Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era

[Lynn McGuire]

Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Nope, the caveman era was way before 2,000 BCE.

Except, we still have people living in caves, millions in China and
other places apparently.

Lynn

[Ted Nolan <tednolan>]

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21
Nope, the caveman era was way before 2,000 BCE.
Except, we still have people living in caves, millions in China and
other places apparently.
Lynn

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

[Christian Weisgerber]

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence. Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

[Cryptoengineer]

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence. Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

Yes, the neo-Druid ceremonies get in the news every year.

But this year, a couple of anti-oil activists vandalized the
monument the day before.

pt

[Scott Dorsey]

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence. Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

Yes, the neo-Druid ceremonies get in the news every year.
But this year, a couple of anti-oil activists vandalized the
monument the day before.

That makes no sense. It's solar-powered after all.
--scott

[Paul S Person]

Post by Scott Dorsey

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence. Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

Yes, the neo-Druid ceremonies get in the news every year.
But this year, a couple of anti-oil activists vandalized the
monument the day before.

That makes no sense. It's solar-powered after all.

Wing-nuts are ... wing-nuts. There is no "sense".

[The Horny Goat]

On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:29:23 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence. Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

True though most years orange paint isn't part of Stonehenge at summer
solstice.

[Scott Lurndal]

Post by The Horny Goat
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:29:23 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence. Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

True though most years orange paint isn't part of Stonehenge at summer
solstice.

It was a cornstarch based compound that easily washed off. Not that
I'm defending it, however.

[Cryptoengineer]

Post by Scott Lurndal

Post by The Horny Goat
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:29:23 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence. Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

True though most years orange paint isn't part of Stonehenge at summer
solstice.

It was a cornstarch based compound that easily washed off. Not that
I'm defending it, however.

The report I saw said that they couldn't wash or brush it, for fear of
damaging the lichens on the rocks. I think they vacuumed it off.

pt

[The Horny Goat]

Post by Scott Lurndal

Post by The Horny Goat
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:29:23 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence. Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

True though most years orange paint isn't part of Stonehenge at summer
solstice.

It was a cornstarch based compound that easily washed off. Not that
I'm defending it, however.

My daughter has been to Stonehenge and says it's cordoned off and that
in most situations, you get no closer than 20 yards or so to
Stonehenge - meaning someone either slipped the cordon or it had blown
down that morning.

She also said she was told security was definitely tighter on the
weeks of the summer and winter solstice when crowds are much bigger
than random days between (i.e. when she was there) She said she had to
catch a train from London, a bus from the nearest town then walk a
mile or so to the site.

[Cryptoengineer]

Post by The Horny Goat
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:29:23 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber

Post by Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence. Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

True though most years orange paint isn't part of Stonehenge at summer
solstice.

The news claimed it was orange cornstarch, and the vandals thought
it would just wash off at the next rainstorm. They apparently did
not want to cause permanent damage.

Conservators though differently, and removed the powder within
hours.

Apparently, The stones bear rare and endangered lichens, and it
was thought that *wet* cornstarch would be bad for them.

pt

[Lynn McGuire]

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by The Horny Goat
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:29:23 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
    https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence.  Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

True though most years orange paint isn't part of Stonehenge at summer
solstice.

The news claimed it was orange cornstarch, and the vandals thought
it would just wash off at the next rainstorm. They apparently did
not want to cause permanent damage.
Conservators though differently, and removed the powder within
hours.
Apparently, The stones bear rare and endangered lichens, and it
was thought that *wet* cornstarch would be bad for them.
pt

When we lived in London in 1973, my brothers and I climbed all over the
Stonehenge rocks one weekend. We were just about the only people there.
The really amazing thing was the thousands of names cut into them from
hundreds of years. We did not add our names.

Lynn

[Cryptoengineer]

Post by Lynn McGuire

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by The Horny Goat
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:29:23 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
    https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence.  Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

True though most years orange paint isn't part of Stonehenge at summer
solstice.

The news claimed it was orange cornstarch, and the vandals thought
it would just wash off at the next rainstorm. They apparently did
not want to cause permanent damage.
Conservators though differently, and removed the powder within
hours.
Apparently, The stones bear rare and endangered lichens, and it
was thought that *wet* cornstarch would be bad for them.
pt

When we lived in London in 1973, my brothers and I climbed all over the
Stonehenge rocks one weekend.  We were just about the only people there.
 The really amazing thing was the thousands of names cut into them from
hundreds of years.  We did not add our names.

Interesting! My family lived just outside London 1968-1970. (I continued
to be educated in England up through 1978).

In 1968 I visited Stonehenge for the first time, and at that time
you could walk right up to the rocks. You can't anymore (except on
special occasions, such as Midsummer dawn). I guess they were
blocked off sometime after 1973.

