at all?!?

If no one responds soon, I'll go to my parents house and get one of my dads old lounge suits and start singing stupid karaoke songs...

But maybe mama and papa have one at their house I could borrow...

NO WAY Silah!!! You sing that stuff somewhere else!!!! LOL

But what about the lounge suit? do you have one of those I can borrow? *G*

OK, y'all asked for it --

ach'em-uh-chuchu


Proud Mary Keep on turning...
Proud Mary Keep on burning...
Rollin..
Rollin..
Rollin down the river..

Somebody PLEASE answer these questions!!! This song is too old (or I am). LOL SHAE!!! Where are you!

Okay. Sorry for the delay. I still haven't tracked down quasi-satellite, but I will.

Charles Nicolle won the Nobel prize for his work on methods of transmission of typhus.

Key-grip and gaffer are production assistants in the movie business. The gaffer is the foreman.

Now, maybe Silah will stop singing and put Mama out of her misery.

Since I only answered two, I'll only ask two.

What is a toile?
Which famous American refused to let his driver make left turns and why?

Is those your final answers? Or would you like to try again?

You see, Charles Nicolle won in 1928, not 1923.

Key-grips and gaffers are production assistants in the movie business, but a gaffer usually is not a foreman. What specifically are their job functions?

Care to try again?

Lighting.......(key-grips and gaffers)

Lostsoul gets a gold star for the day...

The key grip is the chief grip on the set. Grips create shadow effects with lights and operate camera cranes, dollies and platforms as directed by the cinematographer.
The term "Gaffer" usually applies to the production crew member responsible for lighting. His or her job is to work with the Director of Photography to achieve the desired "look" determined by the DP and the Director. The Gaffer is typically an electrician as well, responsible for the distribution of electrical power needed for lighting.

For those of you who have answered (or attempted to) I offer my thanks. Silah stopped singing. Whether the answers were correct or not is beside the point! He received replies and the singing ceased. *bowing down to those who stopped that infernal noise* LOL

hrmm... just wait till you get my tech support bill mama, you gonna be workin MANY hours to pay for it. LOL

To answer Shae's questions:

a toile is a sheer fabric, like linen or cotton (from the french word of the same).

And from what I can find, J. Edgar Hoover would not let his driver turn left because of his fear of assassination. He would ride slouched down, and would not turn left because he was afraid that while waiting to turn, someone could take a pot-shot at him. Probably also because it gave people less time to see him in a dress, too. *G*

such an interesting little place this *grin* ... a fountain of interesting facts! ..... at a stretch *L*

*agrees with mama about the singing, though * LMAO

THE PRESIDENT WORE DRESSES??? *tisk tisk*

Actually, J. Edgar Hoover was director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1924 until his death in 1972. It was rumoured that he liked to wear womens clothing.

Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States, being inaugurated on March 4, 1929. No word on his preferance of womans clothing is available...

Still, you are right, it *is* pretty naughty! *G*

Ooops! Must get my eyes checked. The 1923 Nobel prize was shared by two Canadian researchers, Banting and McLeod, for discovering insulin.

You're right, Silah, about toile being a fabric. However, 'a' toile is a trial piece made by a dress designer using linen or cotton. The first toile is usually a small, doll-sized dress and, when appropriate adjustments have been made, a full-size toile is made for the model or whoever will wear the actual dress. Final adjustments are made to the full-size toile and then it is used as a pattern for the actual dress, using the fabric of choice.

You are right too about J. Edgar Hoover. The reason I have for him not taking left turns was because he was so anti-Communist he wouldn't have anything to do with anything 'left.' And yes, it's generally accepted he had a penchant for womens' clothes.

Still working on quasi-satellite.

Okay, here's a couple more.

The negative log to the base ten of the hydrogen ion concentration is a definition of what?

And a religious one (are they allowed?). In Christian medieval depictions of the Annunciation, Mary's head is often tilted to one side. Why?

In Egyptian mythology, all deities except Isis are depicted as animals or some other symbol. Isis is always depicted as a woman. What symbol distinguished her from depictions of mortal women?

I have to agree with Shae on this one. As a dressmaker, a toile is the first model of a new design, not necessarily made smaller, but made of inexpensive cloth, usually calico.

