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Old 02.08.2010, 21:51
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B. Why is 3 a magic number?
The most interesting question has been ignored.
Personally I fascinated by the number three.

I guess the history with the number three is too long for anyone to know exactly why number three has this superficial power.

In the Old Testament is the number three times before. Three times a year to hold festivals or carrying out certain rituals.
  • Three times a year on me celebration.
  • Three times a year all your males appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
  • Three times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord
Important characters in the Old Testament are often "Trinity". Noah had three sons, Israel progenitor were three and the prophets were also three. In the New Testament are three frequently involved. The Magi were three and they gave Christ three gifts. Satan tempted Christ three times in the desert, Peter rejected his Savior three times, three were crucified on Golgotha, three days passed since Jesus was crucified before he rose from the dead, and three times he appeared to his disciples after the resurrection.

In Norse mythology, you can point to numerous instances where the number three occurs.
Sons of Bors they Odin, Vili and Ve are three, creating three witches are, indeed, as in Greek mythology, there are three roots of Yggdrasil and under each of three wells.

Q: How can one overcome something that seams to be too hard to overcome?
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Old 02.08.2010, 22:18
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The most interesting question has been ignored.
Personally I fascinated by the number three.

I guess the history with the number three is too long for anyone to know exactly why number three has this superficial power.

In the Old Testament is the number three times before. Three times a year to hold festivals or carrying out certain rituals.
  • Three times a year on me celebration.
  • Three times a year all your males appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
  • Three times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord
Important characters in the Old Testament are often "Trinity". Noah had three sons, Israel progenitor were three and the prophets were also three. In the New Testament are three frequently involved. The Magi were three and they gave Christ three gifts. Satan tempted Christ three times in the desert, Peter rejected his Savior three times, three were crucified on Golgotha, three days passed since Jesus was crucified before he rose from the dead, and three times he appeared to his disciples after the resurrection.

In Norse mythology, you can point to numerous instances where the number three occurs.
Sons of Bors they Odin, Vili and Ve are three, creating three witches are, indeed, as in Greek mythology, there are three roots of Yggdrasil and under each of three wells.

Q: How can one overcome something that seams to be too hard to overcome?

Bloody hell, good answer. I thought 3 as a magic number was all about sex, I am suitably educated.
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Old 02.08.2010, 22:20
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Bloody hell, good answer. I thought 3 as a magic number was all about sex, I am suitably educated.

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Old 02.08.2010, 23:00
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The most interesting question has been ignored.
Personally I fascinated by the number three.

I guess the history with the number three is too long for anyone to know exactly why number three has this superficial power.

In the Old Testament is the number three times before. Three times a year to hold festivals or carrying out certain rituals.
  • Three times a year on me celebration.
  • Three times a year all your males appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
  • Three times a year Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord
Important characters in the Old Testament are often "Trinity". Noah had three sons, Israel progenitor were three and the prophets were also three. In the New Testament are three frequently involved. The Magi were three and they gave Christ three gifts. Satan tempted Christ three times in the desert, Peter rejected his Savior three times, three were crucified on Golgotha, three days passed since Jesus was crucified before he rose from the dead, and three times he appeared to his disciples after the resurrection.

In Norse mythology, you can point to numerous instances where the number three occurs.
Sons of Bors they Odin, Vili and Ve are three, creating three witches are, indeed, as in Greek mythology, there are three roots of Yggdrasil and under each of three wells.

Q: How can one overcome something that seams to be too hard to overcome?
Wow. That was a much more intellignet answer than my comment about Deb's arse.

A. All you can do is try your best and take it in manageable chunks. If it really is impossible you can be satisfied you aimed high. If you reach for the stars, but only make the moon, you've done better than most.

Q. What was that man doing? (It involved jumping up and down naked in front of a window.)
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Old 02.08.2010, 23:18
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Wow. That was a much more intellignet answer than my comment about Deb's arse.

A. All you can do is try your best and take it in manageable chunks. If it really is impossible you can be satisfied you aimed high. If you reach for the stars, but only make the moon, you've done better than most.

