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Posted
6 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

Moonie, you just beat me. You are 100% right.

PD think about it. He can't be right because without women there would have been no Greeks and for that matter no Romans or Italians to introduce women to the concept of you know what. 

Posted
26 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Romsey is the place Ernie. I care for myself and exploit the community as much as possible.

i am glad you have contentment at Romsey Uncle but how do the local community feel? Although I suppose your needs are very specific and the local yokels are quite suitable. My guess is that it's very much a case of Stockholm Syndrome.   I think Snowtown also sounds quite pleasant. Or even Wantirna!

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5 minutes ago, hemingway said:

i am glad you have contentment at Romsey Uncle but how do the local community feel? Although I suppose your needs are very specific and the local yokels are quite suitable. My guess is that it's very much a case of Stockholm Syndrome.   I think Snowtown also sounds quite pleasant. Or even Wantirna!

Maybe even Borewood. 

Nah, just joshin'.

Posted
55 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Romsey is the place Ernie. I care for myself and exploit the community as much as possible.

Can it be a coincidence that if you take 'sy' out of Romsey you get 'Rome'?

Posted
30 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

Can it be a coincidence that if you take 'sy' out of Romsey you get 'Rome'?

I doubt it

Posted
4 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

I doubt it

'So give me a home, where the alpacas Rome, ... ' :blink:

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Posted
3 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

'So give me a home, where the alpacas Rome, ... ' :blink:

And for deer and antelope you pay...

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Posted
22 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

Can it be a coincidence that if you take 'sy' out of Romsey you get 'Rome'?

I think the difference may be that Rome is the home of classical antiquity and as all Demon fans would know is actually called Roma in Latin.  Suspect that Romsey will never be known as the eternal city or be regarded as one of the birthplaces of Western civilisation, let alone attract tourists other than poor unfortunates that find themselves off the beaten track by listening to Siri. God help them if they find a hand painted sign post to Romsey manor.  They will find a bed but not one for rest.  Having said that I had forgotten that The Vatican City is also located in Roma and currently is the residence of Georgie Porgy Pell. By comparison Uncle and Romsey Manor may be a better place for an overnight stay. 

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Posted
2 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

And for deer and antelope you pay...

Where seldom is heard, an encouraging word ...

 

Posted
Just now, Red and Bluebeard said:

Where seldom is heard, an encouraging word ...

 

And Eddie rules the World all day.

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Posted
1 minute ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

Where seldom is heard, an encouraging word ...

 

And for the Romseyites,

"And the dogs are happy all day."

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Posted
3 minutes ago, hemingway said:

I think the difference may be that Rome is the home of classical antiquity and as all Demon fans would know is actually called Roma in Latin.  Suspect that Romsey will never be known as the eternal city or be regarded as one of the birthplaces of Western civilisation, let alone attract tourists other than poor unfortunates that find themselves off the beaten track by listening to Siri. God help them if they find a hand painted sign post to Romsey manor.  They will find a bed but not one for rest.  Having said that I had forgotten that The Vatican City is also located in Roma and currently is the residence of Georgie Porgy Pell. By comparison Uncle and Romsey Manor may be a better place for an overnight stay. 

Ernest, you are letting the side down, mate. Surely Greece is the home of classical antiquity! The Romans certainly had the world domination part down pat, having learned from the downfall of Alexander the Wog, and were handy at engineering, all things military, and building arches on every second corner. But when it comes to counting or calendars or democracy, I am sorry, but they suck.

Posted
2 minutes ago, Redleg said:

And for the Romseyites,

"And the dogs are happy all day."

And the dogs sit and chunder all day!

Posted
9 minutes ago, hemingway said:

I think the difference may be that Rome is the home of classical antiquity and as all Demon fans would know is actually called Roma in Latin.  Suspect that Romsey will never be known as the eternal city or be regarded as one of the birthplaces of Western civilisation, let alone attract tourists other than poor unfortunates that find themselves off the beaten track by listening to Siri. God help them if they find a hand painted sign post to Romsey manor.  They will find a bed but not one for rest.  Having said that I had forgotten that The Vatican City is also located in Roma and currently is the residence of Georgie Porgy Pell. By comparison Uncle and Romsey Manor may be a better place for an overnight stay. 

Perhaps the Vatican in the time  of the Borgias might be more in keeping ... :)

Posted

Rome, of course, was named after Romulus. If it had been named after Remus, it would have been called Reme.

Posted

I was of course thinking of Democracy.

Posted
8 hours ago, pineapple dee said:

Rome, of course, was named after Romulus. If it had been named after Remus, it would have been called Reme.

So why wasn't Rome called Romule?

Posted
16 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

So why wasn't Rome called Romule?

You've got me on that one Red. 

Dont forget, " Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Rome."  Or should that be     Romsey ?

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Posted
8 hours ago, pineapple dee said:

Rome, of course, was named after Romulus. If it had been named after Remus, it would have been called Reme.

Good thing Rumpelstiltzkin wasn't around then. 

Posted
10 hours ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

Can it be a coincidence that if you take 'sy' out of Romsey you get 'Rome'?

it's even simpler and weirder, r&b. change the 'm' to 'o' and you get 'Roosey'  :o

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Posted
14 hours ago, Biffen said:

It's caused a lot of pain but where would we be without it.

In reference to Greek inventiveness.

Immediately people jumped to other less noble Hellenic traditions.

but what could be more perfect than Democracy?

Posted
1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

it's even simpler and weirder, r&b. change the 'm' to 'o' and you get 'Roosey'  :o

It is a little more disturbing to think that changing the second 'o' in 'Roosey' gets to 'Romsey' :)

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