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bexter #194262 11/26/10 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted By: Faldage


Terrific new site for me. Thanks.


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Not quite related, but: by accident today I came across a video of a flash mob singing the Hallelujah Chorus at a food court somewhere. One woman started it, then by ones and twos others stood on their chairs and joined in; and at the end they all just sat back down at their tables. Utterly cool, esp. since they could really sing.

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I saw that as well, really nice.
It was done in Brussels, Belgium, last year, and both are on
You Tube somewhere.


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Originally Posted By: kah454
Oh how a comma changes the meaning!

We like sheep...
or
We, like sheep, ...


You might notice in the bible translations that I linked to, none of the translations that use the wording "all we like sheep", none of them use a comma between we and sheep.

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Originally Posted By: Jackie
Not quite related, but: by accident today I came across a video of a flash mob singing the Hallelujah Chorus at a food court somewhere. One woman started it, then by ones and twos others stood on their chairs and joined in; and at the end they all just sat back down at their tables. Utterly cool, esp. since they could really sing.



Here is what you saw on TV"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE


And when I said Brussels, I meant Antwerp:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k&feature=related

from the Sound of Music.


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Oh, thank you for posting that! I'm not sure I could have found it again. The first time I watched it I had tears streaming down my face. I can almost never hear or sing that without crying.

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Originally Posted By: Faldage


Had to go to a Cathedral Advent service last night and what turned up in the reading?

All we like sheep, have gone astray

I was very much amused by the coincidence especially as in the sermon it occurred another two times smile


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Thanks Luke...they are brilliant.
Talk about taking art to the audience!

And Bexter.....bet you looked a little sheepish sitting there, smiling.

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Love these things. "... senseless acts of beauty" and all that. I think I saw that first one previously, but it was from a cell phone taken from above. Very crappy view. This one is much better. I know I've seen the second one previously, as well.

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