I guess the 'doll' reference comes from the dressmakers model, which is often called a 'doll' but is full size.

Shae, I dunno why Mary's head is tilted, but I would love to know! It is something I have always wondered about. It is also something I always do ... in almost ever pic of me, my whole life! ........... I am damn sure it is not for the same reason, though *L*

I certainly hope not, lacie!

tsk, tsk, tsk, trying for the trick questions, are we Shae? They sounded much more impressive then they were to solve...

The pH of a solution is the negative log to the base ten of the hydrogen ion concentration. The "base ten" wasn't really needed, because I've never heard of a scientist working in base seven.

Mary's downcast eyes and musing gesture -- hand resting tentatively on her breast -- reflection. As did actors in the religious plays, artists used gesture and posture to communicate states of mind. It could be stated that she is lowering her head in submission to the Lord, as He has made it known to her through the angel Gabriel that he wishes to use her as the vessle to deliver His son, Jesus Christ, to the world.

Isis had wings, thats what seperated her from us mere mortals.

well i thought it was high time i wrote here in honour of Tat and Shae some of the best people around here *S* i wish i had something more interesting to say but it's pretty late! Goodnight all you nocturnal tir people!

And Bast had a cat's head--anyone know why this is?

Who can name the Four Branches of the Mabinogi?

Bast, or Pasht, as she was originally known, was said to be the daughter of Ra himself and legend has it that she defended her aging parent against his only real enemy, the serpent Apep, a representation, no doubt, of the eternal force of evil or darkness.
Several theories have arisen regarding the origin of Bast. She was considered by some authorities to have been the daughter of Ra, but another school of thought insists that her oldest form was as a lioness-headed Goddess named Tefnut, Horus being another (or later?) version of Tefnut's twin, Shu the Sky God.

The tales of the Mabinogion are not the product of a single hand. They evolved over a span of centuries: passed on from storyteller to storyteller, they were distorted, improved, and misunderstood. The people responsible for The Mabinogion are the Welsh who are descendants of the Celts. Its contents draw upon the myths, folklore, history and pseudo-history of Celtic Britain: four well-springs that are often indistinguishable.
The tales comprise an ensemble of parts. The text identifies the first four "Pwyll", "Branwen", "Manawydan", and "Math" as the Four Branches of the Mabinogi.

Oops, realized I didn't tell Shae he was right...

Shae, you are correct. Fredrick Banting won the npp in medicine in 1923 for inventing "isletin," which was later named insuline. Banting, with the help of his assistant Charles Best, (1899-1978), began experimentation on the pancreases of dogs. Banting and Best took to injecting themselves with this crude form of insulin before testing it on their first human patient.

*looks at lacie*..You tilt your head, too???? How funny! *L*

My but we're a busy lot here!

You are correct again, Silah, about pH. pH is a measure of how acid or alkaline a substance is. It has a scale of 1 - 14, with 1 being very acidic and 14 being very alkaline. You are not correct, though, about 'to the base ten' being redundant. While scientists don't work in base seven, they do work in base 2, known as natural logarithms and designated 'ln' to distinguish them from 'log.'

As regards Mary's tilted head, medieval theologians had debated for many years on the means by which Mary had concieved. They knew she was a Virgin, but she bore Jesus. Eventually they decided she had concieved through the word of God, and the only way that could have happened was through her ear. Thus her tilted head to receive the word of God.

Still tilting your heads, lacie and Lostsoul?

Isis' 'trade mark' was a pair of cow's horns on her head, often with a solar disc between them.

Okay, here's a few more.

Caravaggio (1571 - 1610) was an Italian artist but what was his probable real name and why was his 'Death of the Virgin' rejected by the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Rome?

Still on Marian matters, the Rosary is now usually associated, in the RC tradition, with Mary. Who 'invented' it, when, what does 'Rosary' mean, and what was its original purpose?

Why is the Bayeaux Tapestry a misnomer?

