Egg on Barry's face!

[Barry Shnikov]

Looks like I was wrong!

What was it PT Barnum said? No-one went broke by under-estimating the intelligence of people.

Looks like we shouldn't under-estimate their penchant for ridiculous beliefs either.

[Dreadful Scathe]

Looks like I was wrong!

What was it PT Barnum said? No-one went broke by under-estimating the intelligence of people.

Looks like we shouldn't under-estimate their penchant for ridiculous beliefs either.

as far as religions go, there is nothing particularly ridiculous about that one. My classical studies teacher at school clearly believed in the Greek Gods, always made the lessons more interesting

[StokeBloke]

as far as religions go, there is nothing particularly ridiculous about that one.

As far as religions go, this one is no more ridiculous than the others

[jivecat]

As far as religions go, this one is no more ridiculous than the others

Well, quite.

....a handful of miserable resuscitators of a degenerate dead religion who wish to return to the monstrous dark delusions of the past.

What a way with words this chap has. We on the forum could certainly learn from him.

That Zeus is a bit of a hunk. (Except for the beard, of course.) Wonder if it's worth phoning up and offering to have his babies? They probably need a few vestal virgins for the ritual and that.

[Barry Shnikov]

As far as religions go, this one is no more ridiculous than the others

Well, you're pushing at an open door there, SB.

[Barry Shnikov]

Well, quite.

What a way with words this chap has. We on the forum could certainly learn from him.

That Zeus is a bit of a hunk. (Except for the beard, of course.) Wonder if it's worth phoning up and offering to have his babies? They probably need a few vestal virgins for the ritual and that.

Ah, the benefits of a classical education. Having Zeus' babies is rather tricky; see he can't afford to p!ss off Hera, so he tends to do it in disguise - as an animal. Swan, bull, that sort of thing. Could bring tears to your eyes...

[David Bailey]

That Zeus is a bit of a hunk. (Except for the beard, of course.) Wonder if it's worth phoning up and offering to have his babies? They probably need a few vestal virgins for the ritual and that.

Weren't the vestal virgins for Rome? I always get a bit confused about the virgin thing...

[Barry Shnikov]

Weren't the vestal virgins for Rome? I always get a bit confused about the virgin thing...

Vesta (whose name was later adopted by the match manufacturer) was a Roman goddess, rather than Greek. Whether her Greek predecessor also had a bunch of virgins I do not know...

trivia point: it was through the temple of vesta that Julius Caesar, played by Kenneth Williams, was running when he yelled the immortal line: "Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in fer me!"

[jivecat]

I thought Vesta ran an Chinese fast-food joint way back in the 60s.


Couldn't you have just crossed your legs, Leda?

[Barry Shnikov]

I thought Vesta ran an Chinese fast-food joint way back in the 60s.

Vesta quick meals!! Gosh, I'd forgotten all about them. Are they still being sold?

[Dreadful Scathe]

Nope, they cant get the virgins anymore. Yeah but no but yeah.

[jivecat]

Vesta quick meals!! Gosh, I'd forgotten all about them. Are they still being sold?

I'll check next time I'm in a supermarket. There's probably still some 85 year old pensioner living in Blaenau Ffestiniog that refuses to eat anything else and accounts for 93% of sales. I used to love those crispy bits of fried plastic they gave you with the chop suey.

[Barry Shnikov]

I'll check next time I'm in a supermarket. There's probably still some 85 year old pensioner living in Blaenau Ffestiniog that refuses to eat anything else and accounts for 93% of sales. I used to love those crispy bits of fried plastic they gave you with the chop suey.

Wow. Nostalgia city!