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Lunchtime has been and gone.Of all the cultures/civilisations in the history of this waki, waki world, which is/was best and why? And if you could have a one-way ticket to this time/place, would you? WELL?
Alt: nommy nom nom, zombies, cayke, HSH.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:04,
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Victorian BritainStiff on the outside riotous on the inside, plus empire buliding.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:07,
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Not a bad choice.Gentlemen's clubs, an empire, almost all MDs were legal and freely available, GIN everywhere, barely any immigrants bar the fucking padraigs, much smaller population, an uncorrupted class system... Sounds pretty good to me.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:11,
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Exactly, of course this is assuming one is upper class of courseI also fancy a bit of Roman action.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:12,
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One was of course assuming this. What a strange fellow you are.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:13,
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My deepest apologies sir for the smear on your good characterI shall have a servant whipped in penitence
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:16,
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Actually the twenties and thirties seemed like a hoot.*flaps*
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girlinthehole, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:17,
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I would imagine the coke was purer and I suit a bob.(
girlinthehole, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:20,
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I like the idea of a time when a man could Charleston with reckless abandonand not be called a bumder.
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I think any man who uses the words 'reckless abandon'is quite obviously a bumder.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 26 May 2011, 14:30,
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Not in the 1920sI'd have been seen as a dashing, devil-may-care rogue, hopefully with a more substantial moustache than I'm actually capable of growing.
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Just apply a bit of toupee tape to your top lipthen, the next time you're on your knees in a public park, you'll come away with a fine, bushy moustache.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 26 May 2011, 14:33,
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You're banned for wanking over the sex-ed books on aisle 76(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:17,
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Me too. I'd also love to see precisely what those fucking Spaniards burnt in Central America.Book after book of science, philosophy, poetry etc. All destroyed for being 'heathen'. Makes me fucking sick.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:27,
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Yet the 3rd Reich were entirely fair in their book burning policy(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:28,
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Yup. All they burnt were some 'Nancy Drew Mysteries' books and a Haynes manual for a VW Beetle.Anyone who disagrees is a HOLOCAUST DENIER.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:31,
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^this, actuallyexcept that I wouldn't be able to read a single bastard word of it.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 26 May 2011, 14:28,
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Google translate is your friend (
Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:51,
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If I could go back to any time whatsoeverI'd probably go back to last Sunday, that was pretty fucking cool.
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Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:18,
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She likes the wallpaper.That's my guess.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:36,
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April 3rd, 1912With a grand in my pocket. Straight down the bookies. "What odds can I get on that unsinkable ship coming a cropper, mate?"
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A day before it sinks implies I had insider knowledgeA suicidal saboteur with a steerage ticket.
And I couldn't be bothered to Wiki the right date
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IIRC, it left on the 10th, hit the iceberg on the 14th, sank on the 15th...(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:48,
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I keep telling youI'M FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 26 May 2011, 14:58,
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Well I'm sure your husband would be very chuffed to hear you call him that.Shame he's so old he's gone deaf, really.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:11,
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I've had a interest with the Egyptians for yearsIt only flairs up from time to time, but going to the British Museum turned me back into a child again. I fully intend on going there, and to the Natural History museum next time I'm in London.
Alt: I've got some rather spectacularly good pork & herb sausages to have for tea tonight, nom nom nom. Last time I had them in a sandwich with ketchup, it cured my hangover, and made me look like I'd been snacking on braaaains. I might even make them into a cayke in my Home Sweet Home later on.
Does that cover all bases?
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:21,
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A trip to London eh?Dream big AA, dream big
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:23,
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I was intending on being there for the July Bash, but Sonisphere is the week after, and that's taking all my money.(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:25,
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But surely you can dream of actually visiting Giza and the PyramidsAim for the stars AA, aim for the stars
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:27,
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At some point, I do intend on doing so.But it's a few years away, at least.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:28,
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"Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there's footprints on the moon"mentalist on the telly lols
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 26 May 2011, 14:29,
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Are you endorsing the killing of Jill Dando?(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:38,
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Well when you do make it down, I'll go museuming with you if you like.I fucking love museums, me.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:28,
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They really are fucking ace, aren't they?(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:28,
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I went to the Museum of London Docklands last Sunday - it's superb.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:32,
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At a quick glance, looks a little like Liverpool Maritime MuseumThat one is fucking ace too. Have you taken Len to any museums yet? (I'm assuming not)
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:49,
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Not yet, but she's been to the Natural History and Science museums with her mother.I hope to God my enthusiasm for history will be passed on. My own father's bounding keenness for learning in all its guises has been a major influence on me so I can only hope to do half as good a job.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:54,
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I've no doubt it willIt comes across on here clearly, so I'm sure it's all the more infectious IRL.
