7
8

DiscussionMindless Monday, 07 September 2015 (self.badhistory)

AutoModerator[M] が 投稿 - stickied post

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is generally for those instances of bad history that do not deserve their own post, and posting them here does not require an explanation for the bad history. This also includes anything that falls under this month's moratorium. That being said, this thread is free-for-all, and you can discuss politics, your life events, whatever here. Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

全 18 件のコメント
並べ替え:
ベスト
トップ新着論争中古い順Q&A

[–]taylororo 3ポイント4ポイント  (7子コメント)

Do you ever read something so unexpected and so shocking you have to put the book down?

This happened to me last week. There was a character on a mission to assassinate a very important and very fat local leader. The man stabs the leader with a sword so far that he loses the blade in the fat. Then, feces from the stabbed man's intestine flows out!

Anyways, the Bible is weird.

[–]TiakoTevinter apologist, shill for Big Lyrium 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

The Bible is a weird source for two reasons, I think: for one, it is just about the only "non-Western" work people in the west read widely. While the bible has certainly been an important work in western literature, it is mainly as a reference point and as a guiding ethos rather than as a literary exemplar. And so when people who are raised on Bible stories actually read the bible they find it a bit odd.

And secondly, it is one of the very few ancient sources we have from people outside of the core cultural and political center. The knowledge that the Jews exist on the fringes of much more powerful empires really runs through a lot of biblical work--think of the near constant angst regarding the Assyrians.

[–]alynnidalarThere needs to be cooked is the rice. - /u/badhistory_ss 2ポイント3ポイント  (4子コメント)

Ah, my man Ehud! Always loved that story, it's just so... I dunno, unexpectedly visceral. The book of Judges in general has some amazing stories, people tend to think that the only stories in the Bible are cute little morality fables and don't realize just how much blood and sex there is.

Deborah, Barak, and Jael is the next couple chapters, right? That one's my favorite, Deborah and Jael are amazing.

[–]taylororo 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah, Im a product of Catholic school, so I never had to bother with Bible (harharhar). But now I'm reading the stories through a Gospels lense, which the stories of Judges are difficult to fit into. Like I get that slaughtering your enemies can be seen as the power of God for the faithful, but damn.

[–]atomfullereneHole left by the Elvish Dark Ages 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

it's just so... I dunno, unexpectedly visceral.

heh heh heh

[–]alynnidalarThere needs to be cooked is the rice. - /u/badhistory_ss 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

(pun intended :D)

[–]ciderczarUnrepentant Ouiaboo 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I was reading a book a few years back where our hero is feasting at the home of a local lord. Our hero thanks the lord by pinning him to a wall and vomiting all over the lord's face.

Anyways, viking sagas are weird.

[–]Purgecakes 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I am not nearly as stressed as I should be. Which is bad because it means I'm not being productive, and I should be.

This year family members that I actually know and life started dropping like flies, as my two grandads and my favourite great aunt all died recently. Grandad died yesterday, funeral is a couple of days hence, awkwardly on a day of lectures, before a tutorial and after an essay I haven't started is due. Last time I didn't get an extension for a dead granddad I ended up whiffing an important paper which wrecked my mark for the paper, so I should get onto that. Then another essay next week and more than enough revision to keep me busy for law as well.

One of those weeks, I think.

[–]leicemancomethGeorge R.R. Martin is literally Mendelssohn 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Would it be Badhistory to say that the creation of Labor Day in the United States was partially a response to the more radical May Day (AKA International Workers Day?)

Also, happy Labor Day. Kinda sucks the buses aren't running, but the workers deserve it.

[–]atomfullereneHole left by the Elvish Dark Ages 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

I was inspired by the discussion of medieval stasis in fantasy to make this--a version of The Chart for Middle Earth. I'm pretty happy with it. I think more fantasy universes could use their own version.

[–]alynnidalarThere needs to be cooked is the rice. - /u/badhistory_ss 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

<3 I love it.

[–]hussard_de_la_mort"sandwich in my right, .45 in my other hand" 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Things I was not responsible for last night: Convincing a drunk guy to use makeshift scaling ladders to climb on top of the warehouse next to the bar.

Things I was responsible for last night: Starting the "USA" chant when he got to the top.

Anyways, I'm going to celebrate the achievements of the American working class with animal protein and alcohol.

[–]pittfan46 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Hey. I start in my school this week. I'm excited,scared, and looking forward to it.

/r/historicalworldpowers needs players. So some of you should join.

I went to Maryland this weekend. I was told I was going to MD after a long night drinking with work ppl in NYC. I wasn't happy to he told I had to pack. We left at 1230 am Friday night and got in 430am. So yea.

Howre all of you doing?

[–]viralmysteriesThe SS didn't even give me a waffle 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

The Cleveland Air Show has been going on and I feel the pilots are intentionally planning flybys as I do my homework.

In other news, I tried out for my schools speech and debate team the other day! Call backs are today, wish me luck!

[–]A_Crazy_CanadianEU4 is a Academic Source 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

The air show is great, got to go see it yesterday on the Uss cod.

[–]TiakoTevinter apologist, shill for Big Lyrium 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm thinking I might read Beevor's big WWII book. How easy of a read is it?

[–]Disgruntled_Old_TrotMorale Officer, Burpleson Air Force Base 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

We went out to the Gillespie County Airport on Saturday. The Commemorative Air Force had a few planes there. As luck would have it, we got there just as they were firing up the engines on the B-17 so we got to watch that and see it take off. There was also a wonderfully shiny P-51 and a very nice B-25. Also an SNJ which also took off while we were there. Finally the B-17 landed and we went home.

[–]Guy_de_Nolastnamelegiones Cannenses 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I am serious about /r/baehistory.

I want my sub to pan out and become a small but enjoyable place.