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'Alien' gargoyle on ancient abbey
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| August 23, 2013
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Posted on 08/23/2013 8:05:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A gargoyle on an historic 13th century abbey has caused a social media sensation with its resemblance to the monster from the Alien films. Reverend Alan Birss, minister at Paisley Abbey, said most of the gargoyles were replaced during a refurbishment in the early 1990s. He thinks that one of the stonemasons must have been having a bit of fun.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: alanbirss; gargoyle; godsgravesglyphs; paisleyabbey
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To: SunkenCiv
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08/23/2013 9:58:33 PM PDT
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SIDENET
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To: Smokin' Joe
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08/24/2013 12:44:56 AM PDT
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Molon Labbie
(Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
To: SunkenCiv
wait... nobody noticed before??
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08/24/2013 12:57:54 AM PDT
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GeronL
To: Slyfox
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
That scared me!!
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08/24/2013 12:59:44 AM PDT
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GeronL
To: SunkenCiv
To: Joe 6-pack
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08/24/2013 4:15:50 AM PDT
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Carriage Hill
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
To: Slyfox
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrggggghhh!!!!!!!!
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08/24/2013 5:03:33 AM PDT
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left that other site
(You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
To: SunkenCiv
LOL! Makes me want to say: “Get away from her you bitch!”
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08/24/2013 7:17:12 AM PDT
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mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: SunkenCiv; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows; Daffynition
"We are not amused."
To: a fool in paradise
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08/24/2013 10:54:19 AM PDT
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Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Charles Henrickson
My favorite masons...
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08/24/2013 10:55:44 AM PDT
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newfreep
(Breitbart sent me...)
To: Charles Henrickson
Should a Christian be a Mason?
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08/24/2013 11:29:51 AM PDT
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fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: SunkenCiv
I have a lot of plugged gutters. Thinking of going to gargoyles.
To: BreezyDog; GeronL
Yeah, as the excerpt notes, it was added in the 1990s.
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08/25/2013 6:03:36 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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