Caravaggio was Michelangelo Merisi (or Morigi) (b1571, d1610). The Death of the Virgin (1605-6) now hangs in the Louvre.
For Roman Catholic Christians, the belief in the Assumption of Mary flows immediately from the belief in her Immaculate Conception. Catholic Christians believe that if Mary was preserved from sin by the free gift of God, she would not be bound to experience the consequences of sin--death--in the same way we do. Mary's assumption shows the result of this freedom from sin--the immediate union of her whole being with her Son Jesus Christ with God at the end of her life.
Catholic Christians believe that the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was assumed both body and soul into heavenly glory.
It is for this reason that the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Rome rejected his work.
-- Of course, it could be said that they might have rejected it becuase of its alcoholic content, containing 1 1/2 oz Vodka, 1 1/2 oz Peach schnapps, 1 oz Lime juice, Orange juice, & 7-Up .


The use of string of beads for reciting prayers can be found in almost every religion in the world. According to historians, the oldest habit of using string of beads was found in Hinduism, in which it is used for reciting prayers or mantras repeatedly.
In the history of Christianity, the praying beads (the Rosary) were commonly used by the hermits in the desert for counting the prayers recited. The beads were usually made from small stones arranged as a large necklace, and usually consisted of 150 beads according to the number of the verses of the Psalms.
The habit of the hermits then spread widely to the laities. Since at the time most of the laities were unable to read, they simply used the praying beads for reciting the Pater Noster (Our Father).
The prayers recited then became varied according to the developing tradition. In Europe in the 7th century, along with the growing enthusiasm to the devotion to Mary, the laities began to use this string of beads, then widely known as the rosary, to recite Hail Mary.
Only in the 11th century, Our father and Hail Mary were recited simultanously. For this purpose, the rosary were devided into fifteen decades. Hail Marys were recited repeatedly along the whole 150 beads, and Our Father was recited on every bead put between each decade of the rosary. Thus, it became the first form of Rosary prayer, also known as the Psalterium (Psalm of Mary).
The later development of the Rosary cannot be separated from the role of
St. Dominic as one of the most important persons in Mary devotion.
In the 12th century and the beginning of 13th century, the Christianity, especially in France were suffering severe attack from the heretics of Abigens. St. Dominic, deeply troubled since his preachings could not overcome the heretic teachings, turned himself to Mary.
While he was praying to Mary in the chapel of Notre Dame in Prouille, Mary appeared to him, urged him to preach the Rosary to the people as a singular remedy against heresy and sin.
The name is derived from Middle English rose garden, from Medieval Latin rosrium.


The Bayeaux Tapestry itself is slightly over 70 meters long by about half a meter wide, and an embroidery, not a tapestry. It is a depiction of the Norman Invasion.

Sorry for the longish response, but there was no quick way of explaining the history of the Rosary, or the Assumption...

*places her neck in a brace to keep from tilting*

Try ear muffs, Lacie.

Almost right on the Caravaggio question, Silah. You have his name, although it is not 100 percent certain that's what it was. Regarding the Assumption, though, Roman Catholics believe that Mary died in the presence of the Apostles and was placed in a tomb but, on opening the tomb later, her body was missing and it was believed it had ascended to Heaven. Being the Mother of God, she was given the special privelige of being united with God without having to wait for the Day of Judgement.

The church of Santa Maria actually commissioned Caravaggio to do an altarpiece of the Death of the Virgin. The reason it was rejected was because of his portrayal of Mary. Unlike most other artists of the time, Caravaggio used peasants and poor people as his models, and didn't try to hide the warts and pimples. He used a corpse that had been fished out of the river as the model for Mary. The bloated, very dead, body is sprawled unceremoniously on a bed. The final straw was the exposed naked feet, considered to be indecent at the time.

You're right about the Rosary, although Pope Gregory 'invented' it in its present form in the 15th century. The main thing I was looking for was its original function as an aid to reciting the 150 Psalms, not connected in any way with Mary.

And yes, the Bayeaux Tapestry is actually an embroidery and not a tapestry.

Just out of curiosity, does anybody know of the oldest surviving European tapestry? The oldest one I know is the Beaufort Tapestry, dated at 1370. Panels are on display in the Metropolitan Museums of Boston and (I think) New York, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. Anybody know of anything older?

