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And now its back.

Ara, now that you have two separate "corners", shouldn't it be called "Ara Baliozian's Alcove"? Get four corners and you can start to call it "Ara's Square".

And about things like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...2284563883&rd=1 Some sort of ID card from 1922 for an Armenian living in Turkey. Alongside which the (Turkish) seller proclaims: "A very scarce document which shows how armenians were protected in Turkey just few years after 1915 deportation. They founded easily and without any obstacle a Commission for the Assistance to Armenian Refugees. I think this document proves the fact of deportation and rejects so called armenian extermination.."

Hi, but no - I'm talking about this entire thread about ebay - it was originally in the genocide section.

A bigger kitty: THERE ARE SOME 8-12 CAUCASIAN LEOPARDS IN ARMENIA: DATA OF ZOOLOGISTS YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3. ARMINFO. Population of the Caucasian leopard which is on the verge of disappearance is restored in Armenia, WWF Representative in Armenia Karen Manvelyan told ARMINFO that in conformity with different calculation of zoologists in Armenia, there are some 8-12 Caucasian leopards in the country, with the biggest of them has a 2 meter length and weights 90 kg. Restoration of the leopards' population in Armenia is carried out under the program of WWF, which allocated $16,000 for its implementation. Manvelyan said that under the program, measures are taken to estimate the zone of leopards' inhabitancy, and groups combatting poaching are formed at Shikahogh forest reserve, Syunik region, Armenia. Manvelyan said that restoration of the population of leopards is closely connected with population of Bezoar goats, moufflons, toe deer, wild boars which are also on the verge of disappearance. Manvelyan said that a forest reserve "Arevik" is expected to be created for protection of the leopards at Zangezur mountain range.

Is this just modern nonsense - or is it a genuine traditional folk explanation of the Van Cats' characteristics? VAN - THE SWIMMING CAT FROM NOAH'S ARK "Van Swimming Cat’s story comes from legend, rather than history. White with ginger markings and tail, he is reputed to have stepped off Noah’s Ark when it came to rest on Mount Ararat. It is said that over 4,300 years ago Noah’s Ark carried a pair of white cats amongst the creatures that went aboard two by two to escape the Great Flood recorded in the Old Testament. After months of drifting in storms the Ark grounded on Mount Ararat, the highest volcanic mountain in what was then Mesopotamia and is now eastern Turkey. Noah opened the hatch and let down the gangplank. As the two cats emerged from the hold, the hatch door accidentally slammed down on their tails, which turned a fiery auburn. After months in darkness the sun was too much for them and they were temporarily blinded-which is why perhaps, there is a tendency for their descendants to be born with odd colored eyes, one blue and one auburn. The story goes that the Lord felt sorry for them, blessing them with a touch on their foreheads, giving them an auburn patch. The cats made their way down the mountain to the ancient community of Van where there was plenty of fish in the huge lake. There they bred an it became natural for the cats to wade, fish and swim in the water. The folklore, poetry and songs of the Armenian people of that region contain references to the swimming Van cat. In 1955 two visiting photographers were struck by the unique markings and characteristics of these beautiful half-wild creatures and arranged for a pair to be shipped to England for breeding. Viewers were astonished when the cats were shown on television, swimming in a pool. From then on the variety became known as the Turkish Van Swimming Cat, and has since become the favored breed of sailors and those who live aboard and tell the tale of Van, the first Ships’ Cat."

Excuse me, but, why was this thread moved to the "humor" section? Who here thinks that there is something funny about Genocide denialist propaganda on ebay?