Posted on 04/10/2021 7:32:29 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Twenty-two mummified kings and queens were paraded through Egypt's capital city of Cairo on April 3, each "float" resembling a glitzy war chariot. The 18 kings and four queens were moved from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, located about 3 miles (5 kilometers) away, BBC News reported. The parade proceeded down the River Nile and included royalty from the 17th to the 20th dynasties of ancient Egypt... CBS News reported. Each mummy sat inside a nitrogen-filled box atop a decorated vehicle, which was equipped with shock-absorbers, BBC News reported; the nitrogen was intended to protect the mummies, since exposure to oxygen can cause decomposition. The parade route had also been repaved for the occasion, to minimize jostling.
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At least they got the pot holes filled in.
FYI, when I’m dead and buried, please don’t dig me up and parade me around.
Hey, they work hard for the mummy.
Loved Al’s monologues.
Britain also goes out of their way to preserve their history. They won't even let some items won at auction leave the country. The rules for restoring listed buildings are very strict. According to their guidelines, you practically have to have an unlimited budget, or go into extreme debt, in order to be able to restore some of these places.
Uh oh - has anyone seen Pelosi lately?
Fantastic, thanks
Buried with a donkey
He’s my favorite honky
LOL! Btd wins the thread!!!
My pleasure.
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