Pompeii Portents and Appeasing the Gods

[tempo]

The thread on Portents and Prodigies in Ancient Rome reminded me of this sketch from That Mitchell and Webb Look. It involves portents in Pompeii and how to appease the gods. ** Some mild language.

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[Laura]

Hilarious and so darned accurate about what they did then and what is being done now in the face of the same threats that after you laugh, you want to cry!

 

[Redrock12]

Hilarious and so darned accurate about what they did then and what is being done now in the face of the same threats that after you laugh, you want to cry!

Amen :(

 

[Lilou]

Thanks for sharing the clip, tempo. It is sad, but true and pretty darn funny (in a macabre sort of way).

 

[l apprenti de forgeron]

Hilarious and so darned accurate about what they did then and what is being done now in the face of the same threats that after you laugh, you want to cry!

Very true! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Thomas Alan]

Very funny sketch. When they said "p*ssing in the wind" it brought the global warmists to mind. :D :D :D

Mac