Author Topic: "And Send Me Some Fish Liver Sauce"  (Read 649 times)

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"And Send Me Some Fish Liver Sauce"
« on: July 16, 2019, 11:15:33 AM »
I thought this was kinda cool. A 1700 year old letter between brothers. Form all indications, just a couple of guys - nobody famous. So often, historical documents are of "historical significance". While, yeah, there are reasons this letter is of historical significance, I thought it was kinda cool to also see that 1700 years ago, people were just getting along. Sometimes the mundane is the most fascinating (to me). :)

https://www.foxnews.com/science/christian-letter-bible-discovery-rare
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Re: "And Send Me Some Fish Liver Sauce"
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2019, 12:24:17 PM »
"Fish liver sauce..."

I'm assuming that he's asking or garum...
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Re: "And Send Me Some Fish Liver Sauce"
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2019, 04:21:54 PM »
Sure.  During the Nixon crisis/affair I was writing letters back to my family without even mentioning Nixon or Watergate... yet, these were significant parts of U.S. history.

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Re: "And Send Me Some Fish Liver Sauce"
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2019, 05:48:19 PM »
Interesting.

Was the recipient a polygamist?

It mentions "your wives."

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Re: "And Send Me Some Fish Liver Sauce"
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2019, 06:26:57 PM »
Interesting.

Was the recipient a polygamist?

It mentions "your wives."


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Re: "And Send Me Some Fish Liver Sauce"
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2019, 07:48:49 PM »
Interesting.

Was the recipient a polygamist?

It mentions "your wives."


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Re: "And Send Me Some Fish Liver Sauce"
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2019, 07:49:37 PM »
Double post
« Last Edit: July 19, 2019, 01:01:32 AM by 230RN »