Did you know

Started by JBR, October 06, 2024, 07:32:56 PM

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JBR

Did you know, Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities was originally serialised in two newspapers....
Yes, it was The Bicester Times and it was The Worcester Times.
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Cassandra

Fascinating JB - 'Bicester' - someone either had influence there, perhaps the great man owed a few quid or Dickens wasn't 'Big Spuds' at that time?
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JBR

A grandfather has gone missing after eating four cans of baked beans, two cauliflowers and a jar of gherkins. 
His family have made an emotional appeal for him not to come home for at least a fortnight.
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Ashy

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Quote from: JBR on October 06, 2024, 07:32:56 PMDid you know, Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities was originally serialised in two newspapers....
Yes, it was The Bicester Times and it was The Worcester Times.

That took me a long time to fall in. :nooo:

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Scrumpy

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klondike

Quote from: Ashy on October 06, 2024, 09:56:09 PMThat took me a long time to fall in. :nooo:
I missed it entirely till you just mentioned it  :nooo:

:grin: :grin: :grin:

Ruthio

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Vlad

Quote from: JBR on October 06, 2024, 07:32:56 PMDid you know, Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities was originally serialised in two newspapers....
Yes, it was The Bicester Times and it was The Worcester Times.
It took a while but I got there eventually 😂
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Michael Rolls

Ow Gawd - just twigged!
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Alex


JBR

If there are any other people still struggling:

It was the Bicester Times and it was the Worcester Times.
It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times (extract from 'A Tale of Two Cities').
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Alex

Quote from: JBR on October 08, 2024, 04:46:12 PMIf there are any other people still struggling:

It was the Bicester Times and it was the Worcester Times.
It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times (extract from 'A Tale of Two Cities').

How long it takes might depend on your accent  :smiley:

Mups

Quote from: Alex on October 08, 2024, 06:00:58 PMHow long it takes might depend on your accent  :smiley:
Thankyou Alex.
I never did reach a conclusion.  :smiley: