BXProject

[Vanny]

something i didn't know, relating to the title;

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-Ne ... 6412972666

[docchevron132]

Yeah, thats old news isn't it?
Doubt he saw anything though, was probably trying to keep the radio flap open or something at the time...

[Way2go]

The conspiracy theory is pretty well dead now apart from Al-Fayed still trying to fan the dying embers!

[Vanny]

its amazing what you can do when you change the mind of key witnesses!

But seriously, i didn't know a BX was involved, what is the bet the whole thing was caused by an LHM leak?

[Fish_Botherer]

Or maybe the BX driver was having problems with his FDV but didn't want to let on...

I thought there was a mysterious Fiat Uno involved - Alexei Sayle spun a short story around that angle.

[Philhod]

In any event that's only one of them down. there's still a lot more to go

[charlie]

I thought there was a mysterious Fiat Uno involved - Alexei Sayle spun a short story around that angle.

must admit i thought that it was a fait uno that was involved and not a bx

and ive been hoping id bump into him as well cause me thinks if he caused the crash id like to shake his hand

come the revolution comrades its two mega rich bastards less to kill

ho hum

[Madcav]

In any event that's only one of them down. there's still a lot more to go

Steady now fella, I'm a Royalist

[Philhod]

That's your privilege Cav......I'm ...errr..... I'll leave that as,... not.

In deference to your feelings like

[charlie]

Steady now fella, I'm a Royalist

i didnt know that you were a fan of the royal house of greek, german, dutch, spanish, and of course french and norman aristocracy that we have over here

[Fish_Botherer]

Weren't those Tudors or Welsh ancestry too? And when they died out with the demise of Elizabeth the First, wan't the replacement - James 1 - a Scot with a Danish wife ...

[docchevron132]

I'm not a royalist, but I did like Diana, met her once. Lovely bird, and I soo would have!

[Philhod]

The Tudors were all Lancastrians and we saw off the plantagenets from F****e and Yorkshire in the roses job. Thena right load of bastards ( in the true form) got in.

Wouldn't we all Doc. The bloke that wouldn't have ....err....has none.

[charlie]

fact number 3 and a half

richard the loin heart

french as fuck and couldnt speak a word of english

ho hum

[Philhod]

That's correct. His name was Richard Plantagenet wasn't it?

[Way2go]

Or possibly Dick Head!

[Philhod]

Well he was wasn't he. Fucked off fighting Arabs at every opportunity (didn't like all the rain) just to get a sun tan. Then some geezer grabbed him on his way back and put him up to ransome.

We should have told them to fucking keep him and declared a republic.

[Way2go]

Well he was wasn't he.

Too true & probably wouldn't have the celebrity status in history were it not for the Robin Hood fiction where he was revered by them and consequently most people who read the books.

[Philhod]

After the war there were a couple of boys papers (not comics) that covered things like the trojan wars.
They also carried other serious stuff like Lionhearts Battles with Saladin and the formation of the knights Templar and Hospitaller. I know it sounds dull stuff now but it was better than nothing
Newsprint was just about the only bleeding thing that wasn't rationed.

Anyway what I mean is, he was famous before stories like Robin Hood became widely advertised by films with the likes of Errol Flynn in the late 40's and series's with Richard Green almost a decade later and err ever since I suppose. Prince and King John (after Richard died) got all the bad press but did all sorts of good deeds (like signing Magna Carta). He did make some mistakes however. like chartering Liverpool as a market and royal port.
He also built lots of castles to keep those rowdy welshmen under control.

[Way2go]

Prince and King John (after Richard died) got all the bad press but did all sorts of good deeds (like signing Magna Carta).

That can't be classed as one of his good deeds surely , more a good result with a metaphorical gun to his head.

Yes there's clearly more stories of Richard/Saladin/crusades over the years and with a greater church going public in this country over those past years they mainly would think him great for being a champion of Chritianity. Questioning the sense and morality of war has been a recent innovation.