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Contents 1 Jesus/Josephus 2 22nd century 3 Yoda 4 Petrovichi 5 2006 6 Your Edit to Till We Have Faces 7 Animals in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 8 Book: Wikipedia for Dummies 9 Namaste 10 Your edits to September 18 and 1948 11 Poor Wedding Guests 12 Yehuda Ha-Nasi 13 Your contact info 14 The Baptism of Jesus 15 Goldstein (Tintin's doppelganger) 16 Little context in 656 (number) 17 Alveolar prognathism 18 Actors who have played God in films 19 Iddish 20 Comments on Talk:Iddish 21 ID 22 Ragnuk the First 23 Age 137: Bible chapter and verse requests 24 Sonnets of a Sorcerer 25 ==AfD nomination of Goldstein (Tintin's doppelganger) 26 Quadrecentenials 27 Your recent contributions to the article on the Yiddish language 28 Speedy deletion of Bemuti 29 Tuva 30 Your recent edits 31 Omissions in the Gospel of Matthew 32 Your recent edits 33 The original version of Naruto 34 Editing at the Ludwig von Drake page 35 Greater Berzerkistan 36 Khemed 37 Hillel and Shammai 38 January 22 39 The Real Forbidden Fruit 40 Chronology of Human Prehistory 41 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot 42 Proposed deletion of Animals and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 43 Proposed deletion of List of fictional Pharaohs 44 Arumbaya lingo deciphered 45 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot

[edit] Jesus/Josephus

Jesus said, "Turn the other cheek." He was crucified by Pilate after this action. No other candidate has been proposed for the leader of the Caesarea action. I have not yet heard or read one single good argument againts Jesus being the leader of this action. Plenty of good reasons for, no reason against. - Das Baz, 15 February 2006, 10:08 Nonviolent resistance article ---

Ammonite is another name for the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi. -- User:Das Baz 16:44, 16 Februa

If the whole world rejects the truth, it still remains the truth. -- User:Das Baz 16:44, 16 February 2

It is not just that the Caesarean Incident is close to the Crucifixion account. It is also that Jesus was the first great Teacher of Nonviolent Resistance, and thus the most likely candidate for the leader of the Caesarean Protest.

Learn to discuss theories rationally instead of calling for censorship and preventing the free exchange of ideas. How do you know other people do not accept the theory if you suppress it and erase it? -- User:Das Baz 16:44, 16 February 2006 Hey, it was I, Das Baz, who created the article on Nonviolent Resistance in the first place. Give people a chance to consider the theory. -- User:Das Baz 16:44, 16 February 2006

Gandhi may have independently discovered this theory, since he considered Jesus his teacher on Nonviolent Resistance.- Das Baz, 16 February 2006. -10:43 AM. Why exactly does this theory, the Caesarean Paradigm, enrage you so much? What exactly is your problem with it? - DB.

And, by the way, I had absolutely nothing to do with that French-Turkish linguistic idea. -Das Baz, 3/2/2006, 10:27 AM

[edit] 22nd century

You have again added Mozarts anniversary to the major anniversaries-list. Could we talk about this? I don't think it's very useful to mention his 350th birthday. Why not add his 400th anniversary in 2156 as well? Thanks. --Leo44 (talk) 17:43, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey, what do you have against Mozart? He's the greatest musician ever.- Das Baz 25 February 2006, 11:52 AM

Uhm, do you understand my question? I have nothing against Mozart, I only have something against non-significant anniversaries like 350 years or something of the like. If it'd been his 250th aniversary, it would be quite different. Don't you agree? --Leo44 (talk) 18:18, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Okay, just so as not to prolong a trivial debate, I agree to keep just the 250th anniversaries and the centennial anniversaries, and leave the rest out. - Das Baz, 3/1/2006

Good sir, I thought we had a deal? --Leo44 (talk) 19:52, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

I thought the deal was - 250th anniversary and the centennial anniversaries - 200th, 300th, 400th, 500th. Not the 350th, 450th, 550th, etc. If anyone put in any of those, it was not myself. Das Baz, 4/4/06, 10:26 AM.

