History Trivia Thread Reducks

[Viking]

Well, I have no idea what actually happened to him.

[crazy canuck]

Well, I have no idea what actually happened to him.

The question isnt what happened to Gasim, the question is what happened when Lawrence returned with Gasim.  The bonus question is why did Gasim need rescuing in the first place.

[Viking]

Well, I have no idea what actually happened to him.

The question isnt what happened to Gasim, the question is what happened when Lawrence returned with Gasim.  The bonus question is why did Gasim need rescuing in the first place.

Well I still don't know.

[crazy canuck]

Ok, hopefully you are not the only one who reads this thread.

[Viking]

Ok, hopefully you are not the only one who reads this thread.

I think I might be.

[The Brain]

There was a sexy party.

[crazy canuck]

There was a sexy party.

The camels were already exhausted from the trip across the desert

[crazy canuck]

time to restart the thread


In the movie Lawrence of Arabia, when crossing a difficult section of desert one of the Arabs, named Gasim, goes missing and Lawrence goes back to save him.

In David Lean's epic film, the rescue of Gasim would be immortalized in a ten minute scene, culminating in Lawrence finally rejoining his comrades to their relieved and raucous cheers, his noble act cementing his image as a true "sone of the desert". The reality was quite different.

The quote is from Lawrence in Arabia:War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson.

The question is what really happened when Lawrence returned with Gasim and bonus points if you know how Gasim came to be separated from the group.

Rather than arriving to relieved and raucous cheers the arabs were very disappointed in Lawrence for risking his life for someone who obviously deserved to die.  They took out their disppointment on Lawrence's two servants who were beaten for allowing Lawrence to leave.

The bonus question, Gasim didnt secure his camel when he got off to take a piss.

[Malthus]

Here's an odd one: who is the only non-Jewish person to be proclaimed as "messiah" in the Old Testament? Where was he proclaimed, and why?

[The Brain]

The anus. Don't know the second question.

[Queequeg]

Here's an odd one: who is the only non-Jewish person to be proclaimed as "messiah" in the Old Testament? Where was he proclaimed, and why?

Cyrus, Babylon, ending the Babylonian Exodus? 

[Admiral Yi]

Squeelus stole my guess.

[Admiral Yi]

You sure that question is Yi rule-compliant Malthus? 

[Malthus]

Here's an odd one: who is the only non-Jewish person to be proclaimed as "messiah" in the Old Testament? Where was he proclaimed, and why?

Cyrus, Babylon, ending the Babylonian Exodus?

Yup.

[Malthus]

You sure that question is Yi rule-compliant Malthus? 

I dunno. If Cyrus was Canadian, that would sure prove confusing.