Cymruambyth 
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I'm not sure that 'lovely' is the adjective I'd choose for the Golden Gate Bridge, Lochalsh. Impressive, maybe, but not lovely. I don't think any bridge built after the 18th century is lovely. For my money, all the 'lovely' bridges are over two hundred years old!
Reply #801. Sep 17 10, 7:24 AM
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| Lochalsh
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I beg to differ. It is lovely at certain times of the day, and especially at dawn and dusk, when the light hits it just right. And what better backdrop is there for an impressive engineering feat than San Francisco Bay? Chacun à son goût, je crois.
Reply #802. Sep 17 10, 7:47 AM
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| Lochalsh
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And I know from bridges, by the way. I haven't been a specialist in the literature, art, and architecture of Spain for nuttin', you know! There's room for it all, old and new.
Reply #803. Sep 17 10, 7:49 AM
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| veronikkamarrz
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Very nice restroom, but Mens/Ladies and Ladies Only? No Mens Only?;)
Reply #805. Sep 17 10, 10:09 AM
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| Lochalsh
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mhenson, I always knew St. Louis was eminently civilized. :)
(I do love the city.)
Reply #806. Sep 17 10, 12:24 PM
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| REDVIKING57
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Yes,but the kangaroos there aren't very friendly. :))
(Love that avatar!)
Reply #807. Sep 17 10, 1:07 PM
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| Lochalsh
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Yeah, but where were they raised? ;-)
Reply #808. Sep 17 10, 1:59 PM
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| Lochalsh
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Oops, I confused you with an Aussie buddy!
Reply #809. Sep 17 10, 2:00 PM
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Cymruambyth
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Ecclesiastical history was made today when Benedict XVI dropped in to visit the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace. First time a high-ranking Roman Catholic has set foot in that august pile since the reign of Bloody Mary came to an end in 1558. I hope Benny likes what the Anglicans have done with the place.
Reply #810. Sep 17 10, 8:51 PM
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boxjaw
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now, stop looking for a quarrel Cym. :))
Reply #811. Sep 17 10, 9:22 PM
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| REDVIKING57
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Nah! You go right ahead,Cym!
Debate,not sheepish acquiescence,is the 'spice of life'. IMO.
Reply #812. Sep 18 10, 4:55 AM
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| mjws1968
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I don't think Pope Benedict will get on well with Rowan Williams, these two people have totally opposite opinions on most things, so where will the common ground be (the catholic will regard the Archbishop as a "hippie liberal")? Maybe Rowan will have a sly dig and move a lectern with golden eagle with spread wings into the room, a subtle comment on his opposite's dubious past.
Reply #813. Sep 18 10, 8:27 AM
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| REDVIKING57
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"Dubious past"? That's very polite. I assume you mean Benny personally? Or the Catholic Church as a whole?
Reply #814. Sep 18 10, 9:33 AM
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| mjws1968
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Both have a dubious past, although one cannot blame a child for joining Hitler Youth because any child in Germany that did not join on their 14th birthday at that time would have been punished at best or sent to a camp at worst (his father was one of a large proportion of Bavarian catholics who were fundamentally opposed to the Nazi ideology).
However as all the documentaries that have been on the various channels have shown, he did some dodgy things both as Archbishop of Munich and Freising and when he became a part of the arch-conservative Vatican machine under his predecessor. His early academic career showed him to be a liberal reformer with a desire to decrease the central power of the papacy itself, but that reversed in the seventies, and he became the conservative reactionary we all know. He is a reflection and a manifestation in microcosm of the religion he represents, and if we don't get a younger more reform-orientated pope soon, the numbers will dwindle, even in the European and Latin American heartlands, so maybe he should listen to Rowan Williams, who would have dragged the Anglican church into the 21st century but for the reactionary nature of a lot of the African clerics and congregations. Religion is a minefield and loaded with hypocrisy, which is why I will have none of it lol.
Reply #815. Sep 18 10, 3:24 PM
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Cymruambyth
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mjws, as an Anglican I can assure you and everyone else that the Most Rev. Rowan is definitely not a hippie liberal! As for Benedict XVI's "dubious past", I assume you are referring to the fact that he was conscripted into the Hitlar Youth movement when he was 14 - as were all boys his age living in Austria and Germany at the time. He refused, however, to attend meetings because he felt the aims of the organization conflicted with his faith. When he was drafted into the German army, he deserted! He was just a month or so past his eighteenth birthday when Germany surrendered.
Reply #816. Sep 18 10, 3:27 PM
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Cymruambyth
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mjws, you and I were obviously cross-posting!
Reply #817. Sep 18 10, 3:28 PM
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romeomikegolf
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This is not the place to discuss this topic. If you wish to discuss the Pope, as a person, then start a thread in People. If you want to discuss him as Pope then do it elsewhere. You are all aware that the boards do not allow religious topics. Once again, let's keep this thread for reporting minor news items and not talking at length about them.
Reply #818. Sep 18 10, 3:37 PM
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Schoonie101
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I guess jokes aren't allowed. :)
Heard that from a friend and thought it was worth sharing. Guess not. Bummer...
Reply #819. Sep 19 10, 11:03 AM
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AntonLaVey
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Come on Schoonie. You know why that joke was deleted.
Reply #820. Sep 19 10, 11:40 AM
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