{"id":163,"date":"2014-07-30T11:23:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T15:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/surfingthespectacle.com\/?p=163"},"modified":"2014-11-08T16:55:14","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T20:55:14","slug":"the-face-of-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfingthespectacle.com\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"The Face of Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"10\" bgcolor=\"#000000\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"99CC99\">\n<div align=\"left\">\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfingthespectacle.com\/images\/uploads\/marsface2.gif\" border=\"10\" alt=\"image\" name=\"image\" width=\"448\" height=\"366\" \/> <\/div align><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On the surface of Mars, an astonishing image can be found. It is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/wired\/archive\/12.08\/mars.html?pg=2&#038;topic=mars&#038;topic_set=\" target=\"_blank\">face<\/a>, ancient and mysterious, peering out into the infinite universe. Small minds imagine it nothing more than a natural land formation. But more discerning observers realize that such a spectacle could only have been created eons ago by a glorious Martian civilization. <\/p>\n<p>Could we humans, here on earth, ever create a comparable monument to our own greatness?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfingthespectacle.com\/images\/uploads\/pyramidsgiza3.gif\" border=\"10\" alt=\"image\" name=\"image\" width=\"230\" height=\"156\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfingthespectacle.com\/images\/uploads\/sphinxpyramidsgiza.gif\" border=\"10\" alt=\"image\" name=\"image\" width=\"230\" height=\"156\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>God knows, we\u2019ve tried. Consider the Great Pyramids of Egypt and its marvelous Sphinx. Impressive achievements? Yes, yes, of course. But they lack a certain\u2026something.<\/p>\n<p>Let us call it majesty.<\/p>\n<p>But now, mankind has finally erected our own majestic and eternal <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelcastellon.blogspot.com\/2006\/11\/kfcs-logo-first-to-be-seen-from-space.html\" target=\"_blank\">monument<\/a>. And it\u2019s all due to a noble institution that, at its own expense, hired an elite team of global scientists, engineers, architects and artists to create a sacred symbol of who we are and what we mean.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfingthespectacle.com\/images\/uploads\/kfc.gif\" border=\"10\" alt=\"image\" name=\"image\" width=\"425\" height=\"252\" \/><\/div align><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These artisans labored for 24 days, working around the clock to construct an awe-inspiring image comprising 65,000 exquisitely painted tiles. Once completed, another six days was needed to assemble the work in its final resting place, the mysterious Nevada desert.<\/p>\n<p>The image spans a mind-boggling 87,500 square feet. It can easily be seen by any galactic visitors orbiting our planet. <\/p>\n<p>Behold, one might say to them, behold the majesty, splendor and wisdom of the human race.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.surfingthespectacle.com\/images\/uploads\/kfc1.gif\" border=\"10\" alt=\"image\" name=\"image\" width=\"450\" height=\"267\" \/><\/div align><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Truly, brothers and sisters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fsH4gws35ro\">Kentucky Fried Chicken<\/a> has given us all a timeless treasure.<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>[Guest entry by Danny Lambdin with editorial assistance by SurfingtheSpectacle]<\/em><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the surface of Mars, an astonishing image can be found. It is a face, ancient and mysterious, peering out into the infinite universe. Small minds imagine it nothing more than a natural land formation. 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