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I Have Solved The Riddle Of The Sphinx, Says Frenchman
The Telegraph (UK) ^
| 12-14-2004
| Nic Fleming
Posted on 12/13/2004 5:36:33 PM PST by blam
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:36:33 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Now, if a Frenchman could just discover the concept of courage.
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:38:56 PM PST
by
CriticalJ
(Ecc 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.)
To: blam
To paraphrase Steve Wright: "He's pretty sure it was built by some guy named Eddie."
To: SunkenCiv
GGG Ping.
I'll go with the 'reading' of Doctor Robert Schoch who dates the Sphinx to more ancient times.
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:42:46 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Dr Dobrev says the Sphinx was built by Djedefre in the image of his father Khufu, identifying him with the sun god Ra in order to restore respect for their dynasty.The sun god Ra looked like a laid-back lion?
I remain more convinced by the traditional argument of it being Khafre or the more recent theory of it being Khufu."
My bet's on Khufu, who could trust Khafre or Djedefre?:)
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:44:33 PM PST
by
xJones
To: blam
The top, back of the Sphinx head is clearly a mushroom ~ an hallucinogenic mushroom to boot ~
amanita muscaria to be exact. That's why the causeway was built around the Sphinx, which, although not as large as it is today was certainly an ancient sacred spot.
Later on the neck and body were added as building stone was removed for temple and pyramid construction. Finally a face was carved on the front of the mushroom.
However, no matter what they did, it was still a mushroom that looked pretty much like this one, and most likely traces of red and white paint pigments can be found in this area:
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:45:06 PM PST
by
muawiyah
To: blam
I Have Solved The Riddle Of The Sphinx, Says Frenchman What does a man do standing up, that a woman does sitting down, and a dog does on three legs?
Shake hands.
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:45:18 PM PST
by
Ken H
To: blam
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:48:07 PM PST
by
albee
(Those who desire peace should prepare for war.)
To: blam
What has four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
I just had to post that...
5.56mm
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:51:39 PM PST
by
M Kehoe
To: blam
" I'll go with the 'reading' of Doctor Robert Schoch who dates the Sphinx to more ancient times." Dittos. Saw the documentary a few years ago. Excellent presentation.
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:53:05 PM PST
by
Eastbound
("Neither a Scrooge nor a Patsy be")
To: blam
No mention of the geometry and the physical correlation of the Sphinx with the pyramids?
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:56:25 PM PST
by
Radix
(The perfect Tag Line is coming soon, after a brief word from our sponsors.)
To: blam
The Sphinx was clearly there as an animal, a lion, 1000s of years before the head was chopped down to make a pharaoh's head.
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posted on
12/13/2004 6:02:09 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: muawiyah
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posted on
12/13/2004 6:06:15 PM PST
by
Max Combined
(Clinton is "the notorious Oval Office onanist")
To: All
I am going to weight in here with my theory. The sphinx was built by an Egyptian AND it was built a long time ago, you know like wayyyy back in the past. There that should clear it up.
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posted on
12/13/2004 6:07:21 PM PST
by
calex59
To: blam
To: blam
The Sphinx with a nose job.
Kind of narrows down who it was sculptured after -
somebody in Hollywood.
To: SlightOfTongue
Kinda looks like Shirley MacClaine.
To: blam
I thought the riddle of the Sphinx was "what creature walks on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening?", or something like that.
It was answered by Oedipus many years ago. I actually never thought it was that difficult of a riddle.
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posted on
12/13/2004 6:21:23 PM PST
by
yarddog
To: blam
Bit late. Oedipus already did it. The answer is "Man"
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posted on
12/13/2004 6:21:40 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
("Ain't I a stinker?" B Bunny)
To: blam
I concur. The vertical erosion channels (from water running down the face) on the walls of the Sphinx enclosure ( the rectangular depression cut into the rock in which the sphinx rests) could not have developed during the time since 2500 BC -- which has been bone-dry.
It is probable that the enclosure (and the Sphinx) date at least back to 10,000 BC -- or earlier.
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posted on
12/13/2004 6:29:08 PM PST
by
TXnMA
(Back home in God's Country -- and that's where I plan to stay until they "plant" my carcass here!)
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