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Salisbury's Library Book Sale
On 10/25/2012 7:33 AM, John P wrote:
In article , says... On 10/24/2012 10:45 PM, J wrote: On Oct 24, 6:41 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: Whose bacon was it? Maybe there is an association there that could make the book valuable! Shakespeare's, of course! Of course, they will have to take a sample of the bacon and carbon date it to be certain. And, maybe, just maybe, they will find a thumb print of Shakespeare's on a corner of the bacon, proving beyond a doubt that this was his! Francis A. Miniter But, what's if it's Francis Bacon's bacon? Hmmm. Has anyone thought about the significance of that? That's impossible. But it could be Kevin Bacon's bacon. -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ |
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Salisbury's Library Book Sale
On 25/10/2012 22:28, Pogonip wrote:
On 10/25/2012 7:33 AM, John P wrote: In article , says... On 10/24/2012 10:45 PM, J wrote: On Oct 24, 6:41 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: Whose bacon was it? Maybe there is an association there that could make the book valuable! Shakespeare's, of course! Of course, they will have to take a sample of the bacon and carbon date it to be certain. And, maybe, just maybe, they will find a thumb print of Shakespeare's on a corner of the bacon, proving beyond a doubt that this was his! But, what's if it's Francis Bacon's bacon? Hmmm. Has anyone thought about the significance of that? That's impossible. But it could be Kevin Bacon's bacon. But if it wasn't, what would its Bacon Number be? -- John Briggs |
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Salisbury's Library Book Sale
On 10/25/2012 7:51 PM, John Briggs wrote:
On 25/10/2012 22:28, Pogonip wrote: On 10/25/2012 7:33 AM, John P wrote: In article , says... On 10/24/2012 10:45 PM, J wrote: On Oct 24, 6:41 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: Whose bacon was it? Maybe there is an association there that could make the book valuable! Shakespeare's, of course! Of course, they will have to take a sample of the bacon and carbon date it to be certain. And, maybe, just maybe, they will find a thumb print of Shakespeare's on a corner of the bacon, proving beyond a doubt that this was his! But, what's if it's Francis Bacon's bacon? Hmmm. Has anyone thought about the significance of that? That's impossible. But it could be Kevin Bacon's bacon. But if it wasn't, what would its Bacon Number be? http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-...DArea;fdmodule How about a gun in a book? Francis A Miniter |
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Salisbury's Library Book Sale
On 28/10/2012 01:13, Pogonip wrote:
On 10/27/2012 4:58 PM, Francis A. Miniter wrote: On 10/25/2012 7:51 PM, John Briggs wrote: On 25/10/2012 22:28, Pogonip wrote: On 10/25/2012 7:33 AM, John P wrote: In article , says... On 10/24/2012 10:45 PM, J wrote: On Oct 24, 6:41 pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: Whose bacon was it? Maybe there is an association there that could make the book valuable! Shakespeare's, of course! Of course, they will have to take a sample of the bacon and carbon date it to be certain. And, maybe, just maybe, they will find a thumb of Shakespeare's on a corner of the bacon, proving beyond a doubt that this was his! But, what's if it's Francis Bacon's bacon? Hmmm. Has anyone thought about the significance of that? That's impossible. But it could be Kevin Bacon's bacon. But if it wasn't, what would its Bacon Number be? http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-...DArea;fdmodule How about a gun in a book? It doesn't say whether or not it was a Bible. To be authentic, it must be a Bible. You think it was a fake gun? -- John Briggs |
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On 28/10/2012 00:58, Francis A. Miniter wrote:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-...DArea;fdmodule How about a gun in a book? Isn't it inordinately clever of the police to determine that the gun was "not stolen". (Unless they mean not stolen by the library, of course.) If so, why are they holding it as "evidence"? Evidence of what? -- John Briggs |
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Salisbury's Library Book Sale
On 10/27/2012 6:27 PM, John Briggs wrote:
How about a gun in a book? It doesn't say whether or not it was a Bible. To be authentic, it must be a Bible. You think it was a fake gun? Not fake, just seriously antiquated. I mean, who shoots black powder other than those people who dress up in costumes? -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ |
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Salisbury's Library Book Sale
On 28/10/2012 07:57, Pogonip wrote:
On 10/27/2012 6:27 PM, John Briggs wrote: How about a gun in a book? It doesn't say whether or not it was a Bible. To be authentic, it must be a Bible. You think it was a fake gun? Not fake, just seriously antiquated. I mean, who shoots black powder other than those people who dress up in costumes? It depends what you mean by "seriously antiquated". The term "black powder" seems to be of American origin, and no earlier than the mid to late 19th century. -- John Briggs |
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Salisbury's Library Book Sale
On 10/28/2012 6:34 AM, John Briggs wrote:
It depends what you mean by "seriously antiquated". The term "black powder" seems to be of American origin, and no earlier than the mid to late 19th century. It's not something I would select for any useful purpose. It's strictly a hobby thing now. -- Joanne stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/ |
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