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sakabatou

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32. Tots and pears

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2024, 10:11 PM

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American Bible Society Museum to close down. Built 3 years ago for $60 million. Only $54k annual ticket sales [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2024 OP

Aww. Thoughts and prayers. ms liberty Mar 2024 #1

God's Will TheBlackAdder Mar 2024 #34

All that fuckin money edisdead Mar 2024 #2

I wonder what business or museum will move into this fancy place BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2024 #5

Oooh, a Smart Lamp! The whole thing looked boring. Most of it looked like pictures and text, something you could Liberal In Texas Mar 2024 #33

it needs 1. a ride similar to Disneyland's "it's a Small World" or "Star Tours", 2. A cafe, 3. a gift shop to buy tat BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2024 #37

I figure 800,000 meals on wheels BOSSHOG Mar 2024 #27

Who's eating the $60 million? marble falls Mar 2024 #3

I hear there are one or 2 gullible xtian investors laying around, if you're willing to look. lindysalsagal Mar 2024 #7

" The Christian ministry nonprofit that translates Bibles and sends them around the world has recently been besieged wit BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2024 #9

why not pray for better management? DBoon Mar 2024 #17

At least it tells you why the Christian leaders are getting desperate and scared. Biophilic Mar 2024 #4

No 3auld6phart Mar 2024 #6

Funny, how the sales pitches for the thing never promise to make the enormous word salad lindysalsagal Mar 2024 #8

it looks boring, to be honest. At least the Noah's Ark guy realized they needed a hook BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2024 #10

It only got the few tourists because it's surrounded by all of the other Philly tourist museums. lindysalsagal Mar 2024 #11

If there had been homegirl Mar 2024 #26

good idea. some historic artifacts BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 2024 #38

Shroud of Turin, perhaps? intheflow Mar 2024 #43

Jesus' foreskin? progressoid Mar 2024 #45

I Suspect Most "Good" Christians modrepub Mar 2024 #40

Good! Blue Idaho Mar 2024 #12

Hahahaha!! 😂 AllyCat Mar 2024 #13

Should have put it in Branson. Silent Type Mar 2024 #14

Or Las Vegas BOSSHOG Mar 2024 #29

Imagine if they spent that money on something constructive. Initech Mar 2024 #15

Something that is grounded in reality, like a natural history or biodiversity museum. Sky Jewels Mar 2024 #25

Who the hell thought THAT was a good idea? lamp_shade Mar 2024 #16

Next up - Ark Encounter!!!!! hatrack Mar 2024 #18

Man..I thought it shut down....darn.... LeftInTX Mar 2024 #21

Alas, no . . . but it's not exactly setting the world on fire for attendance. hatrack Mar 2024 #22

I'm surprised. It sounds really boring. LeftInTX Mar 2024 #23

spending $60 million on a museum that is really a church seems like a poor business decision consdering the amount of Takket Mar 2024 #19

Holy fuck that sounds boring. Swede Mar 2024 #20

Ha ha ha! Sky Jewels Mar 2024 #24

God works in mysterious ways! maxrandb Mar 2024 #28

Sounds like an interesting concept TexasDem69 Mar 2024 #30

The thinking was probably intheflow Mar 2024 #44

If I wanted to be so bored I'd go to church. Goodheart Mar 2024 #31

Tots and pears sakabatou Mar 2024 #32

Can you imagine how much good the Carter Center could have done with $60 million? Hekate Mar 2024 #35

I went to a very interesting Bible museum and it was very enjoyable. Xolodno Mar 2024 #36

LOL NanaCat Mar 2024 #39

Obviously, they failed to include the pornographic parts of the bible. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #41

Imbecilic John Shaft Mar 2024 #42