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Offline Frank Cannon

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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #25 on: May 15, 2018, 03:35:51 am »
Quote from: RoosGirl on May 15, 2018, 03:21:15 am
I'll give it a C+; lacked imagination and effort.

That's quality PG material lady. I'd work blue on that but it wouldn't end well.
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #26 on: May 15, 2018, 03:38:03 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on May 15, 2018, 03:35:51 am
That's quality PG material lady. I'd work blue on that but it wouldn't end well.


Because it's funny/ironical that he carries a cat in his codpiece, right?!
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #27 on: May 15, 2018, 03:41:58 am »
Quote from: RoosGirl on May 15, 2018, 03:38:03 am

Because it's funny/ironical that he carries a cat in his codpiece, right?!

Well a guy in a skirt with a bleep does have some material to work with.
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #28 on: May 15, 2018, 03:46:39 am »
It's a sporran, not a cod piece. 
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #29 on: May 15, 2018, 03:46:40 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on May 15, 2018, 03:41:58 am
Well a guy in a skirt with a bleep does have some material to work with.

Now there is an angle I had not considered!
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #30 on: May 15, 2018, 03:47:12 am »
Quote from: Sanguine on May 15, 2018, 03:46:39 am
It's a sporran, not a cod piece.

Is this like the whole "rifle" thing?
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #31 on: May 15, 2018, 03:48:43 am »
Quote from: RoosGirl on May 15, 2018, 03:47:12 am
Is this like the whole "rifle" thing?

A codpiece is not Scottish, and we all know that if it's not Scottish...
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #32 on: May 15, 2018, 03:50:43 am »
Quote from: Sanguine on May 15, 2018, 03:46:39 am
It's a sporran, not a cod piece.

Fun Fact: You can put sporran on cuts to make it heal faster.
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #33 on: May 15, 2018, 03:51:02 am »
Quote from: Sanguine on May 15, 2018, 03:48:43 am
A codpiece is not Scottish, and we all know that if it's not Scottish...

It doesn't have Scottish balls?
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Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #34 on: June 18, 2018, 06:28:14 pm »
Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
By Tom Metcalfe, Live Science Contributor | June 18, 2018 07:13am ET




Some of the most enigmatic human-made objects from Europe's late Stone Age — intricately carved balls of stone, each about the size of a baseball — continue to baffle archaeologists more than 200 years after they were first discovered.

More than 500 of the enigmatic objects have now been found, most of them in northeast Scotland, but also in the Orkney Islands, England, Ireland and one in Norway.

https://www.livescience.com/62843-enigmatic-stone-balls-scotland.html
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #35 on: June 18, 2018, 06:29:00 pm »
Maybe they can donate the balls to a DC Repuke.
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #36 on: June 18, 2018, 06:30:23 pm »
Were they found in a jar in the fridge?
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #37 on: June 18, 2018, 06:32:59 pm »
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #38 on: June 18, 2018, 08:30:32 pm »
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #39 on: June 18, 2018, 08:53:59 pm »
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #40 on: June 18, 2018, 09:58:18 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 18, 2018, 08:30:32 pm
They found em roos.  the jigs up.

They found my balls?  I'm confused.
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #41 on: June 18, 2018, 10:13:00 pm »
Quote from: RoosGirl on June 18, 2018, 09:58:18 pm
They found my balls?  I'm confused.

Mr. Roos's.   :cool:

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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #42 on: June 18, 2018, 10:13:48 pm »
Quote from: RoosGirl on June 18, 2018, 09:58:18 pm
They found my balls?  I'm confused.
Understandable, they said they were stoned.
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #43 on: June 18, 2018, 10:52:51 pm »
I just had to check this thread to see if there were any serious posts.....


And I was not disappointed.  888high58888
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #44 on: June 18, 2018, 11:17:59 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 18, 2018, 10:13:00 pm
Mr. Roos's.   :cool:

Pfft, you think his are mere stone to put up with me for this long?  Wait, what are we talking about?
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #45 on: June 19, 2018, 12:40:19 am »
They are about the right size for the head of a mace or a war club, articles which might be embellished by their owners as well.
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Re: Enigmatic Stone Balls from 5,000 Years Ago Continue to Baffle Archaeologists
« Reply #46 on: June 19, 2018, 12:49:03 am »
This article has been posted before, however, it remains enigmatic.

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,316146.msg1683403.html#msg1683403
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #47 on: June 19, 2018, 12:51:50 am »
Topics merged.
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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #48 on: June 19, 2018, 12:57:42 am »
Quote from: MOD3 on June 19, 2018, 12:51:50 am
Topics merged.

Merging balls is dangerous.....

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Re: The Carved Stone Balls of Scotland: Who made them, and why?
« Reply #49 on: June 19, 2018, 12:59:35 am »
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