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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 9 Jan 2007.
Re: ASCII Art Fart for Tue, 2006 Aug 8: #2602 THE GAZA STRIP

Re: ASCII Art Fart for Tue, 2006 Aug 8: #2602 THE GAZA STRIP

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Faux_Pseudo wrote:
> _.-In alt.ascii-art, Tracy Johnson wrote the following -._
>> Faux_Tran wrote:
>>>  #2602 THE GAZA STRIP
>>>
>>>
>>>                      (
>>>   )     (     )     (    (_)    (     (     )     (
>>>  (_)   (_)   (_)   (_)   |~|   (_)   (_)   (_)   (_)
>>>  |~|   |~|   |~|   |~|   |:|   |~|   |~|   |~|   |~|
>>>  |:|   |:|   |:|   |:|   |:|   |:|   |:|   |:|   |:|
>>
>> I think there is only supposed to be seven lights.
>
> It all depends on who you ask.  The modern version is '8 crazy nights'
> + the one in the center so this one is contemporary to the last
> thousand years or so.  But if you go to the 2nd century necropolises
> you will see seven candle menorahs.
>
> Seven:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorah
> Nine:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanukkiyah
>
> Doesn't anyone visit necropolises anymore?

Doesn't anyone use the plural form "necropoleis" anymore? :)

-Arthur

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Subject: Re: ASCII Art Fart for Tue, 2006 Aug 8: #2602 THE GAZA STRIP
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