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Dosage of Laughter
~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Apr 23, 2002
Obviously a contemporary source, yes.
But does it say from whence?
Oxford never claimed to know everything.
I'm looking for the original source.
`j`
Dosage of Laughter
Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Apr 23, 2002
From the bible?
This line is based on Proverbs 17:22 . . . "A joyful heart doeth good like medicine," or to paraphrase, "laughter is the best medicine."
Dosage of Laughter
Montana Redhead (now with letters) Posted Apr 23, 2002
Wesley was never big on chapter and verse, anyway....
Dosage of Laughter
~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Apr 24, 2002
(Yeah, that's why they called him Wesley Crusher)
Ahem.. Well, what a bright load of folks we have here. I thought it might stump you. Bartlett's Familiar Quotes is no help whatsoever and the current popular wording is so far from the original biblical text that it requires some 'translation skills' to recognise the source.
Congratulations to Marjin.
May I suggest you carry on and taketh up yon baton.
peace
jwf
This deserves a medal
Marjin, After a long time of procrastination back lurking Posted Apr 24, 2002
I hope this will not take too much time, as I will be off during the weekend.
The xxxxxx is for many a coveted and, once earned, a cherished possession. It is shown to friends and relations, often given a place of honour in the home.
The medal is the "cross for proven XXXXXXXXX", as formulated in the Order-in-Council of October 1909.
After the event, the XXXXXXX participant usually accepts his or her medal without realizing that their efforts have earned them a royally approved decoration which Dutch servicemen may wear on their uniform.
The xxxxx is one of The Netherlands' official decorations.
Which medal is meant here?
This deserves a medal
six7s Posted Apr 24, 2002
The Vierdaagsekruis is for many a coveted and, once earned, a cherished possession. It is shown to friends and relations, often given a place of honour in the home.
The medal is the "cross for proven marching ability", as formulated in the Order-in-Council of October 1909.
After the event, the Four Days Marches participant usually accepts his or her medal whithout realizing that their efforts have earned them a royally approved decoration which Dutch servicemen may wear on their uniform.
The Vierdaagsekruis is on of The Netherlands' official decorations.
There is also a "code" for wearing the medal.
The cross is to be pinned on the left front of a jacket or blouse/shirt, roughly a handsbreadth under the shoulder.
Also only one medal may be worn at once and there may not be pinned more than one number on the ribbon.
six7's (with help from Google)
This deserves a medal
Bagpuss Posted Apr 24, 2002
*decides to believe six7s without bothering to look it up*
This deserves a medal
~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Apr 25, 2002
So we are agreed that 'google' has that much authourity, where-as Barlett's is worthless and the Oxford never claims to know everything?
Very ..inter ..fascinating!
jwf
This deserves a medal
six7s Posted Apr 25, 2002
Yea verily. When I was in the darkness, Google showed me the path to hootoo
Praise be to google
you may be seated
six7's
10 of 29 names
six7s Posted Apr 25, 2002
These are the first ten surnames from a list of 29 when arranged alphabetically.
Andrew
Bassett
Brown
Cooke
Crichton
Elliott
Forsyth
Freyberg
Frickleton
Grant
What is the connection?
six7's
10 of 29 names
The Ghost of Polidari Posted Apr 25, 2002
They all appear to be New Zealanders who have won the Victoria Cross.
Though the list I found also includes D'Arcy but not Cooke....
Lest we forget, ANZAC day 2002
six7s Posted Apr 25, 2002
You are *extremely* close Polidari, its pretty much a case of having to split hairs to differentiate our two lists.
So its up to you, keep going if you really really want to OR simply post another question
six7's
Lest we forget, ANZAC day 2002
six7s Posted Apr 25, 2002
Thank you Feisor, you snuck in whilst I wasn't looking...
Its not that I want to glorify war, Im just aware that as soon as we forget, we're liable to do it all again...
six7's
Lest we forget, ANZAC day 2002
The Ghost of Polidari Posted Apr 25, 2002
Oh no - hairy splits!
Okay - Cooke was an Australian, while D'Arcy won his VC in 1879.
So is it the list of WW1 Oceania VC winners?
Lest we forget, ANZAC day 2002
six7s Posted Apr 25, 2002
All 29 names:
Andrew
Bassett
Brown
Cooke
Crichton
Elliott
Forsyth
Freyberg
Frickleton
Grant
Hardham
Heaphy
Hinton
Hulme
Judson
Laurent
McKenna
Ngarimu
Nicholas
Rhodes-Moorhouse
Sanders
Shout
Storkey
Travis
Trent
Trigg
Upham
Ward
Weathers
Its occurred to me that any one of at least a dozen *criteria* could admit these 29 names (plus or minus a few) to a list *very* closely related to the one I selected... but as far as I know, only one *criterium* (sp??) gived a list 29 names long
I am struggling to phrase a clue that won't give it away...
Think parochialism and Yorkshire cricket
six7's
Lest we forget, ANZAC day 2002
The Ghost of Polidari Posted Apr 25, 2002
So they are all the VC winners born in New Zealand.
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Dosage of Laughter
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