Well, I thought the deal was: only significant anniversaries, not anniversaries which happen every century. A centennial anniversary happens every century and is therefore not significant. 250th, 500th, 750th etc, do not happen every century and are therefore more significant. Everything turns one-hundred years older every century, even the birth of Mozart. --Leo44 (talk) 19:40, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Well, it seems to me that things that happen once a century are significant, and most people agree with this view. If you are going to suppress Mozart's 300th and 400th anniversaries, then to be consistent you have to suppress all 300th and 400th anniversaries, including 2076 and 2176, the tricentennial and quadricentennial of American Independence. Das Baz, April 6, 2006, 10:40 AM

[edit] Yoda

Please stop adding that link to the Yoda article. Nufy8 23:54, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Why? It's a perfectly good link. What do you have against it? Das Baz, 24 May 2006. 9:52 AM.

I thought the vegetarian interview with Yoda was amusing, but not a reference source. Bejnar 16:43, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

It is not only humorous, but also though-provoking, a good example of the influence of Yoda on modern thought.Das Baz 15:22, 2 June 2006 (UTC) Anyway, for those who want to decide for themselves, here is the link: Article by Urrutia: "Interview with Master Yoda."

Actually, that link doesn't take us to the Interview with Yoda, but to a different article in that particular blog. The correct link is here: Article by Benjamin Urrutia: Interview with Master Yoda." I, for one, thought it was a brilliant interview. It's too bad George Lucas didn't see fit to include it in one of the movies.--Aramink 23:04, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Petrovichi

I really enjoyed the work you put into the Petrovichi article. It really reads well. Bejnar 16:43, 1 June 2006 (UTC) Thank you very much, Bejnar. As you can tell, I am a big fan of Dr. Isaac Asimov of blessed memory. Das Baz 15:21, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2006

Hi. I've removed the following entry from 2006#June:

• June 13 - Israel strongly affirms it did not cause the June 9 explosion on a Gaza beach.

This is already mentioned in the entry for the initial event:

• June 9 - An explosion kills eight Palestinian civilians on a Gaza beach. Four days later Israel denies responsibility for the blast.

Pburka 17:48, 23 June 2006 (UTC) OK, that's acceptable and makes sense. Das Baz 16:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Hi. I've also removed this entry:

• July 4 - Palestnian rocket hits school courtyard in Ashkelon, Israel.

This attack caused no injuries or significant damage. I don't think that we can include every event like this in the 2006 page. (I'm not picking on Israel, BTW; I've removed many other minor events from the page). Pburka 04:31, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

You're right, it was really a minor incident without casualties or major damage. It looks even less important in light of subsequent developments. 16:38, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your Edit to Till We Have Faces

Das Baz, really, I have to say yours was a jewel of an addition to the Till We Have Faces article. It's not simply a clever edit; it is most certainly there to stay in the article...you might want to furnish a reference from the literature on the topic to solidify your addition's accepted permanence. You described succinctly the correlation between the ancient Cupid and Psyche myth and the contemporary Beauty and the Beast tale that has survived to this day. Also, browsing your talk page, I see we have many of the same interests: Isaac Asimov, Star Wars, LDS Church, Josephus as a historical document, C.S. Lewis, and Israeli/Palestinian current events, among other things. Cheers --Piewalker 19:00, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

To that list we can add as being among my main interests: Alexander the Great, Ancient Israelite History, Animal Rights, Anime, the Future, Israeli Poetry, Jesus, Manga, Mozart, Nonviolent Resistance, Tolkien, Veganism, Vegetarianism. Das Baz 15:27, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Take a look at the latest pushes and pulls at Till We Have Faces. I've used your argument about not needing to referencing everything in the whole world, especially if it's common sense and verifiable. Please support if you feel so inclined. Piewalker 00:01, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Animals in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This article was just listed for speedy delete by an anon - I am notifying you since you contributed to the article :) Animals in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints --Trödel 20:47, 20 July 2006 (UTC) Thank you very much for the alert. The anon is obviously just motivated by bigotry. Das Baz 15:35, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

