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2014/08/24 18:02:42
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2014/08/24 18:04:27
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. |
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2014/08/24 18:08:50
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Keeper of the Holy Orb of Antioch
avoiding the lorax on Crion
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Dead there reflex's/biology etc can kick in and activate fangs etc. Even minus there body.
Dead yes but they still can kill you.
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Sgt. Vanden - OOC Hey, that was your doing. I didn't choose to fly in the "Dongerprise'.
"May the odds be ever in your favour"
Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
I have no clue how Dakka's moderation work. I expect it involves throwing a lot of d100 and looking at many random tables.
FudgeDumper - It could be that you are just so uncomfortable with the idea of your chapters primarch having his way with a docile tyranid spore cyst, that you must deny they have any feelings at all. |
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2014/08/24 18:23:00
Subject: Re:Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Jovial Junkatrukk Driver
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Some guy during medieval decapitated a king or someone important, attached his head to his belt as a trophy and proceded to die from an infection caused by the dead man's teeth.
Or so i heard.
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motyak wrote:[...] Yes, the mods are illuminati, and yakface, lego and dakka dakka itself are the 3 points of the triangle.
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2014/08/24 19:03:00
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Thats kind of well. Awesome. Sad, but awesome at the same time.
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From whom are unforgiven we bring the mercy of war. |
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2014/08/24 19:21:15
Subject: Re:Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Hangin' with Gork & Mork
The Ruins of the Boston Commonwealth
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Daemonhammer wrote:Some guy during medieval decapitated a king or someone important, attached his head to his belt as a trophy and proceded to die from an infection caused by the dead man's teeth.
Or so i heard.
The head's teeth cut his leg and it got infected. Don't remember any names
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2014/08/24 21:15:00
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Towering Hierophant Bio-Titan
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Sounds like an old wives tale made up by mothers to stop their kids chopping each other's heads off and wearing then on their belts.
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Oli: Can I be an orc?
Everyone: No.
Oli: But it fits through the doors, Look! |
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2014/08/24 21:25:22
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Joined the Military for Authentic Experience
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There was another story of a gaelic king (I think it was Turlock O'Brien) being presented with the head of a defeated enemy, and then a mouse ran out of the decomposing head and bit him on the hand, transmitting a disease that caused him to lose all his hair and generally experience weakness. Which was a bit of a problem because in Gaelic society the King was supposed to be physically whole and perfect.
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2014/08/25 05:31:26
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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 Alex Kolodotschko wrote:Sounds like an old wives tale made up by mothers to stop their kids chopping each other's heads off and wearing then on their belts.
Nah... it's more that headsmen were hired for their strength, not their brains. As nearly everyone back then knew that you didn't wear your trophies on a belt, you made kitchen utensils out of them 
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2014/08/25 08:48:24
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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 Da Boss wrote:There was another story of a gaelic king (I think it was Turlock O'Brien) being presented with the head of a defeated enemy, and then a mouse ran out of the decomposing head and bit him on the hand, transmitting a disease that caused him to lose all his hair and generally experience weakness. Which was a bit of a problem because in Gaelic society the King was supposed to be physically whole and perfect.
Read as king defeats enemy.
King suffers a standard medieval disease like you do.
Bards opposed to the king make up the story to make the kings illness seem like fate and connected to his deeds.
Standard medieval spin doctoring.
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. |
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2014/08/25 08:53:24
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Enigmatic Sorcerer of Chaos
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Now if the decapitated King's head bit the guy with fangs injecting poison killing him, that'd be National Anthem worthy and plain bad ass.
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2014/08/25 10:27:36
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Pragmatic Primus Commanding Cult Forces
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Who the feth wants to eat a Cobra? The Chinese are insane. Ah well, it was his own stupid fault. *Note to self: Do not chop off cobra heads. (or even better, don't touch cobras at all)*
 Orlanth wrote: Da Boss wrote:There was another story of a gaelic king (I think it was Turlock O'Brien) being presented with the head of a defeated enemy, and then a mouse ran out of the decomposing head and bit him on the hand, transmitting a disease that caused him to lose all his hair and generally experience weakness. Which was a bit of a problem because in Gaelic society the King was supposed to be physically whole and perfect.
Read as king defeats enemy.
King suffers a standard medieval disease like you do.
Bards opposed to the king make up the story to make the kings illness seem like fate and connected to his deeds.
Standard medieval spin doctoring.
It also sounds a lot like the tale of the death of Oleg the Prophet. Oleg was the ruler of Novgorod, and pagan priests prophesied that he would die because of his horse. So smart Oleg sends his horse away, but many years later he goes to see where his horse died. When he lifts the horse's skull, a snake comes out of it and bites him, killing him. I guess medieval writers liked the theme of revenge from beyond the grave.
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2014/08/25 10:45:07
Subject: Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Ragin' Ork Dreadnought
Monarchy of TBD
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_Eysteinsson
http://www.peashooter85.com/post/57757851764/the-rise-and-fall-of-sigurd-the-mighty-872-892
Sigurd the mighty- who Zerg rushed his foe, and paid the ultimate price. I'm pretty sure such a death does not get you into Valhalla- although Brigte is probably up there bragging about biting Sigurd the Mighty to death after he was killed right now.
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Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.
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2014/08/26 09:24:24
Subject: Re:Bizzare story of the week, decapitated snake's head bites and kills man
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Hulking Hunter-class Warmech
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I remember another story, I think from France during the revolution. The guillotine was in full swing, and there was a head in a basket, another guy was beheaded into the same basket and the decapitated head bit the ear of the first one.
The bite was so strong they couldn't be separated and the heads were buried together.
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