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"The Great Hairy One" |
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25 Apr 2005 01:10:16 AM |
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At the same Inn as Darwin |
Gidday all,
Liquid Grace and I went away for the long weekend, up to the Blue
Mountains (if you are ever in Sydney, I really recommend going).
One night we wandered into Blackheath, one of the small mountain towns,
and had dinner at one of the local pubs. A small plaque near the
entrance noted that Charles Darwin visited the pub in 1836 and checked
out the local views, as well as examining the local flora and fauna.
See: http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/towns/blackheath.asp
Fascinating stuff! As an ex-biologist, I had chills from knowing I was
sitting in the same building as the great man himself.
Cheers,
TGHO
--
The Great Hairy One
ANZAC Day
Lest We Forget
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| User: "Iain" |
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25 Apr 2005 03:01:45 PM |
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The Great Hairy One wrote:
Gidday all,
Liquid Grace and I went away for the long weekend, up to the Blue
Mountains (if you are ever in Sydney, I really recommend going).
One night we wandered into Blackheath, one of the small mountain
towns,
and had dinner at one of the local pubs. A small plaque near the
entrance noted that Charles Darwin visited the pub in 1836 and
checked
out the local views, as well as examining the local flora and fauna.
See: http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/towns/blackheath.asp
Fascinating stuff! As an ex-biologist, I had chills from knowing I
was
sitting in the same building as the great man himself.
I have a thesaurus from 1836.
~~Iain
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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| Title: Re: At the same Inn as Darwin |
25 Apr 2005 04:39:10 PM |
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In article <1114459305.339376.305700@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
I have a thesaurus from 1836.
Don't make me spank you.
--
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| User: "Iain" |
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25 Apr 2005 06:51:10 PM |
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The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1114459305.339376.305700@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
I have a thesaurus from 1836.
Don't make me spank you.
Don't make me make you.
~Iain
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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26 Apr 2005 05:25:31 AM |
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In article <1114473070.932391.138970@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Don't make me make you.
Ha! I can see you went to one of those English private schools, didn't
you?
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| User: "Iain" |
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26 Apr 2005 05:14:13 PM |
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The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1114473070.932391.138970@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Don't make me make you.
Ha! I can see you went to one of those English private schools,
didn't
you?
I was the tall ginger senior who wears black and always smokes in the
common room, the type you always see in films and television.
~Iain
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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27 Apr 2005 04:31:46 PM |
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In article <1114553653.160733.309260@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
I was the tall ginger senior who wears black and always smokes in the
common room, the type you always see in films and television.
The one always rejected by the heroine?
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| User: "stoney" |
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28 Apr 2005 12:08:21 PM |
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On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 07:31:46 +1000, The Great Hairy One
<the.great.hairy@GEEmail.com> wrote:
In article <1114553653.160733.309260@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
I was the tall ginger senior who wears black and always smokes in the
common room, the type you always see in films and television.
The one always rejected by the heroine?
LOL
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| User: "Radical aeasterbunnyist" |
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26 Apr 2005 06:11:08 AM |
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The gates of alt.atheism slowly swung open, and there stood The Great
Hairy One <the.great.hairy@GEEmail.com>,who intoned thus:
In article <1114473070.932391.138970@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Don't make me make you.
Ha! I can see you went to one of those English private schools, didn't
you?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069198/
From the film:
"When he was 11, he was torn from his mother's apron strings and
placed in a very hostile environment. He was sent to an institution
filled with licenced bullies, and pederasts."
"But <splutter> he went to public school"
"Exactly"
"Are you English?"
"No"
"Ohhh!"
Later conversations in the film about Dr Herder always end like this:
"Is he English?"
"No"
"Ohhh!"
One of my favourite films ever.
David Silverman F.L.A.H.N. aa #2208
Due to be prayed for by Gastrich 11.3.2011
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| User: "Iain" |
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25 Apr 2005 04:42:44 AM |
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The Great Hairy One wrote:
Gidday all,
Liquid Grace and I went away for the long weekend, up to the Blue
Mountains (if you are ever in Sydney, I really recommend going).
One night we wandered into Blackheath, one of the small mountain
towns,
and had dinner at one of the local pubs. A small plaque near the
entrance noted that Charles Darwin visited the pub in 1836 and
checked
out the local views, as well as examining the local flora and fauna.
See: http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/towns/blackheath.asp
Fascinating stuff! As an ex-biologist, I had chills from knowing I
was
sitting in the same building as the great man himself.
I once went to the pub where Robin Hood got married, so it is claimed.
~Iain
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| User: "Jez" |
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25 Apr 2005 06:17:56 AM |
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Iain wrote:
The Great Hairy One wrote:
Gidday all,
Liquid Grace and I went away for the long weekend, up to the Blue
Mountains (if you are ever in Sydney, I really recommend going).
