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Tidgy's Dad

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Russian border and in Georgia, the northern Caucasus mountains where the Alan tribe were driven by the Huns in the 4th century.
The Alans were master horsemen who introduced the idea of chivalry to Europe and may have inspired the tales of King Arthur and his knights.
Pliny the Elder however, described them as a race of degenerates.
 

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Was 'bother' used deliberately ?
Yes - he used to be both!
How are you Adam ?
After a grey start it is lovely here now.
Took dog for a very nice walk along the route of an old pit railway track which follows the side of the valley through the trees.
Lots of dandies etc for Lola
Rushed back to get him out for a while so he is having a rare bask in the sun.
A bit of sun makes a lot of difference
 

Tidgy's Dad

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Yes - he used to be both!
How are you Adam ?
After a grey start it is lovely here now.
Took dog for a very nice walk along the route of an old pit railway track which follows the side of the valley through the trees.
Lots of dandies etc for Lola
Rushed back to get him out for a while so he is having a rare bask in the sun.
A bit of sun makes a lot of difference
I'm good, thanks.
Sounds like a pleasant morning for all concerned.
I've been doing some more work on monocotyledon classification.
Very interesting.
Keeps me happy.
 

Tidgy's Dad

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Edgar Allan Poe married his 13 year old cousin, he indulged in drinking sprees that made Liam Gallagher look like Ned Flanders and he died, literally, in the gutter, in Baltimore in 1849.
One of my favourite writers.
He was also a truly prophetic genius.
2 years before he died he wrote a long prose poem called "Eureka". which anticipated one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century by 80 years.
What was it?
 

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