Post by OscarWillebeest on May 11, 2008 3:18:07 GMT -5
Maybe our Oetzi was somewhat peculiar, but still… Surely he was well within his rights as he kind off reposed there in the ice, just taking it easy? After all, he was there first, and did not bother no-one?
But then, keeping yourself to yourself usually is not good enough, and never more so than in Oetzi’s case, for around that outcrop in the Italian Alps, on that balmy Spring day in 1991 stumbled a party of hikers, and one man’s intent of everlasting peace was forever shattered by people who simply could not leave well enough alone.
For over 5000 years Oetzi was quietly contented to mind his own business: a simple man, with simple ways, a relic from the bronze age,But no, they had to cart him off to the nearest lab, and poke where they had no right to. Yes, some crazy scientist unthawed him, studied the contents of his stomach, and the world became a much better place when it was determined that Oetzi had bread, salad, and some venision to fill him up before departing the land of the living.
At the time of his demise, he was carrying a bow, arrows, and a copper axe.But the scientists could not leave well enough alone, they simply had to determine the cause of death. Such was found to be an arrow that has pierced a vital organ. Oh, and since no wallet was found on the person of our dear departed Oetzi, someone from the purplewildebeest (I think it was either Grevilman, Distantlight, Jade, Katrienakatryn,Cabernet, or Piph) declared it to surely be an instance of armed robbery.
Now, recalling the history of Oetzi, I simply can not but find some correlations between most of the members, visitors and Oetzi. Imagine if all of you should up and die, deep-frozen, and be found 5000 years hence. A mad scientist happens along, and has to determine the cause of death. No wounds, abrasions, nothing! So he cuts you up, only to confirm that you were not poisoned either! What next? Yes!, he scans your brains, and finally can declare to the universe: YOU DIED OF either STUPIDITY, or MEDIOCRICY.
Which makes me think: Why can we not leave well enough alone? Why poke our noses into whatever is none of our business? Why crucify the next writer regarding his or her inane blathering, when we ourselves are guilty of same? Or rather, when you yourselves are? Really, if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it!
But then, keeping yourself to yourself usually is not good enough, and never more so than in Oetzi’s case, for around that outcrop in the Italian Alps, on that balmy Spring day in 1991 stumbled a party of hikers, and one man’s intent of everlasting peace was forever shattered by people who simply could not leave well enough alone.
For over 5000 years Oetzi was quietly contented to mind his own business: a simple man, with simple ways, a relic from the bronze age,But no, they had to cart him off to the nearest lab, and poke where they had no right to. Yes, some crazy scientist unthawed him, studied the contents of his stomach, and the world became a much better place when it was determined that Oetzi had bread, salad, and some venision to fill him up before departing the land of the living.
At the time of his demise, he was carrying a bow, arrows, and a copper axe.But the scientists could not leave well enough alone, they simply had to determine the cause of death. Such was found to be an arrow that has pierced a vital organ. Oh, and since no wallet was found on the person of our dear departed Oetzi, someone from the purplewildebeest (I think it was either Grevilman, Distantlight, Jade, Katrienakatryn,Cabernet, or Piph) declared it to surely be an instance of armed robbery.
Now, recalling the history of Oetzi, I simply can not but find some correlations between most of the members, visitors and Oetzi. Imagine if all of you should up and die, deep-frozen, and be found 5000 years hence. A mad scientist happens along, and has to determine the cause of death. No wounds, abrasions, nothing! So he cuts you up, only to confirm that you were not poisoned either! What next? Yes!, he scans your brains, and finally can declare to the universe: YOU DIED OF either STUPIDITY, or MEDIOCRICY.
Which makes me think: Why can we not leave well enough alone? Why poke our noses into whatever is none of our business? Why crucify the next writer regarding his or her inane blathering, when we ourselves are guilty of same? Or rather, when you yourselves are? Really, if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it!