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[Doctor X]

I've been looking to see that. It's always out at the video store

I looked at, heard about it, and finally figured, "what the hell." It is far better than I expected. Seriously. Reminds me a bit of Shawn of the Dead in that I got it thinking, "okay, heard this is funny," then while watching thought, "hey! This is actually a very good movie!"

It is not a spoiler: the opening scene is based on a true story.

--J.D.

[Maria]

Graham:

You say about Robin Hood :

He never died. He lives on. When England is in danger, he will reappear.
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He should be here now, battling the evil sheriff of Downing Street.

I donīt want to pay more taxes.



- Maria

[Magpie]

Oh, here is a niffy film: The Host.

--J.D.

I've been looking to see that. It's always out at the video store

[Doctor X]

Heard it has quite the deux ex machina at the end. One of these days I will read the original story.

Oh, here is a niffy film: The Host.

--J.D.

[Notaro]

watched I Am Legend a couple of days ago,it wasn't the train wreck I was expecting,I thought Will Smith held it together pretty well.It reminded me of Cast Away with Tom Hanks where you've basically got a guy on his own for a good chunk of the picture.

All the best,
Notaro

[Doctor X]

Not since St. Mel created his gospel. . . .

--J.D.

[Magpie]

Saw Horton Hears A Who last night, borrowing my nephew as cover.

Good movie--lots of laughs, lots of jokes for adults. Rather surprisingly blatant anti-atheist/anti-evolution subtext, but well-handled nonetheless (so much for Godless liberals controlling Hollywood...)

[Doctor X]

1] Robin Hood was actually a black man from the jungles of West Africa. The nearest he ever got to Sherwood Forest was Piccadilly, Manchester. He liked a good hot curry but really wasn't all that bothered about robbing and stuff like that. He thought King Richard was a white honkie faggot.

True: Played by Morgan Freeman.

2] He never died. He lives on. When England is in danger, he will reappear.

False: Sir Francis Drake--played by Rob Schneider.

Central heating: my dad, . . . My dad was released in 1992.

True: Played by Maurice Roëves. What England needs is another war with Germany.

Germans have been getting slack.

--J.D.

[Sam Flynn]

As to lothian, rather would not consider a brythonic connection.

Why not? Google "Votadini" or "Gododdin". The oldest "Welsh" poetry had its origins in and around Lothian.

[Graham]

[QUOTE=Doctor X;12948]Last I looked, there were two towns/hamlets/those-places-in-England-where-people-live-without-central-heating that were fighting over who had Robin's birthplace . . . or death-place.

Which reminds me of my favorite legend. . . .

Sherwood Forrest grew sad as Robin lay dying. His Merry Men gathered around him. He asked that the window be open so that he could gaze upon his belov'd Sherwood one last time. . . .

He then summoned his best bow and truest arrow. He knocked the arrow and proclaimed, "where this should land, bury me!"

Doctor,

1] Robin Hood was actually a black man from the jungles of West Africa. The nearest he ever got to Sherwood Forest was Piccadilly, Manchester. He liked a good hot curry but really wasn't all that bothered about robbing and stuff like that. He thought King Richard was a white honkie faggot.

2] He never died. He lives on. When England is in danger, he will reappear.

3] Central heating: my dad, who lived to be 109, said that the only time in his life he was ever warm was when the house next door was fire-bombed by the Luftwaffe during the Blitz, and he and his family went round to warm their hands at the embers. He wrote a personal letter of thanks to Hitler. Who in fact replied. My dad was released in 1992.

Apart from that, not much to add, really.

Graham

[Doctor X]

Last I looked, there were two towns/hamlets/those-places-in-England-where-people-live-without-central-heating that were fighting over who had Robin's birthplace . . . or death-place.

Which reminds me of my favorite legend. . . .

Sherwood Forrest grew sad as Robin lay dying. His Merry Men gathered around him. He asked that the window be open so that he could gaze upon his belov'd Sherwood one last time. . . .

He then summoned his best bow and truest arrow. He knocked the arrow and proclaimed, "where this should land, bury me!"











. . . so they buried him on top of the closet.

--J.D.

[Maria]

The submerged forest of Borth

Mike, Gareth, Graham:

Well the dates of the forest vary. Sometimes I like to walk around there. Here is the link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/coast/pages/5.shtml

https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/borth/

Gareth... this is what you were talking about Cantreīr Gwaelod ! on the first url they show a clip ! The second url just shows the different features in Borth, including the forest which I have placed above.

[Maria]

Mike and Gareth:

Have you ever heard about the ancient forest of Borth which disappeared a million years ago under the sea ?

Borth is not far away from where I live, and on a low tide, you can still see some of these ancient trees fossilised and protruding from the sand. They have turned into stone.

Another legend which I like very much is Robin Hood, we have been to the forest of Sherwood and the tree in which he used to live is still there today, its an ancient oak. Some twenty years ago, it had treatment which involved drilling down near the roots of the tree, because it was dying and nutrients were not getting through since the earth around it had compacted like cement. I donīt know in the end if the tree survived or not.

- Maria

[Doctor X]

That would be telling. . . .

--J. "Information! INforMAtion!" D.

[plang]

ooh, precise are we? about what Doc? Does it matter?