Comments on: Three Famous Masquerade Balls http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/three-famous-masquerade-balls/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rngkefpb http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/three-famous-masquerade-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-1722949 Rngkefpb Fri, 08 May 2009 10:47:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22857#comment-1722949 yw7bMR comment5 , yw7bMR comment5 ,

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/three-famous-masquerade-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-1485860 ted Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:42:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22857#comment-1485860 Burning men's balls? Yeah, I've had that feeling. Burning men’s balls? Yeah, I’ve had that feeling.

]]> By: renderanything http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/three-famous-masquerade-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-1484943 renderanything Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:48:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22857#comment-1484943 Hmmm, the accompanying illustration almost makes the burning men appear to be joyfully dancing, not burning alive. Hmmm, the accompanying illustration almost makes the burning men appear to be joyfully dancing, not burning alive.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/three-famous-masquerade-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-1484451 Alex Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:38:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22857#comment-1484451 Wow $250,000 in 1883 is about $50 million today when adjusted for inflation using the nominal value of the GDP per capita. That's some party! Wow $250,000 in 1883 is about $50 million today when adjusted for inflation using the nominal value of the GDP per capita. That’s some party!

]]> By: epfroth http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/three-famous-masquerade-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-1482691 epfroth Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:14:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22857#comment-1482691 If the story of the Bal des Ardents sounds familiar, it's because it forms the plot of the Edgar Allan Poe story "Hop-Frog": http://poestories.com/read/hop-frog If the story of the Bal des Ardents sounds familiar, it’s because it forms the plot of the Edgar Allan Poe story “Hop-Frog”:
http://poestories.com/read/hop-frog

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