My Dad is both wonderful and irritating at the same time. He knows massive amounts about history, religion, etc etc. However, getting a straight answer out of him is near to impossible, he used to be a nightmare with homework help.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:55,
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Don't get despondant if it doesn't happen.She might be a late bloomer.
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girlinthehole, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:56,
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The bread puns stopped about two hours ago, love.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:57,
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Don't worry about it Montykids generally love history. My little sister can now recite the whole of Perseus and the Gorgon Slayer, tell the story of Julius Caesar and the oracle, and knows all of the original version of Pandora's box, thanks to long car journeys sitting next to me. The key is to find the interesting stuff
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:04,
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Yeah as long as you don't decide on The Agricultural Revolution and the Three-Field System asyour topic of choice I imagine it will be fine.(, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:07, Reply)
I for one find the Inclosures legislation FASCINATING IN EVERY WAY.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:15,
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I'm sure you do Montyof course now I've ensured she's going to go and be a management consultant
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:17,
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If she is, I shall hunt you down and kill you.Nothing personal, you understand.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:35,
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Has no-one else noticedthat AA's obsession with the mysteries of the ancient Egyptians does not extend to being able to spell "Egyptians" correctly?
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UR Toyah Wilcockth AICM thpeech impediment and shit recording career(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:35,
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I'd go back to 30AD and film Jesus on my I-phonethen come back and show everyone that he was just a budget Derren Brown
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:29,
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Even better show him some of the people who claim to be following himand get his response.
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I'd film him on a phone with a decent cameraor better still with an actual video camera
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Peej, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:51,
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I'D GO BACK AND KILL STEVE JOBS MOTHER AND BURN HER CORPSE SO APPLE DIDN'T EXIST!(, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:55, Reply)
Chill out mate, we get it, you're an apple fan boy, no need to shove down our throats(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:57,
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Nakers struggles with basic comprehension some times.Most times.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:16,
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2200 and hope I haven't overshot humanity.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:34,
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If it gets to 2200, and I'm the only one left, then I'm going to spend my entire life searching for your grave and when I do, I'm going to deficate all over and then stamp all over the poo in the floor and then stamp in the poo so it flings everywhere.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:46,
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There are plenty of civilisations I'd love to visit, don't get me wrong,but one-way? Fuck that, I'd be dead of plague in a fortnight. Or at least desperately uncomfortable and riddled with lice. Oh, and I'd probably be burned as a witch for knowing a timy amount of science. So I'll probably stick to books and the occasional documentary, ta.
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Like you'd last more than two hours in a world lacking cigarettes, cognac and cocaine.(, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:48, Reply)
Hence the allure of the Victorian era.Shitloads of claret and bugle, and some jolly wagers down at one's club following a heavy lunch - and monocles all over the fucking show.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:49,
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I told you, to keep that quiet, I didn't know she was "unclean"(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:09,
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Where would one get cigarettes, cognac and cocaine in 1976 (or whenever they did woodstock) ? (
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:49,
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By all accounts the first one was a fucking nightmare as well.I'm more of an Altamont or Monterey kind of guy.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:01,
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respectivelyshop, pub and dodgy dealer
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:52,
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*sigh*, that was sarcasm my dear.How are you doing? It's been ages since we have "Seen" each other, I think I would like to "meet up" with you again sometime.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:59,
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I am desended from Vikings on my father's side. I have always quite fancied a crack at that.I would also have rather enjoyed being Viceroy of India in the late 1800s, I think.
I'd like to have turned 16 in London in 1965, too.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:46,
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I have highly ambivalent feelingsabout the Romans at this point in time. But they were rather awesome in their own way. If I was a rich man that's definitely the time I'd live in.
Alt: fuck off with your nombies
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:49,
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What about if you were a skint young lady who had fantastic breasts?(, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:56, Reply)
I can't really think of a time in history when it was fantastic to be a woman, large boobs or not.(
girlinthehole, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:57,
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Can't you?There are several examples of matriarchal societies in history.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:59,
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There's strong evidence that certain Celtic societies were.You can tell from sculptural representations, richness of grave goods etc - it's pretty definite that some women held major mercantile positions and were without doubt richer and more powerful than many men.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:06,
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Yeah! but I bet they still had to change the babies nappies.(
girlinthehole, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:09,
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So fucking what? Much less unpleasant than the indignity of paid employment.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:31,
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Then I can't imagine any timewhere I'd do very well, unless I invest in a paper bag
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:01,
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Right now seems pretty goodWe have gadgets, millions of ways to waste time and access to a large variety of imported wines and spirits.
