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Why don't you come on down and make yourself a copy of my toolbox ? Seen what you said. If you're looking for a project, try ours, which is about paranormal matters, such as UFOs, Bigfoot, that sort of thing. When I was a kid, I did not have the luxury of being skeptical about paranormal matters. In one case, while the family was dealing with UFOs and aliens, the neighbors came for a visit, and they were packing heat. Its amazing how a .410, 30-30, a .45 changes someone's paradigm when UFO incidents is going on. Then I ended up dealing with the govt. in which I had found out about certain govt. protocol such as the Robertson Panel w/o being in trouble over that, then while I was "Out West", people had told me flat out (long before 9-11, and sometime after 9-11) that alien contact will set off a planet wide rebellion.
I go after the primary links. Example: Loren Coleman reports a Bigfoot at Fouke
. I find out about it, so I go to his site for more info., which leads me to the Texarkana Gazette, a local newspaper, and/or to the Arkansas Democrat/Gazette, another newspaper. Same thing for the Coast To Coast AM website, the Jeff Rense website, their guest's website/contact info. Ever hear the expression about getting it "from the horse's mouth" ? I go after not just the horse, I go after the barn as well.
By the way, have you had any paranormal/strange things happen to you ? Been in a haunted construct (Its not just houses that are haunted, I've came across a USAF plane that was haunted) ? Seen a UFO ? A Chupacabra ? That sort of thing ? Martial Law 21:29, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
Have you seen what WP calls The Great Comet of ? Martial Law 22:15, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
Good catch! That was actually just some vandalism that someone missed (probably was vandalized afterwards and the person reverting forgot to look further back). They are American plants, not Mongolian.--SB_Johnny|talk|books 13:54, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for helping me. --Ninjawolf 00:04, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
I'd like to inform you about the Ministry of Transport building you were interested in. Perhaps you,ve already found out everything you wanted to know, but let me inform you that the architect of that building is George Chakhava and the full information about him you'll find here [1]. Kind regards Rastrelli f 06:12, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
The issue is resolved as far as I'm concerned. I'm willing to accept that the architectural sources are better than the dictionaries. I would prefer it if these sources were cited in the article, rather than an OLD edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, but hopefully someone with the appropriate sources will cite them.--Jcvamp 21:46, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
You asked about my sig. I have been having computer problems with MY ISP. I'll attempt a test sig as soon as it gets fixed. 205.240.144.214 (talk) 18:53, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, I thought I'd post here as our discussion was getting off topic. I agree that "direct action remains essential to the central aims" of AI, but my point was that financial support is also essential. OK, time to 'fess up: I pay my annual subscription, but that is all. What kind of AI member does that make me, in your view?
On your point about irony, you rather lost me I'm afraid. Are you saying that your "which does involve..." post was an ironic response to the OP's first post? I'm unclear only because the OP didn't seem particularly inarticulate or badly argued to me. --Richardrj talk email 15:30, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
edit: while I was typing the above, the OP came along and deleted the entire thread :) And now someone's put it back. --Richardrj talk email 15:32, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Is this what you were asking about on the Ref Desk? Is this what you were asking about on the Ref Desk? If the answer is yes, then the strikeout is done in edit mode. Immediately above the edit box is a series of buttons. The first one is for bold face. The 12th is str. Block the text you wish to mark as a strikeout, and then click on the str button. Done! I hope this helps. (And if your question wasn't serious, just ignore the fact that I didn't get the joke.) 03:16, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for that link. That's a great userpage, pity he's no longer updating it. I see he's come by your user talk page as well a few times. The truth is out there! --Richardrj talk email 09:07, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Your wish is my command :) I'm already working on an article, I hope to have it finished in an hour or two -- Ferkelparade π 10:45, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks, you've made me laugh. I'd better stop it immediately! Have a great day/night, : )) Julia Rossi (talk) 12:33, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi Mhicaoidh, someone's asking for submission information here[2] and thought you would know. Best, Julia Rossi (talk) 01:54, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Agree it's a great pic of the day and a voluminous building. Who's your #1 favourite – Palladio? Promise I won't tell Mark Wigley. ;-) Julia Rossi (talk) 11:45, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi and thanks for the cookie and the compliment, but I only tackled three questions this morning and didn't manage a definitive answer to any of them! Did Mr Hanks eat that fish? Is a special tank is required? And how do you wash books? If you really want to get to those sorts of questions before me I guess the answer is to get up earlier. I tend to do them over breakfast.--Shantavira|feed me 11:58, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello there, Mhicaoidh. How nice to hear from you. It's also nice to know that someone reads my rambling asides. It's no problem at all to share a little of my bed-knowledge (what else, after all, would one wish to discuss on such a wet morning?). I must say I am no expert on the bed (or anything else, for that matter), but have collected a little information along the way. I suspect that this book might prove more useful than me.
The bed, of course, used to be of considerably more importance than it is now, with a prominent position in great halls and state chambers. In the early middle ages, the lord's bed took a prominent position within the hall, and boards were laid across the 'great bed' at meal times, and covered with a multitude of dishes. Later on, we see the introduction of private bedchambers, becoming increasingly withdrawn from the main hall, until we reach the grand suites seen in places such as Chatsworth, with the honour and importance of the guest/individual seen in their admittance into the private apartments, which still retain the "state bed". Later, of course, we see a move towards assymmetrical architecture, and the separation of private, domestic and communal spaces, but even then, we sometimes see the state bed taking prime place in the public reception rooms. But I'm sure you're much more familiar with that than I am. But this was merely an introduction to the idea that the bed was used for many things other than mere sleeping. Lords and kings and so forth would even receive people while sitting in their beds.
