From Alan Shore

[danieljackson]

Comment to this post and I'll entrust you with five subjects I believe you uniquely qualified to discuss. Then post this in your LJ and tell me something I don't know about the subjects given.


The Fourth Egyptian Dynasty - The Great Pyramid at Giza, unlike the other large archetectural structures built by the pharoahs, has absolutely no writings or inscriptions on the inside of it. Completely blank, which is highly unusual as the pharoahs loved to put their name on everything. It's for this reason, I believe, the egyptians didn't build the pyramids. Hieroglyphs themselves almost seem to be based off of an older more established form of writing that evolved over time.

Knowledge - A dangerous thing in the wrong hands but so curious are we that we continue to look for it.

The allure of the past - There's nothing quite like coming across something that hasn't been discovered before. It's like you've found a key to something everyone else forgot...and now only you know it. Quite amazing really.

Public speaking - This is actually the number one fear of the average person. Number two is death, ironically.

A hobby of yours - I...don't have much outside of work. I do the occasional word puzzle from time to time. Othello is a favorite game of mine, but I still haven't found anyone who can beat me yet.

(and just because) doppelgängers - I keep running into them. There's apparently another Daniel Jackson running around here...doesn't even look like me but we appear to be the same person in memory and qualifications. Verrrry strange.

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[alan_shore]

Admittedly, I know less about archeology than...the person who scripted Indiana Jones 4, but isn't that something of a leap? Couldn't someone simply have come along and eradicated whatever markings were there? I doubt the impulse toward vandalism is a purely modern phenomenon.

I've never played Othello. How'd you pick it up?

I'd be happy to elaborate on the subjects of your choosing.

[stargatejackson.livejournal.com]

That is a very good theory but...there would have been evidence of that too. You ever try to take an inscription off of a rock wall? And note, I said inside the pyramid. Anyone who would have come in would have been more interested in the treasure inside rather than sitting there, chipping away at inscriptions.
No, if the pharoahs had ordered the Great Pyramid constructed, they would have covered the inside with their name like they do with everything else. They were notorious for making sure people knew what was theirs.

Foster parents gave it to me from a yard sale, taught myself how to play. It's not too difficult to learn, just white and black pieces and you have to end up with the most of your color at the end of the game.

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