And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I believe I have read that the as-built pyramids had smooth sides, but after people stopped believing in pharoahs/gods, the nice stuff was stripped off for other construction. True?
Probably true. Another little known fact is that a few young couples have climbed that thing to do a cheaper version of the ...'Mile-High Club' Fact or Fiction?
A lot of the fine, white cladding got shook off in a massive earthquake. The Muslim Arab conquerors used all of it building their new capital of Cairo.
Not quite the work of precision masonry we've been led to believe, is it?
ReplyDeleteI'm betting the bricks on Hank Hill's patio show better fitting.
Nice spot for a picnic wif your honeybear.
ReplyDeleteNot something I see everyday!
ReplyDeletejust a big pile of rocks
ReplyDeleteI believe I have read that the as-built pyramids had smooth sides, but after people stopped believing in pharoahs/gods, the nice stuff was stripped off for other construction.
ReplyDeleteTrue?
Probably true.
DeleteAnother little known fact is that a few young couples have climbed that thing to do a cheaper version of the ...'Mile-High Club'
Fact or Fiction?
A lot of the fine, white cladding got shook off in a massive earthquake. The Muslim Arab conquerors used all of it building their new capital of Cairo.
DeleteSure doesn't look like it was done by aliens with space travel tech.
ReplyDeleteAfter 4600 years, there's going to be a little erosion on the top.
ReplyDelete"Fuck it, just use what we have left, cuz I don't feel like going down & carrying another batch back up."
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