As to sleeping, customs and traditions changed over time. The idea of sleeping sitting up was prevalent in the tudor/Jacobean periods, and remained popular until the 18th C, I believe. This stemmed from fashion, superstition and science. It was deemed healthier to sleep propped up. It aids breathing, certainly, and I think it was also held to aid digestion, and humoural balance and so forth. This also got a little wrapped up with superstition (for some, at least); lying flat was for the dead, and perhaps a spirit would come and take your life if you lay flat. (So the story goes, anyway, but I suspect people in general were less superstitious and more intelligent than we usually give them credit for.) I suspect it had more to do with fashion and pomp: the rich can afford fancy beds, bolsters and plump cushions and so on. The poor sleep on mats on the floor. What I don't know (and what that book might say) is when this fashion arose. Beds were much larger in the early middle ages (another status symbol), but even pallets for the lesser knights were a good size. Early illuminations show some people sitting in bed, some lying flat. People on mats, truckle beds, pallets and floor would sleep flat, as would knights on campaign. In everyday life it was common for men, at least, to sleep naked. (We hear of knights in rigorous campaigns sleeping in their armour.) Sharing beds was also standard, although all but very young children (and the married!) would only share with their own sex. In the great households the highest ranked would have beds, the lesser would not. But in the towns and villages households would have box beds for the master/mistress, which altered in size depending on the wealth and room-size of the owner.
So, ramblings off the top of my head. Sources? I'm sure you can get hold of Mark Girouard's Life in the English Country House, which approaches the bed chamber from an architectural point of view. In fact, you've probably read it, and I am busy inexpertly regurgitating what you already know. For Medieval sleep customs, I'll have a few sources. How much detail do you want? Rough idea or word for word? I'll have a look, anyway. Gwinva (talk) 00:33, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Gwinva (talk) 00:50, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the nice compliment, Mhicaoidh. We all love a mystery, but I was really hoping someone might have come up with some good info on her by now. Time will tell. I cannot imagine I'm the first person to have wondered about the facts of her life, and somebody must have done some digging before now. I'm going off to hunt through some second-hand bookshops on Wednesday to see what novels of hers I can find (under whatever pseudonyms), just to get a taste of the quality of her writing (assuming there is any).
By the way, I've been wondering for ages, and now I have the incentive to ask. How do you pronounce your user name? As a self-declared Celt, and a linguist of sorts, I guess I should know something about Gaelic pronunciation. But it's always eluded me, to my shame. I've read the rules a number of times, but to me the spelling is so counter-intuitive that it doesn't stay in my brain. -- JackofOz (talk) 09:08, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
If the generous Mrs. Mhicaoidh is prepared to undergo another visit to the basement, then she will discover:
There's also a 2007 Large print Fame Lily by Mary Faulkner in various suburbs, which might possibly be our woman, if she's worthy of a reprint. :) Gwinva (talk) 22:20, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
Dear Mhicaoidh, thanks for your confidence. I took the bait (gah!). Your turn now, -- =) Julia Rossi (talk) 08:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Forget comedy programmes; I rely on WP for my amusement. But did you investigate the description page? No NPOV in sight: "An older heritage facade having been saved while the building behind it is being demolished and redeveloped. It stands to be seen whether the effort will have been worth it, or whether it only creates a garish mixture of old and new." What? No trust or belief in the architectural intelligence of the average Auckland development company? What lack of faith! Gwinva (talk) 19:41, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
It's a competition now, is it? In that case, I regret announcing the existence of the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. I can probably access a copy next week; nil points if you steal my source first! Gwinva (talk) 09:03, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
Meet up once a year to build monuments?
I see you are interested in the book list. Following JackofOz's mail to me, I toyed with emailing it on to your institutional address (yes, I've figured that out too), since you have not enabled your email here. But simplest method is for you to dive into "my preferences", top right next to watchlist. You can add your email address, and scrolling down, find a box to enable email. Once done, you can email Jack (or anyone else) by clicking "email this user" while on his (or their) user page. (In toolbox, left of screen). See also WP:EMAIL. Gwinva (talk) 04:37, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm wondering if it's one piloti, two piloti, or as someone is changing things at the article, many pilotis. Do you know? Thanks, Julia Rossi (talk) 10:43, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
[7] It's easy: just a few minutes on google now and then, and you'll have an article. OK, not very well written (yet), but that's something to come back for... The General (talk) 00:36, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Phew, I was starting to get worried about him for a moment. Obviously been spending a lot of time on the road. --Richardrj talk email 08:00, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
It's amazing what you can find at commons. For that matter, it's amazing the questions you get at the ref desk. We used to get questions about the politics of Charles II, but now it's staplers... Gwinva (talk) 19:59, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the links re the broad arrow -- it's even got a greek (?) name pheon! there's always something new. I took a break bush-bashing on foot in my spare time. Cold and full of wonder, I've returned because I miss you among others, and when I got back, there you are! Lovely shirt, lucky find -- those designers leave nothing untouched. How do you look in it, furtive? or catwalk? : ) Julia Rossi (talk) 02:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
You might be able to catch the coincidental combination of Malcolm X in happier times (pic of the day) with the under caption : quotes for feeling, thinking and laughing. Cheers, Julia Rossi (talk) 09:02, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
This image is creative commons licensed (needs attribution). May be of use. Gwinva (talk) 00:48, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Hi Mhicaoidh. I was hoping to have read the complete works of Mary Faulkner by now, but I guess I'll just have to wait for the right time. I have more than enough to keep me going in the meantime, thankfully. May 2009 be even more magnificent than you dare hope. Cheers. -- JackofOz (talk) 23:28, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
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Got your note: replied by email. Mary is unknown and almost forgotten, although I did post Jack a Hugh Desmond mystery...must ask him if he's read it. Nice to see you back at WP. Gwinva (talk) 09:13, 7 April 2009 (UTC)