There's a lot of discussion of how best to preserve the site, including
turning a major nearby road into a tunnel, and building a duplicate for
tourists some distance away, similar to the Lascaux caves.

pt

[Scott Dorsey]

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by Lynn McGuire
When we lived in London in 1973, my brothers and I climbed all over the
Stonehenge rocks one weekend.  We were just about the only people there.

In 1968 I visited Stonehenge for the first time, and at that time
you could walk right up to the rocks. You can't anymore (except on
special occasions, such as Midsummer dawn). I guess they were
blocked off sometime after 1973.

Originally they built Lardhenge, but it didn't last very long. Stonehenge
was the result of an engineering change order.
--scott

[Cryptoengineer]

Post by Scott Dorsey

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by Lynn McGuire
When we lived in London in 1973, my brothers and I climbed all over the
Stonehenge rocks one weekend.  We were just about the only people there.

In 1968 I visited Stonehenge for the first time, and at that time
you could walk right up to the rocks. You can't anymore (except on
special occasions, such as Midsummer dawn). I guess they were
blocked off sometime after 1973.

Originally they built Lardhenge, but it didn't last very long. Stonehenge
was the result of an engineering change order.

Woodhenge and Seahenge are also real Neolithic sites.

Then there's 'Manhattanhenge'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattanhenge

pt

[Scott Lurndal]

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by Lynn McGuire

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by The Horny Goat
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:29:23 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
    https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence.  Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

True though most years orange paint isn't part of Stonehenge at summer
solstice.

The news claimed it was orange cornstarch, and the vandals thought
it would just wash off at the next rainstorm. They apparently did
not want to cause permanent damage.
Conservators though differently, and removed the powder within
hours.
Apparently, The stones bear rare and endangered lichens, and it
was thought that *wet* cornstarch would be bad for them.
pt

When we lived in London in 1973, my brothers and I climbed all over the
Stonehenge rocks one weekend.  We were just about the only people there.
 The really amazing thing was the thousands of names cut into them from
hundreds of years.  We did not add our names.

Interesting! My family lived just outside London 1968-1970. (I continued
to be educated in England up through 1978).
In 1968 I visited Stonehenge for the first time, and at that time
you could walk right up to the rocks. You can't anymore (except on
special occasions, such as Midsummer dawn). I guess they were
blocked off sometime after 1973.

they were blocked off in 1977. I visited in 1976, and later in 1984.

[William Hyde]

Post by Scott Lurndal

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by Lynn McGuire

Post by Cryptoengineer

Post by The Horny Goat
On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:29:23 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber

Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
    https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21

Interesting coincidence as Stonehenge was just in the news.

Hardly a coincidence.  Every summer solstice, Stonehenge is in the
news.

True though most years orange paint isn't part of Stonehenge at summer
solstice.

The news claimed it was orange cornstarch, and the vandals thought
it would just wash off at the next rainstorm. They apparently did
not want to cause permanent damage.
Conservators though differently, and removed the powder within
hours.
Apparently, The stones bear rare and endangered lichens, and it
was thought that *wet* cornstarch would be bad for them.
pt

When we lived in London in 1973, my brothers and I climbed all over the
Stonehenge rocks one weekend.  We were just about the only people there.
 The really amazing thing was the thousands of names cut into them from
hundreds of years.  We did not add our names.

Interesting! My family lived just outside London 1968-1970. (I continued
to be educated in England up through 1978).
In 1968 I visited Stonehenge for the first time, and at that time
you could walk right up to the rocks. You can't anymore (except on
special occasions, such as Midsummer dawn). I guess they were
blocked off sometime after 1973.

they were blocked off in 1977. I visited in 1976, and later in 1984.

I too visited in 76. I didn't touch them but they were accessible. I
was about a week pre-solstice, no celebrations were yet taking place.

William Hyde

[Paul S Person]

On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:10:35 -0500, Lynn McGuire

Post by Lynn McGuire
Alley Oop: Bodacious Caveman Era
https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2024/06/21
Nope, the caveman era was way before 2,000 BCE.

Alternative responses:

If the Bodacious Caveman Era refers to the Neolithic, then then 2,000
Bodacious Caveman Era would be 8,000 "BCE".

or

This is a pun on "BCE" as "Before Common Era", which most of us know
as "BC".

Post by Lynn McGuire
Except, we still have people living in caves, millions in China and
other places apparently.

One solution to global warming is for /all/ of us to live underground.
See the film /Things to Come/ for details. So, in the future, we may
/all/ be living in caves. Except the unfortunate/dedicated few who
live topside to grow food, of course.