It's a damn pity that articles such as this one need to be published... But still, it needs to be said, repeatedly, til the new age/ancient aliens morons are finally silenced... (yeah right... like that will ever happen)
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4693
Hear Hear!
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circumspice
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Hear Hear!
"Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test." ~ Robert G. Ingersoll
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
Re: Hear Hear!
It is also not true that Napoleon's gunners used it for target practice
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Probably not because Napoleon had already sent a cadre of scholars to Egypt to oversee the discovery, identification & removal of any important artifacts during the French campaign in Egypt. Common soldiers would have been instructed to keep an eye out for antiquities & to report them immediately. This was fairly atypical for the time because most armies were only concerned with capturing & holding territory. The story of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone is a good example. Ole Nappy was ahead of his time as far as reverence for antiquities. (for the purpose of looting, of course) He essentially started the fad of Egyptomania worldwide.Simon21 wrote:It is also not true that Napoleon's gunners used it for target practice
"Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test." ~ Robert G. Ingersoll
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
Egyptomania
One of the classic examples of this fashion fad was Col. Powers naming of various sites he saw in the Grand Canyon with Egyptian names.
He knew it would get him headlines.
We suffer from the side effects of those names to this day.
He knew it would get him headlines.
We suffer from the side effects of those names to this day.
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Napoleon was an artillerist. His gunners would not have missed.
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Testing, testing
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
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Yes, the board is back up & running. However, it's looking weird on a smartphone... It's a "mobile friendly" version that I absolutely hate. And... there's no obvious way to change the display from the mobile version to a desktop version... I must jump through hoops just to check if there are any new posts... like clicking on each separate board just to check for new posts... I hate this new version... 
"Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test." ~ Robert G. Ingersoll
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope
"Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, and, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." ~ Alexander Pope