tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post3497467116079613116..comments2024-03-28T09:30:07.343-04:00Comments on I Think; Therefore, I Yam: Stonehenge WhodunitsSusan Flett Swiderskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-7292902821906573202011-10-19T06:57:42.921-04:002011-10-19T06:57:42.921-04:00Mr. C, got it that time! Way cool. I saw something...Mr. C, got it that time! Way cool. I saw something about that a while ago, and had forgotten all about it. Thank you, dear sir.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-14323592545075518922011-10-19T06:55:00.827-04:002011-10-19T06:55:00.827-04:00Hi, Barb. Yeah, it's a shame the fence had to ...Hi, Barb. Yeah, it's a shame the fence had to be put up around Stonehenge, but maybe by doing that, the public won't destroy it. The one in Georgia is still accessible to the public, but vandals have sprayed graffiti on it several times, so it may end up having a fence around it, too.<br /><br />Mr. C.- It's definitely worth the trip. First time I tried that link, it didn't work, but I'll give it another shot.<br /><br />Take care.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-90156166251036633592011-10-19T06:13:31.890-04:002011-10-19T06:13:31.890-04:00BTW Susan, check this out: http://youtu.be/jD-EMO...BTW Susan, check this out: http://youtu.be/jD-EMOhbJ9UMr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-48661208471890594232011-10-19T06:11:02.218-04:002011-10-19T06:11:02.218-04:00I have got to get up to Elberton to see this. I t...I have got to get up to Elberton to see this. I totally agree with every guide, especially... Leave Room For Nature.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-42010535643061598342011-10-19T03:54:26.705-04:002011-10-19T03:54:26.705-04:00The fence around stonehenge is sad, glad I saw it ...The fence around stonehenge is sad, glad I saw it uncaged. Obviously the "Leave room for nature" advice wasn't heeded by those loving the original Henge too much. It makes it better to have the same mystery of who and why surrounding this Henge. Some things are better unknown. Thanks for such a cool post;.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-16831522999389137872011-10-18T10:34:11.266-04:002011-10-18T10:34:11.266-04:00Hi, Al. You're absolutely right, you smarty, y...Hi, Al. You're absolutely right, you smarty, you. The ziggurats are definitely older. And there's some speculation that the one at Eridu may be the Tower of Babel. Thanks for the correction.<br /><br />Take care.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-21834749221068428562011-10-18T06:43:20.464-04:002011-10-18T06:43:20.464-04:00I hadn't heard of the Georgia Guidestones eith...I hadn't heard of the Georgia Guidestones either.<br /><br />Stonehenge is a baby compared to piles of places in the Near-East.<br />For example the Ziggurat at Eridu is probably at least 2000 years older than Stonehenge.<br /><br />Still stonehenge is pretty damn amazing!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-42696073606742601232011-10-18T00:27:55.127-04:002011-10-18T00:27:55.127-04:00Hi, Coleen. Glad you find it to be fascinating, to...Hi, Coleen. Glad you find it to be fascinating, too. (I'm kinda thinking the mystery man might be Ted Turner.) Take care.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-49470546833660890262011-10-17T20:48:23.070-04:002011-10-17T20:48:23.070-04:00I've lived in Georgia over 40 years and didn&#...I've lived in Georgia over 40 years and didn't know about this. Fascinating.Coleen Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495700730946478305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-73636514135717956712011-10-17T18:15:36.631-04:002011-10-17T18:15:36.631-04:00Hi, Tracy Jo. How wonderful. I hope you had your c...Hi, Tracy Jo. How wonderful. I hope you had your camera with you. I'm sure you would've come up with some very artistic shots. (with a red rocker?)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-18086202225746669162011-10-17T16:10:13.817-04:002011-10-17T16:10:13.817-04:00I got to visit Stonehenge once! It was amazing &am...I got to visit Stonehenge once! It was amazing & beautiful. I love the mystery of it all. I didn't know there were 900 others! Or about the Georgia Guidestones. Very cool and interesting!Tracy Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578915029993861396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-41175404111773198152011-10-17T15:49:28.166-04:002011-10-17T15:49:28.166-04:00Hi-ya, Cro. Nah, couldn't have been Mickey Roo...Hi-ya, Cro. Nah, couldn't have been Mickey Rooney; too many people would have recognized him, and asked where Judy Garland was. Yep, getting rid of petty laws and useless officials would suit me just fine. Only problem is, most officials are convinced of their own importance.