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QI - A little slice of heaven
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Started conversation Dec 23, 2009
Ever the reliable killjoys - why were the residents of Calcata threatened with the strictest form of excommunication (Vitandus - 'to be shunned') by The Vatican in the year 1900?
No googling or wikipedia allowed.
There are klaxons - of course - so be bold, preferably interesting, but never obvious.
QI - A little slice of heaven
Deadangel - Still not dead, just! Posted Dec 23, 2009
It's a village in Italy.
I googled to find out where it is, so I'm out.
I did see what the fuss was about though, so can I just add
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Dec 23, 2009
fest
they became protestant
they didn't obay the pope
they elected their own pope
they converted to islam
they held xmas on the wrong day
they held easter on the wrong day
they said the priest should be allowed to marry
they said it WAS WRONG for preists to be PDF.FILE s
they became atheist
they said , how come jesus was born in the reign of herod and 10 years later when the census ocurred
they refused to recognise a united italy under garibaldi
they refused to rename the fruit filled biscuit synonomus with the area
they wanted a load of s in a QI quiz
they claimed to be the real rome???
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hygienicdispenser Posted Dec 23, 2009
Looking at the title:
They claimed their Christmas cake was food from heaven.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Dec 23, 2009
Going for broke then are we?
they became Protestant?
They didn't obay the pope - nope.
they elected their own pope? - nope
they converted to islam
they held xmas on the wrong day
they held easter on the wrong day
they said the priest should be allowed to marry? - nope
they said it WAS WRONG for preists to be PDF.FILE s? -nope
they became atheist? - nope
they said , how come jesus was born in the reign of herod and 10 years later when the census occurred? - nope
they refused to recognise a united italy under garibaldi? - nope
they refused to rename the fruit filled biscuit synonomus with the area? - nope.
they wanted a load of s in a QI quiz? - nope.
they claimed to be the real rome??? - nope.
QI - A little slice of heaven
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Dec 23, 2009
>Looking at the title<
A sensible stratagem.
>They claimed their Christmas cake was food from heaven.<
Nope.
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Dec 23, 2009
they said (monty python squeeky voice)"this christmas pud is good enougn for JEHOVA!"
STONE HIM,STONE HIM,STONE HIM,
STONE HIM,STONE HIM,STONE HIM,
STONE HIM,
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Dec 23, 2009
>only 4<
oh there are others he just blundered into the barbed wire of no-man's land labelled - 'apostates' and 'festive mismanagement'.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Dec 23, 2009
Nope.
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Dec 23, 2009
<< just blundered>>
are you sure
ever heard of "taking one for the team"
2legs!!!!!back in your box!!
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Dec 23, 2009
I was speaking to the haphazard style of the meander through the minefield. I'm quite sure you did it on purpose.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Dec 23, 2009
Ah yes correct! +3
Whose?
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hygienicdispenser Posted Dec 23, 2009
Ahh. Just realised I have actually heard of this before. I'll keep quiet for a bit.
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QI - A little slice of heaven
- 1: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Dec 23, 2009)
- 2: hygienicdispenser (Dec 23, 2009)
- 3: Deadangel - Still not dead, just! (Dec 23, 2009)
- 4: Taff Agent of kaos (Dec 23, 2009)
- 5: hygienicdispenser (Dec 23, 2009)
- 6: Taff Agent of kaos (Dec 23, 2009)
- 7: hygienicdispenser (Dec 23, 2009)
- 8: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Dec 23, 2009)
- 9: hygienicdispenser (Dec 23, 2009)
- 10: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Dec 23, 2009)
- 11: Taff Agent of kaos (Dec 23, 2009)
- 12: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Dec 23, 2009)
- 13: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Dec 23, 2009)
- 14: Taff Agent of kaos (Dec 23, 2009)
- 15: hygienicdispenser (Dec 23, 2009)
- 16: hygienicdispenser (Dec 23, 2009)
- 17: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Dec 23, 2009)
- 18: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Dec 23, 2009)
- 19: hygienicdispenser (Dec 23, 2009)
- 20: hygienicdispenser (Dec 23, 2009)
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