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One thing that seemed incontrovertible was no manuscript before, say, the late 1300s would contain ultramarine made from lapis lazuli or lazurite on the grounds that the source, Afghanistan, was a str ...

So the villains of Bodyguard both turned out to be women. But I've been telling you for years that women are congenitally wicked. The clue is in the chromosomes -- XX -- double-cross. I bet the serial ...

Sorry, I started saying 'Cromwell' (another British tank) in that last post instead of 'Churchill' -- which I have now amended. It's highly appropriate I got confused because there is a certain amount ...

The manuscript, by now detached
Yes, they generally are. It keeps things simple.

was burned in the Cotton library fire at Ashburnham House in 1731.
Yes, they generally are. Such a shame we’ll n ...

You laugh, I'll cry.

The Durham embroideries were designed during the early 10th century and were discovered in the tomb of St Cuthbert.
Wha-a-a-a? They only opened the coffin in 1107. They only built the cathedral in . ...

Book of Durrow is on its way to the British Library Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/book-of-durrow-is-on-its-way-to-the-british-library-1.3634797#.W6SuwmY3Svg.twitter
It'll ...

Surely he was the last manager who actually caused pain -- mostly verbal, occasionally with flying hairdryers -- to underperforming players. That's the AE point: nobody would be allowed to do that now ...

Here's an idea for the dressing room. Roman army units would form two lines armed with sticks and force out-of-form strikers to run the gauntlet. Avoid the legs, chaps.

Rather makes my point. If an out of form striker knows there is nowhere to go he won't go there. Painsville City, I mean.

What are we to make of the vicissitudes of the premiership's three best strikers of only a few months ago: Salah, Lukaku and Kane?

Salah's case is perhaps the weirdest. He seems to be doing everyth ...

You talking to me, John? I was referring to his plea to be booted off the site but the moment has passed. He'll have to seek his cold turkeys elsewhere. An important question you (have both) raised. A ...

Aren't you reminded of those maps of Middle Earth in Tolkien's books? He was an Anglo-Saxon scholar of course.

So, yes, the Churchill. Best or worst? First off, the context. My claim was made in a humorous chapter not about tanks but about tank names. I had reasonable expectations of some latitude on the part ...

If you read carefully, that wasn't his plea for help.

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Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	Forum: British History Posted: 2:40 pm Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	One thing that seemed incontrovertible was no manuscript before, say, the late 1300s would contain ultramarine made from lapis lazuli or lazurite on the grounds that the source, Afghanistan, was a str ...
Topic: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 512 Views: 51364	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 9:50 am Subject: AE on Telly News
Mick Harper Replies: 512 Views: 51364	So the villains of Bodyguard both turned out to be women. But I've been telling you for years that women are congenitally wicked. The clue is in the chromosomes -- XX -- double-cross. I bet the serial ...
Topic: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 292 Views: 35993	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 8:34 am Subject: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 292 Views: 35993	Sorry, I started saying 'Cromwell' (another British tank) in that last post instead of 'Churchill' -- which I have now amended. It's highly appropriate I got confused because there is a certain amount ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	Forum: British History Posted: 8:03 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	The manuscript, by now detached Yes, they generally are. It keeps things simple. was burned in the Cotton library fire at Ashburnham House in 1731. Yes, they generally are. Such a shame we’ll n ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	Forum: British History Posted: 12:07 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	You laugh, I'll cry.
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	Forum: British History Posted: 6:33 pm Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	The Durham embroideries were designed during the early 10th century and were discovered in the tomb of St Cuthbert. Wha-a-a-a? They only opened the coffin in 1107. They only built the cathedral in . ...
Topic: Meetings with Remarkable Forgeries
Mick Harper Replies: 309 Views: 7586	Forum: British History Posted: 6:15 pm Subject: Meetings with Remarkable Forgeries
Mick Harper Replies: 309 Views: 7586	Book of Durrow is on its way to the British Library Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/book-of-durrow-is-on-its-way-to-the-british-library-1.3634797#.W6SuwmY3Svg.twitter It'll ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 1078 Views: 49830	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 3:38 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 1078 Views: 49830	Surely he was the last manager who actually caused pain -- mostly verbal, occasionally with flying hairdryers -- to underperforming players. That's the AE point: nobody would be allowed to do that now ...
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 1078 Views: 49830	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 12:41 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 1078 Views: 49830	Here's an idea for the dressing room. Roman army units would form two lines armed with sticks and force out-of-form strikers to run the gauntlet. Avoid the legs, chaps.
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 1078 Views: 49830	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 12:32 pm Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 1078 Views: 49830	Rather makes my point. If an out of form striker knows there is nowhere to go he won't go there. Painsville City, I mean.
Topic: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 1078 Views: 49830	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 11:42 am Subject: The Importance of Sport
Mick Harper Replies: 1078 Views: 49830	What are we to make of the vicissitudes of the premiership's three best strikers of only a few months ago: Salah, Lukaku and Kane? Salah's case is perhaps the weirdest. He seems to be doing everyth ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 465 Views: 40478	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 9:11 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 465 Views: 40478	You talking to me, John? I was referring to his plea to be booted off the site but the moment has passed. He'll have to seek his cold turkeys elsewhere. An important question you (have both) raised. A ...
Topic: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	Forum: British History Posted: 8:01 am Subject: Inventing History : forgery: a great British tradition
Mick Harper Replies: 1208 Views: 122499	Aren't you reminded of those maps of Middle Earth in Tolkien's books? He was an Anglo-Saxon scholar of course.
Topic: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 292 Views: 35993	Forum: APPLIED EPISTEMOLOGY Posted: 7:36 am Subject: Principles of Applied Epistemology
Mick Harper Replies: 292 Views: 35993	So, yes, the Churchill. Best or worst? First off, the context. My claim was made in a humorous chapter not about tanks but about tank names. I had reasonable expectations of some latitude on the part ...
Topic: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 465 Views: 40478	Forum: NEW CONCEPTS Posted: 6:59 am Subject: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Mick Harper Replies: 465 Views: 40478	If you read carefully, that wasn't his plea for help.