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Don't move the goalposts. I said that they were strong, capable, and from indisputably African dynasties, not that they were stronger than Cleopatra. I can't disagree with very little being known about Nefertiti, although it's becoming more accepted that she ruled as pharaoh for a brief time after Ankhenaten. Hatshepsut, however, is better documented (if you're honestly interested, I can send you some links, but I'm on the phone right now, and sometimes have problems.) Not that it may matter - Cleopatra is the second queen in this series. The first was Nzinga Mbande, queen of Ndongo and Matamba (present day Angola). The critical reviews were much more positive, but I couldn't help notice a viewer's review on Rotten Tomatoes. The writer stated that he, as a native Angolan, found the production inaccurate and disrespectful...Wonder what'll happen with queen number 3?

Any woman who wielded power usually reserved for men before about 1950 was an outsider. What's your point?

No, it's FB, short for Fierce Bad, and if she was a pooka, she could buy her own drinks. As it stands, she's just an ill -tempered rabbit, and I'm trying to placate her.

Dude, I'll be 62 in 4 months. How do you think I feel?

Why do children, without fail, have to get up in the middle of supper to go take a crap?

Two glasses of dandelion wine, please. One for me and one for the rabbit.

Eat some yogurt if they gave you an antibiotic for that sinus infection - your intestinal flora may be out of whack.

The really bewildering thing is, why Cleopatra in the first place? Regardless of her personal ethnicity, she was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty - colonialism, anyone? Why not Hatchepsut, or Nefertari, or Nefertiti, all strong and capable women who served on or behind the throne, and who were indisputably African? Or why not honor some of the queens we don't hear about, like Nandi (the mother of Shaka Zulu)? I don't know, the more I think about it, the more it seems that using Cleopatra and her name's recognition is more clickbait than an actual tribute.

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Zahi Hawass is still alive? Yay!

A Karen dude. You know how I get when people bring up Karens.

I was always fond of the whole Becky thing; every Becky I've ever known was incredibly unpleasant. All the Karen I've ever met were very pleasant and polite; even the guy who coughed TB in my face apologized after he did it. Granted, as patients, they were on the whole frustrating to deal with due to the language barrier and cultural issues with western medicine and compliance, but damn, they were always so nice about it.

That looks more like a lipoma.

You have to actually go to the doctor for the cure to be complete - or at least, that's how it worked when the kids were little. They'd be on death's doorstep until I made an appointment, then they'd start improving. By the time we were sitting in the exam room, they'd be perfectly healthy.

What, no pie chart?

https://abc7ny.com/jerry-springer-death-dead-died-the-show/13190271/ Quality television is no more.

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@tsar4 If it makes you feel any better - Percy Faith and his orchestra, Johnny Mathis, the Mantovani orchestra, the Living Strings...Basically, the kind of music that makes you slow down and look at cows and stone fences when you're driving. Also, Harry Belafonte - my mother loved calypso.

Oh, god, no, you had to say it and now I hear it too, and I haven't watched One Piece since like 2005.

Fat is fat, whether it's on your boobs or your ass or your belly.

I need an orgasm. And God help you if you make it with milk.

Never fuck with The Mouse.

Chris has bonded out. The Merge is on.

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