What did you think about the whole AfD discussion? Your illumination was notably absent. Piewalker 17:00, 28 July 2006

I will need more time and study before I can say something useful about "Articles for Deletion" in general. Ask me about specific points, and I shall tell you what I think. I am certainly very much against deleting Animals in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and said so. Das Baz 17:02, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

I was just hoping to hear you chime in the anti-deletion discussion, which has now evolved into a merge discussion. You had what I thought to be good points to preserve the article. Now that has been accomplished, the aforementioned merge discussion is taking shape on the LDS Church and Animals talk pages that I think you could certainly influence. I'm not attempting to "lure" you into discussion or create work for you that you don't have time or interest for; I merely wanted to raise your awareness that there's some interesting posts I've been responding to that perhaps may be up your alley, too. Saw Miami Vice today. Farrell was better in Alexander. I take it from your pro-Formicidae response on my talk page about war that you saw The Ant Bully? I said to myself, "there's gotta be something behind her preoccupation with ants." From the article you referred to..."Ants have colonized almost every landmass on Earth. They can constitute up to 15% of the total animal biomass of a tropical rainforest; in the Amazon the combined weight of the ants is said to be four times larger than that of the tetrapods in the same area." Piewalker 23:58, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Book: Wikipedia for Dummies

I think that it would be a good idea. I am always finding new projects, 'rules', templates, systems etc. on Wikipedia that I did not even suspect. Some people do like to have a book in their hand, even when doing things electronically. It would be a lot of work, even though the material is all there (somewhere) in the Wikipedia: articles. Outlining what to cover would be a good start. The five pillars of Wikipedia (and links) doesn't begin to cover it. In the past, I've found IDG Books open for suggestions, but I was never been willing to commit to their production cycle. Hungry Minds, Inc., a Delaware corporation, on October 31, 2000, was merged into IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, under the name "Hungry Minds, Inc." and then it was purchased by Wiley Publishing, Inc. I have not dealt with Wiley editors. They say "It is Wiley's policy not to accept unsolicited proposals for books in the For Dummies series. You may send us a copy of your credentials for our files or contact a literary agent to submit a proposal on your behalf. If you choose to submit a proposal through an agent and do not already have one, we suggest that you consult a publication like Literary Market Place that offers contact information for literary agents. Please be aware that Wiley Publishing, Inc. retains the right to publish a book, at any time, on any topic." Bejnar 17:16, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

If you think about it, all involved authors need to be recruited and in agreement of the project before we approach a publisher. And really, there's gotta come a time when we cap recruiting. Roles would need to be fleshed out. We'd need one dedicated project manager. The distribution of workload needs to be planned for if this thing would reach fruition. Not to mention, any major Wiki events will need to be tracked throughout the editing process to prevent inaccurate or outdated content from making it into the first edition. Iff any one of us has an agent (I do not), it could help overall, but I'm concerned about preferential treatment given to that particular "represented" author. Piewalker 17:39, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Namaste

Namaste

Namaste, aloha, shalom and thank you very much. Das Baz 15:34, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Namaste

[edit] Your edits to September 18 and 1948

• September 18, 1948 - At 10:15 AM, Yoni Abramski, age 12, is shot and murdered by a Jordanian sniper on Nehemiah Street in Jerusalem.

The day and year topics are intended for links to existing articles in Wikipedia. Also, a Google search for "Yoni Abramski" returns no results (at least, none in English). And (I know this sounds unkind when the topic is the death of a child), links on these pages should indicate why an event is particularly notable.

