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Four Quarters of Jerusalem.

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    I was watching a Travel Channel program this morning about Jerusalem and it is divided into four quarters; a Jewish quarter, a Muslem quarter and a Christian quarter. Maths being what it is I was wondering what the fourth quarter is, and why the program didn't elucidate on that. So I looked it up, and it is the Armenian quarter, who are Christians. So in fact there isnt a fourth quarter, just three, and it got me thinking. Create a Gay Quarter in Jerusalem. Then we will have four quarters, and the other three will be so upset and obsessed with this new quarter they will forget to kill each other. :)

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      I was watching a Travel Channel program this morning about Jerusalem and it is divided into four quarters; a Jewish quarter, a Muslem quarter and a Christian quarter. Maths being what it is I was wondering what the fourth quarter is, and why the program didn't elucidate on that. So I looked it up, and it is the Armenian quarter, who are Christians. So in fact there isnt a fourth quarter, just three, and it got me thinking. Create a Gay Quarter in Jerusalem. Then we will have four quarters, and the other three will be so upset and obsessed with this new quarter they will forget to kill each other. :)

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      This is one of the oddities of the English Language. Quarters, in this case, does not mean a fourth, but rather a place. (As in Headquarters, Married Man's Quarters.) It may also mean one's station or position, as in General Quarters. There is also the side of a horses foot. Takes yer pick.

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        I was watching a Travel Channel program this morning about Jerusalem and it is divided into four quarters; a Jewish quarter, a Muslem quarter and a Christian quarter. Maths being what it is I was wondering what the fourth quarter is, and why the program didn't elucidate on that. So I looked it up, and it is the Armenian quarter, who are Christians. So in fact there isnt a fourth quarter, just three, and it got me thinking. Create a Gay Quarter in Jerusalem. Then we will have four quarters, and the other three will be so upset and obsessed with this new quarter they will forget to kill each other. :)

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        Look for the fourth quarter in the Jewish man's pocket.

        This sig, like my mind intentionally left blank.

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          I was watching a Travel Channel program this morning about Jerusalem and it is divided into four quarters; a Jewish quarter, a Muslem quarter and a Christian quarter. Maths being what it is I was wondering what the fourth quarter is, and why the program didn't elucidate on that. So I looked it up, and it is the Armenian quarter, who are Christians. So in fact there isnt a fourth quarter, just three, and it got me thinking. Create a Gay Quarter in Jerusalem. Then we will have four quarters, and the other three will be so upset and obsessed with this new quarter they will forget to kill each other. :)

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          Erudite_Eric wrote:

          Then we will have four quarters, and the other three will be so upset and obsessed with this new quarter they will forget to kill each other.

          I refuse to believe, for one second, that you are a kernel programmer.

          Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
          "No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)

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            Erudite_Eric wrote:

            Then we will have four quarters, and the other three will be so upset and obsessed with this new quarter they will forget to kill each other.

            I refuse to believe, for one second, that you are a kernel programmer.

            Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
            "No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)

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            Slacker007 wrote:

            I refuse to believe, for one second, that you are a kernel programmer

            That, I do for money, there is much much more I do for fun. :) --edit-- Actually it is quite funny you should think that, why?

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              This is one of the oddities of the English Language. Quarters, in this case, does not mean a fourth, but rather a place. (As in Headquarters, Married Man's Quarters.) It may also mean one's station or position, as in General Quarters. There is also the side of a horses foot. Takes yer pick.

              ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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              Actually it does mean quarter, but is misused to mean a sector of any proportion to thwe whole. In any case, Jerusalem has four quarters, although not of equal size.

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