Shae,,,Your info on J. Edgar Hoover possibly is incorrect,,or at least needs an addition. Per Papa, Hoover was paranoid about assassination attempts. Therefore, he allowed only right hand turns due to faster mobility, so that he would not be stuck in an intersection making a left turn, thereby, making it easier for a sniper to shoot him. Case in point, while driving, he would slouch down in rear seat, and place his hat on the back of the seat to the side. Can you tell where Silah gets some of his info????

toooooooooooo hot for ear muffs!!

hey everyone1 remeber me? i was debating over weather to post a message or not... but obv i decided to or otherwise i wouldnt be here!.....*thinks slowly*....... so i hope everyones well! especially shae and lacie!im so emabaressed that ive not been in contact with either of ye for SO long arent i the rudest! the corredt answer to that is no.......
i suppose thats what i get for the life im leading at the moment but hey i love it AND as im sure most of you will know im still young too....
you lot are making me feel so stupid and im the one thats still at school and is supposed to know most of this stuff too....
my 17 ths comming up in two months and already my dad is fearing his cars safety..... humph... didnt say much about mine though did he !! LOL!!
studying hard at the moment ... okay so thats a lie but hey at least i fessed up!
well i have to go!
ill be in touch again soon i hope!.. oh and lacie i dont know if you got ane of my e mails but i did send you some .. i just never heard aneything back!
by the way its me Bebh.... i forgot my password!

*walk in wearing rhinestone studded leisure suit*
*grabs a microphone* er-hum...

Wise men say,
Only fools rush in...
But I can't help,
falling in love with you....

*point finger and winks*
Thank you, thank you very much.

Oh No!!!! Not ANOTHER Elvis impersonator!!!! Okay, okay, I'll admit defeat if you stop singing! What's a quasi-satellite???

And I accept I'm out-voted about the J. Edgar Hoover thing. It makes a lot more sense than my reason for him not turning left. Excuse me while I rush off to shoot my informant with shovels full of cow-dung.

Just STOP singing, if that's what you call it!

How did I *know* that would get him to answer!

A quasi-sattelite is a rare class of object that appear superficially similar to traditional moons may exist in the outer reaches of the solar system. These quasi-satellites don't orbit around a planet, but instead orbit the sun in the vicinity of a planet. Quasi-satellites simply lie too far from a planet for gravity to exert a significant hold on them, though the planets do play a role in the stability of the quasi-satellite orbits. Researchers predict that Uranus and Neptune may well have retained a number of these phenomenon.

*wonders if becoming a quasi-McCool would bring some stability for me?* now, THAT would be a phenomenon

Þ 2 more questions (just roll your eyes and humor me) : [1] am I in a rare class that appears superficially similar to traditional humans? and [2] am I too far out for anyone to exert a signficant hold on me?

you'll have to excuse me...73 hours of Tír withdrawal...no fellow nOggians to talk to in all that time....*bangs pint glass of Guinness against bars of cage*

*pulls out the super-SUPER sized hook ~a la The Gong Show~ and pulls Seamus closer to Tir*
There, feel a bit better now? *smiles brightly at him*

*dons a pair of honey bun pasties to get it over with once and for all*....*rofl*

Thank you, Silah. Of course, I knew all along what quasi-satellites are. Just checking that you did.

*wonders why his nose suddenly got longer*

Okay, here's a few more.

1) What was a copper, a tanner and a bob? Nothing to do with trades. Irish and British geriatric nOggians who can remember back to 1971 are precluded from answering this.

2) Why is Scotland so called?

3) After whom, and by whom, was Mount Vernon named?

1) They are all names of coins. copper - A coin, usually of small denomination, made of copper or a copper alloy. tanner - A sixpenny coin formerly used in Britain. bob - A shilling.

2) The name Scotland derives from the Irish (Scoti) who came across the sea in the 6th century.

3) Mount Vernon was built for Lawrence Washington (step-brother of George) on the occasion of his return from the West Indies and his marriage. Lawrence had been in the West Indies under the command of Admiral Vernon. He returned to Virginia and changed the name of the 2500 acres given to him by his father from Hunting Creek to Mount Vernon.

Here are a couple of easy questions:

1) Where did the cranberry get its name?

2) Back to the movie industry, what is the job function of a Best Boy?

3) Who was Blind Harry and to what is he attributed as writing and why is that not technically true?

hey all i cant answer the above question s but what is the female version of earl?I finally found out to day after alot of rows with my fellow pupils and teachers! two months we wasted on this!its a goodie!