One night we wandered into Blackheath, one of the small mountain
towns,
and had dinner at one of the local pubs. A small plaque near the
entrance noted that Charles Darwin visited the pub in 1836 and
checked
out the local views, as well as examining the local flora and fauna.
See: http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/towns/blackheath.asp
Fascinating stuff! As an ex-biologist, I had chills from knowing I
was
sitting in the same building as the great man himself.
I once went to the pub where Robin Hood got married, so it is claimed.
Hell, who cares, as long as it sold beer !
--
Jez, MBA.,
Country Dancing and Advanced Astrology, UBS.
'Realism is seductive because once you have accepted the reasonable
notion that you should base your actions on reality, you are too often
led to accept, without much questioning, someone else's version of what
that reality is. It is a crucial act of independent thinking to be
skeptical of someone else's description of reality.'-
Howard Zinn
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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25 Apr 2005 05:57:25 AM |
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In article <1114422164.328346.151790@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
I once went to the pub where Robin Hood got married, so it is claimed.
But he didn't exist!
Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
riding through the glen...
--
The Great Hairy One
ANZAC Day
Lest We Forget
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| User: "Iain" |
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25 Apr 2005 10:53:25 AM |
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The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1114422164.328346.151790@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
I once went to the pub where Robin Hood got married, so it is
claimed.
But he didn't exist!
Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
riding through the glen...
He did!; The landlord said so.
Seriously, though, you could be right, but I think that's a bit of a
premature judgement. Robin Hood cannot be traced to a specific writer
of fiction, nor is there anything incredible or miraculous about the
tales involving him.
His type existed: wood-dwelling rebellious outlaws and robbers and
gangs. The notion that amongst these was a mob leader called Robyn Hode
doesn't alert me to fiction.
~Iain
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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26 Apr 2005 05:25:01 AM |
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In article <1114444405.209808.173060@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
He did!; The landlord said so.
Seriously, though, you could be right, but I think that's a bit of a
premature judgement. Robin Hood cannot be traced to a specific writer
of fiction, nor is there anything incredible or miraculous about the
tales involving him.
His type existed: wood-dwelling rebellious outlaws and robbers and
gangs. The notion that amongst these was a mob leader called Robyn Hode
doesn't alert me to fiction.
Hmmm, I'll certainly agree that there may have been some truth behind
the myth, but the Walt Disney hero he most certainly wasn't!
--
The Great Hairy One,
ICQ: 118086514
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| User: "Iain" |
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26 Apr 2005 10:19:45 AM |
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The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1114444405.209808.173060@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
He did!; The landlord said so.
Seriously, though, you could be right, but I think that's a bit of
a
premature judgement. Robin Hood cannot be traced to a specific
writer
of fiction, nor is there anything incredible or miraculous about
the
tales involving him.
His type existed: wood-dwelling rebellious outlaws and robbers and
gangs. The notion that amongst these was a mob leader called Robyn
Hode
doesn't alert me to fiction.
Hmmm, I'll certainly agree that there may have been some truth behind
the myth, but the Walt Disney hero he most certainly wasn't!
Yep, he wasn't a fox. Have you seen the Kevin Costner\Alan Rickman
version?
~Iain
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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26 Apr 2005 04:39:23 PM |
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In article <1114528785.476299.56780@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Yep, he wasn't a fox. Have you seen the Kevin Costner\Alan Rickman
version?
<shudder>
Unfortunately! Cripes, I *loathe* Kevin Costner.
--
The Great Hairy One,
ICQ: 118086514
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| User: "stoney" |
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27 Apr 2005 05:38:41 PM |
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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:39:23 +1000, The Great Hairy One
<the.great.hairy@GEEmail.com> wrote:
In article <1114528785.476299.56780@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Yep, he wasn't a fox. Have you seen the Kevin Costner\Alan Rickman
version?
<shudder>
Unfortunately! Cripes, I *loathe* Kevin Costner.
An interesting character is General Francis Marion aka "The Swamp Fox"
from the US Revolutionary War.
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Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "The Great Hairy One" |
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28 Apr 2005 07:27:09 AM |
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In article <c2507150mefbscrn2shm0fr8mhbuhc4v5g@4ax.com>,
says...
An interesting character is General Francis Marion aka "The Swamp Fox"
from the US Revolutionary War.
What's he got to do with Kevin "the moron" Costner??
