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Scribe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've been fascinated by ancient and medieval > history since I was little, and some of my most > prized possessions are two Roman coins that my > uncle and I found on his land in Kent with a metal > detector he borrowed. One of the coins was from > the time of Claudius (the emperor who sucessfully > conquered Britain in AD 43), but the second one is > unique in that on one side it has an image of > Constantine, the first openly Christian emperor. > But the really interesting aspect is on the > reverse is an image/likeness of a pagan god. This > confirms that the religious transition in the > western empire wasn't as smooth as some would > like, in that open contempt was being circulated. > And in the process, mocking a Christain leader > with a pagan deity on the other side of the coin > that bares his likeness. > > And yes, they've both been authenticated. Before Christianity, the Romans would take local pagan gods and merge them with their own gods, to encourage Romanisation (e.g., Celt Sun Goddess Sulis and Roman Goddess Minerva at Aquae Sulis, now known as Bath)....perhaps something similar happened with the introduction of Christianity and your coin is an example of that? Just a thought.... A fantastic find, though! Edited to clarify my example.

legalbeagle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah eek indeed. I'm telling. ...and she has. So, watch it! Or I'll get my big chopper out....

Agreed, Michael. Whilst the back can quickly get full and be a bit of a squeeze, I find the quieter front much more intimate.

I was waiting for the first person to mention boobs. You didn't let me down babe x

With Michael, one can never be quite certain....

..and just to add, I suspect I know the reason for her gammy tummy. On her return from an earlier toilet visit to my garden (which she didn't take advantage of, incidentally) I noticed she was carrying something large in her mouth and was happily chewing on it. She refused to let go of it and I struggled to see what it was, so eventually I prized open her jaws - and a half-eaten piece of poo dropped out.

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We're going head to head then Brum. Yes I know, Keef - just making it more interesting!

My daughter had a friend for a sleepover on Saturday night. Naively I agreed that her friend's 6 month old King Charles puppy could stay as well. Cute and fluffy though she was, I discovered too late that she wasn't fully house-trained... fucking poo all over my kitchen floor... AND she had a gammy tummy so it was huge, runny and the fucking stench made me heave... THEN as I was cleaning that up, she fucking pissed all along my hallway carpet. AND just for good measure, in the morning I awoke to find she had started menstruating all over my beds and furniture. The girls had a great time though.

Everton please... I'm drawn to teams in blue.

Loving the way you can't actually bring yourself to type their name, kpc!

Birmingham City please. Loyal and True to the end of the road. Which may actually turn out to be a small cul-de-sac, but there you go.

I love discovering faint echoes of the lives of those who lived in my house before me. Less popular are the choices of paint colour left by the previous occupants... orange walls FFS!

My dad (who was also a fireman) came home with a ouiji board that he found after a fire, the box browned and charred. One evening my big sister, her friend and I played on it whilst both parents were out. We 'contacted' an old lady who said she had died in an armchair in the room we were sitting in. We were all blaming each other for moving the cup, but we all swore we hadn't. Then at that moment we heard a loud knocking sound going all the way along the wall between the room and our kitchen. We were all petrified because the only other person in the house was my little sister asleep upstairs. The ouiji board was never played with again!

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Hammers against Birmingham on Sunday....we > need them 3 points Keep on crossing those fingers quids - that's all you've got to go on... KRO!!

I'm not convinced that beans means parps. I can eat a whole tin and I parp just as much as usual.

I'm all for celebrating the day. The kids will be off school and most people will be given the day off. I really don't mind the odd bit of flag waving to raise spirits in these difficult times. Those who are opposed to it can exercise their right to abstain.... Aren't we fortunate to live in a free society? We ditched the Royals once but were we any happier? Clearly not, as we welcomed them back like a long lost brother! Having a Queen really isn't so bad. Besides, any excuse to bring our community closer together should be encouraged, not vilified.

Well said Sean. Let's hope the perpetrators of this hideous crime are apprehended very quickly. If the incident took place partly on a bus, then the Police may have some useful CCTV footage to work on. If anyone witnessed the events then please step forward and talk to the Police. This is a wonderful community and we need to show unity and strength to prevent such a terrible thing from happening again.

If you feel intimidated then you have my sympathy. Perhaps speak to the manager of the centre, it may be he/she can discourage them.

isolate

LM, did you say he has a webcam in his room? Could he have left it on, aimed at the money, with you sitting back here in blighty watching the 'transaction' take place, looking out for any suspicious goings-on?? Sorry if my ingenious idea has come a bit late! Good luck though - I feel sure it will work out fine.

My housemate's boyfriend had just killed himself after she dumped him. In her grief, she arranged for a medium to visit her, hoping she could somehow communicate with him. As we waited for the medium to arrive, the doorbell rang. Assuming it was him, I opened the door only to find nobody there, or anywhere nearby. Puzzled, I looked up the street and saw in the distance a solitary figure slowly approaching, walking with the aid of a stick. It was the medium.

Song for Guy - Elton John

Note from Fireman: This is just the start....

Me too!

Hello there. Do you keep bees? Just a guess.