[Ansteorra] Ancient Roman Transvestite

[Jane Sitton]

Thank you for the info!  I knew if anyone else had
seen this, it would be a SCAdian.  Now I know where to
look for the rest of the story.

Madelina de Lindesaya

--- Theron Bretz <tbretz at montroseclinic.org> wrote:
> > I am reminded of a satirical article in Games
> magazine
> > from back in the 80's, where archaeologists of the
> > future do just that when discovering a motel.
> MOVIEA
> > and MOVIEB, they decide, were the gods, and the
> t.v.
> > set was the shrine.
>
> That was actually an excerpt from _Motel of the
> Mysteries_, a splendid work
> of satire by David Macaulay, the same fellow who
> gave us Castle, City, The
> Way Things Work, and Great Moments in Architecture
> (another satire).
>
> The premise was that in the late 1970s, North
> America was buried under tons
> of something called "Free Offer - Act Immediately".
> Centuries later,
> archaeologists began excavating a sleazy motel,
> which they believed was the
> burial site of an important god-king.  The book is
> filled with line drawings
> and misinterpretations of the artifacts unearthed.
>
> The picture of the lead archaeologists wife, wearing
> a "Sanitized for Your
> Protection" strip as a headband with toothbrushes as
> earrings is worth the
> price along.
>
> Luciano

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