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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: sounds very interesting. #158060 04/02/06 05:14 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland history is boring because what is essential to it is extracted and kipped before the pulp is served up in schoolrooms for the delectation of closing minds. - Well, unusually harsh words from your side . I suspect that history is only becoming interesting to people as they get on in years, observing the striking changes around them, and trying to explain. Youngsters, living mainly in the present, simply haven't developed the "organ" for it, yet. (our history teacher quite literally despaired of his task) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted the story of 1 (PBS) of troy 03/30/06 03:37 AM sounds very interesting. TheFallibleFiend 03/30/06 01:43 PM Re: sounds very interesting. Alex Williams 03/30/06 01:44 PM Re: sounds very interesting. Jackie 03/30/06 02:18 PM Re: sounds very interesting. inselpeter 03/31/06 02:22 AM Re: sounds very interesting. Zed 03/31/06 03:58 AM Re: sounds very interesting. inselpeter 03/31/06 10:19 AM Re: sounds very interesting. Buffalo Shrdlu 03/31/06 10:20 AM Re: sounds very interesting. inselpeter 03/31/06 10:23 AM The problem with history... TheFallibleFiend 03/31/06 03:12 PM Re: The problem with history... inselpeter 04/01/06 01:44 AM Re: sounds very interesting. wsieber 04/02/06 05:14 PM Re: sounds very interesting. Buffalo Shrdlu 04/02/06 05:17 PM Re: sounds very interesting. inselpeter 04/02/06 07:45 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly of troy 04/02/06 09:05 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Buffalo Shrdlu 04/02/06 09:14 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly sjmaxq 04/02/06 09:16 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Buffalo Shrdlu 04/02/06 09:18 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly sjmaxq 04/02/06 09:31 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Buffalo Shrdlu 04/02/06 10:28 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly TheFallibleFiend 04/04/06 05:54 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Alex Williams 04/04/06 06:41 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Buffalo Shrdlu 04/04/06 07:12 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Alex Williams 04/04/06 11:03 PM Re: is that a cookbook in your pocket...? maverick 04/05/06 12:25 AM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Jackie 04/04/06 12:55 AM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly of troy 04/04/06 02:32 AM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Myridon 04/04/06 03:21 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Jackie 04/04/06 03:40 PM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Faldage 04/05/06 12:21 AM Re: sounds very interesting--and it is! endlessly Jackie 04/05/06 01:59 AM Re: sounds very interesting. Father Steve 04/03/06 06:37 AM Re: sounds very interesting. wsieber 04/03/06 07:28 AM Re: sounds very interesting. inselpeter 04/03/06 09:13 AM Re: sounds very interesting. belMarduk 04/02/06 05:28 PM Re: the story of 1 (PBS) zmjezhd 03/30/06 11:41 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 907 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 28 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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