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Yeah, I read that article awhile back. Totally insane. When something like a tragedy happens, rumors fly like it was foretold. I mean, if it was foretold why didn't they warn us before the incident. Instead of after? But you know I was using an example to describe modern things from a person that is from the past. |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:54 am Post subject: |
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You'd think Aladdin fans, what with the whole "take off your clothes" rumor, would know to check snopes about this kind of thing: http://snopes.com/rumors/predict.htm |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| Personally, I think a refrigerator would be thought of as a food cupboard.
Descriptions would vary upon the technological level of who was writing them. Would it be Neanderthals or the educated and fairly advanced Romans? Or a barbaric Germanic tribe? Or the Rennaisance-period Chinese? All would see these things very differently. Lightbulb - I see it as being closer to the sun - EG, "they had set the sun on a pedestal." (Though the sun could be changed to a sun or a star depending on this particular person's concept of the universe.) I bet you can figure these out... "A horizontal tablet of letters, that, when each letter was touched, caused a counterpart to be formed upon a second, vertical tablet, which glowed with a soft light from within." "A box, embellished with shapes and symbols, that when touched, caused the box to produce assorted noises; some quite offensive to the ears, some pleasant." "The head of a windmill in a cage-like frame that, instead of turning with the wind, produced a refreshing breeze from itself." |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:01 am Post subject: |
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| So like....a giant chamber contained with a multiple variety of foods that are constantly chilled for a fridge? | |
| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Just simple household appliances or everyday use. Like a prophet that saw things in the future. How would he describe things that are ahead in his time. How would he describe a lamp post? or a refridgerator. or a motorcycle ? Clever little names just by reading it. You as the reader know what it is. I read something that Nordstradamis foresaw 9/11. He said that two firebirds that fell from the sky and hit two towers. Need a Disney version: The medicine man in Pocohantas, said, " These strangers had weapons that spout out fire." |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Is there something specific you are needing another word for? | |
| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:38 pm Post subject: Any ideas? Need help. |
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| I've been working on a something. I just need help on how to describe household stuff, or things in this time without actually telling what it really is.
For example, car = automatic carriage jet plane = large bird that spouts out fire from it's behind. T.V. = box with moving pictures light = fire in a glass ball. etc etc.. |
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