Yes, but that has all sorts of other obligations.
Now, Calvinball-ism on the other hand...
At this point, I think you're safe in just saying "Hey, Christianity," or at least, "Hey, Protestantism."
And the Mongols actually were tolerant of many of the religions among the people they subjected. Which means, I guess, that they killed most of the many they killed for other reasons.
You're probably right, Adam. We seem to have one world religion at last!
Well eb, when you kill all the men and take all the women, you can afford to be a little tolerant later.
Small point of order.
Who the hell in their right minds would beg from a Mongol warrior?
In not-chicag did Ogged-Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree
ogged:
Did you miss the bit about 500 wives and concubines, and kids (with the implied prior actions) as far as the eye can see? I'm pretty sure you don't have any Mongolian blood.
So the title of this post must refer to a work by the philosopher's lesser-known sibling, Genghis Russell.
ogged: Did you miss the bit about
I know it's best for the blog if I'm a complete loser, but for the love of Genghis, this is the longest I've been single in 12 or 13 years.
He owns the Mineshaft?
No, I think he just decreed it.
"I'm a player, Tim, I thought you knew..."
Yikes, wishfully miscalculated my age, so that's 14 or 15 years.
Ogged:
I thought we agreed that you wouldn't call me out when I was going through one of my never-the-touch-of-a-woman-again meltdowns. Sneaky, lying bastard. I guess you might be related to Khan.
I was just defending myself, Tim. Now, if I'd added, "how about you, comment boy?" I think you'd have a case.
Ah, petty distinctions, the last refuge of the tyrant.
"comment boy" was just gravy, not the meat of the insult.
In not-chicag did Ogged-Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree
Where us, the sacred commenters ran,
Through cock-jokes humourless to man,
Down to a funless sea.
Actually that's way too depressing, even if the rhyme and meter work out (mostly) correctly. Anyone want to come up with a more positive ending to the stanza?
Isn't "way too depressing" the raison d'etre of this place?
Yes, but the humor is usually pretty good. Or at least much better than elsewhere.
How about "unnumbered" for "humourless?"
I think "humourless" is okay, actually.
14 beat me to it! I used to like to take that collection home to antagonize my family by leaving it around the house.
I'm up for a game of Calvinball. With Bertrand Russell's head.