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Severed Hands Discovered in Ancient Egypt Palace
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| August 10th, 2012
| Owen Jarus
Posted on 08/12/2012 6:57:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
in which a soldier would present the cut-off right hand of an enemy in exchange for gold "Cross my palm ... with palm!"
To: SunkenCiv; mikrofon; Charles Henrickson
in which a soldier would present the cut-off right hand of an enemy in exchange for gold The original Digital Age.
To: bgill
Screwed up manufacturing as well.
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08/12/2012 8:04:37 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: martin_fierro
The gold came from the prints.
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08/12/2012 8:06:59 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: JimRed; Sacajaweau
There was no Muzzie-era occupation of the site; also, the surviving texts speak of the practice of getting money for the severed right hand of a dead enemy. And in practice, if the enemy were not dead, cutting off the right hand would probably do it.
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08/12/2012 8:09:44 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: skinkinthegrass
It started when Uncle Fester farted.
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08/12/2012 8:11:43 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: Oratam
"There were giants in the earth in those days."My first thought too. It would be interesting if they could get a DNA sample from one of them.
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08/12/2012 8:19:47 AM PDT
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Inyo-Mono
(My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
To: SunkenCiv
Approves.
To: Sacajaweau
There were no Muslims at that point in history. It is the Quran that teaches to cut off the right hand. The left hand is used for the toilet, and therefore, unclean. If the right hand is severed, it means the person cannot eat, as to use the left hand in a communal dish would defile the meal.
The thief is therefore an outcast in society and usually goes off somewhere to die, or live life alone and unseen, often being forced to steal to survive.
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08/12/2012 8:42:35 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
(Dogs + stress = If you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and waIlk away.)
To: JimRed
Mohammed didn’t disgrace the earth with his presence until around 700 AD. No Muslims before then.
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08/12/2012 8:45:07 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
(Dogs + stress = If you can't eat it or play with it, pee on it and waIlk away.)
To: martin_fierro; SunkenCiv; Charles Henrickson
This practice shows the calloused disregard for life in those days, and what some would do if you didn’t knuckle under to their rule.
In this instance there were no sailors involved, as all hands would be on deck....
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08/12/2012 8:55:17 AM PDT
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mikrofon
(Pharaoh never metacarpal he didn't like...)
To: Monkey Face
I wrote Muslim/Arab....The practice of cutting off the hand of a thief precedes Mohammed and is part of the Arab culture. Mohammed just wrote it into his specs....aka...the Quran.
My whole point is these hands may be from thieves who may also be referred to as "enemies" in a broad sense. So interpreting the text correctly may be more important than we think.
To: mikrofon
hey,gimme a hand here would ya?
To: SunkenCiv
These are hand-me-downs war trophies from the Pharaoh`s older brother.
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08/12/2012 9:27:44 AM PDT
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bunkerhill7
(!. what??? Who knew? .)
To: SunkenCiv
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08/12/2012 10:22:51 AM PDT
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null and void
(Day 1301 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
To: null and void
Bloody wankers.
No...wait...
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08/12/2012 10:35:56 AM PDT
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MARTIAL MONK
(I'm waiting for the POP!)
To: MARTIAL MONK
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08/12/2012 10:38:10 AM PDT
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null and void
(Day 1301 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
To: mikrofon
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08/12/2012 10:40:36 AM PDT
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To: bunkerhill7
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