-- Jim Douglas 23:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

It was particularly notable to his mother, his family, his friends, his neighbors, and all Israel. Das Baz 23:40, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Understood, however the incident does not appear to be well known to the English-speaking world. A google search finds nothing, and a search of the NYTimes archives for the period finds no relevant matches for "Abramski". References added to the date and time topics must be verifiable. -- Jim Douglas 23:46, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

The reference: A Tale of Love and Darkness, a memoir by Amos Oz Das Baz 23:49, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

The incident should be well-known to the whole world, of whatever language. Das Baz 23:52, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Let me put it like this: The incident is tragic, that's a given. In what way is the death of this particular child notable to history, when compared to the hundreds (thousands?) of children who have died in Arab-Israeli conflicts since 1947? Or the untold thousands of children who have died in any conflicts? -- Jim Douglas 00:04, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Believe me, if I could, I would write, using my own blood, an article for every child, of all nationalities and religions, who have been killed, either deliberately (as Yoni was) or as "collateral damage." I'll include as many as I can in as many places as possible.Das Baz 00:13, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Poor Wedding Guests

The page you just created is an Wikipedia:Attack page. I have marked it for deletion.Mapetite526 22:06, 3 October 2006 (UTC) Attack? I'm not attacking anyone. Das Baz 22:21, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

You have recently re-created the article Poor Wedding Guests. This was deleted in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policies. Please do not re-create the article: if you disagree with the article's deletion, you may ask for a review at Wikipedia:Deletion review. Aecis ^{I'm too busy acting like I'm not naive} 22:29, 3 October 2006

Das Baz is an important and responsible contributor to our Wiki community. Condescending remarks toward Das Baz are degrading, inappropriate, and unneccessary, regardless of individual notions of the suitability of content and pages proposed. Please revise the tone of your correspondence to be more respectful. I have not always agreed with Das Baz, but have (in my mind) been respectful nonetheless and I believe much good work has been provided to our community as a result of mutually respectful teamwork. I urge all to do likewise to reach similar outcomes that can only benefit the same community to which we all belong. After all is said and done we should remember that "We are," as Herbert Kaufman wrote, "the Argonauts, the seekers of the priceless fleece: The Truth." Piewalker 18:20, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yehuda Ha-Nasi

I have converted this into a redirect for you Brookie :) - a will o' the wisp ! ^(Whisper...) 16:14, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much. Please keep up the good work. Das Baz 17:31, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your contact info

Hi Das Baz: You have not enabled your Wikipedia Email feature in your "tool box" on the left hand side of your user page. Sometimes editors overlook that when it's a useful way of staying in touch with other editors. Best wishes. Lehitraot, IZAK 14:06, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Baptism of Jesus

I went ahead and redirected the article you started, The Baptism of Jesus, to the preexisting article on the subject, Baptism of Jesus. You can of course dig the material out of the page history and add it to the preexisting page if it's needed. NickelShoe (Talk) 06:04, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Goldstein (Tintin's doppelganger)

Hi Das Baz: Thanks for adding the information about Goldstein (Tintin's doppelganger) which was fascinating to read. Are there any good sources, such as still existing versions of "Goldstein" in the French Tintin anywhere? I can't seem to locate any on the web. Thanks. IZAK 11:00, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Little context in 656 (number)

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[edit] Alveolar prognathism

I've redirected the article you created, alveolar prognathism, to prognathism, since the only additional information the newer article adds on prognathism is unreferenced. That information is the sentence that asserts "The lack of alveolar prognathism is a distinctive identifying characteristic of Caucasians", and I can find no reliable evidence online to back this. The topic seems to be a source of controversy on Talk:Prognathism, but I'm not a physical anthropologist. If you can find reliable references, please feel free to unredirect. Thanks, Clicketyclack 10:24, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Actors who have played God in films

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[edit] Iddish

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[edit] Comments on Talk:Iddish

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[edit] ID

I've reverted your repeat entry on ID, since I can find no evidence online supporting the assertion that Id means "Jew" in some dialects of Yiddish (which is called Iddish in the Hebrew language). Could you please cite some sources? Thanks, Clicketyclack 07:12, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Apologies: I've just asked a colleague to ring a Yiddish-speaking uncle, who confirmed that you were quite right. So I've added it as an an interwiki link at the lower left of ID. Thanks, Clicketyclack 15:51, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ragnuk the First

Howdy. I deleted this for being unsourced and unnecessary. A tiny little mention in a novel is hardly enough for us to have an encyclopedia article on this topic. Friday (talk) 17:23, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Age 137: Bible chapter and verse requests

"In the Bible, it is the lifespan of three notable men: Ishmael, Levi, and Amram. Each of them lived to the age of 137."

