“In the 1960s, at the dawn of the computing era, researchers argued that you could use Stonehenge as a giant calculating machine. Later, in the more mystical New Age, it was argued that the monument was really a spaceport for aliens, while, in the Middle Ages, it was said Stonehenge was built by giants. By those standards, this latest idea seems to say something quite odd about the twentyfirst century.”
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…and i’d heard from one of the locals, clued up on there ley lines, that it is the avebury stone circle that is to do with fertility rites.
My first trip to England was to Portsmouth on company business. On the weekend, I had arranged to use the company car to explore the country-side and terrorize anyone who dared get into my path. One of my colleagues asked what I hoped to see and accomplish. When I mentioned Stonehenge, his response surprised me somewhat, because I really was interested in seeing this relic of my public school education.
His response (proper English pronunciation, please) was, “Well, it’s just a pile of rocks, isn’t it?”
That single remark changed how I have thought of Stonehenge ever since. What really changed things, though, was when I got there and discovered one of the more prominent rocks bears a stunning likeness of Richard M. Nixon.
perhaps the feminization of modern society or the realization of woman’s sexual dominance. take your pick.