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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 09:00 PM Original message |
HERE are the first 18 lines of the canterubury tales in middle english |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Kick for those who care. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. You mean you don't care? |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. My dear Writer... |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. This was supposed to be a "bar trick" from earlier. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. A favor? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I don't expect to take it down anytime soon, so have at it. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. It's very difficult to recite and it's not all that long ago they spoke that way. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm more of an Old English fan, myself |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I've heard this beofre... |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Is that subject line a pun? Shame on you! |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
32. My roommate in college took me to his parents' home in NE England. |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
5. that is way wicked cool |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. I am a farkin' geek. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. That's easy for YOU to say... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. You have to internalize The Farmer's Daughter and go from there. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. ... |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. hahahah |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. I remember having to memorize that in my senior year English class in high school! |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Senior year for me too. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Yup. Senior year for me, too. |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 03:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Me too. Senior year. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. You're sobering up? |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Actually I acted Shakespeare in high school and college. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I was in Taming, Two Gentlemen and Much Ado |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Oh yeah? How cool. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Wow. Way different experiences... |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I've lost all interest in acting. |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I don't ever really think about it anymore ... |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Cheers to that, mate. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. OOOOoo! Don John is a great part! |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Huh. Cool. Haven't heard of that. I've seen some of the other permutations... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. What a challenge that would be. Have you seen "The Chimes |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Well, if it doesn't have the pickpocketing street urchins, I want no part of it! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. LOL! Oh, no! |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 03:59 AM Response to Reply #31 |
42. Chimes at Midnight is very good, |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
29. Sorry, Writer, I missed this. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. It does have that flare, doesn't it... but I'd guess those are the Latin and Norman influences? |
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Kutjara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:14 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Yes, indeed. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:22 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Very well said. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. It would be fun to put up this material in the approximate accent. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I don't know if the accent we were taught is authentic or not... but I'd love to know what the real |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:25 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Me, too, Writer. |
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