Egypt mummies to pass through Cairo in ancient rulers' parade

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56508475

well that will be something you don't see everyday.....

[DBS]

The replica chariots in the "motorcade" will be interesting - wonder how many they have knocked up?

[Jon Freitag]

I have seen them laying in state so it would be good seeing them out and about.

[Imperial Dave]

Just not under their own steam......

[Erpingham]

Just not under their own steam......

Too many Boris Karloff movies, Dave 

[Imperial Dave]

always carry a black cat with you....

[Erpingham]

always carry a black cat with you....

A rather cumbersome talisman - squirmy and weigh a ton.  Or maybe that's just ours

[Duncan Head]

Saw snippets of the parade on the TV news last night. A strange combination of the Red Square military parades with mummy carriages instead of missile launchers, and the shiniest of Las Vegas.

[Nick Harbud]

Mind you, I did think some of the accompany live people were more photogenic than the Red Army passing before Lenin's Tomb....   

[Imperial Dave]

hopefully not resurrected

[Justin Swanton]

hopefully not resurrected

https://youtu.be/LzlSkRKy0co?t=38

[Imperial Dave]

Imhotep....Imhotep.....

[Erpingham]

Imhotep....Imhotep.....

Interesting chap.  Architect of the pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.  To the best of my knowledge, one of few architects ever to be deified.

[Imperial Dave]

afraid of cats