Posts made by raphjd

You'll need to read more than just that part.  Many cities were accused of committing the sins of Sodom.  The one thing you will notice is that while they are said to have committed the same sin, there is no mention of sex.

Even the use of "to know" does not mean that it was necessarily about sex.  There are 914 confirmed cases where "to know" means literally that, to know something/someone.  On the other hand there are less than 20 confirmed cases of "to know" meaning sex.

Even if we exclude the other cities that committed the same sin of inhospitality, there is no clear evidence that "to know" in the case of Sodom had anything to do with sex.  The region was war torn and some strangers suddenly appear, so the town's men wanted to know them.  Why are we supposed to automatically assume that means they wanted to fuck them?!  It would make more sense that the town's men wanted to meet them and find out who they are.  This makes even more sense when you consider that, in order to keep the men from attacking the strangers, Abraham offers up his daughters for sex if they will leave the men alone.  Now why would a man offer his daughters up for sex to a bunch of gays?!  That makes no sense.

Of the 5 cities {Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim and Bela—also called Zoar} that were destroyed that night, only Sodom is supposed to have been destroyed for homosexuality, yet they all committed the exact same sins.  So why hasn't any of the other cities been labelled as fag cities?!

A little long in the tooth

This means you are getting old.

This is based on horse teeth keep growing and if left unattended, can get very long.  Other animals' teeth keep growing as well, mostly rodents.

I wouldn't go as far as saying 90%, maybe 89% though.  ;D

Built like a Brick Outhouse

Traditionally, outhouses or shit-houses where made of wood due to the fact that they had to be moved fairly regularly because the holes kept filling up.

Brick outhouses where usually only done by the wealthy and very fancy.

Of course, brick outhouses are much stronger than their wooden counter parts.

Hair of the dog

The root of this is "the hair of the dog that bit you".

This literally refers to the misguided belief that if you were bit by a rabid dog, you need to pluck a few hairs from it and put it on the bite wound to prevent getting rabies.

Oddly enough, around the time of William Shakespeare, many European countries had almost identical sayings that related to both rabies and hangovers.

I'm still playing Fallout 3 {about 10th time through}, Red Dead Redemption, Metero 2033, and several racing games.

Smart Ass

The root of this phrase is "smart Alec" and is based on the exploits of Alec Hoag, a celebrated pimp, thief, and confidence man operating in New York City in the 1840s, Hoag, along with his wife Melinda and an accomplice known as "French Jack", operated a con called the "panel game", a method by which prostitutes and their pimps robbed customers.

Military Intelligence

At best, this can only be classed as an oxymoron and not a saying, so I can't give a basis for it.

Bite the bullet

You often see in period dramas that they have women bite on wooden spoons while giving birth.  Well, it's claimed that in war time they had soldiers bite on a bullet to take their mind away from the pain of their surgery; ie amputating a limb.

Kick the bucket

When someone would commit suicide by hanging, they often used a bucket which they would kick to hang them self.

Face the music

The expression “face the music” comes from the military “drumming out” ceremony for disgraced soldiers.  This ritual called for only drums to accompany the dishonored as he was stripped of his rank and colors in front of his assembled unit.  For cavalrymen, this humiliation was enhanced by having the offender sit backwards on his horse so that while leaving he could still see, as well as hear, the drums and the band.

Drunker than a skunk

This appears to be a fairly modern phrase.  Despite what you see in the movies, it seems that the earliest use of the phrase didn't start until the 20th century.

The best that anyone can guess, it seems to be based on the fact that it rhymes and that skunks and drunks stink.

Caught red handed

This is being caught with the blood of your victim on your hands.

Got up on the wrong side of the bed

This is a Roman superstition.  It's bad luck to to get out of bed on the left side.  Doing so will make you grumpy all day long.

If you notice, day beds are made so you can't get out on the left due to it having a back on that side.  You can only get out on the right side.

Under the weather

It was believed that weather can make you sick, so you were under the influence of the weather or more commonly "under the weather".

