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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
11-13-2009, 08:49 PM
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Morthoron
Interesting quote regarding the St. Brice's Day...
Interesting quote regarding the St. Brice's Day Massacre, Rune -- a little known but brutal event in English history. You have to sympathize with the Danes; however, one also must look at the brutal... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-20-2009, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
For a long while I had this quote as a sig:
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For a long while I had this quote as a sig: "And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George, who stole surreptitiously into her... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-12-2009, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
Thanks Mnemo. Given the current rapaciousness of...
Thanks Mnemo. Given the current rapaciousness of big business and their plutocratic executives, I thought Roosevelt's dictum is as appropriate now as it was a century ago. The more things change, the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-23-2009, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
Well, as far as personal tastes go, I think...
Well, as far as personal tastes go, I think Morrison's renditions of 'Carrickfergus', 'My Lagan Love' and 'She Moved through the Fair' are perhaps the most powerful and moving ever done. A lot of... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-23-2009, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
*The Dark Elf snickers at the irony*
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*The Dark Elf snickers at the irony* Conversely, I think the best renditions of 'Raglan Road' and 'I'll Tell Me Ma' are done by Van Morrison and the Chieftains. The Morrison/Chieftains album is... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-23-2009, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
I notice your location is the 'Foggy Dew'. The...
I notice your location is the 'Foggy Dew'. The Young Dubliners play a version of that song that is excellent. My old band used to play a version of their version of that song. I guess that would make... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-25-2008, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
A great version of 'Willie McBride' or 'No Man's...
A great version of 'Willie McBride' or 'No Man's Land' is sung by the late, great Sandy Denny of Fairport Convention. For those not aware of Denny's singing prowess from Fairport, she'd be most... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-23-2008, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
Thanks, Gwath. I try changing up sigs whenever I...
Thanks, Gwath. I try changing up sigs whenever I find an interesting quote in my meanderings. I'm not much of a Lloyd George fan, but I find the description of De Valera appropriate (my grandfather... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-20-2008, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
Thanks, Gwath. But it seems Macaulay was not...
Thanks, Gwath. But it seems Macaulay was not appreciated by other intellectual peers of his time. For instance: "I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything." --... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-24-2008, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
Thank you. I almost added the second line to that...
Thank you. I almost added the second line to that verse: 'The examining body examined her body', but I thought that would be a bit much. And yes, George'll be arrested someday for equinus importunus. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-30-2008, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
I tip my hat to THE Ka for a quote from W.B....
I tip my hat to THE Ka for a quote from W.B. Yeats' Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry. Mr. Yeats has always been one of my favorite poets (particularly The Stolen Child), and I cherish the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-20-2007, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 3,462
Views: 603,666
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Morthoron
*The Dark Elf bows*
Thanks, Bethberry....
*The Dark Elf bows* Thanks, Bethberry. Actually, the list of insults is much longer, but because of the sig limitations I could only chose my favorites. My copy of the book is translated by Sir... |
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