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Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth.
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 22nd July 2008 | Niall Firth

Posted on 07/22/2008 7:11:53 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick

With his dashing chiselled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant the resemblance is unmistakable.

But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note.

The amazing likeness has come to light as part of a sale of ancient antiques by the auction house Bonhams.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: elvis; fake; fraud; godsgravesglyphs; hoax; phony; statue
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To: Rebelbase

ROFLMAO, that is so wrong on so many levels.


21 posted on 07/22/2008 7:26:43 PM PDT by WVNight (We havn't played Cowboys and Muslims yet....)
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To: Incorrigible

L0L!!


22 posted on 07/22/2008 7:27:03 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: PotatoHeadMick

23 posted on 07/22/2008 7:27:19 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Are you ready to pray for Teddy?)
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To: Rebelbase

Elvis had a camel toe?


24 posted on 07/22/2008 7:28:24 PM PDT by poindexter
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To: LibFreeOrDie

Veni, Vidi, Viva Las Vegas.


25 posted on 07/22/2008 7:29:19 PM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: PotatoHeadMick
“Elvis has left the Coliseum”
26 posted on 07/22/2008 7:30:48 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: TASMANIANRED

oops, missed your post. Sorry about that.


27 posted on 07/22/2008 7:32:09 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: PotatoHeadMick

28 posted on 07/22/2008 7:32:26 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Are you ready to pray for Teddy?)
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To: Revolting cat!

UGH!!

That is definately a violation of the Pure Food and Drug Act.

He should at least be wearing a Bro or a Man-zier.


29 posted on 07/22/2008 7:34:24 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.)
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To: PotatoHeadMick
Elvis was a lesbian.
Everybody knows that!
(Col. Carpet on the right.)


30 posted on 07/22/2008 7:35:33 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Are you ready to pray for Teddy?)
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To: PotatoHeadMick

Historians had in fact speculated that the fall of the Roman Empire was in fact due to an unhealthy diet of deep fried, peanut butter and ‘naner sandwiches!!


31 posted on 07/22/2008 7:36:46 PM PDT by Reaganesque
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To: PotatoHeadMick

Cool!


32 posted on 07/22/2008 7:37:15 PM PDT by El Sordo
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To: PotatoHeadMick

Is that authentic? It looks like it could be a hoax.


33 posted on 07/22/2008 7:40:33 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: PotatoHeadMick
No, the similiarity is indeed uncanny!
(Or is it canny?)


34 posted on 07/22/2008 7:43:46 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Are you ready to pray for Teddy?)
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To: PotatoHeadMick

this is a very troubling post on so many levels.


35 posted on 07/22/2008 7:44:28 PM PDT by spanalot
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To: poindexter; Iron Munro

LMAO! Check out post #7. Looks like that guy’s ass is on backwards.


36 posted on 07/22/2008 7:46:09 PM PDT by Tarkus2040 ("Anything is possible if you don't know what you're talking about." --Barry Farber)
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To: PotatoHeadMick
Indeed!


37 posted on 07/22/2008 7:47:30 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Are you ready to pray for Teddy?)
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To: PotatoHeadMick
I used to work with this dude. He's actually a very good musician. The guitar in the pic is a vintage 60's Fender, IIRC.
38 posted on 07/22/2008 7:57:42 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Rebelbase

That guy has got a mean case of male camel toe.


39 posted on 07/22/2008 8:02:56 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: BallyBill

Great minds.


40 posted on 07/22/2008 8:05:18 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
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