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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Pappa » Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:05 pm

Dasein wrote:
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Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question! :lay:
huh? :? didn't I? No? ain't Sappho? Hmm?
Why, not who. :whisper:
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:13 pm

Dasein wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question! :lay:
huh? :? didn't I? No? ain't Sappho? Hmm?
WHO wasn't the question!
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:42 pm

Dasein wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question! :lay:
huh? :? didn't I? No? ain't Sappho? Hmm?
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:49 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Dasein wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question! :lay:
huh? :? didn't I? No? ain't Sappho? Hmm?
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:banghead: Sappho was the poet but the question was WHY!
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:50 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Dasein wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Why was this poetess was described as the headmistress of a girl's school by Victorian historians, even though she was no such thing?
Dasein wrote:Sappho?
Answer the damn question! :lay:
huh? :? didn't I? No? ain't Sappho? Hmm?
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:banghead: Sappho was the poet but the question was WHY!
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:53 pm

A little more please?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:55 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:58 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
I just want to know why victorian historians claimed that she was a headmistress. :dono:
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Re: The Google-friendly History Question Thread.

Post by Dasein » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:51 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
I just want to know why victorian historians claimed that she was a headmistress. :dono:

why don't you google it if you wanna know so bad? :lol:
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:54 pm

Dasein wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
I just want to know why victorian historians claimed that she was a headmistress. :dono:

why don't you google it if you wanna know so bad? :lol:
I already know!! :pissed: :banghead: :pissed: :banghead: :Erasb: :Erasb: :Erasb:

Will somebody kindly answer the question while I go and eat my dinner?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:49 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Dasein wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:A little more please?
She was the "queen" of the Isle of Lesbos, IIRC.
I just want to know why victorian historians claimed that she was a headmistress. :dono:

why don't you google it if you wanna know so bad? :lol:
I already know!! :pissed: :banghead: :pissed: :banghead: :Erasb: :Erasb: :Erasb:

Will somebody kindly answer the question while I go and eat my dinner?
Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:52 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
So extend that argument. I want a little more.
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Post by klr » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:53 pm

Gawdzilla wrote: ...
Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
IIRC, Vicky couldn't handle the notion :dq:, so any mention of the dreaded L-word had to be avoided at all costs.
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klr wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote: ...
Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
IIRC, Vicky couldn't handle the notion :dq:, so any mention of the dreaded L-word had to be avoided at all costs.
The story that Victoria struck the word "lesbian" out of the laws is a myth, according to the BBC Magazine.
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Post by klr » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:59 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
klr wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote: ...
Because "lesbians" were officially non-existent in Victorian England?
IIRC, Vicky couldn't handle the notion :dq:, so any mention of the dreaded L-word had to be avoided at all costs.
The story that Victoria struck the word "lesbian" out of the laws is a myth, according to the BBC Magazine.
Yes, but that doesn't mean that she wouldn't have exerted some influence one way or another. :hum:
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