I may have erred, throwing in my lot with the cats..

Even at 3200BCE (or just before), that's thousands of years after the Sumerians (who predate the Egyptians and Babylonians too). [edited to add] Don't get me wrong, the Dogon people and their culture and history are both fascinating and remarkable. It's just not the earliest case of what appears to...

graidawg wrote:That explains all the aussies coming over this year. THEY PLAN TO TAKE OVER! TO ARMS TO ARMS - REPEL THE (NOT QUITE ENGLISH) INVADERS

We conquered the kiwis. I'm sure we can handle a few Aussies.

Question answered. :P "There is no designated area for random burns. We do have burn platforms for folks to burn wood - and of course after Saturday - the Man embers become a burn platform." thx to installations@burningman.com "The Man embers become a burn platform." This is what I was looking for....

From what I can gather, they didn't pick up writing until sometime between the 13th and 15th centuries AD. Ancient Sumerian culture has its roots going back as far as 7000 BCE, but it's all pretty muddy until the 5th millenia BCE. Then they picked up the first written version of a spoken language, ...

trilobyte wrote:Original? It happened in ancient Sumer thousands of years earlier...

I'd love to see a timeline comparing the two!

The original cargo cult. The Dogon believed that fish people came down from the sky and lived near them, in a lake. They believed that these Nommos gave them the gift of writing and culture.

A couple of my personal recommendations are: Dusty Swan for a relaxed bar. Great place to duck into during a big blow. Suck 'n Fuck for some of the stiffest drinks you've ever had. Red Rooster for some great conversation. Frogma for a partying happy hour. Kantina Apok for...well hell I can't rememb...

this is based on a game called killer which was popular in the late '80s early '90's a friend of mine played it at university, actually anything could be a weapon i was told when it was played in new york a banana was the favored weapon because it looked vaguely gun like, but not enough to get you ...

The theme is racist already? Excellent! Best time so far!

Best theme in ever years! This doesn't have The Hat's hands all over it.

Weird. Every time I try to impulse buy something on the playa, people just look at me funny. "Nice coat! How about ten bucks?"

crickets

In my opinion, the Black Rock Desert is integral to Burning Man. Many of the features of the event originated organically in response to the playa's features. Easy (most years) biking is crucial. Just the concept of a literal blank slate is important. Burning Man could move, but the event would cha...

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Ah, this is what Burning Man has been missing! A cliff to fall off of! Brilliant!

Oh, and Newbs? We love you. We really do! Because we get to re-live our first year in your amazed eyes and your jaw on the floor. Bring it!

Thanks for this! I'm in a lull in between packing and freaking out. Typical for this time of year!

So ready!