johncons

Statue on the Cunard Building in Liverpool.
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Message 1 - posted by johncons**, 3 Hours 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**, 1 Hour 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.'.

www.touregypt.net/go...


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**, Just Now

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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