I didn't knock down the Walls of Jericho either!

Moss

What about Lot's wife?

I didn't knock down the Walls of Jericho either!

Moss

Now that is from an old joke!

What about Lot's wife?

She was turned into a pillar of salt in the town of Zoar, 'cos she longingly looked back at Sodom as it was being destroyed by a hail of fire and brimstone.

So it wasn't Moss's fault?

Seems like a fairly harsh divine punishment for an inadvertent crick of the neck.

My ex step son was always in the shit at school.

He'd come home screaming about the injustices and I said it was all about accepting the consequences of your actions.

If you're not going to do your home work it's a conscious decision on your part and you're fully aware what the end result will be.

If you don't like the consequences then do the homework etc.

And did it work?

CB

Sorry, I missed this.

No, it never... you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

Fortunately he picked up some sort of work ethic from me and seems to stay employed though.

So it wasn't Moss's fault?

Seems like a fairly harsh divine punishment for an inadvertent crick of the neck.

No it wasn't an inadvertant crick of the neck. The Hebrew word for looked 'nabat', "i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favour or care."

She looked back yearning for the life and good standard of living (they were very well off) she was leaving behind in Sodom.

she was leaving behind in Sodom.

And who can honestly say that they haven't looked at a behind with pleasure.

(equal opportunities post)

And how come Lot didn't get any lumps for screwing his daughters?

Obviously the "I was too drunk to know what I was doing" defence was still viable back then.

And how come Lot didn't get any lumps for screwing his daughters?

Obviously the "I was too drunk to know what I was doing" defence was still viable back then.

Good point, however, it was the daughters who, as you put it, screwed Lot, not the other way 'round. The 'lumps' were on the future of Israel as the daughters conceived and gave birth to Moab and Benammi, or if you like, the Moabites and the Ammonites.

That's the Finns, mostly. Everybody knows about the S/M practices of UK MPs though. Could it be they were caressed with one hand and spanked with the other as children?

Here's a thought for those without any hot blooded scandinavian blood running through their veins...

After the stinking hot sauna (120 degrees C when you throw water on the rocks), and being flayed half to death with a birch branch, drinking a few shots of the local hooch, obviously not ignoring the pleasant views of the mixed sex communal sauna that you are sharing with all your distant cousins and neighbours, what do do?

The answer is easy, even predictable.

You run outside, in your birthday suit, air temperature an invigorating -25 degrees C, and role around in the snow.

Bah!

So it wasn't Moss's fault?

Seems like a fairly harsh divine punishment for an inadvertent crick of the neck.

No it wasn't an inadvertant crick of the neck. The Hebrew word for looked 'nabat', "i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favour or care."

She looked back yearning for the life and good standard of living (they were very well off) she was leaving behind in Sodom.

All rubbish.......Everyone knows the Yanks had Sodom hanged last year !!

" See yah Gomorrah" his somewhat optomistic, last words !!

That's the Finns, mostly. Everybody knows about the S/M practices of UK MPs though. Could it be they were caressed with one hand and spanked with the other as children?

Here's a thought for those without any hot blooded scandinavian blood running through their veins...

After the stinking hot sauna (120 degrees C when you throw water on the rocks), and being flayed half to death with a birch branch, drinking a few shots of the local hooch, obviously not ignoring the pleasant views of the mixed sex communal sauna that you are sharing with all your distant cousins and neighbours, what do do?

The answer is easy, even predictable.

You run outside, in your birthday suit, air temperature an invigorating -25 degrees C, and role around in the snow.

Bah!

I worked in a tiny Swedish town for a while a few years ago, it was so small that the pub only opened 3 times a month, but even then the bouncers wore stab proof vests and you often had to piss on two or three drunked blokes passed out in the urinal because...well they were in the urinal.

However, most interesting to see was the amount of kids with disabilities...

Otherwise I found Sweden to be a really nice place.

As a destination of choice, I always stop off in Helsinki on returns to the UK. Only place i've seen "blue-rinse" grannies with pints in their hands sat outside at 0830 in the morning

My kinda town.