An entertaining romp through mitary history from the BBC, this. wd bbc.
Don't tell jorge I've admitted to watching the BBC.
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An entertaining romp through mitary history from the BBC, this. wd bbc.
Don't tell jorge I've admitted to watching the BBC.
Ta. Will check that oot.
It's ok, I bet Jorge secretly watches ITV now and again.
Yes, I've been enjoying that. And, although I find the chap a bit fey, I do rather like his jacket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Also, the musket man with the big, mental moustache in the last episode made me laugh.
I've only seen the first one. I am also very taken with his jacket and wondered whether I might find out who it is by. Perhaps I should write to the BBC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
I liked the long bow fella. The arrogant fat fúck.
oh good - saw that on player and it looked interesting. If it's any consolation I will be watching it without paying a licence feeQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
Dr Sam Willis. i also enjoyed his Silk Road, and coveted the leather journals into which he pasted pictures and wrote notes about his journey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Do you think I could tweet him to ask where he got his jacket and his journals, or would that be a little crass?
Yes, but he could draw a full-size longbow, so fair play to him. You basically have to be a physical freak to be able to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
If you find out about the jacket, let me know - although we'd have to be sure never to be seen wearing them at the same occasion, of course.
This is the one, isn't it? With the sort of detachable lining effort? One ought to be able to google these things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
You could just say you've bought his book and how great it is, @ him and wonder where he got his jacket all casual, like. These people will normally do anything for someone who buys their books and gives good feedback.
Obviously, don't actually buy his book.
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Physical freak:) Or just possessed of a modicum of manly strength b :knows you're an office weed:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
The bones of longbowmen were dug up at the site of the battle of Towton. They were effectively deformed, with arms like Orang-Utans and shoulders that were misshapen though the mass of muscle obtained by years of training. Such people don't actually exist anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbette Chapman - aged 15
Same won indeed. The schnorrer's worn the same jacket for two TV shows? Is he won of monty's lot?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
He doesn't look like one, to be fair. And a good jacket's a good jacket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I think you've just described Sir C bQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Have you ever been to Stoke?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
I have. I was going to stay overnight there once, but got scared and drove to Stafford and found a place there, instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
It did amuse me that they made Tristram Hunt of all people the MP for Stoke. No wonder he decided to jack MP-ing in. :hehe:
I found my favouritist ever beer up norf, a. It was called Kirkstone Black, and is apparently a 'dark mild', whatever that means.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Totes delish. Another good reason for retiring to the fells.
'Dark mild', indeed. It's clearly a stout.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
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Your Irishness is showing imo. ;-)
Is there a difference? I know little of beer, as you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
I wondered if there was an Irish influence, as I drank 12 pints of it, went home, pissed in the wardrobe and savagely beat the wife and kids.
Mild used to a sort of weak, dark beer that used almost exclusively to be drunk in the midlands. All the rules have gone out the window now, with microbreweries and similar, though, so I've no idea what's what anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I must say, though, that that looks more like a porter or a stout than the milds I've seen.
It's more to do with the strength of the beer than the looks (nowadays anyway) - that appears to be 3.3%, so definitely mild. And quite possibly a women's drinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
3.3%?!? :hehe: To call that weak as piss would be an understatement, since I strongly suspect my piss of a Saturday morning has a higher alcoholic content.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
I'm not sure how one would even go about trying to get drunk drinking such a thing. :-(
Remember the days of Afghan Black? Came in a red kellophane wrapper.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
There seems to be about a quarter of a pint missing from that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
I do not drink in order to become inebriated, b. I do not use alcohol in that way. I drink to savour the maker's art.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
:nod: And Red Lebanese, Durban Poison and Acapulco Gold.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
A couple of years ago I bought a large lump of unnamed hash which came wrapped in an Afghan newspaper, which added a pleasing authenticity.
The norf, innit :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Afghan black was the pleasingly sticky, malleable one, wasn't it? Had the consistency of Plasticine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
The squidgy stuff, yes, I think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
That ******* is ignoring me, btw.
You should've gone with the 'bought your book' thing. That would've made you a paying punter and deserving of response.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
I'd do it, but then it'd look like there's an army of middle aged men who want to know where he got his jacket and that would definitely be weird. He's probably already considering contacting the police after your tweet.