'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization.
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:civilization.
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 12:43:35 PM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:civilization.
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
~ Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.
Oh, sure- those remote tribes in the Amazon love getting murdered by loggers..
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations' although 'culture' would have.
been a better word for me to use. Native Americans were a widespread culture.
Was the net result of contact positive?
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:12:01 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:civilization.
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 12:43:35 PM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
.~ Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
Oh, sure- those remote tribes in the Amazon love getting murdered by loggers.
DODGE!
.
.
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations' although 'culture' would have
been a better word for me to use. Native Americans were a widespread culture.
Was the net result of contact positive?
Yes..
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 3:43:35 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:civilization.
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
.Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.'Rather well' in what sense?
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:civilization.
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:civilization.
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 3:43:35 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
.Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.'Rather well' in what sense?
Additional protection and medical help.
.
.
Most had large percentages dead of introduced diseases, many were enslaved and the rest had their cultures destroyed.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:civilization.
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 3:43:35 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
This is going to be one of those threads where Jerry will dig more and more below himself trying to justify a statement of his. Go on guys.Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
.Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.'Rather well' in what sense?
Additional protection and medical help.
.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 4:10:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:civilization.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 3:43:35 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
.Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
.Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.'Rather well' in what sense?
Additional protection and medical help.Many became extinct, at least as cultures.
.
.
Most had large percentages dead of introduced diseases, many were enslaved and the rest had their cultures destroyed.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 6:10:19 PM UTC-3, VegasJerry wrote:civilization.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 3:43:35 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
.Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
This is going to be one of those threads where Jerry will dig more and more below himself trying to justify a statement of his. Go on guys..Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.'Rather well' in what sense?
Additional protection and medical help.
.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 4:09:42 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:civilization.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 4:10:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 3:43:35 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
.Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.'Rather well' in what sense?
.Additional protection and medical help.Many became extinct, at least as cultures.
.
.
Most had large percentages dead of introduced diseases, many were enslaved and the rest had their cultures destroyed.
The question I was answering was above: "How often has any civilization in human history ever made
contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions'.
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:04:08 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:civilization.
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 4:09:42 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 4:10:19 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 12:42:46 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 3:43:35 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:17:37 AM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
'Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial
If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared — something they say needs to change as soon as possible.
"Look at the mess we made when COVID hit," John Elliott, a computational linguist at the University of St Andrews and coordinator of the Post-Detection Hub, told The Guardian. "We’d be like headless chickens."
"We cannot afford to be ill-prepared, scientifically, socially, and politically rudderless," he added, "for an event that could happen at any time and which we cannot afford to mismanage."
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-worried-humankind-chaos-discovering-alien-signal
by Julius Caesar), the island nations, Australia, New Zealand.Q. How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions..
.Quite often, actually. Remote tribes in Africa, South America, and a few isolated South Pacific islands; that had never had contact with the rest of the world, did rather well after contact.'Rather well' in what sense?
.Additional protection and medical help.Many became extinct, at least as cultures.
.
.
Most had large percentages dead of introduced diseases, many were enslaved and the rest had their cultures destroyed.
The question I was answering was above: "How often has any civilization in human history ever madeDisregarding the jumbled nature of your reply, the actual historical answer is that most humans who were contacted by 'more advanced' ones did very poorly, from the Americas, through Africa, Asia, Europe (start with 3 million Gauls enslaved and killed
contact with a more advanced civilization and benefitted from it? Very few exceptions'.
On January 7, risky biz wrote:
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
--
Rich
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
--
Rich
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
--
Rich
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.
It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly
and a lot of them STILL won't.
I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
You're hanging around with the wrong people..
On January 10, Tim Norfolk wrote:.
So when they come out of the gym, all sweaty, they dressIt took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly
and a lot of them STILL won't.
without showering?
I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.What do their wives think about that?
--
Rich
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
You're hanging around with the wrong people..
I wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.
On January 10, Tim Norfolk wrote:
So when they come out of the gym, all sweaty, they dressIt took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly
and a lot of them STILL won't.
without showering?
I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.What do their wives think about that?
--
Rich
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
You're hanging around with the wrong people..
I wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:37:54 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
You're hanging around with the wrong people..
I wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:37:54 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
.You're hanging around with the wrong people..
I wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.
I read an article years ago that blamed the post-WWII nutrition shortages for the English dental problems.
