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I did too. I may not know hayeren but based on statistical analysis and the shapes of the letters, I concluded that "kaghtser" is not spelled with a "x" like in xhoz (pig) and is actually spelled with a "gh" as in "ghapama". On top of that, I am now estimating that "joghovurd" is not spelled with a "ge" as in "ghigar" or "sh" (as in shun) but with "jhe" as in "jhamatsuyts". I may not know much but I learn quickly. So that's why I rear-kissed Sasun. I just wish his rear was a bit more attractive (no offense Sasun, but I don't have to see it to know it ain't my type)

Using "reverse psychology" eh? That made me even more interested ... but not so much in "im" and "indz" but what is it you think I am not interested in (just im/indz or something else?)

I am very confused on this issue ... not all the time but sometimes. When do you use "im" and when "indz" ... Like es hartse im hamar e hetakrkir ... te ... indz hamar e hetakrkir?

Dear Varduhi, I think Sasun is doing something VERY important. Thank you Sasun jan ... and Varduhi, please don't take it personally. We all can learn from each other.

Հեյ, տհիս իս պրետտյ ցոոլ ... Ի լիկե իտ!!!! Heheheh tables have turned!!!! Use Armenian letters to type english Nairi, try copy pasting into a text editor first. Save the text and try to reopen it ... or try to copy paste into MS word and see what happens. I am guessing you are experiencing a MAC-related problem.

Ask Domino and he'll tell you maybe everything is just thought bubbles in a vaccum I am much more of a practicalist. I think since Ara is actively posting intelligent thoughts that seem to be non-random in nature, then he most likely exists. And since he feels the need to communicate (bi-directionally once in a while as well) then that means he is not God. God would have no reason to communicate ... ever. He would already know what has been said, what is being said, and what will ever be said so that would render "communication" (i.e. including writing) completely irrelevant to him.

If he doubts it exists, how can it be "same"? I think Ara is referring to the abstract concept of God and if there were such a thing, no writer's word could be the word of God ... since writers are limited by humanly constraints.

Woooo Hoooo !!!! A full fledged Barn Raisin' at Armat's place!!!!! I'm game ... just tell me when and I'll start driving. Armat, you have these poor guys from south of the border hanging around Home Depot every day (at least in LA it was like that) ... just go there one morning, pick up a couple of them and get them working. Save your back! ... and Azat and I will help with the BBQ duties.

Two ton? That doesn't sound plausible. My Jeep's unladen weight is about that much! Unless you are building this out of cardboard, I would seriously rethink that 2 ton guesstimate. What's under those concrete blocks? Would it prevent the thing from sinking? I'm no expert in this stuff obviously but doesn't seem to me like a quick and dirty type of calculation would be too helpful here.

Fascinating ... Does that apply to other things as well? For example does that mean that even the guys that hit on you at a bar but somehow end up on your bad list still have a chance and all they have to do is to wait until the right time? Do you realize what kind of hope this would give to a significant portion of the male species?

By the way, THOTH I just saw the story ... ROFLMFAO!!!!! That's tooooo funny.

Sometimes "satisfying" in the sense that he or she couldn't marry the other person and thus ... bham, change religion and all is solved. It's suddenly OK for the two to get it on

Do you two live close?

Talk about winning ... I'm up by 0.13 right now! But my opponent (Hokies) has a guy (Alge Crumpler) playing tonight so I hope he does HORRIBLY. I got no one playing.

I'm pretty sure that in Iran at least they say "Isah e Maseeh" when referring to Jesus. They call Christians "Maseehy". So Isah is most likely Jesus (as TB pointed out) and I'm guessing it because of the ancient letters (ala Indiana Jones when he couldn't spell God and almost got his head chopped off)

I remember Isa from Farsi ... is "Musa" supposed to be Moses? I seem to distinctly recall Isa and Musa being mentioned a few times there in Iran.

At first I was like 10 tonnes? NO FRICKING WAY ... and then I realized this is probably "metric" ton so now it makes sense. Reminds me of the scene from Monty Python's Search for the Holly Grail where the peasants are digging through and collecting mud.

Movses e mi kitch zbaghvats a esor. Yes karogh em sksem ... inke heto ke verchatsni gortse Why parents name their kids Movses? Because it sure beats naming them Trexhayrevopolos. I can ask you a similar question ... why does the hunter close one eye before shootting? Because if he closed both eyes, he wouldn't see the pray. But on a serious note, I guess the biblical thing is a big reason for it. I also have relatives that decided to name their kids Alpha, Beta, and Omega. I don't see any muslims doing that either.

Impression for today ... I can't believe I wasted $14.50 yesterday at this place ... and their sign .. that's down right FALSE ADVERTISING. There was nothing Colossal about the place. Nothing (well, except maybe the price).

I definitely agree with you with the addition that most "academic" institutions also seem to be organized as collections of tiny (and sometimes large) corporations with the professors being the CEO, CFO, FCO, CMO (now I'm making up acronyms) who deals with the venture capitalists (aka funding institutions). This is probably true with most engineering fields as well but probably the ultra-short idea->prototype->product->profit/disaster cycle with "computing" makes it so different (not to mention the exponentail leaps in terms of the advancing underlying technologies). So now going back to Nobel (scientific), I was always under the impression that the prize is to reward a lifetime of invaluable scientific contribution(s) in a specific domain. But the question that comes up is what if motivations were not purely scientific and merely financial ... does that still merit an award? I would say probably but I'm not sure.

High-tech may have been an exception to that... maybe because everyone was making millions? But of course many since then have lost all. I'd say probably the main difference is that "high tech" is inherently purely money driven as (I'm guessing) many of the other "pure" sciences are searching for some truth. But then again, things like "drug research", "bio-med technologies", etc also seem to be $$$$ driven a lot of times.

Harut, voch archine haskatca, voch yerkrode ... also, end of 1-st line ... "Artashisi" or "Artashisish"? ... also, I challenge anyone to say Artashisish 10 times fast.

Ok while we seem to be on a complete roll tonight busting Jugg's chops (and since this IS the phone thread) ... Tonight is a special dinner for two ... juggs and the phone

Oh.

So then, this thread is no different than any other thread!!! Funny thing is, we seemed to be the nicest to you in your roast thread (talk about irony!)