PHOTO The New Tutankhamun of the World? O......kay.

[Jackeens]

A souvenir shop-owner displays a recently-made metal plaque for sale to tourists reading "Obama, New Tutankhamun of the World", in the Khan el-Khalili market area of Cairo, Egypt Thursday, May 28, 2009, ahead of President Barack Obama's planned June 4 speech in Cairo on U.S. relations with the Muslim world. The sign refers to Tutankhamun who was one of the last Pharaohs of Egypt's 18th Dynasty and ruled during a crucial, turmoil-filled period in Egyptian history. Hieroglyphics at base of plaque were claimed by the vendor to spell the name "Obama".

[FrenchieCat]

1. Good sign, considering that Obama has his lowest ME rating in Egypt.....

last I read, he was at 35% approval!

[geiger]

2. wow.

wow.

[Liberal In Texas]

3. What an odd comparison. Tut was 9 years old when he became pharaoh

and died at 19 possibly from an infection that set in after an accident that broke a thigh bone. The very young king was run by his advisers and notably restored the old gods turning away from monotheism.

[Clio the Leo]

6. But they're pop icons..........

ya know?



http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tvFOhu18Osg/Ry5IAtIUqMI/AAAAAAAAAZc/-4tiDX0EGLY/s320/Obama+Tut+copy.jpg

(and here's an interesting read that I dont know that I agree with, but it's still interesting)
http://www.powerofprophecy.com/092008/black_pharaoh.htm

[Liberal In Texas]

8. LOL. It's amusing and totally over the top. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

10. Check out one of my guilty pleasures....

http://www.obamaartreport.com/feeds/posts/default

[HopeOverFear]

15. That's one of my favorite blogs nm

[Thothmes]

27. Some data indicates he may have been murdered.

[Liberal In Texas]

29. That theory was put out back in the earlier part of the 20th century, but more recent MRIs

and a better understanding of how the bodies were mummified have led to the accident/infection theory. I learned something by going to the King Tut exhibit a couple of weeks ago. LOL.

[Clio the Leo]

4. I have this theory that you can Google "Obama" and ANY OTHER WORD in the English Language ....

.... and you'll ALWAYS get a result.

So on that theme....

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i584Z5gZp10/SXYXNpD6XbI/AAAAAAAAAIY/qBI6bV2iaaM/s400/obama_tut+side+view.jpg

[Jackeens]

5. You're absolutely right! I tried Obama and potato.....

:shrug:

[Clio the Leo]

7. I'm tellin ya.....

.... any word in the English language ........ I'd venture to guess you'd even get a few results with something in Celtic.

[Jackeens]

9. :-)

[Clio the Leo]

11. lol, see? NT

[Drunken Irishman]

16. Ok, you're right. I typed Obama & Dildo...

:o

[Clio the Leo]

24. Ok now THAT I didn't need to see......

.... but do they have a Biden one? (har har)

[Jackeens]

25. That's absolutely disgusting

Do you have a link?

And do they accept Visa?

[AspenRose]

12. OK, that picture is a little too Yul Brenner-esque for me

"So it was written - so it shall be done!"

LOL! :rofl:

[Clio the Leo]

13. lol, how can ANYTHING be TOO Yul Brynnerish?

The man was hot! ........ Not quite Joe Biden hot, but hot none the less!

[Number23]

26. Wrong! I tried "Obama" and "kangaroo" and got this

[otohara]

14. I Met An Egyptian Guy Recently

and asked if the Egyptians were excited or not so much about Obama's visit. He said they are very excited and he is well liked.

[Cha]

17. King Tut! Does anybody

rememeber Steve Martin doing his King Tut schtick? No? oh well:D

[Liberal In Texas]

18. "He had a condo made of stone-a..."

I wanted to find it and play it again after going to the King Tut exhibit a couple of weeks ago, but I think it's buried in our stack of vinyl somewhere.

[Cha]

19. Somehow that left a lasting

impression on me..lol! King Tut!

[Liberal In Texas]

20. You made me go look...here's the original performance on SNL from 1978....

http://www.hulu.com/watch/55342/saturday-night-live-king-tut

[Cha]

23. 1978! Thanks for digging

that up, Liberal in Texas! I just got home so I'll take few to unwind before I view it:fistbump: King TUT!

[Bucky]

21. Does Steve Martin have an "Obama" song in the works? No, wait! I get it now...!

King Tut when he died buried all the slaves he owned. Obama has also PWNED and buried quite a few lesser beings along the way.

[ClarkUSA]

28. Will the smell of sour grapes ever go away?

Guess not.

[Flying Dream Blues]

22. OMG, I want that! And won't this set the nutters off? nt