Could you please give a Bible book, chapter and verse to back up each of these? Anton Mravcek 19:12, 28 July 2007 (UTC) Genesis 25:17, Exodus 6:16-20. Thank you. Erudil 15:23, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the Bible citations, and also thanks for adding them to 137 (number). You've piqued my curiosity with "Erudil 15:23." Is that an apocryphal book of the Bible, or the sacred text of a related religion? Anton Mravcek 23:35, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sonnets of a Sorcerer

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[edit] ==AfD nomination of Goldstein (Tintin's doppelganger)

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Hi,

I've set your article about Goldstein, Tintin's double, up for deletion. It was an interesting one and raised the issue, but I do not really think that that he was major enough to have his own article in a way similar to Tintin, Haddock or Calculus. There is also now a more detailed account about him at Tintin's Double.

Any opinions on this?

Cheers, --Marktreut 12:06, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Quadrecentenials

Why quadricentennials in 22nd century? Why not quincentennials in 23rd century, etc? I believe there's a consensus that no anniversary listing should appear in a {{future}} year artical unless there is present planning for memorialization. I'm not sure where the appropriate discussion would be to confirm that, though. — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 17:37, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

It's not "artical" but article, and I do not know of any such consensus. Erudil 17:40, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

There's a clear consensus not to include the Titanic centennial. I think the (archived) discussion on that points to a more general consensus to that effect. — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 18:33, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

You cannot generalize from the Titanic centennial to all centennials. Erudil 16:05, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your recent contributions to the article on the Yiddish language

The Hebrew language uses the native Yiddish designation for the latter language. It is pronounced both "yidish" and "idish" in the two languages, with the corresponding orthographic distinction (יידיסה and אידיש) both when appearing in Yiddish and Hebrew text. This duality is clearly indicated in the lead sentence in the article on the Yiddish language --Futhark|Talk 18:10, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Bemuti

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[edit] Tuva

Please re-check this correction of yours. It is either "on September 19", or "two days previously on the 18th", or "three days previously on the 17th". The way it is now, one of the pieces ought to be incorrect. Thanks.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 17:53, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

The correct dates are: The flag was adopted on the 17th and blessed on the 20th. Thank you. Erudil 15:32, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for checking! Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 16:18, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your recent edits

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[edit] Omissions in the Gospel of Matthew

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[edit] Your recent edits

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[edit] The original version of Naruto

Please stop creating articles about the original version of Naruto. That test chapter is already mentioned in enough detail in the intro to the main Naruto article; there is no need to create separate articles or sections detailing every little difference it has from the current series. NeoChaosX (talk, walk) 11:27, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Editing at the Ludwig von Drake page

Hi, I just read your message but didn't know where to reply to you. (I hope this is the right place.) In reference to this message:

Dear Ethel, I only mention the divorce option because some people talk about either Matilda or Ludwig dying to explain the end of their marriage. Matilda did not die, as shown by the fact she reappeared alive and well in Scotland in 2005. I do not like to think of Ludwig dead either. Das Baz, aka Erudil 20:04, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I realized I likely overreacted and apologize. I don't like the idea of either Matilda or Ludwig being "dead" either, but the idea of their getting divorced was rather upsetting to me, too. The thing is, as I tried to explain, there was never anything to suggest that such a thing happened. In fact, if you've read my article at the bottom of the talk page, [1] Don Rosa seems to solve the mystery at last. He had actually wanted Ludwig and Matilda to be married; but his editor didn't like Ludwig (in fact, he declared Von Drake "officially dead" ) and utterly forbade Rosa to use the character. This is why Matilda is completely alone and still a McDuck in The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter From Home.

