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Family crypt, circa 3rd century B.C.E.

Posted on May 6, 2011 | Comments Off on Family crypt, circa 3rd century B.C.E.

Looking back on my somewhat whirlwind trip to Israel last month, this spot, which I saw near the end, was one of my favorites. This thing is underground, and from above, you would not even notice the entrance if it was not marked. Which it is because the Israel national park service is very efficient.

A Sidonian burial cave, says the brochure from Bet Guvrin-Maresha, one of my pal Snoopy’s favorite spots in the Judean lowlands because, as he says, it’s usually pretty quiet and peaceful.  Not a big draw, in other words. No Masada. No Jerusalem. Etc. But imagine all the work that went into this place. The caves were discovered in 1902. The paintings are restorations of the originals.

UPDATE:  More on the park from Wikipedia.

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Stuxnet is to laugh

Posted on May 1, 2011 | Comments Off on Stuxnet is to laugh

Islam makes you stupid, indeed. Thus the Iranians continue to prattle about their coming nuclear capability, even as the reported Zionist computer virus continues to cripple their nuclear plant—with forecasts of more to come. It’s much better than bombs, and a lot safer for the pilots, too.

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Islam makes you stupid

Posted on April 24, 2011 | Comments Off on Islam makes you stupid

Some things are just really, really hard to argue with. You accept them on, uh, faith.

And this, Muslim jokes. For example:

Q. Did you hear the one about the violent 53 year-old pedophile?
A. Yes. He is revered by one fifth of the world’s population as the one who started the world’s most intolerant, repressive, misogynistic and violent religion.

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Monkey In The Middle needs your help

Posted on April 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Monkey In The Middle needs your help

I’ve frequently linked to Katie Norcross’s posts on Israel and other subjects at Monkey In The Middle.

Now she needs some help to keep the blog (and herself) going. I gave something. You should click on this link and consider doing it, too.

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The value (alleged) of video games

Posted on April 10, 2011 | Comments Off on The value (alleged) of video games

It seems there was this Norwegian kid, see, who met this moose. And the kid had to save his little sister, see.

So (what else) he called on his intimate knowledge of World of Warcraft. And the rest is history. Cultural history. Sort of.

Too bad Mr. B. only plays Grepolis.

Via Dustbury.

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Why not to worry about Egypt

Posted on April 9, 2011 | Comments Off on Why not to worry about Egypt

Ignore the usual prattling of the ignorant legacy media, particularly their trumpeting of El Baradei’s threat to attack Israel, ’cause he ain’t likely to win election in Egypt, says Sandmonkey.

“The people don’t want someone who is … as unable to communicate with them as Baradei. Chances are, Egypt’s real next president will appear sometimes by late August/ early September, after [he has] been kicked and burned and faced a trial by fire unlike Egypt has ever seen.”

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So What Are People Saying Over There?

Posted on April 6, 2011 | Comments Off on So What Are People Saying Over There?

“That’s the question my father often asks me on our way home from the airport in Texas. ‘So what do people think about what’s going on…..about Prime Minister Netanyahu…..about the revolution in Egypt?'”

Humor with bite from Benji Lovitt in Jerusalem.

My friend, Snoopy-the-Goon, for one, says many Israelis have given up on the idea of peace ever happening. Even though his own backyard bomb shelter is full of junk and its door rusted open, the hinges unyielding to WD-40.

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