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ancient burial practices . . .True even by the time the Romans invaded, jazzy – hence the expression Render unto Caesar  Oh no, Marty – we’re back to Cooking With Greece – The Musical
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steps are being taken… The cry of conductors on old double-decker buses will be coming back into fashion, then: “Room for one more on top!” And thanks for setting us straight on the issue of dead ancestors, Jo - another myth gets burried!
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And thanks for setting us straight on the issue of dead ancestors, Jo - another myth gets burried!mav, I rather thought we were the issue of dead ancestors!  Wonder what berried myth would taste like? I suppose the answer will be burried in the myths of thyme.
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>another myth buried!
better be careful saying this around those folks that believe that the earth is only 6000 years old -- that would make this myth just about true!
>how long does it take for buried bodies to decompose?
aren't some European countries "recycling" their burial grounds?
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Logically, if the cemetaries are just fields of empty dirt, why not just use the headstones to pave roads and construct buildings (churches perhaps), thus creating nice open areas for parks and other recreational areas. Guess that's just about as logical as my theory that simply bulldozing Jerulasem and the surrounding area will solve all the problems in the Holy land. 
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Jazzoctopus said (with his tongue in the region of his cheek?): Guess that's just about as logical as my theory that simply bulldozing Jerulasem and the surrounding area will solve all the problems in the Holy land
Sorry, Jazz, but the Romans tried that one in AD79. It wasn't a notable success, in spite of the fact that they crucified everyone they could lay their hands on at the same time.
Read Josephus. The arguments over Palestine then and now are remarkably similar ... as are the methods being used to fail to resolve them.
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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The arguments over Palestine then and now are remarkably similar ... as are the methods being used to fail to resolve them...
Just that the fascists have a different coloured flag now.
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