If you are speaking of the title of Earl, then the answer is Countess. You see, the title of Earl is the equivalent of Comte (Count) in French. Therefore, the female counterpart is Countess.

If you are speaking of names, the female equivalent of Earl is Earlene. The name Earl means Pledge, and its feminine counterpart is Earlene.

*grinning* Is there anything you DON'T know, Silah????????

yes, Lostsoul, there is a lot I don't know. I do not fully understand any of Hawkins theories, nor do I understand what that hard layer that forms on your gravy or pudding is...

*scratches noggin* ... i will search out some questions for you, Silah ....anything but the skim on the gravy (even i know what that is).

*rofl*...gee, are those the ONLY things you don't understand, Silah??? Where the dickens were you when I was in school??????????????????? I coulda been a contenda.......

Then Silah, who or what is the "Duke of Earl"...as in "Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl, Duke, Duke......etc" *BDG*


*BIG DUMB GRIN

Eugene Dixon was born in Chicago in 1937, he
attended Englewood High School where he formed a
group called the Gaytones in 1955. Two years later
he joined a local singing group known as the
Dukays, and a short time later went to Germany to
serve a hitch with the U.S. Army. On his return in
1960 he re-joined the Dukays as lead singer, and
the group signed with Nat the following year.

The Dukays recorded Duke Of Earl for VeeJay in
1961. The inspiration for the name of the song and
one of it's co-writers was Dukays vocalist Earl
Edwards, who was known at the time as "Duke."

When they ran into contract difficulties with Nat,
Eugene Dixon left the group, changed his name to
Gene Chandler, and began to promote the song.
Chandler's recording of Duke Of Earl went to
number one and remained there for three weeks

Silah you DO know everything.....or are a good researcher!!! Englewood New Jersey, you say....I grew up in the town of Dumont, about three miles Northwest of Englewood. thanks for the info, Jim:)

Actually, Jumm, I said Englewood, outside of
Chicago, not New Jersey. That would put you about
790 miles away by my estimates... :

*LOL*Sometimes us ex-jerseyites have tunnel vision when we see a name from our youth...

tunnel vision?..*wonders how many jersey-ites are stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel? *LLL*

or the Holland tunnel, Seamus... ! :)

OK Silah .. as promised.

- what's the name of the tunnel being built under Perth City?
- What is the indigenous name for Ayres Rock?
- name the National Park that comands the best view of Perth City.
- what is my mother's maiden name? *grin*

Ok, Lacie.....here's my best answers:

-Way, Way Down Under.
-Blues Moan
-General Vista
-Mama

*groans at her own answers* I know, I know...*L*

*and just for the record, I wish this board would capitalize the 'S' in my handle......*

Views of Perth, WA

Goosebery Hill National Park?

Greenmount National Park?

or Araluen Botanic Park? (the most interesting to me, being a gardener)

The Graham Farmer Freeway Tunnel, scheduled to be
compelted by mid-year, will relieve congestion on
the Causeway and Riverside Drive.

The Uluru (or Ululu) is what the natives call the
Ayes Rock.

The National Park that commands the best view of
Perth City is a subjective question. Many believe
that the John Forrest National Park (originaly
named the Greenmount National Park, the name has
since changed twice - first to Forrest National
Park and finally to John Forrest National Park)
has the best view. The park lays about 28km to
the east of the city.

As for your mum's maiden name, that will take a
bit longer, but don't be sueprised!

LOL @ soul... very creative, dear *smile*

Silah .. correct on the first two (they were easy, to warm you up). Incorrect on the Park one. Honest and not subjective. (maybe your research should take in my homepage).

Goodluck on the last one *L* .. it isn't as difficut as it may seem, I often mention it in Tir. (p.s. - who is Graham Farmer?)

Jumm, Araluen is a wonderful park. Only about 1/2 drive from my place and terrific for picnics and walks.

GRAHAM ‘Polly’ Farmer symbolises Western
Australian sporting greatness. The Aboriginal
footballer, who was raised at Sister Kate’s Home
in the Perth suburb of Queen’s Park, became a
household name throughout Australia during his
playing career in Western Australia and Victoria
and was later inducted into football’s Hall of
Fame as a Legend.

