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Indus Valley Dice

Dice made of terracotta from Indus Valley Civilization. Harappa, Pakistan. 2600-1900 BC.

2 cubical die with 1 to 6 dots were found in rubble during excavations at Harappa between 1995 and 2001. 

Many dice were also found at Mohenjo-daro, and John Marshall writes: 

"That dicing was a common game at Mohenjo-daro is proved by the number of pieces that have been found. 

In all cases they are made of pottery and are usually cubical, ranging in size from 1.2 by 1.2 by 1.2 inches to 1.5 by 1.5 by 15 inches ... 

The dice of Mohenjo-daro are not marked in the same way as to-day, i.e. so that the sum of the points on any two opposite sides amounts to seven. 

Instead of that, 1 is opposite 2, 3 opposite 4, and 5 opposite 6. 

All the examples found are exceedingly well made with well-defined edges; the points are shallow holes averaging 0.1 inch in diameter. 

The clay of which they are made is light red in color, well baked, and sometimes coated with a red wash. 

These dice must have been thrown on a soft surface, such as a piece of cloth, or on dusty ground, for their edges show little sign of wear. 

It is not yet known whether these objects were used in pairs, but two specimens found in the Dk Area (of Mohenjo-daro), not far from each other, are exactly the same size."

Forever? Really?

 

Until the Rapture

In June 2015, Rep. Mike Pompeo, a Kansas congressman, headlined a “God and Country Rally” at Wichita’s Summit Church. “To worship our lord and celebrate our nation at the same place is not only our right, it is our duty,” he began. ... “This evil is all around us.” Pompeo concluded by describing politics as “a never-ending struggle … until the rapture.”

"Standing before you today, I am the only candidate who can make this promise: I will prevent World War III," Trump said, sparking extended applause from the crowd. "Because I really believe you're going to have World War III."

"Capitalism in its imperialist stage arrives at the threshold of the most complete socialization of production. In spite of themselves the capitalists are dragged, as it were, into the new social order, which marks the transition from complete free competition to complete socialization. Production becomes social, but appropriation remains private. The social means of production remain the private property of a few. The framework of formally recognized free competition remains, but the yoke of a few monopolists on the rest of the population becomes a hundred times heavier, more burdensome and intolerable." Lenin - Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism

" war is a matter not so much of arms as of money," Thucydides

 

So I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'
Hopin' for the best
Even think I'll go to prayin'
Every time I hear 'em sayin'
That there's no way to delay
That trouble comin' every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin' every day - F. Zappa

Hiraoka Seiji - Midnight in Moscow

Auf der Berliner U-Bahn

Um Mitternacht unten in der U-Bahn

„Hey Junge“, rufen sie "Hast du Geld?"

Es roch nach Kneipen und Wormwood Scrubs und nach zu vielen Treffen des rechten Flügels

Ich fühlte zuerst eine Faust und dann einen Tritt

Ich stecke das Geld hinein und ziehe eine Pflaume heraus

 

Easy Money

I want the easy
Easy money
Easy money
I want the good times
Oh, I never had
I want the easy, mm
Easy money
Oh, oh, I want the good life
I want it bad