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Peej, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:53,
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IndeedI just don't fancy going back to anywhere before sewers were commonplace.
Anywhere before the late 90's was fucking shit anyway.
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Peej, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:58,
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agrees,although i could do without Cholera
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:00,
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I expect various points in history would have been ok for the upper classesBut for a prole like myself I can't imagine I'd have had much more than "Work fucking hard, die before I'm 35"
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Peej, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:03,
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Right now is fucking shit.What on earth are you on about?
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 14:57,
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I have this thing about electricityFlushing toilets, imported booze, healthcare, and fair good life expectancy. That said if I could go anywhere, absolutely anywhere at all in time, I think I'd probably choose to go back to a week last Tuesday.
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Peej, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:01,
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Nope, I just remember someone telling me once that Monty hates Red Dwarf.It'll be the nineteenth century for me. One of Napoleon's marshals. The chance to march across Europe with the greatest general of all time and kill Belgians. Marvellous.
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Peej, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:04,
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I hate red dwarf, anyone with any taste hates red dwarfas such your "reference" will go right over the heads of most right thinking people here.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:06,
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This implies you believe there are right thinking people herewhen there clearly aren't
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Peej, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:11,
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Points to self and Monty, the two bastions of taste in a wildernessof Josh Whedon, Terry Pratchett and Red Dwarf; pouch all of them.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:16,
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Do you ever feel like you're shouting in the wilderness, NA?(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:18,
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Joss Whedon is shit beyond credible beliefTerry Pratchett is mediocre, he took a good idea it into the ground, and I have no view on Red Dwarf
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:20,
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Firefly and Dr Horribles Sing Along Blog are aceand if that makes me shit then so be it.
I am the bum licky internet joyboy and I will like what I want.
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Peej, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:36,
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I can't belive no one else has thought about this.I'll go back to when there was that big Euro Millions about a month ago and win the lotto
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:04,
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Can I travel back to when there was that foot and mouth outbrake in 2007?the West country smelled like one giant barbecue.
It was fantastic.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:07,
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I think I'd make an excellent Victorian.Failing that, I'd be a Spartan woman. I'd have more rights than the average one, though I would have to put up with being kidnapped, raped and have my hair cut off on my wedding night. You win some, you lose some.
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Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:11,
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Shame about the rights thing, but I guess it's worth putting up with for the chance to get married and that other stuff.(, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:12, Reply)
I don't think all Spartans looked like Gerard ButlerShall i tell her do you want to?
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:15,
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"They grew their hair long, as it made beautiful men more beautiful, and frightening men more frightening"They also had beards, but shaved their upper lips.
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Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:17,
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They were awesome, I'll have you know(
Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:23,
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I'm not sure if you're talking about the Victorians or the Spartansbut with a largely militaristic society, all the men are going to be away fighting, so you have to give rights to the women so the country doesn't completely collapse.
Besides, the Spartan women had the helots to do things like weaving for them.
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Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:16,
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^ thisthe helots took on the majority of domestic labour. All things considered Sparta would be your best bet
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:18,
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It really wouldn't be that bad being one of the perioikoiNot a helot though. You wouldn't want the krypteia to get you.
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Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:23,
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The perioikoi did all the trading and thus made shitloads of money.Kind of like Jews in pre 1290CE England.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:24,
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They could be called up to fight, but not usually, right?Being one of those wouldn't be too bad.
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Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:26,
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Only called up to fight in the later years, when 'full Spartan' numbers were dwindling.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:30,
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Oh yes.The massive massive downside to a militaristic society and a penchant for throwing babies off cliffs.
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Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:31,
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When you say 'largely militaristic' you mean 'completely', if you mean full Spartan citizens, right?Helots don't count.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:23,
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I'm anti-semantic, I'll have you know.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:59,
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It's only funny if you post it immediately and not four hours later.(
girlinthehole, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:00,
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It's worryingthat your best bet if you lived in Athens as a woman, was to be a hetaira. I'm glad I don't live in the past
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:16,
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I need your back up, up there^^You'll agree with me for the second time in one thread
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:17,
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Stupid mouth ulcersI think I've become immune to all of the "treatments" as well.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:26,
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That means you have early-stage AIDS. Sorry to have to tell you in this public way**you pestilential sodomite
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:37,
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That's a relief i thought i had the full "Tom hanks"(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:38,
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That's next week.You need to start saying your goodbyes.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:39,
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I'd be here. Right here, at the pinnacle of human civilisation.Ordering stuff on the internet whilst sitting in my pants, the way God intended.
