Yesterday I Saw Seven!

24.03.06, 12:06
There were two old ones loitering outside a shop looking suspicious; two
chubby, friendly ones walking along the street with bags of cakes laughing
loudly; another two standing at different bus stops, both looking quite
bored, one was obviously tired; one walking under a bridge carrying a bicycle.

How many nuns did you see?
    • varsovian Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 24.03.06, 12:42
      2 Saturdays ago I took my daughter to an acrobatics competition where she
      finished 4th. Cried her eyes out ... so I bought her a little something to
      cheer her up.
      In the train home an oldish nun (with 14 years in the Ukraine behind her)
      started talking to us and got the whole sorry tale - and gave Aga a little
      statuette to cheer her up. Nice thought, almost worked.
    • usenetposts Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 24.03.06, 13:29
      Isn't seven "for a secret never to be told"? Or am I getting them confused with
      something else?
      • nasza_maggie Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 25.03.06, 11:15
        Ian,

        it's true then, all blokes fantases about nunswink
        • ianek70 Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 25.03.06, 11:54
          nasza_maggie napisała:

          > it's true then, all blokes fantases about nunswink

          How ridiculous, you must be some kind of sick perv.

          images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/6094.jpg
          • nasza_maggie Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 25.03.06, 12:54
            rotflsmile

            I bet you have Madonna's 'like a virgin' a to home, toosmile)))
    • kylie1 Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 26.03.06, 07:47
      Funny I don't see nuns in Canada at all. Well, except on Halloween that is.
      God, I can't even remember when was the last time I saw one! Nuns here have an
      option of wearing either the habit or plainclothes. Spotting a nun is almost as
      rare as spotting a priest. A priest in a black shirt and small collar would
      look like a ref. Almost all of them wear jeans and sweaters.

      ianek, there is a sweet nun for you...look no further - a sight for sore eyes!

      www.adelaide.oz.org/people/daniel/funny%20nun.jpg
      • chris-joe Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 26.03.06, 09:13
        "Funny I don't see nuns in Canada at all."
        -viens visiter La Belle Province smile
      • usenetposts Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 26.03.06, 14:58
        kylie1 napisała:

        > Funny I don't see nuns in Canada at all. Well, except on Halloween that is.
        > God, I can't even remember when was the last time I saw one! Nuns here have
        an
        > option of wearing either the habit or plainclothes. Spotting a nun is almost
        as
        >
        > rare as spotting a priest. A priest in a black shirt and small collar would
        > look like a ref. Almost all of them wear jeans and sweaters.
        >

        You know what? When I read the Bible I don't spot any nuns either. Funny that.

        > ianek, there is a sweet nun for you...look no further - a sight for sore eyes!
        >
        > www.adelaide.oz.org/people/daniel/funny%20nun.jpg

        Heh heh heh. She looks like she's reading GW Forums.
        • kylie1 Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 01:32
          I can't open the nun picture. I had to copy and paste it into the web broswer
          to open it. Why is that?

          Yeah, I love that picture. Especially her tongue and her teeth. With her front
          chompers she could gnaw down a small oak tree faster than a beaver on steroids.
          hehehehsmile
          • usenetposts Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 01:37
            kylie1 napisała:

            > I can't open the nun picture. I had to copy and paste it into the web broswer
            > to open it. Why is that?

            Because when you quote, the software strips out the " h t t p : / / " bit.
            That's the bit that does the magic of making a link appear. I had to add spaces
            or it wouldn't have appeared in this text, for example.
            • kylie1 Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 02:56
              Thanks, Dave. I can't seem to catch up with technology. It changes too fast for
              me. At least I am happy I know how to work my microwave oven. I use "start"
              and "stop" buttons and that's all I need to know.
              smile
          • ms.jones Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 02:11
            Only five but leggy! It took me a while to realise they were the real thing smile

            ackle.com/nuns.jpg
            P.S. I spy a connection between a nun's head dress and a Muslim hajib. And the
            rest of the dress, come to think of it. I never noticed before but they look so
            much alike.