Q. What was that man doing? (It involved jumping up and down naked in front of a window.)
A. It is called an Alibi... NOT SAFE FOR WORK...


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No question to answer! That was easy.

Q. Do I really have to go?


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Old 03.08.2010, 08:45
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No question to answer! That was easy.

Q. Do I really have to go?
A: Yes, you always have to go.

Q. Is a sinus re-bore possibly one of the most painful sounding operations you can have?
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Old 03.08.2010, 09:18
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A: Yes, you always have to go.

Q. Is a sinus re-bore possibly one of the most painful sounding operations you can have?
A. Think so, next of course to a sex change operation.. cause you know... *snip *snip....

Q. Who's the black private dick That's a sex machine to all the chicks?
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A. Think so, next of course to a sex change operation.. cause you know... *snip *snip....

Q. Who's the black private dick That's a sex machine to all the chicks?
A. Shaft.

Q. What happens to the contents of used Robbie dog bags?
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Old 03.08.2010, 13:18
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A. Shaft.

Q. What happens to the contents of used Robbie dog bags?

(I thought the answer was 'Morgan Freeman'.)

A: The contents are recycled and turned into Fleischzeugnis or Fleischkaese (those yucky, unrecognizable half-meat processed products in the supermart).


Q: Who has worked in a chocolate factory?
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Old 03.08.2010, 13:23
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A. Willie Wonka

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Old 03.08.2010, 13:26
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(I thought the answer was 'Morgan Freeman'.)

A: The contents are recycled and turned into Fleischzeugnis or Fleischkaese (those yucky, unrecognizable half-meat processed products in the supermart).


Q: Who has worked in a chocolate factory?
A: My (late) aunt — at Lindt & Sprüngli

Q: Does Grumpy sell at the ZH HB every Wednesday afternoon/evening?
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Old 03.08.2010, 13:37
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A: No, sometimes there is no market.

Q: Does the following passage from Revelations 3:20 imply that there is such a thing as a free lunch?
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."
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Old 03.08.2010, 14:01
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A: No, sometimes there is no market.

Q: Does the following passage from Revelations 3:20 imply that there is such a thing as a free lunch?
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."
A: No. One pays a certain price for opening certain doors.

Q: How does one determine whether there's a market on a given Wednesday?
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Old 03.08.2010, 14:04
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A: No. One pays a certain price for opening certain doors.

Q: How does one determine whether there's a market on a given Wednesday?
A. Well, there is definitely one this week, considering it is Weejeem's last for the year and we are all going to celebrate there with him.

Q. Otherwise, anyone else got that answer for Texaner?
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Old 03.08.2010, 14:04
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Hi guys,

this sounds like a really stupid question to most of you im sure, but could you kindly tell me how you can actually post a new thread on this site? I just cannot find it.

thank you
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Old 03.08.2010, 14:09
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this sounds like a really stupid question to most of you im sure, but could you kindly tell me how you can actually post a new thread on this site? I just cannot find it.

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It doesn't work this way.
You don't get to ask a question unless you give an answer.
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Old 03.08.2010, 14:10
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this sounds like a really stupid question to most of you im sure, but could you kindly tell me how you can actually post a new thread on this site? I just cannot find it.

thank you
When you visit the main page there is a link that says forum.

This will take you to all the different sections of this awesome page.
Select the most appropriate one.


Also you did not answer any previous question

On the left below the " Home My settings.... etc" bar there will be a new thread button.

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Old 03.08.2010, 14:11
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this sounds like a really stupid question to most of you im sure, but could you kindly tell me how you can actually post a new thread on this site? I just cannot find it.
A. Anatomy of a post: all those buttons and links, explained

There are no(t many) stupid questions, only stupid answers.

Q. Why did two people today ask the same stupid question?
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To answer Mr Texaner's question, who seems genuinely interested in not choosing the wrong day when flying from Texas to buy British cheese in Zurich, open market days are specified on the website of the company that manages the Spezialitäten-Markt : http://www.ltm.ch/index.php?site=con...ge2&kat=1&id=1

Q: Was that a satisfactory answer?
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