tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post1007293503435475471..comments2023-07-23T14:10:14.460+02:00Comments on Shall we talk?: Did Joan of Arc sail aboard the Mayflower?Floconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-76248356141023383782012-05-19T09:19:46.430+02:002012-05-19T09:19:46.430+02:00From another point of view, when I was in America ...From another point of view, when I was in America I bought a t-shirt from a stand run by an old Mexican woman at the Park of Old Town in San Diego.<br /><br />It shows a 19th century picture of a group of Indians with rifles in their hands. Above it is the announce "Homeland Security" and below is "Fighting Terrorism since 1492".<br /><br />I was advised not to wear it at the Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-40711523189819192482012-05-16T14:20:53.288+02:002012-05-16T14:20:53.288+02:00"I leave the metaphysical implications of thi...<i>"I leave the metaphysical implications of this juxtaposition to others wiser in the ways of the world."</i><br /><br />I don't know about metaphysical implications re the Nigerians, the Lebanese and Joan of Arc (with some soul searching I probably could find something ☺ ) but I certainly do believe there's more than meets the eye regarding your stay in N.O and the ensuing Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-47320698765131851462012-05-16T13:49:59.403+02:002012-05-16T13:49:59.403+02:00SemperFidelis,
Your comment is interesting on sev...SemperFidelis,<br /><br />Your comment is interesting on several accounts...<br /><br />- 1°) Your comments are interesting <i>per se</i> for a start...<br /><br />- 2°) It gives credence to the concept of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity" rel="nofollow">synchonicity</a> Anijo is familiar with. <br /><br />Now, how often do you have the opportunity to sit at the foot of a Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-37956115357840550182012-05-16T04:35:49.457+02:002012-05-16T04:35:49.457+02:00Last night I sat at the foot of the larger-than-li...Last night I sat at the foot of the larger-than-life equestrian statue of Joan that stands at the point in New Orleans where North Peters Street and St. Phillips Street divide in two. The statue is beautifully gilded and maintained. She looks down on a corner at which are a store owned by Nigerians selling colorful African fabrics, and another store owned by Lebanese selling various sex toys, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-2152742312815709172012-05-14T08:53:53.962+02:002012-05-14T08:53:53.962+02:00Ned,
oui, je me souviens que tu as déjà cité Gar...Ned, <br /><br />oui, je me souviens que tu as déjà cité Garrison Keillor et je trouve sa phrase <i>"his ancestors came to America to enjoy more restrictions than were permitted by English law"</i> très spirituelle mais aussi très inspirante and historically true.<br /><br />Tous les "dissident religieux" - so to say- n'ont pas quitté l'Angleterre, les Pays-Bas (of Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-8601855785618517282012-05-12T11:18:04.736+02:002012-05-12T11:18:04.736+02:00Flocon, "Je fais le rapprochement avec les Ju...Flocon, "Je fais le rapprochement avec les Juifs du temps de Pharaon".<br /><br />Les histoires des juifs en Egypt sont un mythe. Leur esclavage supposé et l'Exode n'ont jamais existé.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+bible+unearthed&oq=the+bible+unearth&aq=0&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_l=youtube-psuggest-reduced.Ned Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-81744432946022916942012-05-12T11:07:52.727+02:002012-05-12T11:07:52.727+02:00I may have mentioned this American comic and his r...I may have mentioned this American comic and his radio program at SF or even here before: Garrison Keillor and <a href="http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/" rel="nofollow">Prairie Home Companion</a><br /><br />He said that his ancestors came to America to enjoy more restrictions than were permitted by English law.<br /><br />Recently in the U.S. presidential campaign, the word "etch-a-sketchNed Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-6119831584004461002012-05-12T10:24:52.298+02:002012-05-12T10:24:52.298+02:00ZapPow,
Je me souviens que tu as déjà avancé cett...ZapPow,<br /><br />Je me souviens que tu as déjà avancé cette idée il y a... pfff.... je compte plus.<br /><br />Il y avait eu un échange avec Mark sur ce thème du départ de l'Europe où j'avançais qu'à ma connaissance les colons n'avaient pas été contraints <i>manu militari</i> de quitter le continent comme les condamnés de droit commun anglais vers l'Australie. <br /><br />NFloconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-35373554374210459212012-05-11T22:22:22.576+02:002012-05-11T22:22:22.576+02:00J'ai une théorie à propos des Puritains du May...J'ai une théorie à propos des Puritains du Mayflower : ils ont tellement cassé les pieds de leurs voisins en voulant imposer leur vision qu'il a bien fallu s'en débarrasser. Et plutôt que de les tuer, ce qui se serait passé dans un pays moins policé, moins tolérant que le Royaume-Uni ou les Pays-Bas (dont ils furent chassés aussi, me semble-t-il), on leur a suggéré avec une certaine ZapPowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055974915059655780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-72452651442222201762012-05-11T00:38:46.010+02:002012-05-11T00:38:46.010+02:00Cellequilit,
I never thought the feminist issue c...Cellequilit,<br /><br />I never thought the feminist issue could be a factor but now that you write it it seems to make sense.<br /><br />Bonne mise en perspective historique! ;-)<br /><br />Il est vrai que le monde anglo-saxon was way ahead of Europe (and particularly France) regarding societal topics at large and feminism in particular.<br /><br />On the other hand, Joan was a product of her Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-91150315462410198462012-05-11T00:26:26.172+02:002012-05-11T00:26:26.172+02:00Ned,
"Didn't you know that Joan of Arc v...Ned,<br /><br /><i>"Didn't you know that Joan of Arc visited America with Jesus on at least on his second visit there"</i><br /><br />Err... no, I had no idea...<br /><br />I should have known the religious component in the post would trigger some kind of response. My bad...Floconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-64162733737634450072012-05-10T16:52:51.222+02:002012-05-10T16:52:51.222+02:00Joan of Arc was a popular symbol in America cultur...Joan of Arc was a popular symbol in America culture at the turn of the 20th century--the beginning of the canonization process in 1894 resulted in a number of works about Joan over the next 20 years of so in America and England (Mark Twain, G.B. Shaw in England; Shaw's play was brought to Broadway first in 1923) <br /><br />Feminism may be one key. <br /><br />Joan had the power to unite oldCellequilitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-79578800378108377482012-05-10T09:21:19.652+02:002012-05-10T09:21:19.652+02:00Didn't you know that Joan of Arc visited Ameri...Didn't you know that Joan of Arc visited America with Jesus on at least on his second visit there. I don't know why Joseph Smith didn't report on that in his book of Mormon. Or maybe the church is hiding some of the chapters of Smith's work. I suspect that Smith should have known, or he may have not understood that in his book, that Jesus made several visits to lead America in theNed Luddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599196155953996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186849324750028115.post-20008937474603360542012-05-09T23:14:19.959+02:002012-05-09T23:14:19.959+02:00Following Sarko's defeat last Sunday, Maureen ...Following Sarko's defeat last Sunday, Maureen Dowd had <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/opinion/sunday/dowd-leading-sarkozy-to-the-guillotine.html?_r=1&hpw" rel="nofollow">a piece in the NYT</a> the day after where she mentions Joan of Arc.<br /><br />Hére it is: <i>"Joan of Arc, another tough, charismatic crusader who wanted to keep foreigners from invading France"</iFloconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152293520895506516noreply@blogger.com