That’s the inscription at the entrance to the mile-long section of the Catacombs of Paris that is open to tourists. “Stop! This is the empire of death!”
Washington Square Park may sit above old grave sites containing 20,000 bodies, but over four miles of abandoned limestone quarries under the streets of Paris contain the remains of over six million people. So the WSP site is just a town of the dead as compared to a major city of the dead.
The city of Paris engaged in a project to relocate the corpses/bones from vast cemeteries to the catacombs from c. 1786 to c. 1860. This became necessary because the cemetaries were literally filled to overflowing. Strong rains would send floods of human remains from the graveyards into the streets of business and residential neighborhoods. As you might guess, there was a year-round odor of decay in those neighborhoods.
It’s cold in the Catacombs, so dress warmly if you visit. The temperature stays below 60F all year. Tickets about $11.00.
A home-made Ouija oracle was used to evoke what is probably the second-place contender for The Great American Epic Poem.
First place belongs to “Leaves of Grass.”
But “The Changing Light at Sandover,” sourced from several years of Ouija readings channeled/transcribed by James Merril (and David Jackson) is a uniquely American spiritual monument all its own.
Oh great! Now I have the Ghostbusters theme running through my head. ♪"There’s something strange in your neighbourhood. Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!"♪♫
Rick Shrek has too much time on his hands. What a ridiculous waste of time and resources.
I have heard of more people — many more people — getting hit by lightning than dying from falling out of bed. And that’s just within the state where I live. I’d like to know where Ripley’s got their statistic.
Believe it or not, dying while falling out of bed is about 22 times more probable than dying from a lightning strike…
Dying while falling out of bed, as of June 30, 2017 — “About 450 people die annually by falling out of bed, usually from head and neck injuries.”
“In 2018 there were 20 direct lightning fatalities, up from 16 in 2017 which was lowest since record-keeping began in 1941. From 2009 to 2018 on average 27 people died each year from lightning strikes in the United States, according to the National Weather Service.”
pearlsbs almost 5 years ago
I have heard that if you use a Ouija board to try to communicate with dead the ghost of Isabel Sanford will appear.
Oh, no. My mistake. That’s a Weezie board.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
Where did Rick find an approximate 3,200-square-foot plot of land in Salem?
boniface22 almost 5 years ago
What does “IT MEASURE 3168 FT” mean?
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
That’s the inscription at the entrance to the mile-long section of the Catacombs of Paris that is open to tourists. “Stop! This is the empire of death!”
Washington Square Park may sit above old grave sites containing 20,000 bodies, but over four miles of abandoned limestone quarries under the streets of Paris contain the remains of over six million people. So the WSP site is just a town of the dead as compared to a major city of the dead.
The city of Paris engaged in a project to relocate the corpses/bones from vast cemeteries to the catacombs from c. 1786 to c. 1860. This became necessary because the cemetaries were literally filled to overflowing. Strong rains would send floods of human remains from the graveyards into the streets of business and residential neighborhoods. As you might guess, there was a year-round odor of decay in those neighborhoods.
It’s cold in the Catacombs, so dress warmly if you visit. The temperature stays below 60F all year. Tickets about $11.00.
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Oui? Yes.
Ja? Yes.
Ouija? Yes, yes!
A home-made Ouija oracle was used to evoke what is probably the second-place contender for The Great American Epic Poem.
First place belongs to “Leaves of Grass.”
But “The Changing Light at Sandover,” sourced from several years of Ouija readings channeled/transcribed by James Merril (and David Jackson) is a uniquely American spiritual monument all its own.
Gent almost 5 years ago
Some shocking facts today.
mudleg almost 5 years ago
Well, at least Schreck isn’t wasting his life.
J Short almost 5 years ago
1 in 2 million; unless you play golf or love walking on the beach.
Tiojorge almost 5 years ago
The size mentioned here is way off. Google him and quija board and you’ll see it’s fits in his backyard
TMR almost 5 years ago
Oh great! Now I have the Ghostbusters theme running through my head. ♪"There’s something strange in your neighbourhood. Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!"♪♫
dv1093 almost 5 years ago
When I was a child, I fell out of bed more than once – I question that statistic.
phboles almost 5 years ago
I wonder if that 20,000 includes what the mob has added since its become a park …
Sassy's Mom almost 5 years ago
Rick Shrek has too much time on his hands. What a ridiculous waste of time and resources.
I have heard of more people — many more people — getting hit by lightning than dying from falling out of bed. And that’s just within the state where I live. I’d like to know where Ripley’s got their statistic.
Stephen Gilberg almost 5 years ago
And how many people does it take to move the planchette?
paranormal almost 5 years ago
Washington Square is now a garden due to all of the bodies rolling over…
aimlesscruzr almost 5 years ago
Believe it or not, dying while falling out of bed is about 22 times more probable than dying from a lightning strike…
Dying while falling out of bed, as of June 30, 2017 — “About 450 people die annually by falling out of bed, usually from head and neck injuries.”
“In 2018 there were 20 direct lightning fatalities, up from 16 in 2017 which was lowest since record-keeping began in 1941. From 2009 to 2018 on average 27 people died each year from lightning strikes in the United States, according to the National Weather Service.”
DonPoole almost 5 years ago
I am not that devoted to my master, Satan.
Pedmar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
What are the odds of being struck by lightning WHILE falling out of bed?
craigwestlake almost 5 years ago
Now if you get struck by lightning while falling out of bed, you KNOW you p.o.’d the wrong guy…
CharlesBrickner1 almost 5 years ago
1 in 2 million? How do they know that?