Mission

And now something I know you'll all enjoy...selections from Hippocrates' Aphorisms! [Applaud Here!] "Section V. ... 38. If, in a woman pregnant with twins, either of her breasts lose its fullness, she will part with one of her children; and if it be the right breast which becomes slender, it will be the male child, or if the left, the female." ... 59. If a woman do not conceive, and wish to ascertain whether she can conceive, having wrapped her up in blankets, fumigate below, and if it appear that the scent passes through the body to the nostrils and mouth, know that of herself, she is not unfruitful." (Hippocrates, Hippocratic Writings, "Aphorisms", Translated by Francis Adams, p. 139) "Section VI. ... 13. Sneezing coming on, in the case of a person afflicted with hiccup, removes the hiccup. ... 15. In confirmed diarrhœa, vomiting, when it comes on spontaneously, removes the diarrhœa." (Hippocrates, p. 140) "30. A young man does not take the gout until he indulges in coition." (Hippocrates, p. 141) "Section VII. ... 43. A woman does not become ambidextrous." (Hippocrates, p. 142) Ok, that's enough of that.

What is this? The all WWII movies, all the time version of movie quotes?

That is one rabbit I wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley. (In part, because I couldn't see him. Where are those cheaters?)

Say, this is pretty cool...so I thought I'd drag it up from the archives.

There's actually lots of cool stuff in the archives. It's all there for the asking. (I saw the PC vs not discussion at least three times yesterday.)

Great! Got it. Anyone finding that their favorite vendor isn't included on the Vendor Index Tread, feel free to post a link in that thread listing them. The more resources people have, the better chance they have of finding things!

Out digging in the archives of Twill again and I found this, which I thought would be interesting to those of you considering a letter-writing campaign. It's a little out of period, but not too far...

Oh, I love stuff like this. I can sometimes use it in my monthly success newsletter. (Usually I prefer to draw on direct or historical experiences, but sometimes it's nice to have a clever parable too.)

Hmm...yes. Thanks for the heads up on that one. They got trashed when the forum structure was modified about a year or so ago. They should all be fixed now. Note that many (if not all) of the links are repeated in the second post which contains some of the newer material as well.

If you blow that pic up, the wooden staves used to make the barrel look pretty beefy. Of course, the largest one is only 2' high, so they're somewhat small barrels. They'd make nice campsite trappings, tho'.

I think you're deviating a bit from the underlying "healthy dose" concept here...

I think I'll pop that into the Vendors Index Thread. In fact, there's now enough of them that Barrel Suppliers deserve a category unto themselves.

Well, those are more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. Mostly they're to keep people from posting something and then walking away without a peep or folks posting multiple quotes for guessing which just creates rampant confusion over turns. (Alas, there must be some semblance of order to make a game work.) I'd say you can give up prodding us along when it seems hopeless. About a week of trying seems pretty fair to me. I think I've seen the movie you're quoting, but the WWII films all tend to get mixed up together for me. (Especially anything with Wayne in it.) But if I had to take a W.A. guess, I'd say The Dirty Dozen.

Wow...what a project. At least Grace could probably spell the words as well as the 17th century authors. Now the clothing idea I really like. Myabe he needs a traveling jacket. A maroon one like O.W. Grant had in Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road.

Well, it appears Baby Lion has been traveling without me. Grace just sent me some drawings illustrating his non-Mission travels, so I decided to post them on the Baby Lion main page. Below is one of the drawings - the piratey one. You'll have to go to BL page to see the other one. (Break out the refrigerator magnets!!) In her accompanying letter she said she likes to make things for people and wanted to know what I like that she could make for me. (A new kitchen cabinet? A period accurate reproduction of a dental pelican? A new pair of lower class gentleman's breeches? No, probably not those things...) So I've gotta' do some serious pondering on that one, but if anyone has any good ideas what a nine year old might make for crusty ol' Mission, feel free to post them.

Giving up is the philosophy that eventually leads to no-representation slavery. If all that is true, we have no say at all in the face of media hype which means we're headed for a dictatorship. I think you're giving people too little credit. Sure there is "heat of the moment" behavior from the public vis-a-vis media, but most of it doesn't last very long. That's the interesting thing about the tea party concept - it started with a bunch of people who were ticked off about taxes. Since it worked, there are now people trying to get in front of it so they can claim to be the leaders. (Now if only we could avoid the laws that get made in the heat of those moment when the politicians react...it was less than a century ago that there was no such thing as national income taxes.)

Yeah. For every person asking, there are usually several who are not (not to mention a bunch who hadn't thought to ask.)

Nah, you guys are dead wrong on the scary aspects of other people's opinions part. You're basically borrowing trouble from the future - being afraid of what might be not what will be. Unless you are in office or have direct influence on someone who is, you are individually insignificant to the political process. (Even in elections - more on that in a sec.) So you have to ally with other people who want to achieve some end you want to achieve for each important individual issue in order to move the politicians into action. (And they will all move if the tide is against them or they'll lose their next election - a career politician's greatest fear. The national level is all about career politicians.) Unfortunately the broad political view is like pizza toppings - I'm convinced that no two people in a group ever agree on all the fine points. So if you announce that you're not going to side with anyone who isn't in accord with all your views, you are an individual. See the first sentence of this paragraph. Better to ally with people who don't totally agree with you to get something done on an important individual issue than to sit back and wait for the perfect opportunity to announce your individual opinion. You can deal with issues and aspects you don't like of those leading the charge if...and that's a mighty big if...those issues actually make it into the political realm as tenable bills. Sitting and waiting is what got us where we have been these last 20 years. Politics is - in fact, must be - about compromise. Thus goes the dilemma of politics. In fact, this is why your vote does count - because you can vote in such a way that you ally with others to get more of what you want than less of it. But your individual vote is really insignificant, even in a close race. I can prove it statistically if you like. It's only important when you ally with many, many others to get someone elected. This is why the voting for third parties is usually hopeless. It's also why politicians tend to be middle-of-the-road. Alas.

M.A.d'Dogge's got a point. Those with hammocks should probably keep in mind that the rules could be more strictly enforced this year. Perhaps Sterling or Fayma might have some insight? (Hey you guys want me to split the hammock discussion into it's own topic?)

Sayyy...it says they're Barbosa Type boots! Does that mean they come with skeletal feet, tibias and fibulas in them?

Ah, some nice imagery in this one: “A portion of bone which protrudes should be sawn off for the following reasons: if it cannot be reduced, and if it appears that only a small piece is required in order that it may get back into its place; and if it occasions inconvenience and irritates any part of the flesh, and prevents the limb from being properly laid, and if, moreover, it be denuded of flesh, such a piece of bone should be taken off. With regard to the others, it is not of much consequence whether they be sawed off or not. For it should be known for certain, that such bones as are completely deprived of flesh, and have become dried, all separate completely. Those which are about to exfoliate should not be sawn off. Those that will separate completely must be judged of from the symptoms that have been laid down.” (Hippocrates, Of Fractures, p. 88)

Some advice from Hippocrates: "And all other mechanical contrivances should either be properly done, or not be had recourse to at all, for it is a disgraceful and awkward thing to use mechanical means in an unmechanical way." I love that! I may print it out and tape it up on my desk!

You can't effectively punish someone for ignorance - even if it is temporary...when it comes to foreknown actions, however... Does your friend realize the position he's put you in? I think he owes you big-time! (Now if there were shiny silver skulls on those boots, well...I might be able to understand that at least. )

I sense the wheels turning...

And you have the wherewithall to give me crap about an apostrophe...tsk tsk.