On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 10:22:27 AM UTC-8, BTSinAustin wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:37:54 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
You're hanging around with the wrong people..
.I wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.
I read an article years ago that blamed the post-WWII nutrition shortages for the English dental problems.
On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 12:07:26 PM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 10:22:27 AM UTC-8, BTSinAustin wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:37:54 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
You're hanging around with the wrong people..
.I wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.
~ That's a new one. I'd never heard that. If it wasn't too long ago, do you remember who authored the article?I read an article years ago that blamed the post-WWII nutrition shortages for the English dental problems.
Wasn't that covered in the Commercial Pilot training course you took on Thursday?.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
I read an article years ago that blamed the post-WWII nutrition shortages for the English dental problems.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:37:54 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
You're hanging around with the wrong people..
I wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.I read an article years ago that blamed the post-WWII nutrition shortages for the English dental problems.
On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 1:22:27 PM UTC-5, BTSinAustin wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:37:54 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
We never had a car or washing machine, and only got a telephone when I was 19.You're hanging around with the wrong people..
It's certainly plausible. I was born in 1957, with our first few houses having an outhouse, and most of the rest into my teen years with no central heat, just a fireplace in the living room and big stove in the kitchen. Most people were relatively poor.I wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.I read an article years ago that blamed the post-WWII nutrition shortages for the English dental problems.
On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 5:45:43 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 1:22:27 PM UTC-5, BTSinAustin wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:37:54 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote:
On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote:
On January 7, risky biz wrote:~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization -
How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery?
Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies -
~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
poor. We never had a car or washing machine, and only got a telephone when I was 19.You're hanging around with the wrong people..
It's certainly plausible. I was born in 1957, with our first few houses having an outhouse, and most of the rest into my teen years with no central heat, just a fireplace in the living room and big stove in the kitchen. Most people were relativelyI wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.I read an article years ago that blamed the post-WWII nutrition shortages for the English dental problems.
We used to dream of having a fireplace! Woulda been a palace to us. We used to live in an old water tank on a rubbish tip. We got woke up every morning by having a load of rotting fish dumped all over us!
I take it that you are a Monty Python fan.
On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 5:45:43 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote:poor. We never had a car or washing machine, and only got a telephone when I was 19.
On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 1:22:27 PM UTC-5, BTSinAustin wrote:
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 7:37:54 PM UTC-5, VegasJerry wrote:It's certainly plausible. I was born in 1957, with our first few houses having an outhouse, and most of the rest into my teen years with no central heat, just a fireplace in the living room and big stove in the kitchen. Most people were relatively
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:02:22 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:I read an article years ago that blamed the post-WWII nutrition shortages for the English dental problems.
On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2:06:57 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote: >>>>>> On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:51:51 AM UTC-5, risky biz wrote: >>>>>>> On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-8, Tim Norfolk wrote: >>>>>>>> On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 8:14:18 PM UTC-5, risky biz wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Monday, January 9, 2023 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8, RichD wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On January 7, risky biz wrote:.
~ I know quite a few men who won't brush their teeth. Fairly nasty.~ So did China, but Rome seems to be one of the earliest.~ Plumbing is an invention of (White) European civilization - >>>>>>>>>How often has any civilization in human history ever made contact with a more advanced
civilization and benefitted from it?
LOL. Don't bet on it. The 'Middle East' had plumbing thousands of years before Europeans ever heard of it. It took hundreds of years to convince Europeans to bathe regularly and a lot of them STILL won't.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/05/asia/india-modi-open-defecation-free-intl-hnk-scli/
And 'remote tribes' and 'isolated islands' aren't exactly 'civilizations'Did those remote tribes know they were remote, before discovery? >>>>>>>>>>> Native Americans were a widespread culture. Was the net result of contact positive?
Lots of jobs as school mascots and extras in John Wayne movies - >>>>>>>>>>
--
Rich
The Romans adopted public baths after being exposed to them in the 'Middle East'.
Archaeolgy has identified indoor plumbing in upper class Egyptian homes prior to 1300 B.C.
Thomas Edison believed that it was unhealthy to bathe.
You're hanging around with the wrong people.
I wonder if this is a class thing. The English are famous for not taking care of their teeth.
We used to dream of having a fireplace! Woulda been a palace to us. We used to live in an old water tank on a rubbish tip. We got woke up every morning by having a load of rotting fish dumped all over us!
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