Random amusements from work...

[moryssa]

So I get a phone call a few minutes ago... I ask for the last name of the person on the phone

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[rennie_frog]

Want to borrow "The Other Boylen Girl"?

[moryssa]

Sounds familiar... is it a book? If so, I think I may have read it before. :)

[rennie_frog]

Yes, it's a book. Tells a good bit about Mary (?) Boylen, Anne's sister, who was one of Henry's mistresses, and bore him at least one son, which was a selling point for marrying Anne...

[moryssa]

I figured it was about Mary. I've actually been on a Henry-and-wifes-and-daughters kick lately through Netflix, too... there are quite a few BBC productions that are very cool.

I just watched one that had Helena Bonham Carter as Anne Boleyn. Since I'm not actually a fan of Anne Boleyn herself (I tend to feel more sympathy for Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves) and I can't stand Helena Bonham Carter, it was nice to get to see her bite it. ;)

[feren]

Was his first name Alan?

[moryssa]

As a matter of fact, yes. Former colleague?

Miss you, btw.

[linnaeus]

Every time I walk by his cube I get the song "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm" running through my head.

[awfulhorrid]

"How the heck am I suppose to know just who you are ...?"

Oddly enough, that's the first thing that popped into my head when I read this post too.

[mathjedi]

Interesting.

And odd that this should happen now, because I happened to mention Anne Boleyn in the most recent episode of Cow Chip & Lance (on page 13, but you may have to read the whole story to get it).

[cubschick]

wow. that's a pretty obvious connection to make, i'd think he'd get that all the time. 'hey, like the lady with no head cuz she coudln't have a son? after she made him divorce catherine of aragorn?"

'yes, her'

'sweet!'

[awfulhorrid]

The part that concerns me is "Not many people know of her." Er ... are most people really that ignorant? Wait, never mind ... please don't answer that! I suspect I already know.