Flyfisher
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Some unfortunate ways to go . . . .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13762313
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13762313
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Period Accidents
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Penners
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Those Tudors certainly knew some novel ways of getting in harm's way!
Nowadays, we have the Darwin Awards:
http://www.darwinawards.com/
Nowadays, we have the Darwin Awards:
commemorates those who assist natural selection by removing themselves from the gene pool
http://www.darwinawards.com/
skier-hughes
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I'd better keep an eye on Abi
Elizabeth Bennet, spinster, was baking bread at the house of Matilda Nanfan, widow, at Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, on 29 January 1558. She went to the moat to collect cabbage leaves to put under the loaves she was baking. The fence broke and she fell into the moat and drowned. End of.
Elizabeth Bennet, spinster, was baking bread at the house of Matilda Nanfan, widow, at Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, on 29 January 1558. She went to the moat to collect cabbage leaves to put under the loaves she was baking. The fence broke and she fell into the moat and drowned. End of.
JoceAndChris
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Oooh and Euurgh and Oww! Not very careful, the Tudors - but perhaps in 200 years' time the inhabitants of the future will think us insane for occasionally hurtling to death in our little metal boxes en route to work, etc.
Penners
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Your command of your mother tongue does you credit, Joce. :wink:JoceAndChris said:Oooh and Euurgh and Oww!
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:lol: :lol: It is a very hot day, that's my excuse anyhow!