            PPS
            • ms.jones Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 02:14
              pressed the wrong key

              Good to hear you had a great holiday, Kylie. Did you take any photographs of
              Mexico we could look at?
              • kylie1 Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 02:46
                Thanks.
                oh, tons Hannah, but my oversized frame is in most of them and until I lose
                some weight I am not too willing to share those with others. Give me a little
                time. We have a treadmill now so I am working on it.
                Cancun is well adverstised on the web like most other well known resorts in
                Mexico. Those frozen strawberyy margaritas and that cute little barin our room
                did not help my waist line either. Not too mention their food. We loved it.

                smile
                • ejmarkow Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 11:42
                  I saw a few during my visit to Tarnów last week. There aren't any in
                  Siemiechów. This village has a very interesting history. The name "Siemiechów"
                  is derived from "Siedem Mnichow" (Seven Monks), but they were all slaughtered
                  during the Tatar invasion of 1241. Today, the old wooden church is a reminder
                  of the times long ago, and the newer brick church stands adjacent to it. In the
                  nearby village of Fasciszowa, are a large group of cloistered nuns. I have yet
                  to visit it.

                  Eugene
                  • usenetposts Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 14:19
                    ejmarkow napisał:

                    > I saw a few during my visit to Tarnów last week. There aren't any in
                    > Siemiechów. This village has a very interesting history. The
                    name "Siemiechów"
                    > is derived from "Siedem Mnichow" (Seven Monks), but they were all slaughtered
                    > during the Tatar invasion of 1241.

                    I wonder if they were the good muslims or the bad muslims of that age.

                    > Today, the old wooden church is a reminder
                    > of the times long ago, and the newer brick church stands adjacent to it. In
                    the
                    >
                    > nearby village of Fasciszowa, are a large group of cloistered nuns. I have
                    yet
                    > to visit it.

                    Resisting temptation, eh?
                    • ejmarkow Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 15:07
                      usenetposts napisał:

                      > ejmarkow napisał:
                      >
                      > > I saw a few during my visit to Tarnów last week. There aren't any in
                      > > Siemiechów. This village has a very interesting history. The
                      > name "Siemiechów"
                      > > is derived from "Siedem Mnichow" (Seven Monks), but they were all slaught
                      > ered
                      > > during the Tatar invasion of 1241.
                      >
                      > I wonder if they were the good muslims or the bad muslims of that age.
                      >
                      > > Today, the old wooden church is a reminder
                      > > of the times long ago, and the newer brick church stands adjacent to it.
                      > In
                      > the
                      > >
                      > > nearby village of Fasciszowa, are a large group of cloistered nuns. I hav
                      > e
                      > yet
                      > > to visit it.
                      >
                      > Resisting temptation, eh?

                      It's supposed to be an off-the-beaten-track tourist attraction coupled with the
                      church itself. I really prefer riding my mountain bike with a backpack full of
                      some good sandwiches, fruits, and some wine or beer, to the castle ruins at
                      Melsztyn with some friends. smile

                      • ms.jones Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 23:14
                        While we are on the subject of monks -

                        The secondary school I went to is proud to be one of the oldest schools in
                        Poland - the existing records go back to 1180. The following story was
                        published in the commemorative book that came out for last year's school
                        reunion.

                        The author, an ex-pupil, visited Iona around 1990. During his stay he
                        befriended a local guide, a Mr. Mac Dougall, Iona-born amateur historian.
                        MacDougall told him how he used to do some digging off his own bat and how once
                        he came across an old parchment/manuscript containing personal notes made by
                        the copyist. Instead of dutifully dispatching the manuscript to Edinburgh, Mr
                        MacDougall sat and laboriously deciphered the notes made by a monk - brother
                        Odhran.

                        According to the story, in 1177 or 1178, brother Odhran accompanied
                        brother Maurice to Kiev. At first warmly received by prince Jaroslav, they
                        got caught up in the ruthless local warfare and were forced to flee to save
                        their lives. Travelling north by night, staying away from the trade routes,
                        they sought shelter from the approaching winter in a small town in Poland.
                        The local Bishop provided them with winter quarters in a monastery on a
                        hill overlooking a river. The monastery had its own school, a library and a
                        scriptorium so the brothers could work there just as they had done on Iona. Due
                        to illness their stay was extended beyond winter. When the time came to
                        depart, brother Odhran presented the hosts with a beautifully illustrated
                        manuscript, and in return was given provisions for the journey and some
                        rose seeds from a bush he used to admire in the monastery's garden.

                        It was several years before brother Odhran was able to return to Iona. When he
                        did, he planted the seeds and for the next 40 years looked after the roses
                        which, next to writing manuscripts, became his passion. The roses are supposed
                        to be unique in that once a year their deep red turns white - within a few
                        minutes - early in the morning of 14th of July. In fact the last sentence in
                        brother Odhran's notes says 'The roses will reveal when I died.'

                        You might think here's a cock-and-bull-story if ever there was one, I was kind
                        of inclined that way myself. But...

