Love Neolithic Style or Eros Rigor Mortis - Page 3

3894 · 02-07-2007, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I see love.

And I see archaeologists who mess around in graves, often misappropriating artifacts and make field-work on Indian reservations super ultra IM-freaking-possible for cultural anthropologists.

NickO'Time · 02-08-2007, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I see love.

I agree. An everlasting embrace.

3894 · 02-08-2007, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TicTocDragon

An everlasting embrace.

Eros and Thanatos.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-07-2007, 04:08 PM

Been to Pompeii, they have several of the casts. They are really fascinating in that the people died (generally killed by the noxious gases that poured out of Vesuvius after the initial eruption but before the ash reached them), were covered by ash, and then their bodies decomposed. But the ash kept its form so a negative impression was left of their death pose. Once the excavators realized this, they started to pour plaster into the empty space to take the molds.

As I said, there are several of them on display around the ruins. They are incredibly haunting, some of the people appearing to have been caught screaming when they passed.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 02-07-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

As I said, there are several of them on display around the ruins. They are incredibly haunting, some of the people appearing to have been caught screaming when they passed.

And then there's the famous cast of the dog. That one always breaks my heart a little.

bewitched · 02-07-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

And then there's the famous cast of the dog. That one always breaks my heart a little.

I know, mine too! He was left chained up and survived the first eruption.

Capt Jack · 02-07-2007, 04:45 PM

oh, now see? that would absolutely kill me

Cadaverous Pallor · 02-07-2007, 08:12 PM

What gets me is the instantaneous "love" interpretation.

Two infamous thieves, the Bonnie and Clyde of their time, are discovered in their lair and are killed on sight. As the bodies of dishonest people are not to be shown any respect, a thin hole is dug and both corpses are thrown in. Without much room at the bottom, the two happen to land face to face, limbs entwined.

A man confront his wife's female lover and slays her in the dark. After digging a hole in a hidden place and tossing the body in, he finally decides that he can't live with the guilt. His flint knife draws his own blood and he falls in the grave.

A young man and woman get officially married but neither loves the other. It is a marriage of convenience. He has a penchant for men, which he needs to hide. She wants only the status she gains from the union. When the elders discover this ruse against their gods, they ritualistically slay the couple and bury them as intimately as they can. In death, these two will forever atone for their false pretenses by making love for eternity.

Plenty more where that came from...

innerSpaceman · 02-07-2007, 08:21 PM

Party killer.

something about red longjohns comes to mind.

Not Afraid · 02-07-2007, 08:35 PM

I rather like being a hopeless romantic.

02-07-2007, 04:08 PM	#4
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Been to Pompeii, they have several of the casts. They are really fascinating in that the people died (generally killed by the noxious gases that poured out of Vesuvius after the initial eruption but before the ash reached them), were covered by ash, and then their bodies decomposed. But the ash kept its form so a negative impression was left of their death pose. Once the excavators realized this, they started to pour plaster into the empty space to take the molds. As I said, there are several of them on display around the ruins. They are incredibly haunting, some of the people appearing to have been caught screaming when they passed. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	oh, now see? that would absolutely kill me __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	What gets me is the instantaneous "love" interpretation. Two infamous thieves, the Bonnie and Clyde of their time, are discovered in their lair and are killed on sight. As the bodies of dishonest people are not to be shown any respect, a thin hole is dug and both corpses are thrown in. Without much room at the bottom, the two happen to land face to face, limbs entwined. A man confront his wife's female lover and slays her in the dark. After digging a hole in a hidden place and tossing the body in, he finally decides that he can't live with the guilt. His flint knife draws his own blood and he falls in the grave. A young man and woman get officially married but neither loves the other. It is a marriage of convenience. He has a penchant for men, which he needs to hide. She wants only the status she gains from the union. When the elders discover this ruse against their gods, they ritualistically slay the couple and bury them as intimately as they can. In death, these two will forever atone for their false pretenses by making love for eternity. Plenty more where that came from... __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Party killer. something about red longjohns comes to mind.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I rather like being a hopeless romantic.
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