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The year of whose lord?
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The year of whose lord?
My son and I were watching a documentary about the history of Greece. He's really into that sort of thing right now. He asked me what B.C. and A.D. meant.

When I told him, he got really angry. I don't blame him!

I read the wiki page about A.D. and B.C., and it's just bullshit. Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Atheists, everyone is currently living in "The year of our lord" 2012??? Seriously?!

That's why I love my kids, because before he asked, I wasn't mad about it. It was just something I sort of accepted. Now my wheels are turning.

Does this piss off anyone else? I mean, I'm not exactly up in arms about it, but it's fucking annoying to me.
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The year of whose lord? - by Erinome - July 22, 2012 at 7:37 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Minimalist - July 22, 2012 at 7:48 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by padraic - July 22, 2012 at 7:55 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Erinome - July 22, 2012 at 7:59 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by jonb - July 22, 2012 at 9:30 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Minimalist - July 22, 2012 at 8:14 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by cratehorus - July 22, 2012 at 8:38 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Annik - July 22, 2012 at 8:40 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 22, 2012 at 9:26 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Erinome - July 22, 2012 at 9:55 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 22, 2012 at 10:37 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by jonb - July 22, 2012 at 10:04 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Minimalist - July 22, 2012 at 9:51 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 22, 2012 at 10:32 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by C.W. Sims - July 22, 2012 at 10:05 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by KnockEmOuttt - July 22, 2012 at 11:05 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Erinome - July 22, 2012 at 10:09 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by jonb - July 22, 2012 at 11:11 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Minimalist - July 22, 2012 at 10:26 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Erinome - July 22, 2012 at 10:32 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by C.W. Sims - July 22, 2012 at 10:37 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Erinome - July 22, 2012 at 10:37 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 22, 2012 at 10:50 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Erinome - July 22, 2012 at 11:01 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 22, 2012 at 11:25 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Cinjin - July 22, 2012 at 11:08 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Shell B - July 22, 2012 at 11:18 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 22, 2012 at 11:28 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by jonb - July 22, 2012 at 11:55 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Minimalist - July 22, 2012 at 11:26 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Minimalist - July 22, 2012 at 11:29 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 22, 2012 at 11:37 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Cinjin - July 23, 2012 at 12:02 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Reforged - July 23, 2012 at 12:10 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 23, 2012 at 12:16 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by KnockEmOuttt - July 23, 2012 at 12:28 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 23, 2012 at 12:55 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by KnockEmOuttt - July 23, 2012 at 2:00 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Cinjin - July 23, 2012 at 12:36 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 23, 2012 at 1:09 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by jonb - July 23, 2012 at 12:37 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Reforged - July 23, 2012 at 1:04 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 23, 2012 at 1:17 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Reforged - July 23, 2012 at 1:38 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 23, 2012 at 9:13 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Cinjin - July 23, 2012 at 9:22 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 23, 2012 at 9:32 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Cinjin - July 23, 2012 at 9:43 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Creed of Heresy - July 23, 2012 at 12:07 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 23, 2012 at 2:48 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Norfolk And Chance - July 23, 2012 at 11:49 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by KnockEmOuttt - July 25, 2012 at 2:58 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Cinjin - July 23, 2012 at 12:43 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Minimalist - July 23, 2012 at 1:10 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Minimalist - July 23, 2012 at 1:30 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Erinome - July 23, 2012 at 1:36 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Annik - July 23, 2012 at 1:58 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 23, 2012 at 9:24 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Cinjin - July 23, 2012 at 9:29 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Annik - July 24, 2012 at 11:42 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 24, 2012 at 12:32 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Hovik - July 24, 2012 at 12:44 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by padraic - July 23, 2012 at 3:50 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by KnockEmOuttt - July 23, 2012 at 4:14 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Faith No More - July 23, 2012 at 8:07 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Gooders1002 - July 23, 2012 at 11:42 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Shell B - July 23, 2012 at 3:34 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 23, 2012 at 4:47 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Norfolk And Chance - July 23, 2012 at 3:56 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Annik - July 24, 2012 at 12:44 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Jackalope - July 24, 2012 at 12:49 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Drich - July 24, 2012 at 2:39 pm
RE: The year of whose lord? - by Annik - July 25, 2012 at 11:30 am
RE: The year of whose lord? - by The Grand Nudger - July 24, 2012 at 3:08 pm

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