tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post8142825502774989502..comments2023-07-19T04:05:34.796-04:00Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: King Tut's Royal Image VizierAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-77563266546491361992010-02-20T11:15:27.330-05:002010-02-20T11:15:27.330-05:00My God, woman! what you have you been smoking?My God, woman! what you have you been smoking?Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-44379296250297158272010-02-19T21:03:56.249-05:002010-02-19T21:03:56.249-05:00Bahahaha! When I read about this the other day, m...Bahahaha! When I read about this the other day, my first thought was, "how is it they are only discovering this now" and my second thought was "that gold death mask was so inaccurate". Thanks for explaining the PR machinations of the Egyptian royals. Now, the lip synching trick, do you think that's what happened during the Bush administration? Is that why Dick Cheney was in hiding for 7 years? He was actually scurrying around under a magical floating platform and making Bush's speeches for him? Maybe all of Bush's gaffes were actually moments when Cheney lost his place and Bush had to improvise in order to not blow his cover. Thanks, Jenn for another comic gem.stillthinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319335306715676399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-89583918675591509322010-02-19T15:39:40.766-05:002010-02-19T15:39:40.766-05:00CatLady- I think we could set you up with a nice h...CatLady- I think we could set you up with a nice headdress to go with your PharaohRound, too. <br /><br />It would blow dramatically in the breeze while they moved you from place to place. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-2367366305286281142010-02-19T15:31:53.778-05:002010-02-19T15:31:53.778-05:00With a pretty golden boy mask like that, who's...With a pretty golden boy mask like that, who's going to notice a little thing like a cleft palate or a club foot? Gotta get me one of them there PharaohRounds!http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888838201074339916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-60966783994453514452010-02-19T15:23:07.227-05:002010-02-19T15:23:07.227-05:00Speedy- See, I KNEW you had it in you! Lovely sing...Speedy- See, I KNEW you had it in you! Lovely singing voice!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-46844318378122648392010-02-19T15:15:17.330-05:002010-02-19T15:15:17.330-05:00do do do dooo dooooo, da do do dooo dooooooodo do do dooo dooooo, da do do dooo doooooooSpeedcat Hollydalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207240842689917922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-47377713162468843082010-02-19T15:14:49.609-05:002010-02-19T15:14:49.609-05:00Well sure, if I can sing with that hottie from the...Well sure, if I can sing with that hottie from the Bengles. They did sing that song, no ??Speedcat Hollydalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207240842689917922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-55100125717047568382010-02-19T14:55:46.488-05:002010-02-19T14:55:46.488-05:00Jay- I love that you love Terry Pratchett too. In ...Jay- I love that you love Terry Pratchett too. In "Mort" I know the Clatchian Vizier was trying really hard to poison the young emperor with some dangerous squeeshi, which kept getting lobbed across the table in skilled volleys. :)<br /><br />Speedy- Aw, come on-- not even "Walk Like an Egyptian"? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-68695502079527920422010-02-19T14:49:41.703-05:002010-02-19T14:49:41.703-05:00Well, it all sounds logical, but you will not catc...Well, it all sounds logical, but you will not catch me Lip-Sphinxing anytime soon ;-)Speedcat Hollydalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207240842689917922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-71968470007918472182010-02-19T14:44:58.941-05:002010-02-19T14:44:58.941-05:00Hahaha! Yes, indeed - I can well imagine the scen...Hahaha! Yes, indeed - I can well imagine the scene! <br /><br />Terry Pratchett did a wonderful take on the Royal Vizier thing, and how they were a bit like Permanent Under Secretaries here in the UK. They are the ones who <i>really</i> run the country, you know. The politicians are just like puppets. According to the hit TV series 'Yes, Minister'. Tee hee.Jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-41199956214633740842010-02-19T10:16:14.220-05:002010-02-19T10:16:14.220-05:00Corey- Yeah, the news was saying both the cleft pa...Corey- Yeah, the news was saying both the cleft palate and clubbed foot WERE hereditary. I think it was his father had both of them, too. It IS funny how much technology has changed how we view our leaders... and it will be interesting to see how we look back on the footage.<br /><br />Mattie- Big 'eww,' yes. :) It's no wonder half of them were completely mad, either. And cool it is that you majored in Anthropology/Archaeology... I know it requires a ton of patience, but it really is a fascinating area.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-33395795040951035342010-02-19T10:11:43.932-05:002010-02-19T10:11:43.932-05:00Well, it's no shock that he had all those cong...Well, it's no shock that he had all those congenital problems! The Egyptian royal families regularly married their sisters. (Um, ew?)<br /><br />Of course, I majored in Anthropology/Archaeology in college so this stuff is right up alley. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-23651352326141902462010-02-19T10:03:45.261-05:002010-02-19T10:03:45.261-05:00Satire, but SO true as well. If photography was av...Satire, but SO true as well. If photography was available to royalty hundreds (if not thousands) of years ago, we'd see a bunch of hideous, inbred folk with a plethora of physical abnormalities.<br /><br />Over the centuries painters were asked to paint their subjects 'in a better light', but we know the truth. I think that's part of the reason the British royals abhore Princess Diana so much - her beauty (inside and out) was unquestionable and yet still accessible to the public at large.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com