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lucius septimius
12/5/2020 5:08:10 PM
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"Monstrous regiment of women" comes ultimately from the title of a book by John Knox "First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women," directed against Queen Mary of England, Mary Queen of Scots, and Catherine di Medici.
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Kosh's Shadow
12/5/2020 5:46:17 PM
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Kosh's Shadow
12/5/2020 5:46:50 PM
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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 2: I wonder how that empty post happened?
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Kosh's Shadow
12/5/2020 5:48:51 PM
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Jukebox
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Kosh's Shadow
12/5/2020 6:12:54 PM
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Jukebox
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Occasional Reader
12/5/2020 6:45:06 PM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 1: Interesting context. Thank you for that.
I recall seeing the John Knox house last time I was in Edinburgh, but I don’t think I did the tour.
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buzzsawmonkey
12/5/2020 6:53:29 PM
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Tired of the same old Christmas movies? Yes, "It's a Wonderful Life" is a great film, and so is "Miracle on 34th Street"---but how about "The Thin Man" with William Powell and Myrna Loy? "Stalag 17"---the inspiration for "Hogan's Heroes"---is pretty good, too. And there's always "We're No Angels," wherein escaped Devil's Island convicts Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, and Aldo Ray save Leo G. Carroll and his family from Carroll's rapacious cousin, played by Basil Rathbone.
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Occasional Reader
12/5/2020 7:33:13 PM
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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 8: And, of course, there’s always “Die Hard”.
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Kosh's Shadow
12/5/2020 7:36:00 PM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 10: I like the Muppet version of Christmas Carol, which adds a character, Rizzo the Rat - a reference to Midnight Cowboy, the character Ratzo Rizzo. Jukebox
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lucius septimius
12/5/2020 7:48:06 PM
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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 9: More my style.
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Kosh's Shadow
12/5/2020 7:52:29 PM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 13: I had thought of that one, too.
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