--
The Great Hairy One,
ICQ: 118086514
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| User: "Masked Avenger" |
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28 Apr 2005 08:12:17 AM |
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stoney wrote:
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:39:23 +1000, The Great Hairy One
<the.great.hairy@GEEmail.com> wrote:
In article <1114528785.476299.56780@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Yep, he wasn't a fox. Have you seen the Kevin Costner\Alan Rickman
version?
<shudder>
Unfortunately! Cripes, I *loathe* Kevin Costner.
An interesting character is General Francis Marion aka "The Swamp Fox"
from the US Revolutionary War.
I seem to recall seeing a Disney version of the 'Swamp Fox' many, many
years ago ...... I imagine the story had been somewhat sterilised, as
Disney is want to do ..... but I think your Civil War produced better
characters ...... Nathan Bedford Forrest .... now THERE is a character,
I'm amazed there is no movie about him ....
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Masked Avenger
aa#2224
EAC Chief Technician in charge of remotely rigging Fundie 'Spell
Checkers' so they all look like hick home schooled yokels
Does Schroedinger's cat have 18 half lives ?
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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28 Apr 2005 10:27:42 AM |
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Masked Avenger <cootey_59@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:4270e138$0$5179$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au:
stoney wrote:
On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:39:23 +1000, The Great Hairy One
<the.great.hairy@GEEmail.com> wrote:
In article <1114528785.476299.56780@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Yep, he wasn't a fox. Have you seen the Kevin Costner\Alan Rickman
version?
<shudder>
Unfortunately! Cripes, I *loathe* Kevin Costner.
An interesting character is General Francis Marion aka "The Swamp
Fox" from the US Revolutionary War.
I seem to recall seeing a Disney version of the 'Swamp Fox' many,
many
years ago ...... I imagine the story had been somewhat sterilised, as
Disney is want to do ..... but I think your Civil War produced better
characters ...... Nathan Bedford Forrest .... now THERE is a
character, I'm amazed there is no movie about him ....
Hollywood would have a collective heart attack.
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Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"You know you're over the target when you start receiving flak."
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| User: "Iain" |
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27 Apr 2005 10:49:05 AM |
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The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1114528785.476299.56780@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Yep, he wasn't a fox. Have you seen the Kevin Costner\Alan Rickman
version?
<shudder>
Unfortunately! Cripes, I *loathe* Kevin Costner.
I have a rather neutral opinion of Costner. Alan Rickman was the
perfect villain, though.
I didn't understand people whinging about Costner's accent. Robin Hood
would have spoken French.
~Iain
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| User: "Wieland the Smith" |
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27 Apr 2005 02:41:47 PM |
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Iain wrote:
The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1114528785.476299.56780@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Yep, he wasn't a fox. Have you seen the Kevin Costner\Alan Rickman
version?
<shudder>
Unfortunately! Cripes, I *loathe* Kevin Costner.
I have a rather neutral opinion of Costner. Alan Rickman was the
perfect villain, though.
I didn't understand people whinging about Costner's accent. Robin Hood
would have spoken French.
~Iain
I heard he was of Saxon origin, it was the other side
who spoke French (people of Norman origin).
That old Saxon language probably sounded somewhat like Dutch
or the German "Platt" dialect
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03 May 2005 06:35:26 PM |
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Wieland the Smith wrote:
Iain wrote:
The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1114528785.476299.56780@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
Yep, he wasn't a fox. Have you seen the Kevin Costner\Alan Rickman
version?
<shudder>
Unfortunately! Cripes, I *loathe* Kevin Costner.
I have a rather neutral opinion of Costner. Alan Rickman was the
perfect villain, though.
I didn't understand people whinging about Costner's accent. Robin
Hood
would have spoken French.
~Iain
I heard he was of Saxon origin, it was the other side
who spoke French (people of Norman origin).
That old Saxon language probably sounded somewhat like Dutch
or the German "Platt" dialect
I haven't slep for dais so il be breaf. Robert is French name, and alse
character is fallen aristocat -- Norman. Legend is in minnle aged, not
saxon aged, so not old english but middle English -- although at about
1200 still predominantly overly very saxon. Scottish dialect also very
similar to dutch -- including words like Ken and In\Oot, Gang, ect,
etc. Further north in Brittain you go, further backing time you go in
language.
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27 Apr 2005 04:31:15 PM |
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In article <1114616945.090368.40710@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
I have a rather neutral opinion of Costner. Alan Rickman was the
perfect villain, though.
Yeah, Alan Rickman is most excellent. He's pretty good in all his
movies.
I didn't understand people whinging about Costner's accent.
Because it sounded as though he was talking with a mouth full of
porridge!
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25 Apr 2005 08:46:11 PM |
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On 25 Apr 2005 08:53:25 -0700 the ET form known as
Iain<iain_inkster@hotmail.com> sent a radio signal across the vast
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The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1114422164.328346.151790@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
I once went to the pub where Robin Hood got married, so it is
claimed.
