tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post7182675494563593133..comments2024-03-29T07:14:10.018-04:00Comments on Blunders on the Danube: The SphinxGonsalvohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-69564756966798784612017-02-21T09:26:24.062-05:002017-02-21T09:26:24.062-05:00Oh I know, it was done by Obélix. It right in Aste...Oh I know, it was done by Obélix. It right in Asterix and Cleopatra.Iannickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589745325402476568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-38478067407114735782017-02-21T07:24:58.367-05:002017-02-21T07:24:58.367-05:00Thank you, Lawrence!Thank you, Lawrence!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-41514684924036216942017-02-21T07:24:17.040-05:002017-02-21T07:24:17.040-05:00Thanks, James. I saw references to as early as cir...Thanks, James. I saw references to as early as circa 1500 for the sphinx's "injury'.!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-75063402203091132692017-02-21T01:00:42.305-05:002017-02-21T01:00:42.305-05:00Nice work Peter, and the headdress is especially e...Nice work Peter, and the headdress is especially effective.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-66683473927390364402017-02-20T23:56:56.157-05:002017-02-20T23:56:56.157-05:00Looks great Peter and will be another fine on-boar...Looks great Peter and will be another fine on-board feature for your next game.<br />The Sphinx's nose was broken even earlier than that; by Obelix!!James Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-31321286491500825062017-02-20T14:35:58.236-05:002017-02-20T14:35:58.236-05:00Yes, you do need a sphinx! :-)
I actually read qui...Yes, you do need a sphinx! :-)<br />I actually read quite a bit about sphinxes in general, and the Great Sphinx of Giza in particular, and was pleased to learn that the often repeated story about Napoleon's gunners shooting off its nose are false; the damage was done more than a century prior. Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-38965735066989119882017-02-20T14:32:47.615-05:002017-02-20T14:32:47.615-05:00Happy you think so, Ray!Happy you think so, Ray!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-22410822195185743742017-02-20T14:32:10.774-05:002017-02-20T14:32:10.774-05:00Glad you liked it, Phil!Glad you liked it, Phil!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-28902203203012026902017-02-20T14:31:39.161-05:002017-02-20T14:31:39.161-05:00Thanks, Iain!Thanks, Iain!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-81497817833177621572017-02-20T12:20:04.740-05:002017-02-20T12:20:04.740-05:00Oh, very cool! I might need one one day. Although ...Oh, very cool! I might need one one day. Although not very historically accurate, have you not notice the real thing has a broken nose? ;-)Iannickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589745325402476568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-25948917188321888122017-02-20T10:25:42.683-05:002017-02-20T10:25:42.683-05:00Looks pretty cool!Looks pretty cool!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-2704951314364172502017-02-20T09:46:45.136-05:002017-02-20T09:46:45.136-05:00Amazing Sphinx, well done!Amazing Sphinx, well done!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-78656426503081408462017-02-20T09:39:49.230-05:002017-02-20T09:39:49.230-05:00Nice army specific dressing, always good!
Best I...Nice army specific dressing, always good! <br /> Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-68106381093138378742017-02-20T09:15:41.915-05:002017-02-20T09:15:41.915-05:00It will serve as a "camp" for TtS!, as w...It will serve as a "camp" for TtS!, as well as table dressing!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170582445870210697.post-82331207900253901072017-02-20T08:59:25.114-05:002017-02-20T08:59:25.114-05:00Handsome work, Peter! Will this serve a role in a...Handsome work, Peter! Will this serve a role in a game or simply a nifty item to dress up the gaming table?Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com