my mind begins to hum...

[Ugly Dougly]

[Ugly Dougly]

ALL MY CALCULATIONS ARE THERE, IT PROVES EVERYTHING!!!!

[Ugly Dougly]

[Ugly Dougly]

http://www.lorettochapel.com/staircase.html

Two mysteries surround the spiral staircase in the Loretto Chapel: the identity of its builder and the physics of its construction.

When the Loretto Chapel was completed in 1878, there was no way to access the choir loft twenty-two feet above. Carpenters were called in to address the problem, but they all concluded access to the loft would have to be via ladder as a staircase would interfere with the interior space of the small Chapel.

Legend says that to find a solution to the seating problem, the Sisters of the Chapel made a novena to St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters. On the ninth and final day of prayer, a man appeared at the Chapel with a donkey and a toolbox looking for work. Months later, the elegant circular staircase was completed, and the carpenter disappeared without pay or thanks. After searching for the man (an ad even ran in the local newspaper) and finding no trace of him, some concluded that he was St. Joseph himself, having come in answer to the sisters' prayers.

The stairway's carpenter, whoever he was, built a magnificent structure. The design was innovative for the time and some of the design considerations still perplex experts today.

The staircase has two 360 degree turns and no visible means of support. Also, it is said that the staircase was built without nails—only wooden pegs. Questions also surround the number of stair risers relative to the height of the choir loft and about the types of wood and other materials used in the stairway's construction.

Over the years many have flocked to the Loretto Chapel to see the Miraculous Staircase. The staircase has been the subject of many articles, TV specials, and movies including "Unsolved Mysteries" and the television movie titled "The Staircase."

[Simon of the Playa]

ALL MY CALCULATIONS ARE THERE, IT PROVES EVERYTHING!!!!

wait, so jewish lightning causes anti-matter?


how do you start a Flood then?

[Roberto Dobbisano]

calling all butterflies.

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[Ugly Dougly]

If it was explainable, would I put it on this thread?

[Ugly Dougly]

[H.G.Crosby]

spicy chicken.

[Ugly Dougly]

[H.G.Crosby]

[Simon of the Playa]

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[FIGJAM]

[Simon of the Playa]

[Roberto Dobbisano]

have a shot of Tequila.

[H.G.Crosby]

[media]

[Roberto Dobbisano]

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[Simon of the Playa]

hummmmmm.

[Ugly Dougly]

It’s finally time to taste! Take a sip, not a large swallow, of urine into your mouth and try sucking on it as if pulling it through a straw. Ignore the stares of those around you; this simply aerates the urine and circulates it throughout your mouth.

Again, you’ll encounter a wide range of fruit, flower, herb, mineral, barrel and other flavors, and if you’ve done your sniffing homework, most will follow right along where the aromas left off. Aside from simply identifying flavors, you are also using your taste buds to determine if the wine is balanced, harmonious, complex, evolved, and complete.

[Ugly Dougly]

Here comes Santa Claus!

[BBadger]

Cut-out instructions here! A forest of these would be awesome as camp-art.

[Simon of the Playa]

let's begin.

[media]

[H.G.Crosby]

[media]

[Ugly Dougly]

let's begin.

Lovely country, Laos.

[media]

I can call you Laos, can't I?

[Ugly Dougly]

[media]

[H.G.Crosby]

of course.



just dont call me late for dinner.

[Ugly Dougly]

[Ugly Dougly]

OH! THE HUMANITY!

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[Roberto Dobbisano]

The Dewey Llama.

[Simon of the Playa]

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