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[Bostondevil]

Was it post 1066 for you?

[wilson]

It's the chick from suburban Atlanta in the pink red sox hat who doesn't know who Ted Williams or Carl Yastrzemski or even Roger Clemens is whose sox fanhood I loathe. In fact, I flatly reject the very notion of that kind of person's red sox fanhood.
But I still refuse to capitalize "red sox." ;)

*Edit: This is my Battle of Hastings post.

I wouldn't call them fans either.

If you ever do come to Boston, I'll show you my replica Ted Williams jersey. Yes, I have one. Not some cheap polyester replica, it's made from vintage baseball uniform material circa 1939. I kid you not. They were made of wool flannel back then. I can't imagine playing a game in August in one of those. I find it too itchy to actually wear it much so it's in great condition. I got it for my birthday about 20 years ago.

That's fuckin' awesome. I love it. Love it.

Hmmm, I don't quite get the Battle of Hastings bit unless . . .

That was post #1066 for me. The Battle of Hastings occurred in the year 1066. That's all.

[Bostondevil]

Sure you know the year, but do you know the day?

[Bostondevil]

(I do, BTW)

[Bostondevil]

It's not October 25. That's St. Crispin's Day.

[Bostondevil]

Which should make you think of another famous British battle.

[wilson]

Which should make you think of another famous British battle.

Agincourt, right?

[wilson]

Sure you know the year, but do you know the day?

I don't know the date of the Battle of Hastings, but I thought it was sometime in October too?

[Bostondevil]

I haven't even read that site in ages. Has it really changed all that much?

If you watch 'Lost' there are a couple of wicked awesome threads going on. Right Ozzie? ;)

[Bostondevil]

Sure you know the year, but do you know the day?

I don't know the date of the Battle of Hastings, but I thought it was sometime in October too?

Yep, October 14 also known as BD's birthday.

[wilson]

Hell, at this rate, I'll make it to my Magna Carta post before I go to sleep.

[Bostondevil]

Which should make you think of another famous British battle.

Agincourt, right?

You got it.

[Bostondevil]

Hell, at this rate, I'll make it to my Magna Carta post before I go to sleep.

We should probably both be asleep.

[wilson]

Which should make you think of another famous British battle.

Agincourt, right?

You got it.

Not bad, eh? And I don't even do Med/Ren.

[wilson]

Not bad, eh? And I don't even do Med/Ren.

That would be insiders' jargon (love that word) for medieval & Renaissance history.

[wilson]

We should probably both be asleep.

Definitely.

[Bostondevil]

Not bad, eh? And I don't even do Med/Ren.

That would be insiders' jargon (love that word) for medieval & Renaissance history.

Med/Ren is a hobby of mine. Although at Harvard it really is the MRS degree - Medieval and Rennaissance Studies. You can major in it. Did they have one of those at Duke? Or was it just called history?

I also know a lot more about military history than I think I should. I'm very much a pacifist. I abhor war. But I know an awful lot about primarily European military campaigns throughout the ages (for a non-historian).

[wilson]

Not bad, eh? And I don't even do Med/Ren.

That would be insiders' jargon (love that word) for medieval & Renaissance history.

Med/Ren is a hobby of mine. Although at Harvard it really is the MRS degree - Medieval and Rennaissance Studies. You can major in it. Did they have one of those at Duke? Or was it just called history?

I also know a lot more about military history than I think I should. I'm very much a pacifist. I abhor war. But I know an awful lot about primarily European military campaigns throughout the ages (for a non-historian).

I think they still have Med/Ren at Duke. I'm almost positive they had it when I was there. One of the best history courses I took at Duke was an early British Isles history course with a Med/Ren specialist who is still at Duke as a special assistant to the VP or something like that.
She was pretty cute too. :oops:

[Bostondevil]

Well, not quite Med/Ren but I'll leave you with a quote.

"And so to bed."

[wilson]

Well, not quite Med/Ren but I'll leave you with a quote.

"And so to bed."

Yeah, me too.
G'night to you too, Sue, since I suspect(/hope) you'll be here soon.