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Kroney, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:32,
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There is merit in this, however it misses the point off the questionObviously Kroney can't go back further than the invention of freezers.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:35,
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Oh, I'm sure a bag hanging in a Danish stream during the Viking period would work(
Kroney, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:37,
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Don't forget that we had mini-Ice Ages in the south east right up to Tudor times.The Thames would freeze over every winter for long periods. You'd have been fine.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:39,
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My parents have an Ice housethere are holes in the wall in the tunnel down where bees were kept over the winter in "stasis"
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:42,
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Did they used to make you sit in it in your vest and pants every Christmaswhilst everyone else was enjoying seasonal bonhomie in the warmth of the house?
They fucking should have.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:47,
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They didn't have it thenI had to sit in the shed with the coal
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:50,
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Or 'your black friends' as you claimed to your schoolmates.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:58,
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According to Wikipediathe last "frost fair" was held in 1814 (or possibly 13, I've closed the link now)
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My local pond in London has frozen over the last two years, definately thick enough to walk on at any rate(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:52,
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Could you keep your erection long enough for it to freeze?(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:40,
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In those days the roads and streets would have been piled high with excrement,both human and animal. Kroners would be fainting from blood loss every ten minutes.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:44,
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he'd have been as happy as a pig in shit(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:49,
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I run around at half-bongle most days.It wouldn't take much to re-inflate.
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Kroney, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:50,
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I'd also quite like to be around in the wild western days, with all the whiskey and gun fights and sexy prostitution(
Lisette von Falcon, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:48,
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probably wasn't sexy thoughthat was before people bathed daily
bleurgh
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Lisette von Falcon, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:51,
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I think that was why the cowboys used to check in for a bath before they got their hooker.Or at least that's what popular films have led me to believe.
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You'd be all like "Oh yeah, seeing you has given me a party in my confederation"(, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:55, Reply)
I wish I could live in one of my "romance" novels.That would be sexy fun.
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Lisette von Falcon, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:52,
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the dresses and the hair and the men and the dances and the SEX *swoons*(
Lisette von Falcon, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:57,
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I don't know! Do you think I'll get a man to dress in proper Regency attire for my wedding?! I highly doubt it.
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Lisette von Falcon, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:59,
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Not me.I'm going to be one of those English wankers who marries in a kilt. My family's hunting tartan is rather nice:
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:03,
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+ assuming I can rent it from Moss Bros(
JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:05,
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I'm hoping Scottish branches of Asda do them for £18(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:07,
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I wouldn't know what one of those looks like.You've just outed yourself as a prole, Nakers.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:08,
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You're entitled if your grandfather was natural born, I believe.(
Kroney, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:09,
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He was, as was my ain fether.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:10,
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Not just chief, but Wardens of the Marches, I'll have you know.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:13,
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Really? You're basically a saessanach, then.Says the second generation removed, soft as shite Surreyman...
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Kroney, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:14,
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We changed sides and fought different branches of our own clan all the fucking time.But then everyone in the borders, on both sides, did this constantly for hundreds of years.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:15,
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We ran around the Highlands stealing everybody's cattlethen fought on both sides at Culloden.
You had to make your fun where you could in those days.
I don't really get much into the history. All those that do are those dreadful Canadian and American tourists who clog up the roads every summer. I don't like to be associated.
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Kroney, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:17,
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for some reason, I saw you as a guy that wouldn't get marriedbut hey
kilts are hawt
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Lisette von Falcon, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:10,
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Are you calling me a poofter, like?(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:10,
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And the pox and the lack of decent heatingno cars, wretched poverty all around you, the constant smell of horses.
The past is shit, fact.
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Kroney, Thu 26 May 2011, 15:58,
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as it says....up there...I'd like to live in one of my "romance" novels.(
Lisette von Falcon, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:01,
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NEW THREAD ALERT BUMDERSNEW THREAD ALERT BUMDERS
NEW THREAD ALERT BUMDERS
NEW THREAD ALERT BUMDERS
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:07,
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They say there's a village in the Appalachian Mountains where people still live and speak as if it's still the Colonial periodbecause they're so far away from civilization, they don't realise we've moved the fuck on
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Lisette von Falcon, Thu 26 May 2011, 16:17,
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