And anything asking for the "best" of something
is, by definition, a subjective question. Just
because one persone feels it commands the best
view does not mean everyone does. But I will take
your word for it since (I assume) you have been
there, and I have not (well, I assume you have
been there, and I know I have not)! :-)

Oh, and I could be wrong on this, but about your
mum's maiden name, is it O'Keefe?

right on the Farmer bit .. but pitty you had to copy and paste from a site *sigh* ... still, that is the way of the net.

You still haven't got the Park bit!

my maiden name is O'Keefe .... not my Mum's maiden name ... WRONG *L* ... try again, fella *smile*

Ok, from what I can find, the National Park that
appears to offer the best view of Peth City is
Herdsman Lake Regional Park. The park is in the
City of Sterling, about 6km nw of the city. And
thats as far as I'm going with this one.

Didn't think I was right on your mum's maiden
name, but I'll keep searching.

Here is a quick one for you Lacie -- where do you
get the best view of the Land of Cleve? -- In
your rear-view mirror as you drive out of it!!

ACTUALLY SIALAH the correct title for the female version is marcess!

Not to be nitpicky, but according to http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=earl the proper title is Contess.


earl \Earl, n. [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. ? male, Zend arshan man. Cf. Jarl.] A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count.

What are Edward and Sophie's titles again....? Her's is Countess if I remember right, and his is Duke....I remembering wondering why her's wasn't Duchess....or am I wrong? *wouldn't surprise me! *L*

What are Edward and Sophie's titles again....? Her's is Countess if I remember right, and his is Duke....I remembering wondering why her's wasn't Duchess....or am I wrong? *wouldn't surprise me! *L*

At the risk of a good thwacking, I would say the correct title for Edward and Sophie should be "Leech"! I can't understand why the news media think that I should care about these people who by accident of birth, or by marriage, get to live "off" of the people, and be called "noble". Especially a "royal" family that was responsible for the oppression and exploitation of Ireland for centuries.

On reading my previous post I want to apologize for the stidency of tone, nothing personal was meant about anyone here in Tirnanog, I was just sounding off on a subject I feel strongly about...:)

Ok, we need some activity here!!!! Almost an entire month with no input!!!
So, here is a question? Who is the Lady of Shallot? All I can find is that she was in love with Lancelot (who was a very busy fellow in the love department), and that she died of her love for him. Now, there just has to be more to her story than this pitiful, meager account!! Help me out here ya'll!!! *G*

What is it you would like to know, Mama?

http://members.xoom.com/shallwe2/shallot.html

Well, Lady,,,I would like a bit more info on just who, in regards to Camelot, this person was. I realize she was in love with Lancelot,,,but there has to be a tad more info about her other than her love for him. Anything would help (I have read the poem and seen the paintings, but a bit more history here is what I'm looking for) *S*

Her name was Elaine of Astolat. There's a couple of different versions of the story. The best known is based on Tennyson's poem, where Elaine is in a tower from which she is forbidden to look. She can only view the world reflected in a mirror. She sees Lancelot one day in her mirror and falls in love with him and, unable to resist the temptation, looks out the window after him. The mirror breaks and she realises the spell has started to work and she will die. She writes a love note to Lancelot, finds a boat and writes 'Lady of Shalott' on the prow. Then she drifts down to Camelot, but dies before she gets there.

In the other version, Elaine meets Lancelot, disguised, on his way to a tournament. She falls in love with him and asks him to wear something of hers to protect him. He agrees because it will enhance his disguise. He is seriously injured in the jousting and Elaine nurses him back to health. She asks him to marry her, but he refuses because of his love for Guinivere. As a result, she dies of a broken heart.

Oh, and she's the Lady of Shalott. Shallots are little onions ;)

the second version is the true version. tis my life, i know these things.

shallots are tasty and subtle... and the way the paintings are named. don't feck with artists!! *L*

There's more on Elaine at: http://www.legends.dm.net/kingarthur/shalott.html

AAAhhhh,,,Shae--it's nice to have you back to answer questions and impart your knowledge and wisdom. *sighs--things are back to normal!* thank you for the info. I searched everywhere I could think of and never found the site you have posted.