The problem was, the comments that Matilda divorced Ludwig because she didn't want to live with a "know it all" seemed to be passing a judgment and presenting a personal opinion as fact, when we are asked to keep these pages neutral. I should have approached the matter with less emotion and more common sense, but I hope you at least understand my position on this. I'll remove the warnings, but please try to keep it neutral, okay? You can always make a seperate page somewhere especially for your views on the "Ludwig and Matilda" thing. EthelG (talk) 01:28, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Greater Berzerkistan

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[edit] Khemed

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[edit] Hillel and Shammai

Don't take this the wrong way, but do you know how to use references in Wikipedia articles? Basically, all you need to do is enclose the reference in <ref></ref> tags, and then add a <references /> tag at the bottom where you want the notes to appear. You really don't want to leave references inline like that. -LisaLiel (talk) 22:42, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

One other thing. You added two references at the end, and wikilinked the sources. But they aren't in Wikipedia. You add a hyperlink like this: Exodus article (single square brackets, with the text you want appearing one space after the URL). What you did was more like this: Exodus Article. See how it's red, and goes nowhere? Or if it's an actual book or article that's not online, just enclose it in double apostrophies, like this: Exodus Article -LisaLiel (talk) 23:54, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] January 22

Thank you for your contribution to January 22. Your entry has been reverted because it does not link to a Wikipedia article that supports the event or date referenced. In order to keep to Wikipedia's policy of verifiability, entries on date articles must link to existing articles for support. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 19:39, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Okay, added a link to the Wikipedia article on the Gulf War. Das Baz, aka Erudil 20:59, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Great. That's what it needed. Boneheads like me would have no idea where to look for more info on the event. Thanks. I'll bring up the topic of whether the event is globally notable another day. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 21:09, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Real Forbidden Fruit

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[edit] Chronology of Human Prehistory

Good start. Can you add more, please? Bearian (talk) 19:34, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Arumbaya lingo deciphered

Dear Das Baz, Thank you so much for the extremely helpful comment about the lingo the Arumbaya tribe speaks in The Broken Ear - I thought Tintologists had traced it to "Marols" the Brussels (Flemish) dialect Hergé would have heard from his grandmother, but you're right. I added it to the Dutch site on The Broken Ear - may I ask if there's any written source or did you discover it yourself? Hats off! "I told you to hit the flipping ball into the hole! And that don't mean his flipping earhole!" Quite risqué for the former Boy Scout... Best wishes, Frank Landsman (talk) 13:16, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Dear Frank, Have to confess - I am not sure. I think I figured out when I read aloud what the Arumbaya Chief was saying - and realized he was talking Cockney. But there is a chance my memory was playing tricks on me and I could have read somewhere, and then forgotten I read it, that Cockney in the English translation corresponds to Marols in the French original. Either way, alas, I cannot provide a source. Thank you anyway. And thanks for the laugh! Das Baz, aka Erudil 15:41, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Dear Das Baz, I just received an email from a real Tintologist named Paul Durdin and he confirmed that Tintin's English translators Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper & Michael Turner cleverly substituted Cockney for the Marollien/Marols used in the French original. The only phrase I couldn't figure out was "Cohrluv ahduk!" on p.52 - Cor (as in cor blimey!)love a duck? As the Marx Brothers mused while passing a viaduct, "Yes, why a duck?". Btw, if you're interested in Nathanael West, I'll send you my thesis, lots of stuff on comics and S.J. Perelman as well. Cheers then, Frank Landsman (talk) 17:03, 29 May 2008 (UTC) Hi Das Baz, I left you a note on my talk page -thanks. Frank Landsman (talk) 16:24, 2 June 2008 (UTC) Ok, just mail me at FrankieboyfrankATgmailDOTcom and I'll mail you "Nathanael West's American Nightmare Factory" - thanks for you interest. Frank Landsman (talk) 15:27, 3 June 2008 (UTC)Or leave your email address at my Talk Page or send it to http://www.myspace.com/masfrank if that's safer. Cheers! Frank Landsman (talk) 17:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

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