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  1. QuarterMoonII

    QuarterMoonII Economist

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    I do not envision that Mr Chaucer was a 14th Century Gordon Ramsay. It seems reasonable, therefore, to deduce that Mrs Chaucer was cooking the pie and Mr Chaucer was writing down the recipe so that it could be repeated to others.

    It also seems logical that Mrs Chaucer was not the first person to think of putting apples and other fruits into a pie. Mrs Chaucer could have been making pies with only apples in them since 1380 but when she decided to add other fruits, Mr Chaucer thought that was interesting enough to write down. Persons unknown could have been making apple pie for years or hundreds of years but none of those people were capable of writing or the documents did not survive.

    You may have heard of two crusty old tomes called the Old Testament and the New Testament. Neither was contemporaneous to the events that they claim to portray. They may not have been the first ones written but they are the surviving ones. Their factual accuracy is easily questioned as there is no proof of any of the events but there always seems to be a ready supply of people easily brainwashed to keep religion going without questioning. In two millennia, will people worship Harry Potter for his wizardry? Technological advancement suggests probably not.
     
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  2. Mick O'Toon

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    I thought it was Don McClean.
     
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    ****in' yaaaaaaaaasssssssss @Mick O'Toon <party>
     
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    https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/11/meet-the-uks-first-all-black-all-female-shakespeare-company-14752870/

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    Four Black British actresses have joined forces to launch the UK’s first all Black female Shakespeare Company. Mawa Theatre Company will address how Black and Black mixed women are represented in classical text, and explore how Shakespeare translates to Black audiences. The founders say they want to produce content that focuses on themes within Shakespeare’s works that ‘correlate with the Black community’.

    I don't see a problem with this. Shakespeare is the go-to for actors and many cut their teeth on the plays of The Bard. I once went to Stratford Upon Avon with the hope of seeing a proper production by the RSC but as it was in a half term (because the burd I was schtupping at the time was a teacher and could only get away then) no plays were running. We ended up going to a 6th form performance of Henry V instead, not exactly top quality but when in Rome and all that.

    All black casts could have the same dynamic as all male, all female, all disabled etc. If everyone in Hamlet is a black woman you can suspend disbelief and get into it on whatever level you like.
     
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    Bollocks.
     
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    I would like to see an all downs syndrome cast performance of Starlight Express complete with spandex suits and rollerskating.
     
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  9. GroveRanger

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    I'd pay to see that as long as there were representative black downies. #blackflidsmatter
     
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    Bit harsh, Stopme is not that bad.
     
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    <laugh>
     
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    The latest load of b*ll*cks arrived in my email Inbox from the company’s Diversity and Inclusion cretin – strangely, they have not got Harry in to fill this role. Corporate woke virtue signalling.

    They have introduced some new software for people with dyslexia or people who find it hard to read and write.

    Just one very obvious question: why have they sent around a long email full of words to inform the numpties that managed to get a job when they cannot read? :emoticon-0112-wonde
     
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