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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:37 PM Original message |
Non-Muslim DU'ers: Would you visit Mecca if you could? |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hells yea |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I imagine it would be much like Easter Mass at the Vatican |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. If there are chants involved |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Whatever, Ra-worshipper. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Im-Ho-Tep! Im-Ho-Tep! Im-Ho-Tep! Im-Ho-Tep! Im-Ho-Tep! |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
69. As the chant for my old intermural softball team at the Oriental Institute went |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well... |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. well, muslims and jews look alike anyways |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Sigh - wouldn't it be nice if there wasn't such hatred out there |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Yes...Along with many other places in the Middle East... |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. Agreed! I would go to so many places over there in a heartbeat! |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. Possibly |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Yes - I saw the PBS special on it |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. Meh. I've seen meteorites before. They're all the same looking. Nothing special about one in a box. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Is that what it is? |
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Aristus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. A piece of meteorite encased in a silver collar-thingy and embedded |
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YDogg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. That big Energon Cube? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. The very one!! |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. LOL |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. The "Black Stone" |
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Spacemom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. I would love to |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. Absolutely! |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. Probably, but what I REALLY want to see before I die is this: |
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ebdarcy (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Those pictures are stunning. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. You should see them on the big screen. |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. I have. In 94. People we met were impressed that we were so... |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
20. No |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. That's like saying that Arizona is just the Sonora Desert |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 09:22 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Well ... so? |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. Well, from a historical perspective, there's quite a bit in Mecca |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Your point is appreciated |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. Stampede! |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
71. That's plenty enough reason for me.. even Mardi Gras, Cancun and |
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theredpen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. I had a friend who isn't Muslim (athiest, I think) who went on the Haj |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. Probably not, for the same reason I wouldn't visit the Vatican. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Let me tell you, I visited the Vatican back when I was pretty darn Catholic |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
24. NEGATORY |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
25. Only if I can take an Olmec head with me and leave it there. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. No way. Religious mania combined with Saudi Arabia means Mecca is way down on my tourist list. nt |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
32. I can't |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
33. Absolutely. |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
34. No. Not really. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
35. Nope. Not a chance. |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
36. I wouldn't go out of my way to go there. |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
37. You bet - I'd travel just about anywhere, and a religious/cultural |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
39. Yup |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
40. Hot---Full of religious fanatics---No beer! |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
41. No, I wouldn't go over there for any reason. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
42. I don't belong to anybody. I think all religions are stupid. I'm mouthy. |
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Tektonik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. No I don't want to be circumcised |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
45. Yeah |
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BulletproofLandshark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
46. Nah, I'd rather see the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul instead |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. I have friends who've visited it. They say it's amazing! |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
49. I'd Love to! |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
51. I'm drawn more to temperate places. Want to see Ireland and the UK, and other parts of Europe, also |
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Twillig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
54. I'd rather go to an European or South American soccer riot. n/t |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
55. no, the segregation of genders is a problem to me. as is saudi treatment of women |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Right, if Sweetie can't come as an equal, I'm not going. nt |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. see this is why i love you. you are one of the true believers of equality |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:03 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Why thank you. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
56. I'm not going anywhere my wife can't go as an equal. |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
57. Sure, but off season. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
60. Mecca, Jerusalem, Thebes, Stonehenge... |
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momophile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
62. only if it was okay with the big guys |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
63. Hell yeah I would. I'm fascinated by religions and cultures. nt |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
64. Haj is more psychological... you don't go for fun... people get trampled almost every year... |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
65. Absolutely! n/t |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
66. Go to that backward-ass country - on vacation?? |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
67. If Saudi Arabia is still officially banning Jews, then it won't be high |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
68. Oh, heck yes - |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-12-08 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
70. No. Saudi's are assholes. |
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