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Things I wonder about thread

cooby Nov 16 2006 01:25 PM

Feel free to wonder with me. 1) Remember that old Spinners song, "Ghetto Child"? I just love that song, as I do all of the Spinners songs. But I have always wondered - who was it that used to laugh at him, and whose children called him names? His neighbors? Weren't they ghetto children too? 2) Cain and Abel. Cain kills Abel, runs off to Nod and got married. Who did he marry? If Adam and Eve were the beginning of mankind, where did this other girl pop up? (Disclaimer-I still believe it, but I wonder about it)

Yancy Street Gang Nov 16 2006 01:36 PM

It's a fable, cooby. It's good that you're wondering. I used to wonder about that stuff too. That's what led to my disbelief, and I'm much happier as a non-believer.

cooby Nov 16 2006 01:38 PM

That's interesting, it works the other way on me, kinda sharpens my faith :) You don't even want to know what I wonder about Mary and Joseph, though...

ScarletKnight41 Nov 16 2006 01:39 PM

With respect to the Bible, my Rabbi tells us to take it seriously, but not literally.

TheOldMole Nov 17 2006 05:54 AM

Wonderful advice from your rabbi.

ScarletKnight41 Nov 17 2006 07:15 AM

He has a fabulous perspective on things.

RealityChuck Nov 17 2006 08:34 AM Re: Things I wonder about thread

cooby wrote: 2) Cain and Abel. Cain kills Abel, runs off to Nod and got married. Who did he marry? If Adam and Eve were the beginning of mankind, where did this other girl pop up? (Disclaimer-I still believe it, but I wonder about it) "I leave it for the unbelievers to find her."

soupcan Nov 17 2006 09:23 AM

I wonder if I date myself by constantly using the word 'dude' in my social/recreational vocabulary. I mean is 'dude' a timeless expression that California surfers in the '50s & '60's coined and used and trip-hop urbanites in the new millenia continue to use, or is it more like when someone hears me say 'dude' do they immediately know without having to see me that I'm in my early to late 40's and hopelessly hanging onto my youth? I wonder...

ScarletKnight41 Nov 17 2006 09:25 AM

You've got to be kidding soup. "Dude" is a very hot word with the younger generation. What I wonder is why my kids, on occasion, call me "Dude".

Edgy DC Nov 17 2006 09:48 AM

I wonder what the guage is, and whether that's heavy enough for the job. I wonder how it contrasts with the fabric if the seam is partly external, and especially how hard it'll be on my eyes to get it through the needle. I don't wonder these things all the time, but often enough.

Willets Point Nov 17 2006 10:19 AM

Oh I wonder wonder who, be-doooo who Who wrote the book of love.

Iubitul Nov 17 2006 10:53 AM

My daughter called me, "dude" once. I just reminded her that she used the wrong vowel...

soupcan Nov 17 2006 11:03 AM

Iubitul wrote: My daughter called me, "dude" once. I just reminded her that she used the wrong vowel... Ooh I like that. Have to remember it if my kids ever try it.

Sandgnat Nov 17 2006 02:58 PM

who'll stop the rain.

Johnny Dickshot Nov 17 2006 03:10 PM

'Dude' was actually a popular expression in the late 19th century, usually referring to a man who was well-dressed and well-appointed to the point of conspicuousness. It was the 1880s version of the word "metrosexual.'

Sandgnat Nov 17 2006 03:36 PM Re: Things I wonder about thread

cooby wrote: 2) Cain and Abel. Cain kills Abel, runs off to Nod and got married. Who did he marry? If Adam and Eve were the beginning of mankind, where did this other girl pop up? (Disclaimer-I still believe it, but I wonder about it) From what I remember from a history of the bible class that I took in college was that: 1) "departed to the Land of Nod" was a mistranslation of the Hebrew word Nod, which means wandering. Instead of actually going to a place called Nod, he was just left to wander the earth and settled eventually in Enoch. 2) He most likely was married to one of his sisters, as interfamily marriage was not banned until the time of Moses. There was even a theory that the reason Cain killed Abel was not due to jealousy over God favoring Abel's sacrifice, but jealousy over the arranged marriages between Cain, Abel and their twin sisters as Abel was to wed "the hottie". This pissed off not only Cain, but patona314 as well.

Willets Point Nov 17 2006 03:46 PM

My theory is that other humans evolved in nearby communities from a common ancestor in a nearby town shortly after God created humanity by breathing the soul into Adam and Eve.

cooby Nov 17 2006 06:59 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 17 2006 07:00 PM

One night last week when I reminded my son to feed the cat after school he said "Dude, we get home at about the same time" I think it was a slip of the tongue though, as I am a dudette. The point is, they still say it. Willets Point wrote: My theory is that other humans evolved in nearby communities from a common ancestor in a nearby town shortly after God created humanity by breathing the soul into Adam and Eve. That's what I always figured too.

DocTee Nov 18 2006 10:18 AM

]'Dude' was actually a popular expression in the late 19th century, usually referring to a man who was well-dressed and well-appointed to the point of conspicuousness. It was the 1880s version of the word "metrosexual.' Doesn't b'hoy fit this as well ?(as in Bowery B'hoy-- but not the Deadend Kids!) ]Cain killed Abel was not due to jealousy over God favoring Abel's sacrifice, but jealousy over the arranged marriages between Cain, Abel and their twin sisters as Abel was to wed "the hottie". This pissed off not only Cain, but patona314 as well. You crack me up-- too funny.