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You can't get there from here
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:12 pm
by Gob
Quote of the day...
A young couple stopped by the van, and were peering into their phones.
Me; "You lost, need directions?"
Him; (Strong German accent) "We are looking for the lost land of Lyonesse."
Me; "It's lost ,mate.
Him; "Ok, in that case, where is Trevescan."
Turns out they had an app with a "lost land of
Lyonesse" walk on it. The app didn't tell them it's mythical/legendary.
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:46 pm
by Big RR
Mythical/legendary? Then where did Tristan come from?
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 3:53 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
The Steppes
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:25 am
by Gob
Big RR wrote:Mythical/legendary? Then where did Tristan come from?
Funny you should mention Tristan, we've spent the last
few days at Tintagel...
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:50 am
by MajGenl.Meade
Magical place that, Gob
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 5:12 am
by liberty
MajGenl.Meade wrote:The Steppes
My ancestors came from the steppes and yours came from someone’s asshole.
Ancient DNA Reveals New Human History Of Eurasian Steppes
By Gemma Tarlach | May 9, 2018 12:00 pm
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The grassy Eurasian steppes cover thousands of miles, from northwestern China to Hungary, creating what one researcher calls a “highway” for cultural exchange and conquest. (Credit Wikimedia Commons ence, analyzed genetic material from scores of ancient humans to create a new map of human movement, as well as the spread of language, the hepatitis B virus and horse domestication, across the sprawling Eurasian steppes. The ancient genomes sequenced for the papers — with more findings to follow, promise the authors — represent the largest collection of ancient human DNA ever studied
The Science study also uncovered evidence of two waves of migration from the western Eurasian steppes into South Asia, a topic that has been hotly debated by both archaeologists and linguists alike.
Instead, the team uncovered suggestions of two waves of migration into South Asia: a very early one prior to the Bronze Age (ruling out the Early Bronze Age Yamnaya and Afanasievo) and a second during the Late Bronze Age, 3,200-4,300 years ago, which may have introduced Indo-Iranian languages into the region.
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 5:44 pm
by liberty
Why are liberals such deniers of the importance the Steppes in the history of Eurasia from Europe to the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and China? Oh yes, in ancient time North Africa was consider part of Asia.
And why is it so hard for some to accept that Eurasia is one continent?
The Steppes are not a mythical place; they are real and have been important to the world for thousands of years.
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 7:50 pm
by Lord Jim
MajGenl.Meade wrote:The Steppes
You
had to mention The Steppes, Meade...
You just
had to go and mention The Steppes...
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:27 pm
by Guinevere
Gob wrote:Big RR wrote:Mythical/legendary? Then where did Tristan come from?
Funny you should mention Tristan, we've spent the last
few days at Tintagel...
On my list if I ever get back to the UK!
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:09 pm
by Big RR
It does look nice, and a tie in with Tristan/Isolde as well (one of my favorite operas). Well worth a visit.
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:04 am
by Joe Guy
liberty wrote:My ancestors came from the steppes and yours came from someone’s asshole.......
I think you're confused. When your mother married a Mexican and told you he was your step-father it didn't mean that you have ancestors from the steppes.
You can't get there from here
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 4:20 am
by RayThom
Joe Guy wrote:liberty wrote:My ancestors came from the steppes and yours came from someone’s asshole.......
I think you're confused. When your mother married a Mexican and told you he was your step-father it didn't mean that you have ancestors from the steppes.
I enjoy "Yo Momma" jokes. Here's another one:
Yo momma’s so dumb, when they said it was chilly on the steppes, she grabbed a bowl.
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 4:49 am
by MajGenl.Meade
Lord Jim wrote:You had to mention The Steppes, Meade...You just had to go and mention The Steppes...
Sorry, it's all the fault of DNA - my dynastic natal assholes. Even worse, I've become a "liberal"....
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 7:56 am
by Gob
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 3:04 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
Sorry about that, Taff. (Very nice pics - particularly the top one with the dogs).
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 5:44 pm
by Long Run
MajGenl.Meade wrote:Sorry about that, Taff. (Very nice pics - particularly the top one with the dogs).
The hidden dogs! (right click view image). Ditto on the photos.
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:59 am
by Gob
MajGenl.Meade wrote:Sorry about that, Taff. (Very nice pics - particularly the top one with the dogs).
Not your fault old bean...
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 11:30 am
by BoSoxGal
What’s the backstory on photo #2?
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:41 pm
by Gob
Re: You can't get there from here
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 1:56 pm
by BoSoxGal
Lovely, thanks! (Sorry I missed the earlier link you posted.)
I’ll have to put that on my bucket list, for sure.
Speaking of all things Cornwall, a while back you posted about that book The Salt Path, and I went looking only to find it unavailable in the US. Did you read it in regular book form, or by any chance as a shareable digital book? I would really love to read it at some point - it’s only available here as an audio book and I really don’t care for audio books, I don’t absorb them as well. Otherwise I’m wondering if I might prevail on you to pick me up and mail me a copy - I would, of course, PayPal you the funds in advance.
