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Statue on the Cunard Building in Liverpool.
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Message 1 - posted by johncons**, 3 Days Ago

While I was working on the Arvato Microsoft Scandinavian Product Activation in the Cunard Building in Liverpool, I took this photograph:

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On the left side of the photograph, one can see a face.

So I was wondering who's face it could be.

I managed to find this photo on the internet:

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Are the statues lions or dogs?

And who's face is it, is it Poseidon?


Also, I found a photo of 'the three graces':

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The three graces are The Liver Building, The Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building.

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But, I was wondering, who decieded to put the ferry-terminal, right in front of the Cunard Building.

I mean, doesn't it destroy the view, from the river, to the famous landmark 'the three graces'?


Message 2 - posted by johncons**, 3 Days Ago

Update.

Or could it be from Egyptian mythology?

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'It was Aker who opened the earth's gate for the king to pass into the Underworld. He was also known to absorb the poison from the body of anyone bitten by a snake and he neutralizes the venom in the belly of a person who has swallowed an obnoxious fly.'.

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It would have been fine, if someone know more about this, due to mythology being an interesting subject.

At least it's not the Neck?

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Even if the Neck maybe would have fitted better in with the Cunard?

Due to the element of sea I mean.




Message 3 - posted by johncons**, 3 Days Ago

Well I thought I'd also add an anecdote, while I was at it.

Cunard bought 'The White Star Line', after their ship 'Titanic', had sunk.

So I thought I'd add a joke about the Titanic, which I first found in a Norwegian blog, and then I managed to also find an English version on the internet:

'I was sitting in a bar one time and I saw a Jewish man walk in and sit down to have a drink. After a few drinks a Chinese man came in and sat next to him. The Jewish man immediately turned and punched the other man in the face.

The Chinese man shouted, "You fool! What was that for?" The Jewish man replied, "That's for Pearl Harbor." Chinese man said, "You idiot, it were the Japanese and I am Chinese not Japanese!" Jewish man replied, "Chinese, Japanese, what's the difference?"

The Chinese man proceeded to punch the Jewish man in the face.

The Jewish man clutched his jaw and said angrily, "Owww, why did you do that?!" The Chinese man replied, "That's for the Titanic." Jewish man said, "But an Iceberg sunk the Titanic, not me!"

The Chinese man smiled and said, "Iceberg, Goldberg, what's the difference!"'.

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Message 4 - posted by jonah**, 3 Days Ago

A posh guy pulls into a petrol station driving a Rolls Royce. The guy at the station, admiring the car, enquires of the posh bloke how he can afford such a dear car to which he poshly replies "I work for Cunard." To which the petrol station guy ripostes: "Well, I work pretty hard myself but I can't afford a roller."

Message 5 - posted by johncons**, 3 Days Ago

Thats a good one.

I've prepared another anecdote here, so I thought I'd add this one as well:

I promise this is the last anecdote I'll add today, in case someone think that I'm writing to many anecdotes, or updating to often.

Here is a picture of the key to the binoculars store on board of the Titanic:

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One of the crew, who was switched out, right before the ship left Southampton, had forgot the key in his pocket, right before the Titanic left the harbour for it's maiden-voyage, across the Atlantic.

So I guess this shows, that it's better to write the shift-plans properly.

But I remember from working as a food-shop manager, in the Norwegian food-store chain 'Rimi'.

I remember, that if it was the day before Christmas Eve, or if it was the day before Norways National Day, the 17th of May, then we certainly didn't send any exces staff home.

We tried to get the shop to appear as good as possible, to the customers, since we reackoned, that the customers appreciated, that the shop looked it's best, on the days before the major holidays, when the customers bought more food.

So one could maybe think that The White Star Line thought in the same way.

That now it's the maiden-voyage across the Atlantic, so let's try to get hold of as many employees as possible, to get the ship to appear as good as possible, to the important customers, that were aboard the ship, on it's maiden voyage, across the Atlantic.

But for some reason, they didn't think like this at all.

But it's not possible for us to know why, I guess, now, since this is almost one hundred years ago.

They probably didn't have that much focus on the customers at that time, or maybe thay didn't think that the employee contributed that much to the focus on the customers?

In that case, I guess, there was probably something going on.

But I guess it's not possible for us to know about this, now, so long time after.

But here is a link to the article anyway:

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Message 6 - posted by johncons**, 11 Minutes Ago

What I've done now, is that I've used paint, and added a picture of the Egyptian God 'Aker', in the Window of the Cunard Building, in the side of the Cunard, that is facing the river and the ferry-terminal:

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So maybe someone could help me regarding if it's really Aker on the wall?

I had a look at the building byself earlier today, and I could see by myself that the head on the picture has got a crown on it, so I reackon that this God almost certainly has to be Pluto.

But there are probably very many people who know more about ancient gods than me, so it would be fine if someone has got the oppertunity to contribute regarding this.

Thanks in advance!

Message 7 - posted by johncons**, Just Now

I forgot about this:

There is also an entrance to the Cunard, facing to the north, in the direction of the city centre and, I guess, Stanley Park and Scotland etc.

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I think this 'chap' has got to be Poseidon.

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But why is he facing to the north, to the city-centre?

Shouldn't Poseidon face to the south and the river?

Or at least to the west and the sea?

(Even if the Liver Building, and probably other buildings, is obstructing the view).

But I think the sculptur-artist, has got to be good, because I think the sculptur looks very real.

At least more real than the Pluto on the other side of the building.

Should have been the other way around?

Had the arcitect and the building-manager had a couple of lagers to many?

Shouldn't Pluto and Poseidon really have switched places, so that Poseidon could be allowed to face the river and the ferry-terminal?

(And the war-memorial, is it David on top and a viking-ship in the pole?

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I'm not so good at symbols, but how should this war-memorial be interperated