From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <10in0tb$2vfqa$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Your Name   wrote:   
   >On 2025-12-26 14:18:46 +0000, Blueshirt said:   
   >   
   >> The Doctor wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> In article ,   
   >>> Blueshirt  wrote:   
   >>>> The Doctor wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But did he travel by sea?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Of course he did.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> How would he have found out about saucers falling   
   >>>> off the tea cups otherwise?   
   >>>   
   >>> He never sailed to China.   
   >>   
   >> No, he didn't... but he sailed back.   
   >   
   >Technically Marco Polo did start the journey to China by ship as well,   
   >but only to get across the Mediterraean.   
   >   
   >    "The first leg of his journey was aboard a sailing ship, which   
   >     took him across the Mediterranean to the city of Acre, on the   
   >     coast of what is today Israel. From there Polo and his uncles   
   >     followed the Silk Road on camels."   
   >   
   >    "Marco Polo took an overland route to China from the Middle East   
   >     through Central Asia. His return home utilized was by ship from   
   >     China to Persia and back to Venice."   
   >   
   >As usual, there are some theories that say Marco Polo never actually   
   >went to China at all.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >According to that BBC.com link, Marco Polo never even mentioned tea at   
   >all, let alone cups and saucers.  :-)   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >> History is not your strong point, is it?   
   >>   
   >> Actually, is anything?   
   >   
   >   
      
   Looks as if we are both wrong.   
   --   
   Member - Liberal International This is doctor@nk.ca Ici doctor@nk.ca   
   Yahweh, King & country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising!   
   Look at Psalms 14 and 53 on Atheism ;   
   Merry Christmas 2025 and Happy New Year 2026   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)