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To: Phil(bullrider) who wrote (1198)	6/4/1998 10:58:00 PM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12810

I think that's what Janice calls her friends from Yahoo.

To: Phil(bullrider) who wrote (1198)	6/4/1998 11:42:00 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 12810

I don't know because I don't know what a penice is. Well, perhaps it is a derivative of the following: --------------------copy starts------------------------ Penates formally DI PENATES, household gods of the Romans and other Latin peoples. In the narrow sense, they were gods of the penus ("household provision"), but by extension their protection reached the entire household. They are associated with other deities of the house, such as Vesta, and the name was sometimes used interchangeably with . . . Lavinium modern PRATICA DI MARE, Italy, an ancient town of Latium, 19 miles (30 kilometres) south of Rome, regarded as the religious centre of the early Latin peoples. Roman tradition maintained that it had been founded by Aeneas and his followers from Troy and . . . BELIEFS, PRACTICES, AND INSTITUTIONS from Ancient European Religions: Roman religion The early Romans, like other Italians, worshiped not only purely functional and local forces but also certain high gods. Chief among them was the sky god Jupiter, whose cult, at first limited to the communities around the Alban Hills, later gained Rome as an adherent. The Romans gave Jupiter his own priest ( flamen), and the . . . Lar plural LARES, in Roman religion, any of numerous tutelary deities. They were originally gods of the cultivated fields, worshipped by each household at the crossroads where its allotment joined those of others. Later the Lares were worshipped in the houses in association with the Penates, the . . . Vesta in Roman religion, goddess of the hearth, identified with the Greek Hestia. The lack of an easy source of fire in the early Roman community placed a special premium on the ever-burning hearth fire, both publicly and privately maintained; thus, from the earliest times Vesta was assured of a prominent place in both family and state worship. Her . . . The Latin League. from Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations: Ancient Rome: ROME FROM ITS ORIGINS TO 264 BC: Early centuries of the Roman Republic. Although the Latins dwelled in politically independent towns, their common language and culture produced cooperation in religion, law, and warfare. All Latins could participate in the cults of commonly worshiped divinities, such as the cult of the Penates of Lavinium, Juno of Lanuvium, and Diana (celebrated at both Aricia and Rome). Latins . . . ------------------------end of copy-------------------------- That leads me to believe that this character must be a member of a cult, that worships the "Penate" (or its derivative, "the penice"). Evidently, since it was closely associated with the fiery "vesta", a deity representing fire of the hearth" (as in HOT), one could easily assume that in our modern day and age of "gangs", it is highly probable that this person, [nominated moron] is indeed the leader of an old Italian cult dedicated to worship the "Penate" (penis, or its derivative, the "penice"). It must be a very old cult, that in fact it can be traced back to the Romans themselves. The gang name could be along the lines of.... "The Hot and Flamy Penates" Clearly, this explains why the Italians and indeed all Latin people, have the fiery temper that [we] have. Surely there must be a close co-relation to the "Hot and Flamy Penates" and its historic connection to religious worshipness..... On the other hand......