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To: epicure who wrote (210696)	12/6/2012 12:44:22 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543106

Re: "Lucy became a devout Christian, refused to compromise her virginity in marriage and was denounced to the Roman authorities by the man she would have wed. They threatened to drag her off to a brothel if she did not renounce her Christian beliefs, but were unable to move her, even with a thousand men and fifty oxen pulling. So they stacked materials for a fire around her instead and set light to it, but she would not stop speaking, insisting that her death would lessen the fear of it for other Christians and bring grief to non-believers." Lost to history is the story Lucy's betrothed, the man who almost married a woman heavy enough to remain unmoved by a thousand men and fifty pulling oxen, a woman determined not to share his bed and a woman so vociferous that she wouldn't shut up, speaking even after being toasted and with a spear in her throat. In the final analysis, however, are either of their stories all that unusual? Ed

To: epicure who wrote (210696)	12/6/2012 1:09:46 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543106

I like ?St Judith The Book of Judith has a tragic setting that appealed to Jewish patriots and it warned of the urgency of adhering to Mosaic law, generally speaking, but what accounted for its enduring appeal was the drama of its narrative. The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow, who is upset with her Jewish countrymen for not trusting God to deliver them from their foreign conquerors. She goes with her loyal maid to the camp of the enemy general, Holofernes, with whom she slowly ingratiates herself, promising him information on the Israelites. Gaining his trust, she is allowed access to his tent one night as he lies in a drunken stupor. She decapitates him, then takes his head back to her fearful countrymen. The Assyrians, having lost their leader, disperse, and Israel is saved. Though she is courted by many, she remains unmarried for the rest of her life. en.wikipedia.org

To: epicure who wrote (210696)	12/6/2012 1:19:09 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543106

There is that famous Italian song too sung by gondoliers... weirdos. I do wonder why it came up but FL is very Catholic so, ...

To: epicure who wrote (210696)	12/6/2012 3:49:32 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543106

That person knows they are stupid. S/he did use the word simplicity. That is the same person who got the horses wrong you posted. What is worse is no one on that thread will point out the obvious constant mistakes s/he makes. We don't have things like that happen here because we are careful and seldom post stuff we are not pretty sure of.