May 15, 2009: Ancient sculpture has enormous rack - Page 2

SPUCK · 05-15-2009, 04:50 AM

It's a petrified chicken! But how many grants do you think the scientists would get if they actually said it.

ZenGum · 05-15-2009, 07:28 AM

Not only is it a realistic depiction of a genuine woman, she has descendants alive today.

Clodfobble · 05-15-2009, 01:05 PM

I'm with Dana and foot... with the arms curved around like they are, I think she looks pregnant. It's maternal.

jinx · 05-15-2009, 01:15 PM

It's similar to the Venus of Willendorf, which Jim mentioned, was written about by Jean Auel as an early religious symbol of mother earth.

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As he spoke, Jondalar unconsciously reached into the pouch attached to his belt and felt for the small stone figurine of an obese female. He felt the familiar huge breasts, her large protruding stomach, and her more than ample buttocks and thighs. The arms and legs were insignificant, it was the Mother aspects that were important, and the limbs on the stone figure were only suggested. The head was a knob with a suggestion of hair that carried across the face, with no features. ...

He reached into his pouch. "I have something I want to give you, Noria." He took out the stone donii and put it in her hand. He wished there were some way to tell her how special it was to him, to tell her his mother had given it to him, to tell her how old it was, how it had been passed down for many generations. Then he smiled. "This donii is my Haduma," he said. "Jondalar's Haduma. Now, it is Noria's Haduma."

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He sat at the edge, carving, shaping, sculpting, but he realized the ivory was not turning out to be ample and motherly. It was taking on the shape of a young woman. The hair that he had intended to resemble the style of the ancient donii he had given away - a ridged form covering the face as well as the back - was suggestive of braids, tight braids all over the head, except for the face. The face was blank. No face was ever carved on a donii, who could bear to look upon the face of the Mother? Who could know it? She was all women, and none.

classicman · 05-15-2009, 01:27 PM

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She was all women, and none.

See, she's a chicken!

lumberjim · 05-15-2009, 08:07 PM

jinx wins the thread.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Hohle_Fels

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The figurine is a representation of a woman, putting emphasis on the vulva and the breasts, and consequently, it is presumed to be an amulet related to fertility. It is made of a woolly mammoth tusk and had broken into fragments, of which six have been recovered, with the left arm and shoulder still missing. Although possibly missing as well, it appears that in place of the head, the figurine has a perforation so that it could have been worn as a pendant. Archaeologist John J. Shea suggests it would have taken "tens if not hundreds of hours" to carve the figurine.[4] The figurine was found in the cave hall, about 20 m (66 ft) from the entrance and about 3 m (10 ft) below the current ground level.

i'm ashamed of you men that assume this was pr0n. shame shame shame.

lumberjim · 05-15-2009, 08:10 PM

other doniis:

Shawnee123 · 05-17-2009, 07:45 AM

Toad, Colbert totally stole your pron idea. I just caught a bit of the show and he showed that relic and said it was ancient PRON.

spudcon · 05-17-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Toad, Colbert totally stole your pron idea. I just caught a bit of the show and he showed that relic and said it was ancient PRON.

He steals most of his material from me.

SteveDallas · 05-17-2009, 10:53 AM

Shut up already!! He doesn't want anybody to know he hangs out here.

Undertoad · 05-17-2009, 02:01 PM

Waitamin, did he actually use the word "pron"?

Griff · 05-17-2009, 02:15 PM

It is obviously visual instruction for butchering long pig properly.

05-17-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Waitamin, did he actually use the word "pron"?

"Pron" as code for "porn" dates back to at least 1989, probably farther but I wasn't online (unless you count Compuserve) until then. Usually spelled "pr0n", sometimes spelled "pron" or "prawn" or "n0rp". It was so users could get around the wordfilters on their work and school networks. The likelihood that Colbert has been exposed to that usage approaches 100%.

Shawnee123 · 05-17-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Waitamin, did he actually use the word "pron"?

No he said porn.

capnhowdy · 05-17-2009, 04:09 PM

We'll prolly be a google hit for porn now. I mean...er... again.

05-15-2009, 07:28 AM	#17
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05-17-2009, 07:45 AM	#23
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Toad, Colbert totally stole your pron idea. I just caught a bit of the show and he showed that relic and said it was ancient PRON. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It is obviously visual instruction for butchering long pig properly. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-15-2009, 04:50 AM	#16
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	It's a petrified chicken! But how many grants do you think the scientists would get if they actually said it.

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05-17-2009, 02:01 PM	#26
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Waitamin, did he actually use the word "pron"?

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