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  Matt

  
  

  This is my first time posting, but I've found quite a bit of inspiration on these fourms... Why does it grow long if it's not supposed to?

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  • Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
    

    

    Hans-Uwe

    
    

    Hi Matt,
    welcome to this forum.

    You summarized one major argument for long hair: It is the nature of hair to grow. The Greek word for "nature" is "physis", or φύσις, also transcribed as "phusis", and the Greek word for "to grow" is "phy-ein", or φύειν. Thus, the statement "The nature of hair is to grow", would be a pun and a self-evident truism in the language of the New Testament.

    By the way, you might have to choose a different user name, because there is at least one other Matt around with this user name.

    Happy growth!
    Hans-Uwe

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    • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
      

      

      CerebralAssassin

      
      

      Hi Matt,
      welcome to this forum.

      You summarized one major argument for long hair: It is the nature of hair to grow. The Greek word for "nature" is "physis", or öýóéò, also transcribed as "phusis", and the Greek word for "to grow" is "phy-ein", or öýåéí. Thus, the statement "The nature of hair is to grow", would be a pun and a self-evident truism in the language of the New Testament.

      By the way, you might have to choose a different user name, because there is at least one other Matt around with this user name.

      Happy growth!
      Hans-Uwe

      hey Hans,

      had no idea you knew Greek, lol!!

      I'm a second-generation Greek,and I've lived in Greece for many years,so..i know Greek pretty fluently!!

      I had no idea what the greek word for "growing" was...my ancient greek kinda sucks! :)

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      • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
        

        

        Tai Fu

        
        

        You know I was wondering, are most Greeks gay or are Greece open to gays/lesbians?

        Cause you know they always refer a homosexual relationship as a greek relationship...

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        • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
          

          

          Bragi

          
          

          Hi Tai Fu,

          I have heard of nearly everything, and I have never heard of a Greek relationship in reference to a homosexual relationship. A platonic relationship (1) is one in which the two parties transcend physical desire and tend toward the ideal and spiritual. Perhaps this is what you meant?

          Pertaining to Ancient Greece, it is written that homosexuality was more accepted, and this can be attested by the lyric poems and inscriptions available. It is suggested that homosexuality and bi-sexuality were more widely accepted but not more prevalent than today or in any other society in time (2). Today, Greece is as progressive a country as any other in Europe.

          (1) American Heritage Dictionary, 1985 ed.

          (2) History of Ancient Greece. 2004. Barnes and Noble Books: New York. Page 72-74.

          You know I was wondering, are most Greeks gay

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        • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
          

          

          CerebralAssassin

          
          

          You know I was wondering, are most Greeks gay or are Greece open to gays/lesbians?

          Cause you know they always refer a homosexual relationship as a greek relationship...

          Most greeks are straight.there are gays in greece of course,as in every other country,but I would think it's harder for someone to "come out" in Greece than it is here in the States.Greeks of older generations are quite conservative and homosexuality doesn't sit too well with them...

          i've been hearing that homosexuality originated in Greece too,and i've even been teased with this by freinds,calling me "gay",etc...I'm not even sure that statement is accurate.well,Bragi sorta answered my question with his post..:))

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          • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
            

            

            Bill

            
            

            You know I was wondering, are most Greeks gay

            When I was in college, most Greeks were straight. Frats would not let gay people in. [wink]

            Bill

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            • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
              

              

              CerebralAssassin

              
              

              You know I was wondering, are most Greeks gay

              When I was in college, most Greeks were straight. Frats would not let gay people in. [wink]

              Bill

              yeah,I never understood why they call frats "greeks"..lol!!!oh, have you ever heard the saying "it's all Greek to me?"...I never understood that phrase either :P

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              • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
                

                

                Bill

                
                

                yeah,I never understood why they call frats "greeks"..lol!!!

                Probably because most frats have names that are Greek letters.

                oh, have you ever heard the saying "it's all Greek to me?"...I never understood that phrase either :P

                My guess is that it's because Greek uses a different alphabet and is therefore less readable to English speakers than languages using a Roman one.

                Bill

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      • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
        

        

        Bragi

        
        

        Cool, I wish I knew Greek. I was watching a program about the new highway system that they are building or have built in Greece and all the things they were finding when they were excavating. They were saying that most of the roads were all two-lane and the traffic was terrible. I think it would be a great place to visit with good food and lots of history. Their history, not only the ancient history, is very interesting as well.

