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Lady liberty is holding what book in her hand?

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dagmaraka
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 06:54 pm
Of course language can have two words for one object. But "tablet" is not one of them.

I looked it up, too.

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Sorry, the word tablet was not found.
Le mot tablet n'a pas été trouvé.
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RexRed
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 06:54 pm
People just can't stand to be proven WRONG....

Right Oss?
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RexRed
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 06:55 pm
dagmaraka wrote:
Of course language can have two words for one object. But "tablet" is not one of them.

I looked it up, too.

Quote:
Sorry, the word tablet was not found.
Le mot tablet n'a pas été trouvé.


Then what is a writing tablet? A book...
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 06:56 pm
Your
post
reminded
me
of
what
the
nuns
used
to
call
us,
usually
individually.
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dyslexia
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 06:56 pm
ossobuco wrote:
doppus

doppus is a term of admonishment for someone who has dripped food on their clothes while eating.
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RexRed
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 06:57 pm
ossobuco wrote:
Your
post
reminded
me
of
what
the
nuns
used
to
call
us,
usually
individually.


With your attitude I don't really care what the nuns called you...
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 06:57 pm
RexRed wrote:
ehBeth wrote:
RexRed wrote:
And were was your proof that the book in her hand


there is no book in her hand.

the end.


Tablet is French for book.

NOT the end...


Wrong.

~~~~~~~

Deal with it, RexRed.

The Statue of Liberty is not holding a book. She is holding a symbol referring to July 4, 1776. A political symbol - not a religious one.

She is welcoming people to America.

~~~~

Even if you could find an obscure definition of tablet that included book, it wouldn't matter. She is NOT holding a book.

~~~~

There is no book there.

~~~~

Seemingly there's no there there, either.
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dagmaraka
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 06:57 pm
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/literature/pix/tablet.jpg

writing tablet.
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dagmaraka
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:00 pm
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The statue holds a tablet in her left arm. Bartholdi put it there not to represent a religious idea, but to balance the statue. The tablet has written on it a mixture of English and Latin. It means, "July 4th,1776." 1776 is the year the 13 colonies got together and made the Declaration of Independence.


source
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dyslexia
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:00 pm
Dufus on the other hand is more like "That boy ain't right. Buy him books but all he does is just chew on the covers, a total dufus.
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dagmaraka
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:01 pm
Quote:
The torch Lady Liberty holds in her hand lights the path for new people coming to the newly-freed country.
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:01 pm
Imatadisadvantagehere,rexred.(nospacer).
You+Iagreeonsomethings,nothavingtodowithreligion.
Youareouttolunchonthisone.
Beforetherewerebooks,therewerestructurestowriteon.
Think,ifyouwill,ofthe10commandments.
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dagmaraka
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:03 pm
Quote:
The spikes on the crown Lady Liberty wears symbolize the seven seas and seven continents of the world.


Quote:
The statue wears a robe of a dignified Greek matron of classical times. She represents the Greek goddess, Libertar.


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The broken chain symbolizes America's newly-won freedom. The Statue of Liberty's left foot is ahead of her right foot, symbolizing her walking away from captivity.
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kickycan
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:03 pm
That is so not a book. What kind of book has a weird cut-out design on the top corners like that?

http://www.inetours.com/New_York/Images/Liberty/Statue_of_Liberty_2691.jpg
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dyslexia
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:04 pm
I'm guessing as the sun goes down Mr Red will run out of whatever he's drinking or smoking and drift off to never never land. (Lettuce us pray)
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:05 pm
good,
Im
annoying
even
myself
with
this
columnar
stuff.
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kickycan
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:07 pm
The more interesting question to me is what do you think she's got on under that robe?
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dagmaraka
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:07 pm
In 1871 Frederic Auguste Bartholdi traveled to America to search for the right spot to build the statue he was going to dedicate to America. Little did he know that this statue would be one of the greatest tourist attractions in the world. He came upon an island called Bedloe's Island. The minute he saw the island, he knew that this was the place wanted to place the statue. Bartholdi decided on this island because ships coming in would have a good view and the statue would welcome the people on board. He sailed back to France to start the statue. He made various models before he found the right one.

His mother, Charlotte Bartholdi, modeled for the design of the face, and Jeanne Emilie Baheux de Puysieux modeled for the body. Bartholdi finally had the right design that he wanted. He did not start building the statue until 1876. He rented a large workshop and began his work on the statue. Auguste Eiffel designed the "skeleton" for the statue. The skin was made out of thin copper and the skeleton was made out of strong steel. The skin was attached to the skeleton with iron straps. The skeleton was designed to allow the statue to sway in the wind and expand and contract during hot and cold weather conditions. Eiffel bought a dressmaker's dummy to help him design the skeleton.

...same source.
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dagmaraka
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:09 pm
Why... I learned quite a bit about the Statue today.


None of it from RexRed, but I've learned anyway.
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nimh
 
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Reply Mon 28 May, 2007 07:13 pm
kickycan wrote:
That is so not a book. What kind of book has a weird cut-out design on the top corners like that?

Perhaps it's a pop-up book..
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