Simon makes an elitest statement

POSTED BY: Ghoulman
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GHOULMAN

Friday, September 10, 2004 8:46 PM

Simon, the resident elitist (Inara too but... anyho') makes a statement about the drink 'mudders milk' in Jayne's Town.

It goes something like: "The Egyptians used alcohol to numb Pyramid slaves into working..." something like that.

But...

We know now that the Pyramids were built by well paid, honoured, and skilled artisans who lived a comparitively rich life as an upper class in Egyptian society.

Course, Simon's statement is still terrifically in character. He's just a putz sometimes eh?

THEGREYJEDI

Friday, September 10, 2004 8:51 PM

Actually, he made the comment that the ancient form of beer gave nutrition to the slaves and the alcohol in it kept them from revolting, because they were, y'know, drunk.

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GHOULMAN

Friday, September 10, 2004 9:07 PM

^^^ ah! Thanx, I'd lent my DVDs out so...

THEGREYJEDI

Friday, September 10, 2004 9:09 PM

Quite welcome. Though I was unaware of the recent discoveries about the builder's of the pyramids. I knew a little about them using highly skilled craftsmen, but thought there must have been slave labor involved in a project that huge.

"Well, the weren't volunteers."

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LJOSALF

Saturday, September 11, 2004 5:01 PM

Well, the year round inhabitants of the building sites for the Egyptian pyramids were highly trained and skilled but the seasonal workers were not necessarily so.

IIRC, there is evidence that the seasonal workers were brought in during the agricultural off-season, so to speak, post-harvest, pre-planting, when food could be somewhat scarce in the villages and the Pharoah's granaries were still well-stocked. Apart from providing for the Pharoah's well-being in the afterlife and by extension the continued fertility of the land of Egypt, the pyramid projects appeared to function as a cross between a civilian draft and the dole. I have not heard of contemporary Egytpian reports that the work on the pyramids was considered worthy of revolt but then the written records were produced by members of the establishment.

In light of all of which, yes, Simon paints them all with an overbroad and elitist brush.

Ljosalf

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PURPLEBELLY

Saturday, September 11, 2004 5:22 PM

Are we discussing Tam's ignorance, or Edlund's?

TETHYS

Saturday, September 11, 2004 6:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ghoulman:

We know now that the Pyramids were built by well paid, honoured, and skilled artisans who lived a comparitively rich life as an upper class in Egyptian society.

*snicker*..........lmmfao....

"Your mouth is talking. Might wanna see to that"

DIETCOKE

Saturday, September 11, 2004 7:26 PM

Saw a special on Discovery about the builders and where they were buried. In their tombs they found tons of beer jugs.

HKCAVALIER

Saturday, September 11, 2004 7:42 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ghoulman:
Simon, the resident elitist (Inara too but... anyho')

Yo Ghoul! Sorry, what makes Inara elitist ezackly? She does most of her business with the elite, that's for sure, but if that made you an elitist, maids and butlers would all be eating steak. Seems to me one of Inara's strengths personally and professionally is her ability to withold judgements. When she does judge another person, as I recall, it is always a failing of character. Am I wrong?

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

THEGREYJEDI

Saturday, September 11, 2004 8:37 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by HKCavalier:
but if that made you an elitist, maids and butlers would all be eating steak.

And here I thought I was an elitist because I'm better than everyone else. Turns out it's because I eat steak. Wow.

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