<br /><br />Arleen- Yeah, this is a little like something right out of "Twilight Zone," isn't it? <br /><br />Karen- Yeah, me, too. Can't let those imaginations atrophy.<br /><br />L.G.- Glad you found it interesting. It's like those billboards we used to see on the ride from here to Maryland: a black background with the words, "Don't make me come down there!"Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-32199118927587063842011-10-17T14:59:20.483-04:002011-10-17T14:59:20.483-04:00Very interesting. I'd never heard of the stone...Very interesting. I'd never heard of the stone monument in Georgia. I think it's a calling card from an ancient race of space travelers. Last warning. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-46393948389366884032011-10-17T12:49:14.692-04:002011-10-17T12:49:14.692-04:00Fascinating stuff! I love mysterious happenings li...Fascinating stuff! I love mysterious happenings like this, they really stretch the imagination!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-8587254663539694692011-10-17T11:33:25.757-04:002011-10-17T11:33:25.757-04:00As I read this post, I could hear the music of the...As I read this post, I could hear the music of the Twilight Zone.<br /><br />So maybe this unidentified person was a member of the original alien party that came down to earth 5000 years ago. They don't like how things are going with us and felt the need to leave another message. Or maybe it was Steve Jobs, creating an Ihenge.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-44205193550937944002011-10-17T11:09:55.947-04:002011-10-17T11:09:55.947-04:00I have it on good advice that Robert C Christian w...I have it on good advice that Robert C Christian was in fact Mickey Rooney... well he should have been. 'Avoid petty laws and useless officials'; that sounds OK, and knowing your blog, I'm sure you'd agree.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-90118619142331939872011-10-17T10:11:57.806-04:002011-10-17T10:11:57.806-04:00Connie- Me, too. Real mysteries prevent mankind fr...Connie- Me, too. Real mysteries prevent mankind from getting too self-satisfied. There's something rightfully humbling when we realize we have a finite mind in an infinite universe.<br /><br />Austan- Glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Take care.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-32308499878661310472011-10-17T10:08:13.295-04:002011-10-17T10:08:13.295-04:00Hi, y'all. Thanks for your comments.
Dianne- ...Hi, y'all. Thanks for your comments.<br /><br />Dianne- As best as I could ascertain, the Great Wall of China is "only" about 2300 years old. Closest thing in age to Stonehenge is the Great Pyramid of Giza, which the smart dudes say was finished in about 2560 BC. Stonehenge, again according to the smart guys, was completed about 3000 BC. (However, I have seen some accounts which estimated a later completion date for Stonehenge, so who knows? All I know for sure is it's older than I am. Just barely.)<br /><br />Sarah- I don't think there's anything satanic about them, either. Sounds more New Age-y to me. Or like something a bunch of (gasp!) Democrats would come up with, which, come to think of it, in this ultra-red state of good ol' boy Republicans, is practically the same thing as satanic.<br /><br />Kittie- How wonderful that you were able to visit Stonehenge in person! I hope you were able to take some pictures. If I ever have the opportunity to go there, you can be sure my face will bear the imprint of that fence, too.<br /><br />Linda- Interesting question. If they weren't followers of Esperanto, they may have at least gotten the idea from it. With the capabilities of global communications these days, it would seem something like that would have a much better chance for success than it did in the 1800s.<br /><br />Carrie- Another lucky person who's seen Stonehenge in person! Wow, good for you. "Free thinkers are slaves of the devil," huh? What a sad commentary for how non-thinking and fearful some people can be. Great comments. Thank you, ma'am.