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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #630 on: October 05, 2011, 07:33:50 PM »
 "So THAT'S what flying buttresses are!"   :idea:



 (I'm watching Nova,  an episode about Gothic cathedrals.)
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #631 on: October 05, 2011, 07:59:30 PM »
 The Nova  episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France.  Chartres is pronounced "shart."   :rofl:
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #632 on: October 05, 2011, 09:43:27 PM »
I think that guy in the Finnish door video is the inspiration for the bobble head dolls.
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #633 on: October 05, 2011, 09:47:58 PM »
CBC - you could always try to read Mont-St.-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams.  It's in paperback and on Project Gutenberg.  I say try to read it because I've been dipping into it for literally years.  It has the Chanson de Roland in Old French, which I love to attempt to read aloud because Old French sounds fantastic, and never seem to get past that section. 

Who said I wasn't autistic?
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #634 on: October 05, 2011, 09:55:14 PM »
CBC - you could always try to read Mont-St.-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams.  It's in paperback and on Project Gutenberg.  I say try to read it because I've been dipping into it for literally years.  It has the Chanson de Roland in Old French, which I love to attempt to read aloud because Old French sounds fantastic, and never seem to get past that section. 

Who said I wasn't autistic?

 Old French, eh?  Does it sound very different from modern French?   :eiffel:
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #635 on: October 05, 2011, 09:59:01 PM »
CBC - you could always try to read Mont-St.-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams.  It's in paperback and on Project Gutenberg.  I say try to read it because I've been dipping into it for literally years.  It has the Chanson de Roland in Old French, which I love to attempt to read aloud because Old French sounds fantastic, and never seem to get past that section. 

Who said I wasn't autistic?

 Old French, eh?  Does it sound very different from modern French?   :eiffel:

The way I read it it does.  A little less than the difference between modern and Old English.  It's funny to think of other languages having their Old versions to them.
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #636 on: October 06, 2011, 09:10:00 AM »
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #637 on: October 06, 2011, 11:36:18 AM »
Some people have too much time on their hands and think up weird topics. :zombiefuck:  (just kidding folks)
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #638 on: October 06, 2011, 11:41:46 AM »
The Nova  episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France.  Chartres is pronounced "shart."   :rofl:
So you wouldn't want a croissant from Chartres CBC?  :zoinks:

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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #639 on: October 06, 2011, 04:48:54 PM »
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #640 on: October 06, 2011, 06:10:58 PM »
The Nova  episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France.  Chartres is pronounced "shart."   :rofl:
So you wouldn't want a croissant from Chartres CBC?  :zoinks:

 OMG are you going to Chartres?  Is there a patisserie?  I would love a croissant!    :woohoo:
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #641 on: October 06, 2011, 06:18:48 PM »
The Nova  episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France.  Chartres is pronounced "shart."   :rofl:
So you wouldn't want a croissant from Chartres CBC?  :zoinks:

 OMG are you going to Chartres?  Is there a patisserie?  I would love a croissant!    :woohoo:
No, that was a hypothetical question. I am not traveling to shart at this time.

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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #642 on: October 06, 2011, 06:20:23 PM »
The Nova  episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France.  Chartres is pronounced "shart."   :rofl:
So you wouldn't want a croissant from Chartres CBC?  :zoinks:

 OMG are you going to Chartres?  Is there a patisserie?  I would love a croissant!    :woohoo:
No, that was a hypothetical question. I am not traveling to shart at this time.

   :indeed:   Why travel to shart when you can shart at home for free?
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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #643 on: October 06, 2011, 06:49:26 PM »
The Nova  episode mentioned the cathedral at Chartres, France.  Chartres is pronounced "shart."   :rofl:
So you wouldn't want a croissant from Chartres CBC?  :zoinks:

 OMG are you going to Chartres?  Is there a patisserie?  I would love a croissant!    :woohoo:
No, that was a hypothetical question. I am not traveling to shart at this time.

   :indeed:   Why travel to shart when you can shart at home for free?
:agreed: If one must shart than "Home is where the shart is" may be the way to go.

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Re: Post what you are thinking right now, part two
« Reply #644 on: October 07, 2011, 01:35:22 AM »
I think I don't wanna meet Geoff next weekend. Something tells me it's gonna be a complete awkward FAIL!