Re: Meteoric and Cometary impacts in historical times - Hard Evidence

From: Steve Marcus (smarcus_spamout__at_cox.net)
Date: 10/25/04 

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:31:02 -0400

"Joe Jefferson" <jjstrshp@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:417D3116.4C00F093@mindspring.com...
> Eric Stevens wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:20:44 GMT, Joe Jefferson
>> <jjstrshp@mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Eric Stevens wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 01:50:31 GMT, Joe Jefferson
>> >> <jjstrshp@mindspring.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Eric Stevens wrote:
>> >> >>

Please excuse the intrusion Mr. Jefferson, but I can't resist.
<snip a lot>
>

Joe Jefferson asked:
> So are you saying that there was an impact event in 8th century Greece?
> Do you have any other evidence?

Evidence? Stevens??? He don't need no steeenkkking evidence.

>
Eric Stevens asked: >> >> By the way, talking of disasters, would you care
to have a crack at
>> >> the etymology of 'disaster'? :-)
>> >

Mr. Jefferson replied: >> >It comes from Greek astrology by way of Latin;
loosely meaning "opposed
>> >by the stars". It can be compared with Shakespeare's "star-crossed
>> >lovers".
>>

Eric Stevens rejoined: >> Try 'dis' = evil, and 'aster' = star.

And Mr. Jefferson answered: > Where do you get dis = evil? The references I
checked have it as 'apart'
> or 'asunder', or simply as a prefix signifying reversal.

As you stated, Mr. Jefferson, many references I've checked have it as
astrological in origin. See http://m-w.com and http://www.etymonline.com
. See also http://www.word-detective.com/101797.html which gives "dis" as
'away', 'wrong' or 'not'.

Leave it to Stevens to either invent something out of whole cloth, or to
cull through a hundred references and find the one and only (which he
neglects to give) that gives something differing from the other 99.

Permit me to say, Mr. Jefferson, that I admire your civility and restraint
in dealing with Stevens. You are a far, far better man than I am when it
comes to tolerating his sort.
>
> --
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>
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> hand of the wicked." - Psalm 82:3-4

Steve 

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