        Where did you live in Greece?

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        • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek [PIC]
          

          

          CerebralAssassin

          
          

          Cool, I wish I knew Greek. I was watching a program about the new highway system that they are building or have built in Greece and all the things they were finding when they were excavating. They were saying that most of the roads were all two-lane and the traffic was terrible. I think it would be a great place to visit with good food and lots of history. Their history, not only the ancient history, is very interesting as well.

          Where did you live in Greece?

          oh yes,Greek food is delicious.and yes,the traffic there is bad,people drive like crazy there,there are no speed limits.the litter and graffiti in the big cities were getting bad too,but prior to the olympics,the city of Athens and patras sorta "cleaned up".

          Anyway,I'm from the island of Rhodes,a big island right off the south-west coast of turkey.It's an island with rich history in it,from about the 1500's to the 1900's it was subjugated by the turks,then the Italians took over in about 1902 until 1948,when Rhodes became a part of Greece (finally).The castles you see in the pic were medieval-ish castles built in the 1300's :))

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          • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek [PIC]
            

            

            Bragi

            
            

            Cooler than cool, as in the Colossus...

            Thanks for the picture, a cool castle.

            I guess I've had Greece on my mind the past few days for some reason. If I ever get to visit Greece, Italy, Spanien, etc, I'll probably just freak out right then and there. I've read so many books and seen so many pictures of those lands. I saw a show on Food Network about Greek food, and then I was looking at some old records, and there was one by Melina Mercouri from "Never on Sunday."

            oh yes,Greek food is delicious.and yes,the traffic there is bad,people drive like crazy there,there are no speed limits.the litter and graffiti in the big cities were getting bad too,but prior to the olympics,the city of Athens and patras sorta "cleaned up".

            Anyway,I'm from the island of Rhodes,a big island right off the south-west coast of turkey.It's an island with rich history in it,from about the 1500's to the 1900's it was subjugated by the turks,then the Italians took over in about 1902 until 1948,when Rhodes became a part of Greece (finally).The castles you see in the pic were medieval-ish castles built in the 1300's :))

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            • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
              

              

              Yadgar

              
              

              High!

              I saw a show on Food Network about Greek food, and then I was looking at some old records, and there was one by Melina Mercouri from "Never on Sunday."

              ...but you really should know that the greatest achievement of contemporary Greece is the music of Evangelos Odysseus Papathanassiou, better known as Vangelis!

              See you later!

              Yadgar

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            • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
              

              

              CerebralAssassin

              
              

              oh man,thanks for reminding me about the colossus..I totally forgot about it!!I wish it could get reconstructed somehow :)

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          • Re: Yes, it is the nature of hair to grow - a pun in Greek
            

            

            Tai Fu

            
            

            Yea maybe Zeus will send his bolt of lightning to punish those evil people that dares to take over Greece...

            Regarding traffic, Its the same in Taiwan too, people drive like crazy, especially 2 wheelers (motorcycle and scooters) because for some reason they think traffic laws dont apply to them because they are on 2 wheels. I seen them run red lights, make bad turns, play chicken with trucks (BAD IDEA) and stuff like that. Thing is when an accident happens the bigger vehicle is always at fault, even if it is clearly the other guy's fault. Not to mention Taiwan is heavily populated and it really makes bad traffic that much worse. People in Taipei CITY is better mannered when it comes to driving however... but not by much.

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      • unfair German advantage with ancient Greek (o/t)
        

        

        Hans-Uwe

        
        

        Hi Jacob,

        Well, I have an unfair advantage, as far as ancient Greek is concerned. Both German and ancient Greek differentiate between dative ("indirect ob ject") case and accusative ("direct ob ject") case, and the dative case is lost in modern Greek, as far as I know. (OMG, now I've been a "wise-guy" AGAIN! ;-)

        All the best to you!
        Hans-Uwe

        I'm a second-generation Greek,and I've lived in Greece for many years,so..i know Greek pretty fluently!!
        I had no idea what the greek word for "growing" was...my ancient greek kinda sucks! :)

        P.S.: Well, back in our high school days, we got quite a kick out of the lower-case omega with a circumflex accent and a subscript iota - that letter really fueled the imagination of us pubescent guys... :)

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