tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post6183491827120170278..comments2024-03-23T07:33:30.972+00:00Comments on Quodlibeta: Duties and RestraintsJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594220073836613367noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-32405395680012678342010-07-20T02:44:02.569+01:002010-07-20T02:44:02.569+01:00I like to point out the Flamen Dialis, his magic c...I like to point out the Flamen Dialis, his magic condom-shaped Smurf hat and his clay-smeared bed etc when people try to tell me how "rational" the ancient world was and how Christianity led to a "rise in irrationality and superstition". It's kind of fun to list the bizarre taboos associated with the FD and ask "What, more irrational and superstitious than <i>this crap</i>?"<br /><br />Though I once had a Medival-hating Romanophile try to defend the FD's taboos by explaining that these silly ideas weren't irrational because they were part of a holistic Roman world view, or something. But, strangely, the same excuse didn't cut any ice with him when it came to Medieval superstitions.Tim O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292944444808847980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-43206275381693484002010-07-19T17:59:25.610+01:002010-07-19T17:59:25.610+01:00If you can bribe Cerberus with cakes, you can brib...If you can bribe Cerberus with cakes, you can bribe anybody with cakes. <br /><br />The rules seem to be that your Flamen has to touch earth, can't touch sky, has to remain totally unbound, and can't see anything harsh. Plus the cakes.Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-39886434338294252982010-07-13T11:02:03.079+01:002010-07-13T11:02:03.079+01:00If anyone works out how to appease your girlfriend...If anyone works out how to appease your girlfriend/wife/significant other in the event of an household infraction (e.g leaving your socks behind the sofa) please let me know. As Anon and Karl point out cake offerings wont cut it.Humphreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936974517695558399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-8992184674546205832010-07-13T03:06:19.702+01:002010-07-13T03:06:19.702+01:00Cake bribery was definitely 'in'.
If I tr...<i>Cake bribery was definitely 'in'.</i><br /><br />If I try that with my significant other I will get something along the lines of <i>YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME FAT!WELL, AREN'T YOU?!</i>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319161892002614759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-75767347075021605492010-07-11T14:55:28.660+01:002010-07-11T14:55:28.660+01:00Aw c'mon, the pagan deities were softies for h...Aw c'mon, the pagan deities were softies for high living. Cake bribery was definitely 'in'.Weekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-90071390211735527102010-07-11T06:50:01.515+01:002010-07-11T06:50:01.515+01:00I once tried to appease my girlfriend with cake (s...I once tried to appease my girlfriend with cake (so that she might take pity on me, a mere mortal who had forgotten to leave the toilet seat down).<br /><br />....it was not very effective in cooling her wrath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074683.post-30940399015837614672010-07-10T13:34:54.742+01:002010-07-10T13:34:54.742+01:00Haha, excellent.Haha, excellent.Deefhttp://twitter.com/rfmdeefnoreply@blogger.com