Comments on: The Horned Helmet http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:49:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sandi http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1911312 sandi Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:27:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1911312 Oh, Byrd Brain, that is a good one...hahaha... you know, in England, every family owns at least one or two sets of dentures, but here in the U.S. I have never met anyone who owns a pair..I hear that in ancient times, it was so, but ....well, I believe in the U.K. it is mandatory. (lolz..) Oh, Byrd Brain, that is a good one…hahaha…

you know, in England, every family owns at least one or two sets of dentures, but here in the U.S. I have never met anyone who owns a pair..I hear that in ancient times, it was so, but ….well, I believe in the U.K. it is mandatory.

(lolz..)

]]> By: Byrd Brain http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1490959 Byrd Brain Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:31:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1490959 Polx, you are so funny. Please keep bringing us your comedic misconceptions and uninformed assumptions about what we in the US do, because they are hilarious. I once went to a museum about people with really bad teeth. It was quite strange to be around that sort of thing. Maybe not so for those of you in the UK, where you are around that sort of thing all the time, but... Polx, you are so funny. Please keep bringing us your comedic misconceptions and uninformed assumptions about what we in the US do, because they are hilarious.

I once went to a museum about people with really bad teeth. It was quite strange to be around that sort of thing. Maybe not so for those of you in the UK, where you are around that sort of thing all the time, but…

]]> By: Hugo http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1490845 Hugo Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:04:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1490845 That face looks exactly like Dr. Gargunza's, from Alan Moore's Miracleman. That face looks exactly like Dr. Gargunza’s, from Alan Moore’s Miracleman.

]]> By: renderanything http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1490203 renderanything Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:53:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1490203 It seems odd to me to imagine a place without guns, and I've lived in or visited a few countries scattered throughout North and South America so far. We've got about eight firearms in the house right now, safely locked away in a secure gun safe, and most of them are shotguns used for bird hunting and skeet-shooting, but it only seems natural for me to not feel ill at ease with them as long as they are being used properly and safely. Then again, not everyone lives in the same state I do that houses a town with mandatory gun ownership written into their by-laws. It seems odd to me to imagine a place without guns, and I’ve lived in or visited a few countries scattered throughout North and South America so far. We’ve got about eight firearms in the house right now, safely locked away in a secure gun safe, and most of them are shotguns used for bird hunting and skeet-shooting, but it only seems natural for me to not feel ill at ease with them as long as they are being used properly and safely.
Then again, not everyone lives in the same state I do that houses a town with mandatory gun ownership written into their by-laws.

]]> By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1489087 Skipweasel Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:40:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1489087 I asked my daughter about this. She's six and apart from in Leeds Armoury she's never seen a gun. My eleven year old son's seen a shotgun at a country fair, and remembers seeing a French policeman with a pistol on his hip, and that's it. He's /made/ more dangerous weaponry than he's seen. I asked my daughter about this. She’s six and apart from in Leeds Armoury she’s never seen a gun.

My eleven year old son’s seen a shotgun at a country fair, and remembers seeing a French policeman with a pistol on his hip, and that’s it. He’s /made/ more dangerous weaponry than he’s seen.

]]> By: Polx http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1488590 Polx Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:02:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1488590 ted... I suspect that may not be true. In the US anyone is allowed to own and carry a gun, with very few exceptions. In the UK I have never seen nor even heard of anyone owning a gun. Not even illegally. ted… I suspect that may not be true. In the US anyone is allowed to own and carry a gun, with very few exceptions.

In the UK I have never seen nor even heard of anyone owning a gun.

Not even illegally.

]]> By: Inti http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1486227 Inti Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:03:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1486227 Lots of bling-bling there. The kings of old were gangsta! The horns are dubious tho; if I was a king I wouldn't take too well an armor that questions my queen's fidelity. Lots of bling-bling there. The kings of old were gangsta!

The horns are dubious tho; if I was a king I wouldn’t take too well an armor that questions my queen’s fidelity.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1485819 ted Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:20:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1485819 Wow, Polx, what a misconception. Wow, Polx, what a misconception.

]]> By: Polx http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1485718 Polx Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1485718 I've seen that helmet up close, at the Leeds Royal Armouries, that's West Yorkshire by the way. A very off putting item. And if any of you are near the Armouries I would recommend a visit it is mad. May be less so for US Americans as you guys live in an armed society but for most others it is odd to be in close proximity to firearms. I’ve seen that helmet up close, at the Leeds Royal Armouries, that’s West Yorkshire by the way.

A very off putting item.

And if any of you are near the Armouries I would recommend a visit it is mad.

May be less so for US Americans as you guys live in an armed society but for most others it is odd to be in close proximity to firearms.

]]> By: Marge http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1485380 Marge Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:57:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1485380 There's actually a lot of debate about that helmet. If you can go and look at it in the museum, it's very obvious that the horns are an afterthought - they interfere with a channel for other decoration. The mask also looks of different workmanship than the rest of the helmet. A lot of people think that it's unlikely that such a cobbled together piece would have been presented to a king (even if it was a joke). It's one of the more mysterious things in the Armouries. There’s actually a lot of debate about that helmet. If you can go and look at it in the museum, it’s very obvious that the horns are an afterthought – they interfere with a channel for other decoration. The mask also looks of different workmanship than the rest of the helmet. A lot of people think that it’s unlikely that such a cobbled together piece would have been presented to a king (even if it was a joke). It’s one of the more mysterious things in the Armouries.

]]> By: renderanything http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/comment-page-1/#comment-1484888 renderanything Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:37:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/15/the-horned-helmet/#comment-1484888 Little did Henry know that hundreds of years later he would be looked back on as a visionary in the art of steampunk goggle making. Little did Henry know that hundreds of years later he would be looked back on as a visionary in the art of steampunk goggle making.

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