But he didn't exist!
Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
riding through the glen...
He did!; The landlord said so.
Seriously, though, you could be right, but I think that's a bit of a
premature judgement. Robin Hood cannot be traced to a specific writer
of fiction, nor is there anything incredible or miraculous about the
tales involving him.
His type existed: wood-dwelling rebellious outlaws and robbers and
gangs. The notion that amongst these was a mob leader called Robyn Hode
doesn't alert me to fiction.
It seems lots of cultures have to have a Robin Hood type of character.
Usually some historical figure can be made to fit the bill but if not
one has to be invented. In the US there is Jesse James, In India the
Bandit Queen and in Oz Ned Kelly.
--
rot13
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Chief EAC prophet
Jason Gastrich is praying for me on 8 January 2009
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~pk1956/
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27 Apr 2005 05:37:37 PM |
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On 25 Apr 2005 08:53:25 -0700, "Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com>
wrote:
The Great Hairy One wrote:
In article <1114422164.328346.151790@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
iain_inkster@hotmail.com says...
I once went to the pub where Robin Hood got married, so it is
claimed.
But he didn't exist!
Robin Hood, Robin Hood,
riding through the glen...
He did!; The landlord said so.
Seriously, though, you could be right, but I think that's a bit of a
premature judgement. Robin Hood cannot be traced to a specific writer
of fiction, nor is there anything incredible or miraculous about the
tales involving him.
His type existed: wood-dwelling rebellious outlaws and robbers and
gangs. The notion that amongst these was a mob leader called Robyn Hode
doesn't alert me to fiction.
Robyn Hode
whom Maid Marion rode......
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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27 Apr 2005 05:36:54 PM |
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On 25 Apr 2005 02:42:44 -0700, "Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com>
wrote:
The Great Hairy One wrote:
Gidday all,
Liquid Grace and I went away for the long weekend, up to the Blue
Mountains (if you are ever in Sydney, I really recommend going).
One night we wandered into Blackheath, one of the small mountain
towns,
and had dinner at one of the local pubs. A small plaque near the
entrance noted that Charles Darwin visited the pub in 1836 and
checked
out the local views, as well as examining the local flora and fauna.
See: http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/towns/blackheath.asp
Fascinating stuff! As an ex-biologist, I had chills from knowing I
was
sitting in the same building as the great man himself.
I once went to the pub where Robin Hood got married, so it is claimed.
Did you sit at the table where Robin Maid Marion?
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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28 Apr 2005 08:14:30 AM |
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stoney wrote:
On 25 Apr 2005 02:42:44 -0700, "Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com>
wrote:
The Great Hairy One wrote:
Gidday all,
Liquid Grace and I went away for the long weekend, up to the Blue
Mountains (if you are ever in Sydney, I really recommend going).
One night we wandered into Blackheath, one of the small mountain
towns,
and had dinner at one of the local pubs. A small plaque near the
entrance noted that Charles Darwin visited the pub in 1836 and
checked
out the local views, as well as examining the local flora and fauna.
See: http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/towns/blackheath.asp
Fascinating stuff! As an ex-biologist, I had chills from knowing I
was
sitting in the same building as the great man himself.
I once went to the pub where Robin Hood got married, so it is claimed.
Did you sit at the table where Robin Maid Marion?
Nah ... got too drunk and spent most of the time in the Little John .....
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Masked Avenger
aa#2224
EAC Chief Technician in charge of remotely rigging Fundie 'Spell
Checkers' so they all look like hick home schooled yokels
Does Schroedinger's cat have 18 half lives ?
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| User: "Radical aeasterbunnyist" |
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| Title: Re: At the same Inn as Darwin |
25 Apr 2005 06:15:03 AM |
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The gates of alt.atheism slowly swung open, and there stood The Great
Hairy One <the.great.hairy@GEEmail.com>,who intoned thus:
Gidday all,
Liquid Grace and I went away for the long weekend, up to the Blue
Mountains (if you are ever in Sydney, I really recommend going).
One night we wandered into Blackheath, one of the small mountain towns,
and had dinner at one of the local pubs. A small plaque near the
entrance noted that Charles Darwin visited the pub in 1836 and checked
out the local views, as well as examining the local flora and fauna.
See: http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/towns/blackheath.asp
Fascinating stuff! As an ex-biologist, I had chills from knowing I was
sitting in the same building as the great man himself.
Cheers,
TGHO
If you visit the UK, there is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_House
which is here:
http://tinyurl.com/doewd
David Silverman F.L.A.H.N. aa #2208
Due to be prayed for by Gastrich 11.3.2011
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