tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post4327298856339547046..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: PAS Crosby Garrett: Bending the pastPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-76093143083734444352010-11-05T23:52:36.097-07:002010-11-05T23:52:36.097-07:00PS. Just because the helmet has a funny hat, it do...PS. Just because the helmet has a funny hat, it does not make it a depiction of either Mithra nor Mithras.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-57475214203554555002010-11-05T23:51:10.706-07:002010-11-05T23:51:10.706-07:00Cliche alert: "Its as if you are attempting t...Cliche alert: <i>"Its as if you are attempting to forget the past, and they who forget the past are most assuredly condemned to repeat it. Ad nauseum".</i> What? This blog is about "forgetting the past"? Really? <br /><br />This comment only got posted because of the curiosity value of: <i><b>"The mask of MITHRA (Crosby Garret) is the art find of the century. Do not defile it even in your mind, for MITHRA is powerful and does not forget. The inability of the people in England to see what has really happened here, and why, is an awesome revelation. </b></i>"<br />The Mighty Lord Mithra [Mithras?] manifest in a cellulose putty gapfilled reconstruction of a box of old bits? <br /><br />Well, quite obviously if you are right, this is the second time the British have failed to recognise your Mighty Lord Mithra[s] because if the BM dating of the object is correct he manifested himself there before Mithraism spread in the northwestern Empire, and the Brits refused to acknowledge Him, stomped on Him, crushed Him and shoved Him in a hole in the ground. Now He has been released from this muddy spelaeum, He will now no doubt be releasing his wrath on the people who thus defiled him "in their minds" who so demonstratively turned away from Him, the endtimes are nigh, repent, repent. <br /><br /><br /><i>"There are many of us here in the States who are very much amused over this whole thing, because it proves what we have said all along: for all the airs put on by the so-called cultured citizens of the United Kingdumb, they would not know real value if it punched them in their snouts.</i>" Not like the Americans (who have 'noses' and not 'snouts', and no "dumb" King)eh? <br /><br />Here's a discussion of a message by cultural Americans for cultural Americans: http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/2010/11/archaeologys-gift.htmlPaul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-89311673575759385592010-11-04T16:00:01.029-07:002010-11-04T16:00:01.029-07:00Your sour grapes are unbecoming, and actually quit...Your sour grapes are unbecoming, and actually quite embarassing. This seems to be a phenomenon shared by many British today, which is a shame. Its as if you are attempting to forget the past, and they who forget the past are most assuredly condemned to repeat it. Ad nauseum. The mask of Mithra (Crosby Garret) is the art find of the century. Do not defile it even in your mind, for Mithra is powerful and does not forget. The inability of the people in England to see what has really happened here, and why, is an awesome revelation. And the inability of your government to make arrangements to procure this great national Art Treasure is criminal. This says a lot about the overall mind set there: give us gold and silver because we have much more important things to worry about, and to hell with all the artsy fartsy stuff. Which of course translates into: to hell with the most important resource, the PEOPLE, who are just a hindrance and a circus audience and a tax machine. There are many of us here in the States who are very much amused over this whole thing, because it proves what we have said all along: for all the airs put on by the so-called cultured citizens of the United Kingdumb, they would not know real value if it punched them in their snouts. The loss of Babbages initiative, way back when, was your kingdumbs greatest loss, the Cumbrian Helmet of Mithra is just another incidence of this age old trend afterall, albeit much...LOUDER...because of all the fanfare and press....the world is seeing a lot these days, and thats a nice thing.....http://www.youtube.com/luxefaireluxefairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809170849283087462noreply@blogger.com