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04-28-2008, 01:27 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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Questions Need Answers!
...sent to Coventry....
what does that mean, oh British Ones?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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04-28-2008, 01:34 PM
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Your Bartender
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Ostracized from Right Thinking People(tm).
Also see the Robert Heinlein short story of the same name. |
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04-28-2008, 01:46 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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I hear much of this "Robert Heinlein" from you Nerdish Ones.
[channeling Lucy Van Pelt/] What's so great about him? Did he ever have his picture on a bubble gum card? Well, did HE? [/end channel]
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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04-28-2008, 01:48 PM
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changed his status to single
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Nerds masturbate to Heinlein. Seriously.
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04-28-2008, 02:14 PM
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Heinlein invented the queredefansible!
and doesn't Coventry have something to do with pilgrimages?
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04-28-2008, 03:56 PM
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Encroaching on your decrees
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[British cultural nerd]
I think you're thinking of Canterbury, Cloud. Sent to Coventry Canterbury pilgrims [/British cultural nerd]
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Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of 
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04-28-2008, 05:24 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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And for those who don't want to follow Limey's link, if you send someone to Coventry, you all agree not to talk to them.
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04-28-2008, 08:22 PM
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actually, I think I was thinking of "A Coventry Carol" -- one of my favorite Christmas carols, so I was associating it with religion
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04-28-2008, 08:26 PM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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04-29-2008, 05:47 AM
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polaroid of perfection
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We used to sing the Coventry Carol every year at our school carol concert.
My Mum never heard it anywhere else, and thought it was specific to us. One day, years later at another carol concert she turned to me in surprise at the fact it was on the programme. In the wisdom of my early twenties I scoffed at her, telling her it was a well known carol and she was basically a silly old woman for thinking it was only my school that sang it. Then when it started it was quite clear that no-one around us had any idea how it went. Mum was good enough not to say anything, although I burned with shame for the whole carol.
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04-29-2008, 09:55 AM
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years and years of singing in choirs exposes one to all the carols. I love that one, though!
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04-29-2008, 11:43 AM
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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HEY! Christmas is like 8 months away. Enough already!
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04-29-2008, 03:49 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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God rest ye, Mercenary Gentleman......
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04-29-2008, 03:57 PM
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polaroid of perfection
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Actually it would be God rest ye Mercenary, Gentleman [/pedant]
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04-29-2008, 04:48 PM
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