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honor among thieves

Discussion in 'Forum Games, Jokes & Random' started by BerserkChip, Jun 14, 2009.

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  1. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table were real, and Arthur probably did have a sword named Excalibur. I suspect Merlin also existed. Beyond that, its somewhat difficult to separate the facts from the myths. Merlin was a great and powerful wizard back then, but people understood much less, so maybe he was what we would call a scientist these days.
     
    Loonylion, Jun 15, 2009
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  2. Cahos Rahne Veloza

    Cahos Rahne Veloza The Fart Awakens

    An Alchemist to be exact right loony?

    But that would be quite strange, no? Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the tales of King Arthur set in the middle ages? If so, wouldn't the church, & the king in that effect outlaw Alchemists who were seen as heretics & conjurers of evil?

    As was the tales of Robinhood, Fryar Tuck was a devout priest right?
     
    Cahos Rahne Veloza, Jun 15, 2009
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  3. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    possibly an alchemist, and we do actually have an idea of when King Arthur's reign was; I believe it was immediately after the Romans withdrew from Britain around the time their empire fell.

    when talking about religious people, friar is spelt differently to fish fryers, and yes, friar tuck was a priest.
     
    Loonylion, Jun 15, 2009
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  4. Cahos Rahne Veloza

    Cahos Rahne Veloza The Fart Awakens

    LOL, loonylion in Born2killx mode eh? Yeah I was a bit unsure of the correct spelling there so I just went with Fryar, but I did thought it ended with an -ar.
     
    Cahos Rahne Veloza, Jun 15, 2009
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  5. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    There is always good fish and chips in Britain
     
    cjdogger, Jun 15, 2009
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  6. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    Especially in the north-east coastal region.
     
    Loonylion, Jun 15, 2009
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  7. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    Yes, as they get the freshest fish
     
    cjdogger, Jun 15, 2009
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  8. Cahos Rahne Veloza

    Cahos Rahne Veloza The Fart Awakens

    Just out of curiousity, are your families Knighted?

    It'd be cool if you were referred to by everyone as Sir loonylion of RomUlation or Sir CJ of Glomp ^_^
     
    Cahos Rahne Veloza, Jun 16, 2009
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  9. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    I'd like to knight the Queen, maybe an accident would happen :DD
     
    cjdogger, Jun 16, 2009
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  10. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    knighthoods are conferred on individuals, not families. We do have a coat of arms though. We are descended from viking invaders and one notable member of our family line was George Stephenson, who built the first ever railway.

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    You can't, only the queen can confer knighthoods :p
     
    Loonylion, Jun 16, 2009
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  11. Cahos Rahne Veloza

    Cahos Rahne Veloza The Fart Awakens

    Cool loony, I had a feeling you had some sort of Royal lineage. And by the way, CJ's post seems to be of the naughty sort, LOL :D
     
    Cahos Rahne Veloza, Jun 16, 2009
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  12. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    it means we were noblemen or knights at one point, not necessarily of royal linage.
     
    Loonylion, Jun 16, 2009
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  13. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    I have a relative who was knighted

    Oh how I wish the royal family never existed
     
    cjdogger, Jun 16, 2009
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  14. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    And would it really make any difference to your life if they didn't? Aside from the fact your relative would never have been knighted.
     
    Loonylion, Jun 16, 2009
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  15. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    so that movie about that boy emperor during the roman times that escaped to england named arthur was based on a real history?... forgot the title of that movie...hm...
     
    damanali, Jun 16, 2009
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  16. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    Yes, making new rules would be less biased for a start
     
    cjdogger, Jun 16, 2009
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  17. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    the monarchy has no say in the laws that are made; that is for parliament to deal with.
     
    Loonylion, Jun 16, 2009
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  18. Cahos Rahne Veloza

    Cahos Rahne Veloza The Fart Awakens

    Nowadays yes, but back in the day weren't the king's (or Queen's) words law? I think that's what CJ's hinting at.

    "Of with his head, I say!"
     
    Cahos Rahne Veloza, Jun 16, 2009
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  19. crazytuna

    crazytuna Well-Known Member

    Well I don't with the UK
    but in France, that's how they rolled
     
    crazytuna, Jun 16, 2009
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  20. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    Some of those old laws are still there
     
    cjdogger, Jun 16, 2009
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