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08-02-2008, 11:53 AM | #1 | |
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August 2, 2008: Beer Street & Gin Lane
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08-02-2008, 02:03 PM | #2 |
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Gin was invented to make tonic water more palatable, thus encouraging people to thwart malaria.
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08-02-2008, 02:04 PM | #3 |
We have to go back, Kate!
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*smiles* I love Hogarth.
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08-02-2008, 02:43 PM | #4 |
Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you.
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He was probably drunk on gin when the English beer lobbyists bribed him to draw that.
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08-02-2008, 03:27 PM | #5 |
polaroid of perfection
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Hogarth is someone I always reference when middle England start their going to hell in a handbasket rants.
In fact the best line in Oliver! is when one of the urchins says, "'Ey Fagin, these sausages are mouldy!" and he replies, "Shaddup an' drink yer gin!" Btw - happy and hardworking seems to mostly be the women getting pawed by the fat lazy men. As ever it was. |
08-02-2008, 04:10 PM | #6 |
We have to go back, Kate!
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That whole Gin Act thing got quite nasty. Led to the Gordon Riots.
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08-03-2008, 12:42 AM | #7 |
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Apparently even the buildings are unstable when people are drinking gin!
Unlike the sturdy, Beer street buildings, which are strong enough to hold several beer-contaminated citizens up on the roof for some reason. What do they think they are...sheep?? |
08-03-2008, 02:55 AM | #8 |
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hi-res
I wanted to take a closer look at the pawn-broker and I found high quality, high resolution [4000x4600] images of prints of the etchings of Gin Lane & Beer Street.
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08-03-2008, 05:22 AM | #9 | |
We have to go back, Kate!
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08-03-2008, 05:39 AM | #10 |
polaroid of perfection
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Not papal bulls?
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08-03-2008, 05:47 AM | #11 |
We have to go back, Kate!
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Uhuh, papal bulls would be shit, they'd be useless at the first sign of rain.
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08-03-2008, 05:50 AM | #12 |
We have to go back, Kate!
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oh.....papAL...
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08-03-2008, 06:04 AM | #13 |
polaroid of perfection
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PayPal?
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08-03-2008, 06:36 AM | #14 |
We have to go back, Kate!
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For use on Ebay? That makes sense.
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08-03-2008, 05:54 PM | #15 |
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My last name is Hogarth, I've been told that we are related to William somewhere along the line. Not sure how true that is though.
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