Liz and Preston, Good ideas. There could be all sorts of decadent entertainment which would be fun and also show the inherent problems with ancient theocratic states. There could also be a what if, Christian theocratic America, that is so handicapped by the baggage of dogma, that it is conquered by Mexico.
On Nov 9, 10:05 pm, "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes! That would rule! > > Liz > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 9:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: The lonely empty Pyramid > > That would be cool. Or you could have gladiators dressed as Egyptian gods > > Preston > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Liz Purkrabek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 8:37 PM > Subject: RE: The lonely empty Pyramid > > I think the pyramid should be a Mad Max style fighting arena. > > Liz > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason > (Memphis) > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 2:47 PM > To: Memphis Freethought Alliance > Subject: Re: The lonely empty Pyramid > > For the past 5 years or more, there has been intense debate about what > to do with the Memphis Pyramid including the following: > > 1. Casino > 2. Bass Pro Shop > 3. Amusement Park > 4. Church > 5. and a few lesser known ideas that were thrown out. > > Who the heck knows. With the FedEx forum, the Pyramid is out just > like the the Memphis Colosseum got squashed by the Pyramid. Memphians > love spending hundreds of millions of tax dollars on projects--the > Pyramid was get (though) will it lasted. Well, at least we are not as > bad as Boston, that city has the "Big Dig". :-) > > How is Alabama? > > Jason > > On Nov 9, 1:57 pm, "~JP~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/us/27land.html > > > So what's the consensus about this monolith? I always thought it was > > a cool landmark right off I-40 that symbolized the city and made the > > otherwise drab skyline distinctive. Saw one game in there, UAB lost a > > close one to Memphis several years ago. I'm sure you can't stomach the > > thought of a church occupying that, or having the big bass fish on the > > outside. Come to think of it, a church meeting there would be > > appropriate, since pyramids were primarily used for burying the relics > > of the past....which could (should?) include religion.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
