Meta 2nd Issue

August 31th

The journey continues

Good Sunday everyone!
Thank you for your feedback. The positive
comments give me motivation to keep making
this magazine. I can remember only few who
criticized it but the critique was more
constructive.InthefutureItrytobeless9gagor
reddittier.
Whattoexpectinthisissue?
You willlearn how to shearasheep,learn what
animals Bernds like besides cats and sheep and
wewillvisitMesoAmerica.
Since this week no one made an IWO this issue
passesonthat.
Iknowthereismuchspaceforimprovementlike
goingmoreintodetails.ButIthinkthismagazine
willimproveovertime.
t.Bernd

Follow up
InthefirstissueweenjoyedthearticleDocumentaryEvidenceReport:
RomanLegionaryTiles.ThisarticledealswithevidencethattheLegion
IIAugustawaspresentataroundHadriansWallandtheAntonineWall.
Inconclusion,thisLegioncouldbuildthisroofingtilesbecausethere
wereextensivetradingandcraftsmanshipwhichprovidedallmaterialsto
buildthosetiles.
OnSundaywehadcontributionstothisarticleinthepostings.
Whatarethedimensionsandweightofaroofingtile?andhowmanyforanaverageroof?
Forweight,theyweighafairbitbecausetheywerequitethick,ifyou'veeverhelda
roofingtile,you'llknowwhatImean.Terracottapottingwouldalsobeausefulreference.

RomanTilesonHadrianandAntonineWalls
mouthfuckaI'veseenthemandhadtodosomewritingaboutthem.
BothbearfragmentarystampswhichwouldreadLEGIIAUG,referringtotheLegionII
Augustawhoproducedthem.
ThelegionwasalsoinvolvedinconstructionsaroundHadriansWallandtheAntonine
Wallandmayalsohaveusedtilesonbuildingsthere.
>>30461042
Ididknowthis,butIwrotethatarticleinAprilorsomething.Frommemorytherewasn't
reallyastandardsize,butalotof100200mmlongexampleshavebeenfoundsothat
seemslikeacommonbracket.

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Main article of the week

TheJollyJumbuckandtheJackaroo
WisdomfromFarmerBernd
Sheep are a hardy and generally quite convenient livestock to raise.
Manyenvironmentsarewellsuitedtorunningsheepofvariousbreeds.
IntheeventofaHappenings,itiswellknownthatsheeparetheperfect
stock to keep they are too large for liberators to easily take, as
chickensare,andsmallenoughtobehiddeninacloset,unlikecows.

Thisisaguideonhowtoshearasheep,assumingthatyouhavealready
selectedabreedtomatchtheproductiongoalsandenvironmenttypeof
yourfarmandpasture,andchosentheindividualsofgoodconformation
andtemperamenttomakeupyourflock.Yourflockshouldbemostly
female,ataround50kginweightinadulthood.Onemancaneasily
handleafullygrownewe,ifshehasbeenaccustomedtoregularhuman
contact.Socialisingsheeptohumansisacommonandtraditionalpast
timeinWelshandNewZealandvillages.Aram,at120kg,mayrequire
twopairsofhandstoshear,butastandardflockusuallyhasonlyoneto
every100200ewes.

You must separate a sheep from the

flockwithdogsoragatedrun.
Step1.Placeahandonthesheeps
cheekorupperneck,andahandon
itsrump.Sheephaveawidefieldof
visionandahandnearitseyeswill
assureitofyourpresence.Push
downonitsrumpwhileyourother
handonitsneckwillkeepthetop
halfup.
Step2.Whenthesheeps
hindquartersareontheground,take
yourhandoffitsrumpandgrabits
foreleg.Pulltheforelegofthe
sheepuntilitlosesitsbalanceand
fallsagainstyourlegs.Makesure
yourlegsarefirmlyplacedwith
40cmbetweeneachfoot,or50kgof
sheepwillknockyoudown.

Step3.Thesheepwillnowleanagainst
you.Ifitthrashes,itmeansthatthesheep
isuncomfortable.Makesurethatthe
sheepissittingwithitsweightonitsside,
ratherthanwithitsassflatontheground.
Sheepdontlikeitbecauseithurtstheir
dockedtailsandirritatestheirpeepee
poopooholes.Keepholdofitsforeleg.
Ifittriestogetupyoucanpullonthe
forelegtojerkitoffbalanceagain.You
cannowshearthesheep,orgiveita
medicalinspection.

Whenshearing,themaingoalisnot
toshearthesheepasquicklyas
possibleaprofessionalshearermay
finishasheepin5minutes,anda
newbieoftenspends20minutesor
morepersheep.Rather,youwant
thefleeceinonewholepiece,or
largerpieces,withoutnickingthe
animalorcuttingoneofitsnipples
off.

Forthoseinterestedinanimal
husbandry,youcanapproachsheep
withoutscaringthemawayifyou
teachthemtoassociateyour
presencewithfood.Regularlybring
themfoodwhilemakingexaggerated
noises,andwalkslowlyaroundthem
whiletheyeat.Inordernottocause
noticeabledamagetothem,itis
advisedthatyouwaituntiltheir
oestrusbeforeparticipatinginoneof
Walestraditionalpasttimes.You
willknowwhenthishappenswhen
yourewesstartdrippingmucus.

Sheeparewonderfulanimalstokeep,andinthismodernage,live
longerandproducemorethanbreedsofthepast.Theyrequire
constantmaintenance,asanystockorpetanimal,butagoodhardy
sheepwillbeadelightinyourlifefortwelveyearsormore.

