thousand_suns
Prowler
Does anybody know the answer to my last question on why is the golden eagle so-called?
Random trivia
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Anonymous
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Let me guess: Because it's not really golden?
BTW, SMX, the golden eagle happens to be one of the most common types of eagles in Europe. It's even on the coat of arms of Germany.
BTW, SMX, the golden eagle happens to be one of the most common types of eagles in Europe. It's even on the coat of arms of Germany.
thousand_suns
Prowler
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Anonymous
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I was really hoping the question wouldn't be that easy.
thousand_suns
Prowler
It seems like nobody is posting their questions and so I'll post mine.
My next question: What is a loving cup?
My next question: What is a loving cup?
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Anonymous
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thousand_suns, why don't you look at previous trivia questions by other members so you get an idea at what level we are?
To get the formalities out of the way:
A loving cup is a two handed bowl of precious metal from which drink is shared at the conclusion of a wedding or other important ceremony.
My question is this:
Who is this bloke, and what is his place in history:
(Looking at the URL is cheating, remember, because I'm too lazy to change file names.)
A loving cup is a two handed bowl of precious metal from which drink is shared at the conclusion of a wedding or other important ceremony.
My question is this:
Who is this bloke, and what is his place in history:
(Looking at the URL is cheating, remember, because I'm too lazy to change file names.)
thousand_suns
Prowler
Cornfed Hick
Ancient Mariner
Anyone who can read Japanese will probably get this...presumably a famous samurai, given the sword.
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Anonymous
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He doesn't happen to be one of those Prussians who helped modernise the Japanese army?
porcnoz said:So there's another rule : Give the answer in the question and saying how and where to find it...!
Is that a strategy only to say after someone gave the answer that he has cheated ? That's a bit unfair LooseCannon !
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9049139/loving-cup
That good enough for you? It seems to reference both my answer and the answer thousand_suns gave, suggesting they were both right, and that he was simply clarifying and adding more depth to the answer. Not every question has one precise answer.
To the rest of you - yes, he was a famous samurai, no he was not a Prussian, and he was not that Musashi bloke.
This Samurai was made famous during the very beginning of the Meiji Restoration. His death is considered a form of martyrdom by some.
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Anonymous
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Our little friend made a short and unglorious return posting the answer to that question, obviously after looking at the pictures' URL. Not to mention I have reason to believe that he always googled the answers, but hey, that's from a bygone era.
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Anonymous
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What the hell? How on earth could you post this? I banned you even before I posted that message!
I'd really like to have a look into your mind. Apart from repeated complaints from other board members, which you simply and bluntly ignored, you did the same to THREE (troi, tres, drei, 3) PMs the moderators* sent you informing you about your misbehaviour and warning you of the consequences and a two week warning ban and several messages informing you about why we have done this and what would happen next if you continue your behaviour. Nevertheless, you got yourself banned because you needed to have a bloody picture in your post, despite our explicit warning that doing it the way you did it would get you banned permanently. For your information:
per·ma·nent (pûr'mə-nənt)
adj.
1. Lasting or remaining without essential change
And we also explicitly informed you that we would ban you if you returned with a different nickname. Still, you did that, and you even unashamedly admit that in public. What the hell is going on in your mind???
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*The moderators are the ones in charge here, watching that the forum rules are being followed and acting when other members complain about something.
I'd really like to have a look into your mind. Apart from repeated complaints from other board members, which you simply and bluntly ignored, you did the same to THREE (troi, tres, drei, 3) PMs the moderators* sent you informing you about your misbehaviour and warning you of the consequences and a two week warning ban and several messages informing you about why we have done this and what would happen next if you continue your behaviour. Nevertheless, you got yourself banned because you needed to have a bloody picture in your post, despite our explicit warning that doing it the way you did it would get you banned permanently. For your information:
per·ma·nent (pûr'mə-nənt)
adj.
1. Lasting or remaining without essential change
And we also explicitly informed you that we would ban you if you returned with a different nickname. Still, you did that, and you even unashamedly admit that in public. What the hell is going on in your mind???
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*The moderators are the ones in charge here, watching that the forum rules are being followed and acting when other members complain about something.
Hall of Fame post.
Well, it was Saigo, and I was going to post the answer soon anyway. However, can anyone tell me why Saigo Takamori was important?
Well, it was Saigo, and I was going to post the answer soon anyway. However, can anyone tell me why Saigo Takamori was important?
LooseCannon said:
Something about a "last stand" is coming to mind with this guy. I have two possibilities:
1. He was the guy who led the last group of Japanese Christians against Tokugawa's forces? They were, to a man, killed but were the first (and perhaps only) Japanese martyrs recognized by the Vatican.
2. He was the guy who is commonly called "the last samurai." He worked with the Meiji government for a while, but became disaffected and tried to restore the traditional power of the samurai. He was defeated in battle in the late 1870's and was killed.
I think one of those is right. I'll use Google to confirm once I post this.
It's the latter of the two.