So Much For "Marriage Equals One Man and One Woman"

A core part of their beliefs is that native Americans are descended from Jewish people who migrated to North America 500 years ago, were visited by and accepted Jesus, and then forgot all about it.

History ain't their strong point.

https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Native_Americans

Point of order, they think that the Jews migrated here in 500 BCE (using submarines), not 500 years ago.

Wow

That's correct, I messed that up while writing the post. 500 BC when they got to North America, 33ish AD when Jesus went to visit them, and then a couple of hundred years later when they had a massive war and subsequently their civilisation and all evidence of it vanished.

oh I see....well that makes a little more sense then! I'm not seeing any holes in the story.

"That's correct, I messed that up while writing the post. 500 BC when they got to North America, 33ish AD when Jesus went to visit them, and then a couple of hundred years later when they had a massive war and subsequently their civilisation and all evidence of it vanished." - Bailey

I HATE when that happens!

Or as I like to call it, Tuesday.

Interesting story. Unsurprising, since Utah has long been a hotbed of polygamist immorality. Men convincing women to debase themselves by joining a harem that exists only to service the ego and sexual appetites of the man.

Of course, I'm hard pressed to think of any current Wordforger who could convice any woman to spread her legs, much less 5 or 6 women all competing for his attention and agreeing to take turns with him.

While that's a good idea, it's irrelevant to this story. They're not legalizing or recognizing plural marriage; they're just making it no longer carry felony charges.

If they had it working the other way around, it would explain Michael Jackson.

I am thinking a little ahead of this. If it were to take the next step and become legal we would need a way to define the rights and responsibilities of a legal union of more than 2 people. Not for nothing, defining it in a legal way would give the members of the unity legal rights and protections under the law, and limit the unions based on age of consent. That may actually help solve the problem that seems to come from certain religious traditions.

nothing in the scientific/medical lexicon can explain Michael Jackson.

I am pretty sure there is a book or two on MJ in some scientific/medical/psychological lexicons.

Their problem...as long as I don't have to referee.

root beer is a north 'merican thing. every other culture finds it vomitous.

Same for cheesecake in France.

Cheesecake is becoming somewhat popular in France these days. 30 or 40 years ago, no one here had ever heard of it, but now it is more and more common. Still not one of the most common desserts, but definitely trending more into the mainstream.

"Racinette" (that's the French term for it, from Quebec) is still almost totally unknown, though, and detested by just about anyone who tries it.

My survey sample was limited. Maybe 5 people we invited over for dinner in Vallauris back in the 90s. My ex-wife's signature dessert was pumpkin cheesecake (from Gourmet Mag). They gagged.

But they made us eat shrimp with the heads on the week before. Sucked the brains and eyeballs right out of them.

Yeah, that sounds like the 90s. But things are changing.

They still eat shrimp with the heads on them, though...

You know, if you moved out and supported yourself, your mom wouldn't bitch at you so much.

Mad burn on the boy.