Have you ever visited a mosque and asked questions?

You and I, Phil, are proof of the conundrum of parallel but intersecting universes.
I'm speaking metaphysically, of course.

By the way, "Such is life" is reputed to be among the last words of our most famous outlaw, the bushranger Ned Kelly, not long before they hanged him and buried him in the grounds of Melbourne gaol, minus his handsome head. For many Aussies, he is a favourite son.
 

Dame Warrigal said:
You and I, Phil, are proof of the conundrum of parallel but intersecting universes.
I'm speaking metaphysically, of course.
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Good - I finally get to use my degree! :rolleyes:

By the way, "Such is life" is reputed to be among the last words of our most famous outlaw, the bushranger Ned Kelly, not long before they hanged him and buried him in the grounds of Melbourne gaol, minus his handsome head. For many Aussies, he is a favourite son.
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After you mentioned him I went and read the entire Wiki entry on him - and it was a LONG one! He was quite a character ... I loved the armor he made out of plow parts! I had heard of him before, of course, but never got into the details.

Now I want to be a bushbaby ... er, bushranger ... too! :sentimental:
 
Did you read his Jerilderie letter?
He may have been an outlaw but he was no common criminal.

I'm rather fond of Ned.
 

Dame Warrigal said:
Did you read his Jerilderie letter?
He may have been an outlaw but he was no common criminal.

I'm rather fond of Ned.
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I looked at it, but being that it's over 7K words long I just bookmarked it for later consumption.

I particularly liked his manly beard. ;)

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His was quite a complex story as well - all the (crooked?) policemen didn't make it any easier.
 
He did, oakapple and so did Heath Ledger but neither did the man justice IMO.

The interesting thing about Ned is that apart from shooting the police at Stringybark Creek, he never killed or harmed anyone in any of his holdups. He rounded townsfolk up while he robbed a bank and then left town. He was protected by the common folk who had no love for the very corrupt police. They refused to give up any information about him or his whereabouts.
 
Dame Warrigal said:
The interesting thing about Ned is that apart from shooting the police at Stringybark Creek, he never killed or harmed anyone in any of his holdups. He rounded townsfolk up while he robbed a bank and then left town. He was protected by the common folk who had no love for the very corrupt police. They refused to give up any information about him or his whereabouts.
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Meanwhile the police burned down the hotel he was holed up in, shot hostages ... in short, acted a lot more criminal than Ned.

Fascinating stuff!
 
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