Women blamed for causing earthquakes

[SeanMacGabhann]

erm - * cough *

wasn't this about women and earthquakes or something??

[woofmarkthedog]

Is.....

Is it time to say "Willy" yet?

*looks at willy*

"WILLY"

Now where were we?

W**F

[katie1997]

legalbeagle Wrote:

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> And mine leads me to

> scream "LOON!" when I read things like that.

Yeah Loon is absolutely what I thought too!

I went to a great lecture at the Royal Society on Science and Islam (ages ago). It was thought-provoking to hear about their valuable contributions towards the progression of science in their early civilisations and then the (perceived) decline in today's era.

The cause of earthquakes is well understood now but whether this is taught in a lot of societies.....?

> Sex = Earthquake? Well maybe, if

> you're lucky, but not in the way he thinks.

:))

[TheArtfulDogger]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Anyway there may be something to that article. I

> once drove into a shopping trolley when distracted

> by a lady, in a short skirt.

Hey Brendan, do you find your short skirt rides up when you are driving (looks down and adjusts hem on own !!)

[Lawrence]

We all know about fault lines and stuff but it was still God et al that made it kick off. Basically because the girls were naughty.

It's not much different to those Evangelical loons who said Katrina flooded New Orleans because it was a city of sin and needed to be punished.

[Ladymuck]

woofmarkthedog Wrote:

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> *looks at willy*

>

> "WILLY"

>

> Now where were we?

What, can't you see it?!

*sniggers*

[SteveT]

Sean MacG wrote:-

Besides Steve, say what you like about those religions, some of them are WELL up for chopping off hands for a bit of the old stealing, just like you. Not all bad, eh ??

There was a BBC reporter went to Afganistan and lived with her aunt for a couple of weeks and she moaned at having to cover her head as the baby of the house cried in fear to see her head uncovered. Her cousin about 18 said the rulers (taliban) were not all bad as they succeeded in getting stealing stopped.

They had chopped off a thieves arm and stuck it on a pike for all to see. Thus all stealing ceased from that day, the cousin saw it as a positive thing the BBC girl was appalled.

Muslim fundamentalism is not what I would choose and many others would agree, but I am sure people would vote for a "no theft policy" and if it was achieved by lopping an arm off, it is very efficient in that you would only have to chop one off. It's a very cheap solution too, you would not need nearly so many police, probation officers, lawyers, judges, law-courts, prisons, warders etc.

It is because of all those listed that we will not see it happen here. Sadly we will continue to watch stolen bikes being sold down Brick lane, burglars, bankers, and MP's being themselves and nothing done about it.

[woofmarkthedog]

Willy.....

And "Willy" again

How do you spell BUM ?

W**F

*writes 770 2219 on the steamed up window*

[TheArtfulDogger]

Woof

You seem to have willy envy tonight, is Mrs Woof away or something ? is that why you are giving us the number for doggers anon ?

[woofmarkthedog]

No....

Write the number on a piece of paper and read it in a mirror

BUM.... any ideas ?

W**F

[Ladymuck]

Very clever Woofy...but it only works if one uses the "continental" digit seven. Still funny though.

[brum]

I felt a slight tremor earlier this evening, in the presence of a beautiful woman. Maybe there is some truth in it.....

[Ladymuck]

brum Wrote:

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> I felt a slight tremor earlier this evening, in

> the presence of a beautiful woman. Maybe there is

> some truth in it.....

Ah, but was she dressed "appropriately" - or not?;-)

[brum]

Yes she was - but as I said, it was a small tremor, not an earthquake. Had she not been dressed appropriately, I suspect I may have completely fallen over.

[Ladymuck]

Hmmmm... I shall watch out for the odd bruise, or arm in a sling etc. in future...

[Moos]

SteveT Wrote:

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> Muslim fundamentalism is not what I would choose

> and many others would agree, but I am sure people

> would vote for a "no theft policy" and if it was

> achieved by lopping an arm off, it is very

> efficient in that you would only have to chop one

> off. It's a very cheap solution too, you would

> not need nearly so many police, probation

> officers, lawyers, judges, law-courts, prisons,

> warders etc.

>

> It is because of all those listed that we will not

> see it happen here. Sadly we will continue to

> watch stolen bikes being sold down Brick lane,

> burglars, bankers, and MP's being themselves and

> nothing done about it.

OK, I'll bite, and I'll skip over the bleedingly obvious fact that we used to have similar deterrants in this country for theft, which astonishingly didn't result in a no-theft society.

In your fundamental world, what would then happen to the thief with one arm? How is he going to earn a living in the future?

I imagine in Afghanistan, he is eligible to no state help or handouts, so becomes a beggar or continues to try to thieve, rather than starve.

[SteveT]

Moos wrote:- In your fundamental world.....

I did say I would not choose fundamentalism at the beginning of the post Moos, but there are some things which might be taken and used from other societies which we might benefit. It certainly worked in Afghanistan.

It is cheaper and more efficient to have one semi-disabled man than hundreds of police, warders, judiciary etc.

If the odd serial rapist was castrated I think that would be in order too.

Illegal immigrants when caught would do enough hard labour to earn their own ticket before being shipped out.

Repeat offenders of asbo's would be given a flogging.

You would not have to mete out much punishment because the media coverage would be enough of a deterrant.

It will never happen in my lifetime but as money gets tighter and we can no longer sustain the levels of police etc. then something more radical will take place here.

[woofmarkthedog]

Steve T

Are you related in anyway to........

TLS ?

W**F

[SteveT]

Same era different venue.

[Huguenot]

Ha ha

Women getting uppity...? Punch 'em in the face

Unemployed...? Punch 'em in the face

Disabled...? Punch 'em in the face

Kids not working hard enough...? Punch 'em in the face

Someone looking at you funny...? Punch 'em in the face

Banker...? Punch 'em in the face

In my way...? Punch 'em in the face

Murderer...? Punch 'em in the face

Terrorist...? Punch 'em in the face

Judge...? Me

Jury...? Me

Executioner...? Me

Evidence...? What I say

Someone disagree...? Punch 'em in the face

[Brendan]

Look what?s you?ve started here now Quids. You should have known that no good would come from making insinuations about women?s weight.

[red devil]

RosieH Wrote:

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> And yes, Red Devil, I did hear that there was a

> minor earthquake at the weekend, epicentre

> Lordship Lane, when you caused a lady-stampede

> while popping out for a few cans from Boss Man.

That's nothing Rosie, look out for when I head over to Majestic in WD this weekend, it'll be a veritable tsunami I tell ya...

[Keef]

Huguenot, is that an old Bob Mills quote? (reminded me of

for some reason)

Quids, I'm not sure where you stand o this. You said LB was being "westernised" and "liberal", for saying this was loony stuff, but to be honest, I suspect there are few people anywhere in the world who actually believe that boys having a bunk up, cause earthquakes.

[Brendan]

That?s a bit na?ve Keef. It?s an odd kind of naivety that the well informed have when they assume that others are as well informed as those in their society.

Vast portions of the world?s population are today still very unsophisticated and just as likely to believe the mumbo jumbo a religious leader tells them as English peasants were 1000 years ago.

[Huguenot]

I don't think that it's particularly big step from believing that natural tragedies are an Act of God, to assuming that something must have pissed him off.

I had a Palstinian girlfriend albeit briefly - she simply couldn't not compute that I didn't believe in God. She didn't quibble in religious debate, her God was very 'human', very powerful and highly vengeful.

She was a bit of a wet blanket as it happened.