                        The roses are rememberd to be in the school's grounds in 1959. The
                        caretaker observed the mysterious occurrence and informed the
                        Headteacher who later witnessed the metamorphosis for himself. Scientific
                        explanations were sought but never followed through; June is a busy time
                        in school, more important things had to be attended to. Forty years
                        passed. The caretaker died, the school expanded, the wild rose bush was
                        lost. The story of travelling to Iona emerged at an all night talking session
                        that usually accompanies the reunions. One of the teachers collected this
                        and other stories of the alumni and got them published.

                        Having read all this, I couldn't resist contacting the Iona Community to ask if
                        anyone has come across these roses; I had to verify the story. I exchanged a
                        couple of e-mails trying to find the right person to speak to and that was it;
                        nothing happened.

                        I guess I'll have to go to Iona myself, naïve fool that I am uncertain
                • ms.jones Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 23:23
                  What's picture compression for? There's also a thingy called paint that comes
                  with microsoft and it can be used for photo editing. You can appear as slim or
                  curvaceous as you like, in a colour of your choice, with blurring if required wink

                  Happy treadmilling in the meantime smile
            • usenetposts Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 28.03.06, 23:19
              ms.jones napisała:

              > I spy a connection between a nun's head dress and a Muslim hajib. And the
              > rest of the dress, come to think of it. I never noticed before but they look
              so
              >
              > much alike.
              >

              Indeed. In many ways the RC religion seems to have been over-influenced by
              Islam. Certainly there is nothing in the Bible that talks about nuns or asking
              Christian women not be be wives and mothers or wear silly uniforms, so they
              must have gotten the idea from somewhere else...
              • ejmarkow Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 29.03.06, 07:52
                Traditional aspects play an important role and seem to determine practices
                within the same religion. Just look at the difference between Roman Catholic
                (Latin rite) and Ukrainian Catholic (Eastern rite) church. They are both
                recognized by Rome, and are basically the same religion and have the same
                prayers with the exception of a few traditional variances. Crossing ones self
                from left to right versus from right to left, Christmas and Easter holidays
                held on different days, priest celibacy mandatory versus being allowed to marry
                and have children. Even the conventions within a mass - priests dress,
                blessing, etc - vary slightly. These differences were even utilized for
                political reasons way back in history, for example, during the Polish-Ukrainian
                wars from 1648-1654, and beyond. Religion in this case as a means of ethnic
                identity to distinguish the two groups when in reality, they both practiced the
                same religion. So, tradition really seems to dictate the many forms of
                Christianity, which often deviates from what the bible actually states.

                Eugene
                • varsovian Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 29.03.06, 15:46
                  Jews had a long history of running off into the wilderness seeking God - a bit
                  like Manchester City and the Conservative Party, and who ever looks into their
                  charter saying oooh err, it doesn't have that bit written down here.
                  Anyway, with a scientist's hat on (whatever that means), you can see that the
                  various flavours of Christian service are all faded imitations of the Jewish
                  Friday night knees up at the old 'gogue. St Paul was definitely into pick 'n
                  mix at his local Woolworth's, working along the lines of "What can I get these
                  heathen goyim to accept?"
                  • usenetposts Re: Yesterday I Saw Seven! 29.03.06, 18:17
                    varsovian napisał:

                    > Jews had a long history of running off into the wilderness seeking God - a
                    bit
                    > like Manchester City and the Conservative Party, and who ever looks into
                    their
                    > charter saying oooh err, it doesn't have that bit written down here.
                    > Anyway, with a scientist's hat on (whatever that means), you can see that the
                    > various flavours of Christian service are all faded imitations of the Jewish
                    > Friday night knees up at the old 'gogue. St Paul was definitely into pick 'n
                    > mix at his local Woolworth's, working along the lines of "What can I get
                    these
                    > heathen goyim to accept?"

                    Come on! That is far from the truth. Have you read his letter to the Galatians,
                    just for one example?

                    Did you get his joke in Galatians 5.12?

                    "I would they were even cut off which trouble you"

                    He is basically talking about those who tried to make gentile Christians adopt
                    Jewish traditions such as high days, certain dietary laws, and of course be
                    circumcised. He then says "I would that they were even cut off which trouble
                    you" in the King James version, which the NIV translates as "I wish those
                    agitators would go the whole way and emasculate themselves". He's basically
                    saying to them, you want Christians to have to be circumcised? You go castrate
                    yourselves and see how you like it!
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