Tamesaint Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 (edited) As Saints I am amazed that we have never discussed one of the most important questions of the day - "how many angels can dance on a pinhead?" I have my own views but before revealing them I would like to guess what other posters are going to say: Weston Super Saint will most definitely have an opinion. He will apply "critical reasoning" and post many, many times on the thread but not actually come up with a number. Delldays will come up with the same opinion as Brett from Camden, Batman and AlexLaw 76. He will highlight the discrepancy between the figures quoted by the Catholic Church, the Cof E and the Methodists but also not come up with an opinion. Lord Duckhunter will just exclude chick angels. Turkish won't include any Muslim angels. MLG would want to define what is meant by an angel. ... and Lighthouse would monitor this thread in the manner that it is meant - with a smile on his face. Edited 9 January, 2022 by Tamesaint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 This thread will do well. Really well put together. 💩 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 Before the question can be answered there needs to be a definition of "head of a pin". For instance, are we talking about a standard sewing pin with a small flat head, or perhaps one that has a spherical head ( in which case dancing will be much harder ). Then again, a drawing pin would accomodate many more angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 (edited) Great thread. why would I exclude Muslim angels? Odd thing to say Edited 9 January, 2022 by Turkish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 (edited) In his usual monotonous fashion, Trousers will predict the number of bites (16 by the way) #textbook Edited 9 January, 2022 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 My wife has asked that we clarify "dancing", as classical ballroom requires more space per pair of angels when compared to mosh-pit scrums, line dancing, or perhaps Greek 'Zorba' displays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, trousers said: In his usual monotonous fashion, Trousers will predict the number of bites (16 by the way) #textbook Does your submission count ? Or only those specifically referencing angels, pins, or dancing ? Edited 9 January, 2022 by badgerx16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 9 January, 2022 Author Share Posted 9 January, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, badgerx16 said: My wife has asked that we clarify "dancing", as classical ballroom requires more space per pair of angels when compared to mosh-pit scrums, line dancing, or perhaps Greek 'Zorba' displays. Good question but I think that we need to consider the capabilities of the angels before deciding this. Are there any restrictions on their movements? Do their wings get in the way? Edited 9 January, 2022 by Tamesaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 12 minutes ago, badgerx16 said: Does your submission count ? Or only those specifically referencing angels, pins, or dancing ? Depends if your post asking me about my post counts too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 24 minutes ago, Tamesaint said: Good question but I think that we need to consider the capabilities of the angels before deciding this. Are there any restrictions on their movements? Do their wings get in the way? I always imagined angels pogo dance to God Save the Queen. I suppose there is chance I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 22 minutes ago, Tamesaint said: Good question but I think that we need to consider the capabilities of the angels before deciding this. Are there any restrictions on their movements? Do their wings get in the way? On QI a few days ago Stephen Fry posed the question "How many wings does an angel have ?". Most commonly Seraphim and Cherubim are mentioned as having 6, whilst one source gives the Archangel Gabriel 140 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 9 January, 2022 Share Posted 9 January, 2022 Quantum Gravity Treatment of the Angel Density Problem https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume7/v7i3/angels-7-3.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 10 January, 2022 Share Posted 10 January, 2022 Other than clear definitions regarding angels, pins, dancing and posting counts, this looks like it's pretty straightforward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 10 January, 2022 Author Share Posted 10 January, 2022 I think that this thread has the distinction of being the only thread in the Lounge without a contribution from WSS. 😁😁😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Force Posted 10 January, 2022 Share Posted 10 January, 2022 The real question is can angels dance? so the correct answer is one, thank you TP and NG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 10 January, 2022 Share Posted 10 January, 2022 Are angels socially distancing? They'd be doing this in their angelic capacity, so it would be work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 13 January, 2022 Share Posted 13 January, 2022 (edited) Do the angels know why they are there? Would be tragic if serious soul saving was mistaken for a hooley Edited 13 January, 2022 by buctootim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Left Back Posted 13 January, 2022 Share Posted 13 January, 2022 It will depend on two things. When did the pin-head dance take place and who was invited. If it was early in pandemic then only one angel per pin head and only for an hour a day. Later 6 were allowed on the pinhead providing they could stay 2mm apart. And possibly only outdoors. etc etc etc If the dance took place in a government building then there would be no limit to the number of wine-drinking, cheese-eating fairies allowed, and in any case, that would clearly be a work event and not a dance party. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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