<br /><br />Delores- Funny you should ask. There was a black supremist cult called the Nuwaubian Nation, and they built and lived in an Egyptian-themed compound. Dressed like ancient Egyptians, too. Best as I can recollect, that was in the 80s, but it was in a town called Eatonton, which is about eighty miles away from the Guidestones. So, I don't think there was any real connection. The leader of that cult went to jail quite some time ago for a long list of crimes, and as far as I know, the cult fell apart. (or moved somewhere else)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-12800469069256714262011-10-17T09:48:51.032-04:002011-10-17T09:48:51.032-04:00This is fantastic! And I never heard of it before!...This is fantastic! And I never heard of it before! Thanks Susan, you made my day. I love these kinda things. Like Mystery Hill in NH, we'll never know. And that's fine by me.Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-68754823680844421542011-10-17T09:38:28.571-04:002011-10-17T09:38:28.571-04:00Wow! I'd never heard about them. I love "...Wow! I'd never heard about them. I love "real" mysteries--it gives the imagination the opportunity to run wild in the real world. <br /><br />Thanks.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-2275450377623810002011-10-17T09:05:50.402-04:002011-10-17T09:05:50.402-04:00Interestng concept...any new cult churches spring ...Interestng concept...any new cult churches spring up around this new mysterious monument?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-71370488103958629412011-10-17T08:32:41.088-04:002011-10-17T08:32:41.088-04:00Oh, that's right, Linda! I once said to my hus...Oh, that's right, Linda! I once said to my husband... why can't we all just learn one language (as a second language, whatever)... one unifying language. And he said that actually, they had tried that before. So, "Esperanto" it was, Linda. I'm not sure why it didn't work, but I sure wish they'd try it again.CarrieBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760105674950918729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-40643248862135142422011-10-17T08:27:28.310-04:002011-10-17T08:27:28.310-04:00Yeah, that was sad when the fence went up. One of ...Yeah, that was sad when the fence went up. One of my favourite places to visit back in Yorkshire was Druid's Woods. Talk about vibes with the forest trek to the sacrificial slab and construction. <br /><br />That is fascinating about the Georgia Guidestones. I remember watching a documentary about it (I love documentaries). Sounds like a new bible for the future, and what a gift to leave behind. That reminds me, there was a church sign written somewhere in the States with: "free thinkers are slaves of the devil". Certain mindsets can twist anything.<br /><br />I think it's wonderful when civilizations work together, to leave something of ultimate greatness upon the earth. That's what we humans can achieve when we work together. There was no capitalism and profit margins, and self, and only 'right now'. We tend to think we're smarter now and more evolved, but I have to wonder. <br /><br />Love your post, Susan! :)CarrieBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760105674950918729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-6611477769214128042011-10-17T08:08:06.195-04:002011-10-17T08:08:06.195-04:00This is the first I've heard of the Georgia mo...This is the first I've heard of the Georgia monument. Fascinating. <br /><br />Hmm. "Unite humanity with a living new language." I wonder if the creators were followers of Esperanto, the global language created back in the latter part of the 1800s.Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-65970242235989280792011-10-17T07:37:18.775-04:002011-10-17T07:37:18.775-04:00Wow, what a fantastic post. Thank you! I visited...Wow, what a fantastic post. Thank you! I visited Stonehenge before the fence came up and confess to walking among the stones, wondering and thinking about the majesty of it all. I guess a few too many of us did that for the fence was up my next visit (okay, I'm sorry!) and left with an imprint of the fence on my face - one can't help but stare and wonder.<br /><br />I'd heard about the monument in Georgia but hadn't given it much thought until I read your post. Thousands of years from now its mystery will remain.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.com