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Of Human Bondage
"I Learned Color Doesn't Matter, And The Senate Is Really Important"
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o-line
08/07/09

In reply to Of Human Bondage
Oh great. Now my memories of our field trip to Cahokia Mounds is tainted with the knowledge that I was playing footsie with a cute boy over a mass grave.
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bluebears
08/07/09

@o-line: hotttt.
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badmutha
08/07/09

In reply to Of Human Bondage
HA! Take that you abstinence only people. All the sluts lived and the virgins got sacrificed. Only the good die young!
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virgikneecap
08/07/09

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Yeah this is about an hour from me. Endless field trips there. They better mention this on my next visit.
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dj_chick
08/07/09

@virgikneecap: How have I never heard of this?! It sounds badass, and will have to go on my list of places to visit, right up there with Chichen Itza and Tenotchtitlan.
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Cunning_Linguist
08/07/09

@dj_chick: I'm so embarrassed that I've never heard of this. I want to know more!
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morninggloria
08/07/09

In reply to Of Human Bondage
It's a good thing that McFly never accidentally flew the Delorean to Cahokia. Things would have taken a heavy turn.
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bluebears
08/07/09

@morninggloria: but more importantly what ancient mode of transport would he have turned into a skateboard in order to escape a meso-american Biff?
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meritxell: an erotic life
08/07/09

@bluebears: Great-great-great-great-great-grandmom, is that you?
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velvet.fistfull of love
08/07/09

In reply to Of Human Bondage
Welcome to the ancient world! And in 3...2...1 Erich von Daeneken will claim that this monumental work is that of extraterrestrials. Because early indigenous brown folks could never architecht something so remarkable, duh. /sarcasm
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bluebears
08/07/09

@velvet.fistfull of love: GAH! BF and I watched this ridiculous program on the History Channel a couple weeks ago about how aliens built all ancient cities and I was like, "holy shit! this is racist." The whole argument was basically, "how could the have figured out a way to build this without alien intervention?" um...because they had normal human brains and invented shit? Like EVERY CULTURE THATS EVER EXISTED? Only ancient Europeans could invent?
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Yahtzii
08/07/09

In reply to Of Human Bondage
I had no idea this existed until just now. Thanks, Jezebel!

They sound very similar both architecturally and culturally to the Aztecs of Central Mexico, and the picture above reminded me of Teotihuacan, an ancient (and incredibly cool) city just outside of Mexico City. It was built centuries before any of the other pre-Columbian civilizations, and it's thought to have greatly influenced the Mayans and just about every other native culture in Latin America. I wonder how far its influence spread.

Man, now I kind of wish I was back in college, where I got credit for hours of pointless research.
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wednesdayam
08/07/09

@Yahtzii: I'm dying to get to Teotihuacan someday. But in the mean time, I'm thinking of starting a garden and doing a bit of dabbling into a pre-Columbian diet. I mean, the native goodies they had over here were so varied and incredibly healthy (in fact, there are studies that indicate the native people were actually a few inches taller back then than they are now because of the diet, as opposed to what the diet became after the Spaniards arrived) - I'll just have to add a little garlic, onions, lime and cumin though to the mix, because I love them so.
A nice little list here at Wikipedia: [en.wikipedia.org]
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wilmawonker
08/07/09

@Yahtzii: people have tried to make links, but there hasn't been anything particularly strong yet. people all over the world created complex societies independently, and the uniqueness is often much greater than the similarities.
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Yahtzii
08/07/09

@wednesdayam: A scientist (well, I think he was actually a dentist) named Westin A. Price studied native cultures all over the world and found them to be by far the healthiest people in the world, way more so than their "civilized" counterparts, in large part because of their diet. Even people like Michael Pollan still cite that research in the newer books about unprocessed food. You should definitely check out In Defense of Food.

Teotihuacan is stunning, and SO SO SO worth the trip. It's a short bus trip outside of Mexico City, and you will treasure the pictures of you posing goofily on top of the pyramids.
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wilmawonker
08/07/09

In reply to Of Human Bondage
there are several books on cahokia, actually. and while it's an amazing place, i think it's awesomeness has a lot more to do with the 100 + other mounds that didn't have the unusual burials, and the large scale solar calendar known as woodhenge, rather than the one mound that did have the unusual burials. y'all should visit, it's amazing.
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bluebears
07/17/09

In reply to "I Learned Color Doesn't Matter, And The Senate Is Really Important"
Wait a darn second. Sotomayor was a Girl Scout??? Has someone questioned her more closely about this association and how it will bias her view from the bench? I hear the case of Thin v. Mint is likely to be appealed to the Court next term.
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morninggloria
07/17/09

In reply to "I Learned Color Doesn't Matter, And The Senate Is Really Important"
Sotomayor's confirmation is the most inspirational thing to happen to Girl Scouts since Shelley Long became a troop leader.
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Lucille van Pelt
07/17/09

@morninggloria: That wasn't girl scouts, but still a wonderful movie :-)
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EkaterinaBallerina
07/17/09

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It's amazing what polar opposites the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts are as troops. Boy Scouts--known for their prejudiced, homophobic policies. The Girl Scouts--known for their support of Planned Parenthood and teaching young girls about strength, equality, and tolerance.

I'm proud to have once been a Girl Scout. And even prouder of my brother for ditching the Boy Scouts.
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AthertonMerriweather
07/17/09

In reply to "I Learned Color Doesn't Matter, And The Senate Is Really Important"
It was nice that they were able to Tag-A-Long to the hearings. I hope they get to go to Samoa daytrips to see how the country works. Maybe they'll even get to Do-si-do with that folksy Palin lady!
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curiousgeorgiana
07/17/09

@AthertonMerriweather: Darnit Atherton, you took all the puns!
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tell Dolly Parton again
07/17/09

@AthertonMerriweather: And to think, in the old days girls were put on diets to learn what Thin Mint.
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Intern Katy
07/17/09

@AthertonMerriweather: And there's a thin(mint) chance they'll ever forget that.
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wtfox?!
07/17/09

@AthertonMerriweather: Argh, you snapped up all the puns! I've been (tre)foiled again!
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
07/17/09

@AthertonMerriweather: I am (Caramel) Delited at this post!
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TeacherDee
07/17/09

@AthertonMerriweather: sotomayor should earn some brownie points by taking photos with the scouts!
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BabyJane
07/17/09

@wtfox?!: that's the way the cookie crumbles.
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Annabellie
07/17/09

In reply to "I Learned Color Doesn't Matter, And The Senate Is Really Important"
"The members of Greater King David Baptist Church's Girl Scout troop had just listened to two of the firefighters testify, and now they crowded together, photographing the firemen as they walked by. This was the best day of their trip."

I know. Seeing firemen is often the best part of my day, too.
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Grim Reaper of the Forest
07/17/09

In reply to "I Learned Color Doesn't Matter, And The Senate Is Really Important"
"We are sitting on history." Castle added, "It is slightly lumpy and stained, so I recommend a good refurbishing, or a least put a slipcover over that Lindsey Graham dude."
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le monde is rond
07/17/09

In reply to "I Learned Color Doesn't Matter, And The Senate Is Really Important"
This is going to be my new excuse for buying lots of cookies from now on. It's for children's dreams!
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Annabellie
07/17/09

@le monde is rond: And it fights racism!
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le monde is rond
07/17/09

@Annabellie:
Is there anything cookies CAN'T do?
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