Dead as a doornail

This is based on 2 things.  Doors were often used to carry the dead and when they got to the funeral parlor, they dismantled the door and used the nails for the coffin.

Fit as a fiddle

A violin was considered extremely delicate, while a fiddle {technically both are the same instrument} is considered robust.

As poor as dirt

Poor people used to have dirt floors

As right as rain

It's meaning is similar to "fit as a fiddle".  During the 19th century and on into the 1930s, there were many droughts and rain fixed the problems and made the crops grow. So rain made everything "right".

Sick as a dog

Dogs tend to be energetic, but when they get sick they really get sick and lethargic.

Brits tend to use "sick as a cat".

It's raining cats and dogs

There are several theories for this one.  The most gruesome is that in bygone eras, drainage was so poor that stray animals, usually cats and dogs, would get drown in hard rains.  When the rains were over, people would see all the dead cats and dogs and think they came with the rain.

Colder than a witch's tit

Supposedly, this is from the witch hunting days of old.  People believed that witches had no maternal nature and therefore a baby couldn't suckle from her tit.

A stitch in time saves nine

This refers to needle point.  Supposedly on average, you have to undo 9 stitches to repair a mistake.  So if you see your mistake right away, you were saved from having to redo 9 other stitches as well.

Sleeping like a baby

During the Victorian era, many baby "sleep aids" contained opiates, so babies sleep very quietly.

Clean as a whistle

Refers to cleaning ship and train whistles during the steam engine's reign.

Cute as a button

This refers back to the days when only the wealthy had buttons on their clothes.  And of course, the clothes of the wealthy were considered the height of fashion.

I was beside myself in disbelief

The Greeks believed that the body and soul were 2 separate being that made up humans. Under great emotional stress, the 2 could separate.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

This is a hunting based saying.  Having 1 bird already caught is worth more than twice as many uncaught.

It had nothing to do with sex, but hospitality or the lack thereof.

I don't know about Russia's rules for internal adoptions {Russians adopting Russian kids}, but they have don't allow single people outside of Russia to adopt the kids.

I don't know if this true of all 50 states, as they all have different rules, but Prop 8 started as a petition.  Once it got enough signatures, it was placed on the ballot. The people of California then voted on it and 52% voted in favor of hate.

If you live in a council house or flat, then YES, they have to approve ANY pet you may wish to have.

However, if you live in Scotland and live in your own private house, flat or whatever, you do not need council permission to own/keep a "pet".  Prior to 2002, every property deed in Scotland was very strict and heavily controlled by the local council and local land laird {"lord" in the rest of the UK}.  In 2000, the Scottish Parliament passed a law that abandoned most of the Nazi'ish deed restrictions placed by the local councils on private property.

If you live in a private flat, you will probably have deed restrictions placed there by the home owner association or the building management/owners.

Actually, "sodomite" has not been applied properly here or in virtually every case for centuries.

The sins of Sodom and Gomorrah were that they didn't treat their "guests" well.

The UK and US court systems are very much alike in many aspects.  You must have standing in the case.  In other words, you can't bring a suit unless it directly affects you, someone you have guardianship over or have power of attorney over.

There are some major differences, like in the UK you can be forbidden from appealing by the trial judge, there is no rule against double jeopardy, there is no 5th Amendment or anything like it in the UK.

All Lucas Entertainment videos from 2009 and later are banned.

Is there a GTRU policy against VPN or Proxy in order to protect from this problem?  If not, will that create problems with multiple IPs logging in if the VPN servers are commercial?

We don't allow Proxies, but I have no idea about VPN.  I'll leave that for one of our more tech savvy moderators.

The situation is being discussed in the staff section.

Well, I have been totally smoke free for 1 year as of today. 

The mental cravings are still there, but they passes much quicker now.  I for several months I haven't reached for cigarettes that aren't there.

No regular user will get punished for uploading banned pictures, as the list is not available to them.

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With the exception of Titan Media which we fully ban, the picture ban for some studios only applies to stuff posted on the site and in the forums. You can include them in a torrent without issue.