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[Duque de Bragança]

On Sunday I have an 8 hour lay over at Charles De Gaul
I need to figure out a plan of something to do.
Roaming the streets shouting petit pois only packs so much entertainment.

You will miss Japan Expo, near Roissy-CDG by two weeks. 

Don't stay too close to Gare du Nord, if going there by RER. 

[Duque de Bragança]

The workers at the louvre are on strike over overtourism   

Fixed! 

[Admiral Yi]

I would support the strike if it were limited to badly behaved tourists.

[HVC]

The workers at the louvre are on strike over overtourism   

Fixed! 

Merci beaucoup

It was only a 4 hour strike so tourists could still get a chance to visit, if only a bit more frustrated.

*edit* And as always i blame Airbnb

[Bauer]

On Sunday I have an 8 hour lay over at Charles De Gaul
I need to figure out a plan of something to do.
Roaming the streets shouting petit pois only packs so much entertainment.

I had a long layover there last year, it was awful.  Huge lines for basic cafe and nothing else to do.  I heard many things closed and never recovered during Covid.

[Hamilcar]

Aloha.

[Admiral Yi]

Shalom.  Things are lively.

[Admiral Yi]

Why don't Italians get blamed along with the Jews for killing Jesus?

[HVC]

Why don't Italians get blamed along with the Jews for killing Jesus?

The Romans washed the hands of the matter. Bible was careful on that point. Don't want to alienate your potential converts

[Jacob]

Why don't Italians get blamed along with the Jews for killing Jesus?

Because the Romans were the ones who blamed the Jews to avoid taking any blame themselves, and their blame-shifting worked.

[Razgovory]

It was probably this line:

So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves." 25Then the people as a whole answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!

Mathew 27: 24-25

[Admiral Yi]

The Romans washed the hands of the matter. Bible was careful on that point. Don't want to alienate your potential converts

How could anyone fall for that lame spin?  The Pharisees had no legal authority to give orders to Roman Legionnairies.

[crazy canuck]

The Romans washed the hands of the matter. Bible was careful on that point. Don't want to alienate your potential converts

How could anyone fall for that lame spin?  The Pharisees had no legal authority to give orders to Roman Legionnairies.

You may have heard of people who think everything in the Bible is true.

[Maladict]

Besides, crucifixion was reserved for particularly heinous offenses, like murder or rebellion (e.g. Spartacus). Jesus was executed on political grounds, not religious ones.

[Duque de Bragança]

The Romans washed the hands of the matter. Bible was careful on that point. Don't want to alienate your potential converts

How could anyone fall for that lame spin?  The Pharisees had no legal authority to give orders to Roman Legionnairies.

As successful empire builders, Romans knew they had to appease every once in a while collaborators by offering them a token gift.