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ProudLib72

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9. Gilgamesh dove to the bottom of the ocean to retrieve one of those flowers

Reply to trev (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 15, 2019, 02:50 PM

Jun 2019

As he was sailing back to Uruk, a snake came along and swiped that flower.

Now think about that for a moment: Snake steals life. Sounds kind of like the Garden of Eden story.

I find this stuff very interesting. I'm a nerd.

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Noah didn't retire, so why should we? [View all] trev Jun 2019 OP

all you people dying before 100 years old qazplm135 Jun 2019 #1

Depends upon snowybirdie Jun 2019 #2

Yeah. Probably. Iggo Jun 2019 #15

He said as he ate shellfish.... JDC Jun 2019 #3

LOL trev Jun 2019 #4

Good call KentuckyWoman Jun 2019 #7

What the hell does any idle-rich asshole know about working? Aristus Jun 2019 #5

Ginaforte should be in prison for assaulting a reporter, but he isn't ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #6

I agree with everything you wrote. trev Jun 2019 #8

Gilgamesh dove to the bottom of the ocean to retrieve one of those flowers ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #9

I know UR, but what am I? jberryhill Jun 2019 #10

I've been studying Christian history trev Jun 2019 #11

I taught a college class that included Gilgamesh ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #13

I once wanted to be a college professor trev Jun 2019 #14

Top banter in the comments section too. OnDoutside Jun 2019 #12