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geezerdonk

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St. Crispin's Day
« on: October 25, 2019, 07:47:14 am »
This St. Crispin's Day finds the happy few facing heavy odds. Will Washington be their Agincourt or their Balaclava?
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Re: St. Crispin's Day
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2019, 09:45:48 am »
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be rememberèd—
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day!
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Re: St. Crispin's Day
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2019, 09:55:23 am »
As delivered by Branagh.

In other Shakespearean news, my school - founded by renowned Shakespearean actor Edward “Ned” Alleyn* - turned 400 this year.  Still going strong and still pumping out actors and entertainers. 

* Fuck Ben Affleck.
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Re: St. Crispin's Day
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2019, 10:04:03 am »
Quote from: Limey on October 25, 2019, 09:55:23 am
As delivered by Branagh.

In other Shakespearean news, my school - founded by renowned Shakespearean actor Edward “Ned” Alleyn* - turned 400 this year.  Still going strong and still pumping out actors and entertainers. 

* Fuck Ben Affleck.

My school will turn 60 next year - named after Jose Robles (1817-1907), local Tampa pioneer, born in Madrid, Spain.  Perhaps we were more Cervantean than Shakespearean, and probably pumping out more meth addicts than actors.

And yes, Fuck Ben Affleck.  He refused to film Live by Night, a film about Tampa, actually *in* Tampa. 
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