Wow...such an informative board!!! I am chagrined that mine discusses only such rarified heights as lightbulb jokes...LLL...I'll have to correct that.
Anyway, being a Chicago Southside native, I thought that I would offer one small correction...Englewood is not outside Chicago, but is a largely African-American neighborhood on the South Side, inside the city limits. It holds the record I believe for being the most crimeridden and murderous area in the city. Definitely not the place to raise your kids and retire! LLL

Nuts!
Now you tell me.
I just bought prime real estate in Englewood last week.

Englewood N.J., You say, Celt?

Haa-Haa!

:)

I would like to take this opportunity to wish
Tatyana the best of luck on her journeys
ahead.

Tat, I have total faith that you will do well for the
military and the military will do well for you. I
am proud to know you, and to see how you've
grown in the past two years. I am proud to
know that you will be serving this great country
of ours, carrying on the tradition of your mother
before you. Although I am saddened by your
leaving, I am excited for your future, and I
cannot wait to hear your stories.

And now my friend, I take my hat off to you, and
bow with respect before you, for although I met
you when you were a girl, you are leaving a
woman, a shining example of what fine
parenting can do for a child.

May God grant you wisdom, strength, and
peace on your journey.

May He also guard your tongue during your
time in Lackland. ;-)

Love always,
Silah

*steps up to microphone, clears throat* And now, ladies and gentlemen...I would like to do my special rendition...of "London Derriere"...(oops! er, ah, "Londonderry Air"!)... *gently strums a D chord on his guitar*...
Find me in my field of grass,
Mother Nature's son;
All day long, I'm sitting singing songs for everyone...

Come down off your throne
And leave your body at home;
Somebody must change.
You are the reason I've been waiting all these years,
Somebody holds the key.
But I've seen the light,
Just think of the times
And I've been wasted and I can't find my way home.

come on guys,,,,just because Tat is away for a while, doesn't mean this board should be ignored. This is for educational purposes, however, age is not a consideration,,,so let's get those questions and answers started again!

Back on March 1 (my birthday) I asked a few questions I've not heard the answer to. Anyone care to take a stab at them?

I can't answer the first two, but Blind Harry was a Scottish minstral who collected all that was known about William Wallace - better known today as Braveheart. He lived in the 15th century. I'm guessing that, being blind, he had to dictate the poem to somebody else to do the actual writing.

Bingo, Shae. That was as good as an answer
could get!

Ok, guys. Let's keep this board of pretty useless information going. It is fun to read,,,and while it isn't exactly "higher" education,,,,it does broaden something!!! *G*

Well, let's see... As to the cranberries, that name came from the name CRANEberry, and there are actually two theories I've found about where that came from. Either it was because the long slender cranberry vines reminded someone of a crane's neck, or because someone noticed that cranes like to eat cranberries.
How's that, Silah?

1. What kind of creature is a 'Puka' (also 'Pookah' and(I think) 'Water pony'?

2. What does the word 'Gift' mean in German?

and 3. The line ''Zounds! A dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat to scratch a man to death!'' comes from which of Shakespere's plays, and which character says it?

1. A Puka is an evil, or at least mischievous, fairy horse in Irish folklore.

2. Gift means poison or venom in German.

3. The line is spoken by Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.

Okay, here's some more.

What is the more usual name for the figures known as the 'witch on the wall' in Britain and Ireland?

What colours are port and starboard lights on a ship?

In terms of manufacturing process, what's the difference between earthenware and stoneware?

Shae, my dear ..... who cares??? *L*


sorry.

Naughty Lacie-woman!
And so you should be. Go and sit in the bold chair. :)

Shena gigs or something like that. Yes?

Right, is green light for starboad looking forward toward the bow. Red light is seen illuminated on the port side of the sailing vessel ,which at one time was called larboard.
That was too simular to the term starboard.
And over time was changed to the shorter, clearer word, Port.

Bold .. Bold .... bold is good.

*Puzzled look* Was that a gold bold chair? I followed the yellow brick road much to my Toto surprise and found the lovely lacie sitting where Accasbel directed...

Chastisement is only given in love...have been sent to that chair many times past and it was always done out of concern about comments I made creating misunderstandings with others.

Who cares? A very kind Innkeeper that is interested in everyone who visits the Inn...always room at his Inn for everyone...even me! :)

Goodness gracious me, Guestie (do you have a name?) .. me tinks you took all of that a tad seriously *s*.... ??