Birds

Besidescatsandsheep,thereisgroupofBerndswholovesbirds.And
ingeneral,Berndseemstobeaveryanimalloving.
Parrotsarevery
smartbirds.They
canimitate
humansounds.
Theybelongto
theorder
psittaciformes.
Budgiesbythe
way,belongto
thisorder,too.

Othersliketheway
somebirdsbehave.
Asseeninthis
example.Berndlike
ostrichbecauseI
don'ttakeshitfrom
anybody.

Birdspt.2
Sincetheearly90'sitisshownthatBirdsarerelatedtoDinosaurs
justlikecrocodiles,alligatorsandotherlizards.Butincontrastto
lizardstheydevelopedhigherintelligenceandsocialfeatures.

Theseowlsshowaffection
towardseachother.Buthavein
mindthatmothercrocodiles
carrytheiroffspringtothe
watersinitsmouths.

Not all kind of birds catch the

attention of Bernds. Birds we
assume as normal like sparrows
and pigeons are less interesting
for Bernds. Maybe there is a
Bernd who breeds pigeons but
theydon'tamazeBerndasmuch
as birds who can make human
sounds.

Birdspt.3
It is realy hard to find the connections of the evolution from dinosaurs to birds
because birds bones got hollow in the process. With hollow bones it is easier to fly
but they also rot and decay better in the soil.
Metallica I mean Motacilla alba.
As already said, it is not necessary
for bird to make human sound to be
liked by Bernds. Some just like them
for their appearance. This little fella
can be found almost everywhere on
the northern hemisphere.

Additionalinfo:Unfortunatelyitisnotpossibletoaddwebmsthat
wereposted.

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History, Culture and Architecture

Visiting Meso-America
We have seen Bernds talking about European architecture. Some impressive
houses and other structures were posted. And besides that we can see that some
enjoy the architecture of meso-America.

Herewecanseeagriculturalterraces.Dutoalotofhillsandmountains
isnoteasytohaveagriculture.Butyoustillneedtoprovidefoodfora
lotofpeople.SoonlytheAsiansusedthem,butalsoMesoAmericans
puttheeffortintobuildingthem.

VisitingMesoAmericapt.2
WhatisMesoAmerica?
MesoAmericaisanregionand
lieswithintheboarderofthese
states.
Mexiko,Belize,Guatemala,El
Salvador,Honduras,Nicaragua
andCostaRica.
Onthisterritorythiscultures
couldbelocated.
Nahua,Boruca,Chichimek,
Huaxtek,Huichol,Maya,
Mayangna,Mazateken,Mixe,
Mixtek,Olmek,Otom,
Purpecha,Totonakand
Zapotekengezhlt.
MokayaKultur(ChiapasandGuatemala),MonteAltoKulturand
Cotzumalhuapacultur(Guatemala),DiqusKultur(CostaRica).Some
culturesarelesswellresearchedlike:Izapa,TakalikAbaj,
Kaminaljuyu.
Asyoucansee,alotwasgoingoninMesoAmerica.Alot
ofdifferentpeopleandculturesbuildreligioussightslike
pyramids,templesandhouses.

VisitingMesoAmericapt.3
MapofanMesoAmerican
cityTenochtitlan,founded
1325.

PyramidTeotihuacan.Mysticplace.
AtthetimeitwasfoundbytheAztek
itwasalreadyaruin.

VisitingMesoAmericapt.4
Hereyoucanseethepre
historiccityofTeothihuacan.
Thepyromidsarevery
significanttothisculuture.

ElTajn.Differentculture,similarfeaturesforpyramids.
ElTajn
flourishedfrom
600to1200C.E.
Thestepsarethe
maindifference
betweenthis
pyramidand
thosefromEgypt.
Withthestepsthe
anglescouldbe
buildmuch
steeper.

Closingarticle
Itisyearsagoandmadeittoredditand9gagandthereforeisthis
memeandthecreatorsomewhatirrelevanttotalkabout.Butstill
IhaveafeelinginmygutsthatIneadtomentionhim.Atleastasa
partof/int/history.
YesIamtalkingaboutWojakandthatfeel.
WojakwasastrangePolebuthe
broughtusameme.Itoriginatedona
polishimageboardbutheistheone
whointroducedittoint.

Notmuchisknownabouthim.He
wasbannedseveraltimes.Butalot
ofpeoplemisshim.
Heisalsoknownforthepeom

Asyoucanseethepoemwaswrittenbeforepolandballs.Thatis
howoldthismemeis.

Wojakthebannedhero.
Idon'tknowweatherheisstillaroundornot.Ishepermabanned?
Overtimethatfeelwasverypopularon/int/.Itevenmadeto
4chan,reddit,9gag.Itspopularitywasalsohisbiggestenemy.
Withmassexposureonthenet,itbecamemoreandmore
irrelevanton/int/.Butsomehowitnevervanishes.Youcanstill
readathreadwiththelinesThatfeelwhennogf.
TherearetwomainebinmenesreplacingThatfeelwhen.The
firstoneisPepe.WhereThatfeelwhenwasanlessspecific
feelingPepewasspecificallysad.Theotherthingarethespurdo
bears.Thosearenotreplacingthethatfeelwhennogfbutin
generalfilltheneedofmenes.

That'sit.
Itwasn'tthateasytoputoutthisissue.The
expectationsarehighthemotivationislow.
TothispointmostlyAussies
contributedtothemainarticleofthe
week.Andsodidoneforthe3rd
issue.ThankyouforthatAussies.
Forallotherswhowantsto
contribute,pleasedoso.

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