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Carole

having triggered a thread like this -

You are now well and truly a member of the Byzcath Forum - you know understand what it's all about

Anhelyna

I must admit that, once in a while, I throw a counterpunch when the jabbing becomes persistent (and irritating)!

But on the whole, I just hum along and go with the tide!

Amado

It's all fun and games until they start posting in cyrillic languages.

And, no matter what, you may never find the actual King of Ruthenia nor be able to personally venerate the relics of St. Melk.

Is Greek OK?

I must confess to having not a clue as to the location of the relics of St. Melk. OTOH, I would assume the King of Ruthenia would be found in Ruthenia! Unless, of course, he is in exile. If so, perhaps the UN can be of assistance.

Σώσον, Κύριε, καί διαφύλαξον η�άς από τών Βασιλιάνικων τάξεων!

Hey - speaking of Ruthenia, in the latest Yevshan catalog I received this week there is a band called "Ruthenia". Sounds like slam hopak music.

It would seem I have unleashed a torrent of silliness! But at least I can understand what you all are saying ... mostly.

"Where's the food" huh? Sounds like my old Lutheran parish - if you could guarantee Jell-O molds in the proper liturgical colours anyway.


Carry on with your unbridled fun.

It's no good Carole - this IS the Byzcath Forum - and we get these silly days.

Oh yes - there's also a lot of other stuff as well and to be honest much of it goes over my head , but it's the constant dripping syndrome - somebody sometime mentions something and then ...........

you get that great big bell ringing in your ears - hang on a minute - I've heard something about that before - and another piece slots into the puzzle.

Just remember one very important fact

if it's bizarre it's Byzantine, if it's bizarre it's Byzantine , if it's bizarre it's Byzantine

Anhelyna

I may have to use that in my signature line! :p

The true test is if you "get" MY avatar.

Dolly

that does not help if you come from the UK

crumbs - we are going to have to try and explain some of these 'in' jokes to folk like Carole - hmm not easy

The Holy Relics of Saint Melk are of course to be venerated at Melk Abbey, in Austria. Where else would they be?

Quite possibly the King of Ruthenia is indeed in Ruthenia. That would explain why nobody can find him.

Incognitus

If you can find Ruthenia, then you will most likely be able to locate Grand Fenwick, as well. Where are Dr. Ballard and National Geographic when you need them?

Got Melk?

Hey I have been around ever since this started and I need help understanding...
ED - "Got Melk"

Ed, next time you and Sylvia come this way I will make sure the Church has plenty of Melk.

So I need it explained to me, Carole shouldn't feel tooooo bad. But if she reads the original discussion on it, well oh my....she may never believe anything we say

Carole,

When all else fails, ask an incredibly obscure question. Then, while everyone else is busy pontificating on it (whoops, sorry, I meant to say "discussing it" :p ) and I'm off trying to find an obscure but relevant link regarding it to post, you'll have a day or so of breathing room to catch up on the other obscure posts .

Btw, if you actually understood that sentence, you're making progress .

Seriously (I may have to define that word for my brothers and sisters), if you read something that leaves you perplexed - ask - and don't be afraid to ask for a more basic explanation than might be first offered. You aren't alone; we've had a significant influx of new posters these past few months and it has never been our intent to have 2 clubs - 1 for "us" and 1 for "the rest of you" (or, if it is our intent, they didn't invite me to be one of "us" ).

Even the seeming "in" jokes and references can be explained (mostly) . Sometimes we forget that not everybody knows the tale of Alex's moment of television home-improvement show stardom, understands Incognitus' devotion to Saint Melk, knows that KO63AP's nick is really a clever usage of letters and numbers to mimic the Cyrillic characters for "Kobzar" (since the name function doesn't offer him that option), realizes that Roger/Berean really is a Baptist minister in Ireland, knows spouses of others by name, or is privy to knowing who are the "resident experts" on various topics (e.g., Andrew Rubis on the Italo-Greico-Albanians, Dave/Chtec on iconography, Yuhannon on the Maronites, myself on vagantes, Incognitus on obscurities of all sorts, etc.).

When we forget to be clear about these things, feel free to hit us upside the head. Remind us when we do our "inside" things - we'll squeal on each other without a second thought.

Many years,

Neil