Richard !!! Dug Up Edition

[FBM]

Yeah, scoliosis doesn't imply physical weakness. I have a friend with it and you'd never know it unless he either told you or took his shirt off. He doesn't exercise, but he's of normal strength considering that. I've seen him drop his motorcycle (big one) and pick it back up without help.

[cronus]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts ... 3020558629

Olivier's bones to play skeleton of Richard III

THE skeleton of Laurence Olivier is to portray the modern-day Richard III in a new play.

Theatre producers have exhumed the great stage actor to participate in a contemporary stage version of Shakespeare’s play, which opens with the king being dug up in a car park.

Impresario Tom Logan said: “Olivier’s portrayal of Richard was legendary, and what’s even more incredible is how similar they look now.

“Even after death Larry remained utterly devoted to his art, forcing his skin and organs to disintegrate so that he would become a skeleton just like Richard.”

Olivier’s bones, controlled by a series of pulleys, will give a largely mime-based performance in the show at the Globe Theatre.

Logan said: “The popular conception is that skeletons’ acting range is limited to being scary.

“But Larry will show us there is so much more to bones – a skull with its jaws operated by bits of string can also evoke feelings of joy, pity, even bemusement.”

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[Geoff]

[Svartalf]

damn, and I hoped they'd store betsy there when she decides to croak.

[Coito ergo sum]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/03/world/eur ... index.html

[mistermack]

It's a mystery anyway, why it should matter.
Who gives a toss, about a man who was king for two years, 500 years ago? The woman from the Richard 111 rd society was embarassing to watch.
Richard's claim to the throne was incredibly thin. Basically, he had no claim, but he managed to persuade parliament to declare that the Child who was the heir to the throne was born out of wedlock. Once this was declared, that prince was kept in the tower, and vanished off the face of the Earth, along with a cousin.
They were of course murdered, so that Richard could be king, without being later challenged.

When the news of that got out, he was of course reviled, and it wasn't surprising that he only lasted 2 years. Not many wanted to fight for him. There were also rumours that he was involved in the death of his own wife.

That gave Henry Tudor the chance. He landed in Wales with a small force, but Richard was so unpopular, that Henry's force grew and grew, as he went along. At the battle, it's pretty clear that Richards forces didn't try too hard, and were just doing the minimum and hoping to survive.
That's probably why Richard was actually killed, rather than getting away. Nobody put themselves out to protect him.

They were all just glorified bandits. It's a mystery why anyone in this day and age cares. The Richard 111 society are probably weirder than fundie christians.

[cronus]

It's a mystery anyway, why it should matter.
Who gives a toss, about a man who was king for two years, 500 years ago? The woman from the Richard 111 rd society was embarassing to watch.
Richard's claim to the throne was incredibly thin. Basically, he had no claim, but he managed to persuade parliament to declare that the Child who was the heir to the throne was born out of wedlock. Once this was declared, that prince was kept in the tower, and vanished off the face of the Earth, along with a cousin.
They were of course murdered, so that Richard could be king, without being later challenged.

When the news of that got out, he was of course reviled, and it wasn't surprising that he only lasted 2 years. Not many wanted to fight for him. There were also rumours that he was involved in the death of his own wife.

That gave Henry Tudor the chance. He landed in Wales with a small force, but Richard was so unpopular, that Henry's force grew and grew, as he went along. At the battle, it's pretty clear that Richards forces didn't try too hard, and were just doing the minimum and hoping to survive.
That's probably why Richard was actually killed, rather than getting away. Nobody put themselves out to protect him.

They were all just glorified bandits. It's a mystery why anyone in this day and age cares. The Richard 111 society are probably weirder than fundie christians.

He was a bad lad. Funnily enough I had him as a chief history fetish when I was at school. I knew he was bad from that hunch he had. Reminded me of Quasimodo and I'd seen him on telly.

[mistermack]

That's just the stuff we know about.

You can bet your life that they were 100 times worse to insignificant people who didn't count.

Probably badder than we can possibly imagine.