Oooooh, classy.

Mar 13, 2013 15:58

Yesterday, over on Facebook, I was invited to sign a petition for the reburial of Richard III at York (a 'cause' that has me ROTFLOL because, you know, I really don't care) that began, "I respectfully demand..." Apart from the fact that this smacks of "With all due respect..." (i.e. none) if I received that it would be binned at once ( Read more... )

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cmcmck March 13 2013, 16:11:01 UTC
The 'Dick Heads' can be very strange people.

My historian's (and republican's) view tends to be guilty as charged but still deserving of a decent burial so stop faffing about and get it done, already!

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lil_shepherd March 13 2013, 16:18:39 UTC
Amen.

And I say that as a convinced atheist and a Yorkshirewoman born and bred.

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cmcmck March 13 2013, 16:45:09 UTC
Talking of just a simple slab, it works well for Vaclav IV (Wenceslas of Bohemia) in Prague and this was a similar reburial.

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shiv5468 March 13 2013, 17:00:00 UTC
Just rolls eyes at it all.

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