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htfb

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Jan 09, 2009 14:16

This used to be available online among the recommended reading for an economics Masters course at one of the London colleges. God knows why. Rescued while I can still find it.

( Creation of the World )

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rickbot January 9 2009, 14:38:49 UTC

I was in my first term of Archaeology at Cambridge in October 1997 and - despite being archaeologists, and really knowing better - we were still dragged to Stonehenge on a field trip and made to sit in the circle and watch the sun rise on Earth's 6,000th birthday.

The following week, of course, we were learning that the Turkish were building temples in 10,000 BC. Floating space temples, presumably.

j4 January 9 2009, 15:21:18 UTC

I have a vague memory of bumping into you when you were carrying a box of figs to celebrate the world's birthday. I mean, not literally bumping into you, scattering figs across the cobbles; that would have been far more picturesque than the reality but probably very annoying from the point of view of someone who wanted to eat the figs.

Now I come to think of it, 1997 feels like about 6,000 years ago.

htfb January 9 2009, 15:24:35 UTC

Actually Adam's birthday, which coincides with my own, but.

Don't you have a wedding to prepare for? I'd be posting you a card, but #MISERABLE_CARD_FAILURE.

j4 January 9 2009, 16:26:56 UTC

Sorry for misremembering the reason for the figs! I was sure I remembered you saying something at the time about the earth's birthday. Still it was 6,000 over 10 years ago.

People keep telling me I should be "preparing for the wedding", and looking positively outraged that I'm still doing mundane things like going to work, eating lunch, going shopping, etc. rather than, er, whatever I'm meant to be doing. I'm not sure what I can do at this stage to prepare for the wedding! It's not like I have to cram in a bit of extra revision the night before. ;-) When I get home I have to do a tiny bit more painting of cake-decoration, and burn some songs to a CD; tomorrow morning I have to wash my hair, take the cakes to the party venue, & buy some flowers. That's about it, really. I suppose I could start packing for the honeymoon, but it doesn't take that long to put some clothes in a suitcase. One person told me I'm supposed to be "having my nails done". Having what done to my nails??? I have nails! It doesn't take a day to clean them! It doesn ( ... )

htfb January 9 2009, 17:49:46 UTC

Sorry for misremembering the reason for the figs! I was sure I remembered you saying something at the time about the earth's birthday. Still it was 6,000 over 10 years ago.

And there are only 5 days in it, after all.

At least one wedding I attended had two bridesmaids detailed, one to do everything and the other to manage the bride's mother's nerves.

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monkeyhands January 14 2009, 19:24:39 UTC

I came across this article while I was doing research for my MA dissertation (which was on newspaper reports of the Millennium Bug). I nearly fell over when I saw the name.