Five Things You May Not Know About the Pilgrims-- Part 2: Not Plymouth, England, Been There, Done That, and Tolerance

3.  THE PILGRIMS DIDN'T NAME THEIR COLONY AFTER PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND.

The site had actually been named that before the Pilgrims had arrived and had already been shown as such on maps (with some variations of spelling such as Plimoth).

It is sheer coincidence that the Pilgrims had originally sailed from Plymouth, England.

4.  SOME OF THE MAYFLOWER'S PASSENGERS HAD BEEN TO AMERICA BEFORE.

Several of the crew had already been there.  One man, Stephen Hopkins, had already tried to settle in the New World at Jamestown ten years earlier, but his ship wrecked off the coast of  Bermuda, stranding him before his eventual return to England.

William Shakespeare admitted that he had based his play "The Tempest" on this story and had even named one of its characters, Stephano, after Stephen Hopkins, who was once one of his neighbors as well.

5.  THE PILGRIMS WERE RELATIVELY TOLERANT OF OTHER RELIGIONS.

They were strict on their interpretation of religion but did not attempt to convert others.  They did not observe Christmas, but allowed others to take the day off.  They allowed men who were not of their faith to hold public office.

Gosh, I Didn't Know Some of This Stuff.  --Cooter

Here Are Those Definitions From the Last Post

I didn't recognize some of the words from the last post, so looked them up.

From #4:

Starveling--  poor in quality, inadequate

elfskin--  probably a misprint for eelskin as it only appears in the Henry IV play.  Eelskin means slimy.

pizzle--  penis of an animal, especially a bull.

stockfish--  cod or haddock, cured by splitting and air dried.

From #1

rampallian--  a mean wretch

fustilarian--  a low fellow, stinkard, scoundrel

I probably wouldn't use these two as what good is it to inselt someone who doesn't know what you're talking about.

Now You Know,  --DaCoot

Top Ten Shakespearean Insults To Whip Out At Parties-- Part 2

5.  "[My] face is not worth sunburning."  Henry V.

4.  "...you starveling, you elfskin, you dried neat's tongue, you bull's pizzle, you stockfish!"  Henry IV

3.   "I do desire that we be better strangers."  As You Like It  (My own favorite of the list.)

2.  "..beatle headed, flap eared knave."  The Taming iof the Shrew.

1.  "You rampallian!  You fustilarian!"  Henry IV, Part 2.

Looks like I'll have to look up some words.

--Cooter

Top Ten Shakespearean Insults To Whip Out At parties-- Part 1

From the Nov. 21, 2012, Listverse by Alex Daugherty.



10.  "And thous unfit for any place but hell."  Richard III

9.  "Clod of wayward marl"--  Much Ado About Nothing

8.  "You should be women, and yet your beard forbid me to interpret that you are so."  MacBeth

7.  "By mine honor, if I were but two hours younger, I'd beat thee.  Methinkst thou are a general offence, and every man should beat thee."  All's Well That Ends Well.

6.  "Tis brief, my lord...as woman's love."  Hamlet

Take That You Knave!  --DaCoot

Seven Shakespeare Movie Adaptations

From the March 13, 2013, The Week "7 movies that are cleverly disguised Shakespeare adaptations" by Jillian Rayfield.

1.  WEST SIDE STORY (1961)--  Romeo and Juliet
2.  RAN (1985)--  King Lear
3.  MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991)--  Henry IV, Henry V

4.  THE LION KING (1994)--  Hamlet
5.  10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)--  The Taming of the Shrew
6.  O (2001)--  Othello
7.  SHE'S THE MAN (2006)--  Twelfth Night

Well, I knew about the first one.

The Bard At the Movies.  --Cooter

Wanna Buy an Autograph?

From EZINC by Justin Hanus.

Here's what you can expect to pay:

10.  Paul McCartney --$2,400
9.  Tiger Woods--   $2,625 (probably before his "problems"
8.  Neil Armstrong--  $7,500

7.  Jimi Hendrix--  $61,000
6.  Jimmy Page--  $73,000
5.  Babe Ruth--  $150,000
4.  Joe DiMaggio & Marilyn Monroe $191,200

3.  John Lennon--  $525,000
2.  Abraham Lincoln--  $748,000
1.  William Shakespeare--  $3 million (only six signatures known to exist)

Wonder If Jesse Jr Knows About These?  --DaCoot