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[Beagle]

Bless your sweet French heart, Irna. This multi-lingual stuff is too much for me.

[Minimalist]

Merde.

[Beagle]

I think google probably needs to work on their translation services.

Indeed! I gathered that he was unhappy with us "armchair archaeologists" telling the bosnians how to handle a dig in their own country. I think this all started out as friendly advice from us to them and they took offense to it and thought we were trying to stop the dig just to hold Bosnia down as a country. I personally don't care about Bosnia, one way or the other. I do. however care about archaeology and I haven't seen it there. If it's being done properly and not destroying the heritage of the Bosnian people then I have no quarrel with it. I wish only the best for Bosnia, but it really doesn't concern me in any meaningful way. Let 'em dig the whole damn country up. See if I care.

Frank, I call myself an "armchair archeaologist" in deference to people like you and Charlie Harrist. You are, in my opinion, a true amateur archaeologist - actually out doing it instead of reading about it. Anyway, I agree with your post.

[Frank Harrist]

I think google probably needs to work on their translation services.

Indeed! I gathered that he was unhappy with us "armchair archaeologists" telling the bosnians how to handle a dig in their own country. I think this all started out as friendly advice from us to them and they took offense to it and thought we were trying to stop the dig just to hold Bosnia down as a country. I personally don't care about Bosnia, one way or the other. I do. however care about archaeology and I haven't seen it there. If it's being done properly and not destroying the heritage of the Bosnian people then I have no quarrel with it. I wish only the best for Bosnia, but it really doesn't concern me in any meaningful way. Let 'em dig the whole damn country up. See if I care.

Frank, I call myself an "armchair archeaologist" in deference to people like you and Charlie Harrist. You are, in my opinion, a true amateur archaeologist - actually out doing it instead of reading about it. Anyway, I agree with your post.

My name's Harrist. Charlie's is Hatchett. I have, of late been of the armchair type, as I haven't been out in the field doing much. I enjoy talking about it with ya'll more than gettin' out there and sweatin'. I still get out in the field occasionaly, but not as much as I use to. I'm still with the Texas Historical Commision, so I'm still an active steward. I had some health problems the past few years and even though I'm healthy now I'm way out of shape and got in the habit of being a lazy SOB. But I'll be back out there when it cools off a little.

As for Bosnia, it is not my place or anyone's here to try and stop the dig and I do not believe anyone here is actively seeking to do so. So Bosnian dudes, just relax and don't let our mouthing off about stuff upset you. We are just voicing our opinions. Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one and most of them stink.

[Irna]

Bless your sweet French heart, Irna. This multi-lingual stuff is too much for me.

thanks for the "sweet heart" :-)

Irna

[Irna]

Merde.

:lol:

Is it really the only french word you know ? :-)

Irna

[Beagle]

Mr. Frank Harrist, Sorry - no excuse. Sometimes I sound like Bush.

[Frank Harrist]

Mr. Frank Harrist, Sorry - no excuse. Sometimes I sound like Bush.

Naw, man! You ain't near that stupid. Just call me Frank, anyway. Mr. Harrist is my dad. I just hope Charlie wasn't insulted.

[FaraonVisoko]

FaraonVisoko,
Cordialement,
Irna

PS Sorry for the non-french speakers, I'm too lazy to translate this ; in fact, it has all allready been told in the pyramid thread, the necessity for scientific argumentation and so on...

Merci Irna pour la traduction,
ici (sur le forum) on demande les preuves sur le plateau avant de croire ou de ne pas croire. D'un autre coté, Mr Osmanagic montre chaque pierre à tout le monde, il parle, il est omniprésent .Les photos vous les aurez la semaine prochaine et en grand format .

Cordialement,

[Beagle]

This is getting scary. I took Spanish and Latin a long time ago. That doesn't mean I can speak a lick of either one.

But I think I can pick this out a little.

Irna, he is obviously thanking you for the translation. Also I think he states that he is in favor of what Os is doing. And finally, I think he has some nice compliments for the pictures on your website. I'm not sure, but he may have asked for your help in the future also.

[Minimalist]

I'm not sure, but he may have asked for your help in the future also.

Or, a date.

[Minimalist]

Merde.

Is it really the only french word you know ?

Irna

It seems to be the only one I ever have an opportunity to use.


"Vive L'Empereur, en avant a la bayonette", rarely comes up in normal conversation anymore.

[Beagle]

And you should get a date with "madame guillotine".

[Guest]

Irma,
He seems to be promising some pretty exciting (he says) photos of the dig next week, in a large format.
Apart from that, his original post is the usual Bosnian testosterone...you know, we can't possibly know anything 'cos we're not there, we're jealous of 'em, blah-de-blah. This lot can't expect much respect from ANYONE until they learn to stop taking criticism of anything as an affront to their national pride. And I've been saying that for months now.

[Irna]

Merci Irna pour la traduction,
ici (sur le forum) on demande les preuves sur le plateau avant de croire ou de ne pas croire.

ça c'est normal, nous sommes tous à la recherche de preuves. L'archéologie est une science, pas une religion, le problème n'est pas de croire ou de ne pas croire.

D'un autre coté, Mr Osmanagic montre chaque pierre à tout le monde, il parle, il est omniprésent .Les photos vous les aurez la semaine prochaine et en grand format .

C'est vous qui m'avez laissé des messages sur mon site il y a quelques jours ? Si oui, je vous ai déjà dit ce que je pensais des photos qui sont sur le site de la fondation, la plupart d'entre elles ne sont absolument pas utilisables. Plutôt que de montrer chaque pierre, M. Osmanagic devrait plutôt nous montrer les preuves que ces pierres sont taillées par l'homme ; des milliers de blocs taillés par l'homme, il doit forcément y avoir abondance de traces : sur les pierres elles-mêmes (on peut confondre un éclat naturel avec un éclat de taille, mais pas sur des dizaines ou des centaines d'exemples), sur le lieu d'origine des pierres etc.
En tout cas j'attends vos photos avec impatience, et mettez-les aussi sur ce forum, ça nous changera des photos de la fondation :-).

Cordialement, Irna