18 Nov 2025 21:52:42
Yawn. I'm bored. No club footy! ?
Stokey, can't you so one of your posts and start a chat/ argument about Jesus had a son who visited Glastonbury and Mary took him the the South of France or something? ?.
19 Nov 2025 09:12:54
Morning Cyclist mate. I haven’t been to Glastonbury for many years. The legend of the holy thorn bush ( its descended bushes still grow in the Abbey Grounds) stem from Joseph of Arimathea ( one of the disciples) who supported visited there.
I believe it was Mary Magdalene who is reputed to have fled to the South of France and lived as a hermit in a cave there for many years after the death of Christ.
I think Dan Brown made use of this legend in his Da Vinci code books which are absolute tosh but gallop along at an entertaining pace. The films with Tom Hanks as Professor Robert Langdon are great fun.
My wife and I have just booked a cruise from Rome to Barcelona for our 70th birthdays in 2027, calling at a few places in the South of France so I’ll look into it and report back then ………??????????.
19 Nov 2025 14:12:00
Hopefully your cruise will turn out like the titanics. then they'll be no need for you to do a report stokey ??.
19 Nov 2025 15:23:48
Not the burning bramble bush then, Stokey. According to the bible Joseph of Arimathea (if he existed) buried Jesus and came to England but Jesus. Regardless of what the hymn will have you believe.
19 Nov 2025 15:46:34
If you drop into the French Riviera Stokey, you might look up Scott Fitzgerald's influences for The Great Gatsby.
Was lucky enough to be there in June and one evening walking at the Cap D'Antibes came across a cove which struck me as an image which could have been used for 'East and West Egg'; peninsulas where the opulent houses in the novel were.
(The Hamptons really).
19 Nov 2025 16:05:21
if you're going to the South of France, I recommend reading the Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. The authors tried to sue Dan Brown for plagiarism (Da Vinci Code is based on their book/ work and some "Masonic"/ Johannite myths).
The da Vinci bit is based on the idea that Leonardo da Vinci (and supposedly Victor Hugo among others) was the head of a secret order called the Priory of Sion who have guarded Jesus ancestors for centuries).
It's a good read and clearly designed to appeal to a certain audience. Not saying it's all true, but where there's smoke. ?
And now it's time for the weather.
19 Nov 2025 16:09:53
Sadly for your hopes Skegs, it would be very unusual for there to be icebergs in the Med at any time, never mind mid June mate!
You may be aware that the Captain of the Titanic was John Smith, a Stokey. Hence the local brewery is the Titanic Brewery with its notorious slogan “ goes down a treat”…….
19 Nov 2025 18:14:11
Thanks Norfolk. I’m a big fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald and will re read his novels particularly “ Tender is the Night” set in the French Riviera. Probably the saddest ending to a novel I’ve ever read I think.
Silk, it’s all lost in the mists of time mate. As you say, no smoke without fire but I equate the Bible with the Arthurian legend and our own Robin Hood.
Great stories and Mallory’s “ Morte D’Arthur” and T. H. White’s “The Once and Future King” are amongst my all time favourites. The King James Bible is a masterpiece whether you believe in its contents or not.
Cyclist, thanks for that tip mate, I’ll give it a read!
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19 Nov 2025 19:00:39
The first edition of the King James Bible, which was edited by Francis Bacon and prepared under Masonic supervision, bears more Mason’s marks than the Cathedral of Strasburg. -Manly P. Hall
Another clue about Bacon. Look up the 46th word in Psalm 46. Then the 46th word from the end of Psalm 46. ?
And now it's time for the weather.
19 Nov 2025 19:06:24
Only icebergs in your drinks eh Stokey.
Talking of ships Captains, did you know the Captain of the Poseidon was Leslie Neilson, every time I've seen it I expect him to drop a one -liner. RIP good Sir.
19 Nov 2025 20:53:01
It was just an idea ? but there is a russuan sub there the novorossiysk maybe that will pop its head up for a but of target practice ??.
19 Nov 2025 22:47:49
Stokey 1957 has a lot to answer for as born same year ?????.
19 Nov 2025 23:58:20
Hey ginger bud, that Leslie nelson. Was he the one who took dierby 20, 000 leagues under the premier on the posiedon?
20 Nov 2025 08:48:56
Born just in 1956 DTP but it was certainly a true Golden era……???????.
20 Nov 2025 16:10:10
Skegs, mate, I’m afraid the Russian sub ( the Novochok or whatever its called) has already popped up in the Med a few weeks back when it’s engines were knackered and, worse, began dripping diesel fuel onto the crew apparently. It limped home with every man and his dog photographing it as it crawled past Istanbul.
As Putin backed the losing side ( Assad) in the Syrian Civil War it was a long way back because the Russian naval base was captured.
By the way, mate, I’ve got to say you are reminding me of Clouseau’s boss Chief Inspector Dreyfus ( brilliantly played by Herbert Lom) dreaming of all the ways his bete noire could be “terminated”! Have you developed a nervous facial twitch yet? ????????.
21 Nov 2025 11:41:53
Putin backed Assad we backed an Al Qaeda affiliate. Then TACO Trumputin invited their leader and their main funders and sponsors to the White House. Amazing but true.