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Started by Korea, March 10, 2009, 06:24:26 AM

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The Brain

Feeding the ravens or "feeding the ravens"?
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HisMajestyBOB

"Feeding" the ravens or feeding the "ravens"?
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The Larch

Today on headlines you never expected to read:

QuoteJames Blunt developed scurvy after adopting an all-meat diet to assert his masculinity

The Brain

Quote from: The Larch on August 20, 2020, 12:36:18 PM
Today on headlines you never expected to read:

QuoteJames Blunt developed scurvy after adopting an all-meat diet to assert his masculinity

Simpsons called it. At least I assume that they did.
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Eddie Teach

Maybe he should have started by writing a song men wouldn't be embarrassed to listen to.
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The Larch

Quote from: Eddie Teach on August 20, 2020, 12:52:32 PM
Maybe he should have started by writing a song men wouldn't be embarrassed to listen to.

The guy is a combat veteran from the British Army and commanded his own tank in Kosovo, I don't think he should have any need to "assert his masculinity", whatever men think about his songs.

Eddie Teach

Ok... All I know is that one song and this embarrassing story.  :sleep: :lol:
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The Larch

Quote from: Eddie Teach on August 20, 2020, 01:01:41 PM
Ok... All I know is that one song and this embarrassing story.  :sleep: :lol:

Really? When the song came out his military background was almost always mentioned whenever he was being talked about.

Sheilbh

Quote from: The Larch on August 20, 2020, 12:59:34 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on August 20, 2020, 12:52:32 PM
Maybe he should have started by writing a song men wouldn't be embarrassed to listen to.

The guy is a combat veteran from the British Army and commanded his own tank in Kosovo, I don't think he should have any need to "assert his masculinity", whatever men think about his songs.
In fairness the story is apparently from when he was 19 doing a sociology degree and apparently wanting to annoy his female vegan classmates.

Needless to say.... :lol:
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mongers

Quote from: Sheilbh on August 20, 2020, 10:12:50 AM
Quote from: The Larch on August 20, 2020, 10:10:37 AM
The solution seems fairly easy, feed them abundantly within the Tower.  :bowler:
So apparently - I've read articles about the ravens before - that's only half the issue. They are very curious birds who need a lot of stimulation hence the raven master bringing them toys. So I feel like part of it is they probably just want things/people to interact with as well as food.

But agreed we should just feed the ravens.....

Old Sarum has a similar population of Ravens within the Norman keep, thought they aren't 'hobbled'* like the Tower of London birds.

I guess they've been missing company during the lockdown, maybe I should go and visit them, as I've been meaning to for a while.


*iirc the Tower birds have their wings clipped, but I might be wrongly  remembering that.
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Quote from: The Larch on August 20, 2020, 01:03:25 PM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on August 20, 2020, 01:01:41 PM
Ok... All I know is that one song and this embarrassing story.  :sleep: :lol:

Really? When the song came out his military background was almost always mentioned whenever he was being talked about.

Why would anyone have listened to him being interviewed? :huh:
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I've just learned that Steve Bruce, football manager, has written a series of self - insert detective novels. And they are glorious. :lol:

https://thesetpieces.com/latest-posts/sweeper-steve-bruce-review/
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Grey Fox

Went & got the books for my daughter's 4th grade. Browsing thru her History book, there's an entire section on the 13 colonies up to 1745. Kind of amazing, really.
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grumbler

Quote from: Tyr on August 21, 2020, 04:38:27 AM
I've just learned that Steve Bruce, football manager, has written a series of self - insert detective novels. And they are glorious. :lol:

https://thesetpieces.com/latest-posts/sweeper-steve-bruce-review/

I'm thinking the books are far from glorious, but that's a glorious book review!  :lol:
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Oexmelin

Quote from: Grey Fox on August 21, 2020, 08:24:39 PM
Went & got the books for my daughter's 4th grade. Browsing thru her History book, there's an entire section on the 13 colonies up to 1745. Kind of amazing, really.

Anything on Nova Scotia? Newfoundland?
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