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Re: Juggernauts
Posted By: YossarianDate: 8/10/04 6:43 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Juggernauts (Siphonopho)

: Just like the aliens from Will Smith's movie "Independence Day".
: Only difference is that their suits (from the movie, not from Marathon)
: looked more organic, but it wasn't a thinking, independent being. It had a
: little green man inside to do that.

Interestingly enough, the word "Juggernaut" appears to have roots in the Hindu religion:

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juggernaut

Jagannath \Jag"an*nath\, Jagannatha \Jag`an*na"tha\, n. AlsoJuggernaut \Jug"ger*naut\ [Hind. Jagan-n[=a]th lord of the world, Skr. jagann[=a]tha.] (Hinduism) A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul.

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That last part about the idol having a soul is pretty interesting, maybe it gives a clue as to the true nature of the juggies...

Also, the more common definition: "An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path."

But sometimes they just sit and float :)

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JuggernautsYossarian 8/9/04 9:19 a.m.
     Re: JuggernautsAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 9:21 a.m.
           Re: Juggernautsblake37 8/9/04 9:55 a.m.
     Re: JuggernautsMark Levin 8/9/04 9:57 a.m.
           Re: JuggernautsAdam Ashwell 8/9/04 10:03 a.m.
     Re: Juggernauts•M 8/9/04 10:24 a.m.
           Re: JuggernautsAnaphiel 8/9/04 10:30 a.m.
                 Re: JuggernautsJohannes Gunnar 8/9/04 10:37 a.m.
                       Re: JuggernautsErnie 8/9/04 1:57 p.m.
                       Re: JuggernautsBob-B-Q 8/9/04 2:15 p.m.
                             Re: JuggernautsOri 8/9/04 8:45 p.m.
                                   Re: JuggernautsCheerful 8/9/04 8:48 p.m.
                                         Re: JuggernautsSiphonopho 8/10/04 5:21 a.m.
                                               Re: JuggernautsYossarian 8/10/04 6:43 a.m.
                                                     Re: JuggernautsJohannes Gunnar 8/10/04 7:00 a.m.
                                                           Re: Juggernautsblake37 8/10/04 7:25 a.m.
                                                     Re: Juggernauts•M 8/10/04 7:41 a.m.
                 Re: JuggernautsScifiteki 8/9/04 8:49 p.m.
     Re: JuggernautsZeus 8/10/04 4:52 a.m.

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