"The word “legend” originally meant “things to be read.” In the pre-Medieval period, reading and writing were very rare, and so anything worthy of being written down was something very noteworthy, and thus “legendary”; worthy of being written down and read. "
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Arnold 8 month s ago
#14 That sentence is completely contradictory.
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Philadelphia 8 month s ago
Arnold,
No, Jack Daniels wanted the publisher to reprint the book without the JD logo, and offered to pay for it.
No, Jack Daniels wanted the publisher to reprint the book without the JD logo, and offered to pay for it.
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Melinda 8 month s ago
#5 Mount Scenery is a dormant volcano in the Caribbean Netherlands. Its lava dome forms the summit of the Saba island stratovolcano. At an elevation of 887 m (2,910 ft),[1] it is the highest point in both the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and, since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, the highest point in the Netherlands proper. wikipedia
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Philadelphia 8 month s ago
Melinda,
and since the lowest point of the Netherlands is at 6.7m below sea-level, that makes a total height of about 893m
and since the lowest point of the Netherlands is at 6.7m below sea-level, that makes a total height of about 893m
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Kristy 8 month s ago
#9 so half of the project staff used standard scientific measurements and the other half used some redneck hillbilly fantasy stuff
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Lem 8 month s ago
Kristy, I don’t think it’s fair to call the metric system “redneck hillbilly fantasy stuff” - that can be offensive to a lot of people - especially to the countries that have never put a man on the moon.
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Dyer 8 month s ago
Lem, dont forget the nazis who taught you this and Build your Rockets.
And your "imperial" measurements are defined as multiples of the Metric System.
Thats dump. Why putting an extra layer of Potential Risk when you are playing with billions is beyond me.
And your "imperial" measurements are defined as multiples of the Metric System.
Thats dump. Why putting an extra layer of Potential Risk when you are playing with billions is beyond me.
No, Jack Daniels wanted the publisher to reprint the book without the JD logo, and offered to pay for it.
and since the lowest point of the Netherlands is at 6.7m below sea-level, that makes a total height of about 893m
And your "imperial" measurements are defined as multiples of the Metric System.
Thats dump. Why putting an extra layer of Potential Risk when you are playing with billions is beyond me.