The Random thought thread

[old man emu]

1 hour ago, red750 said:

A report on Seven this morning said that tourism to the USA was down 7% on this time last year.

The way the tourism into the USA story is being given to us, it would appear that, to paraphrase Luke 18:25,  "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a foreigner to enter the Land of the Free. 

[facthunter]

The "Eye of a Needle" is a lane in Jerusalem. Nev

[old man emu]

The "Eye of the Needle" in Jerusalem is a popular but largely unsupported claim that a narrow gate existed within the city walls. There's no definitive evidence of such a gate ever existing in Jerusalem  Don't forget that the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 CE and most likely demolished the city wall. So, if there had been a narrow gate somewhere in it, we have no evidence of it now. The narrow would have made it difficult for large animals like camels to pass through unless they were unloaded. 

This claim is often associated with Jesus' parable about it being easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. It is a simile used to illustrate the difficulty of entering the kingdom of heaven. Since Jesus often used commonly encountered things as similes to clarify his parables, I would imagine that his contemporaries would know what he was referring to.

 

Perhaps a modern equivalent of an "eye of the needle" is the small door in a much larger door such as a factory roller shutter of a hangar door. 

[spacesailor]

And ' the name of such a small door ? .

( I believe it has one ) .

spacesailor

[ClintonB]

53 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

And ' the name of such a small door ? .

( I believe it has one ) .

spacesailor

It is a PA door on kit sheds, a portal on others(I think)

[ClintonB]

1 hour ago, old man emu said:

The way the tourism into the USA story is being given to us, it would appear that, to paraphrase Luke 18:25,  "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a foreigner to enter the Land of the Free. 

For all of us non religious country music fans that is also Chris Jansen from “ buy me a boat” also.🤠

[onetrack]

It's called a Personnel door.

[facthunter]

It's a Parable and the Meaning  is Encumbered RICH people have difficulty navigating it (the Path to Heaven). I like that idea.  Nev

[nomadpete]

7 minutes ago, facthunter said:

It's a Parable and the Meaning  is Encumbered RICH people have difficulty navigating it (the Path to Heaven). I like that idea.  Nev

I like that thought. You can't buy a better seat in heaven.

 

"Y' come into this world with nothing, y' go out with nothing.... whattya lost?      Nothing!"   (Life of Brian?)

[onetrack]

PA door stands for "Personnel Access door" in building terminology.

 

Edited yesterday at 02:55 AM by onetrack

[spacesailor]

P A it is.

So your " personal assistant " does ' not ' have to risk their ( manicured ) finger nails,

OPENING THAT BIG DOOR .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

I'd like a well set up PAD of my own.. Does YOUR personal Assistant have long nails space? ( I won't tell anyone, I promise. )    Nev

[spacesailor]

My ' P, A, ' Wife has always looked after her nails, also stopped me biting mine .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

Good to know that. What's next? Buy a sports Car? That should be a hit in Toongabbie. . My choice is a LOTUS. Nev