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Mysterious Drake's Island Off Devon to Get First Visitors in 30 Years
The Guardian ^
| Fri 13 Mar 2020
| Steven Morris
Posted on 03/13/2020 8:28:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Well, I hope they brought some pie with them.
Nothing like pie to make friends.
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posted on
03/13/2020 8:34:32 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: blueunicorn6
But, cinnamon rolls can be nice too.
A little dab of butter on the top.
With some cold milk.
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posted on
03/13/2020 8:36:36 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: nickcarraway
I wonder if this island was the idea for the movei Wicker Man, which was quite creepy.
Also about a remote off-limits sort of island.
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posted on
03/13/2020 8:37:23 PM PDT
by
doorgunner69
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
To: blueunicorn6
Or a lovely custard.
That might be a bit too much, though.
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posted on
03/13/2020 8:38:17 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: blueunicorn6
They could sit on wicker chairs and eat cherry pie.
Thats the way to make friends!
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posted on
03/13/2020 8:40:28 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: nickcarraway
Man, that brings back the little pirate kid in me..........exploring caves..........climbing trees for vantage points..........digging deep in the tunnels for artifacts.........and I’d have been one of those little buggers claimimg sovereignty in the name of Plymouth. LOL My dad wouldn’t know whether to tan my hide for it, or ask me about everything I saw. Likely the latter, if I’d brought back a pocketful of old uniform buttons and other trinkets of the era.
To: nickcarraway
Drake he was a Devon man, an' ruled the Devon seas,
(Capten, art tha sleepin' there below?),
Rovin' tho' his death fell, he went wi' heart at ease,
An' dreamin' arl the time o' Plymouth Hoe,
"Take my drum to England, hang et by the shore,
Strike et when your powder's runnin' low;
If the Dons sight Devon, I'll quit the port o' Heaven,
An' drum them up the Channel as we drummed them long ago."
To: blueunicorn6
And a rousing game of croquet!
Good play! Have some pie!
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posted on
03/13/2020 8:45:07 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: blueunicorn6
Bring plenty of clotted cream.
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posted on
03/13/2020 8:47:21 PM PDT
by
Ken H
(Best SOTU ever!)
To: Ken H
No thank you.
I will not strike some poor cow in her lady bag just to try and get some solids in my cream.
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posted on
03/13/2020 8:51:03 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: blueunicorn6
Good play! Have some pie!
What??? No spotted dick???
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posted on
03/13/2020 9:40:37 PM PDT
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: nickcarraway
Almost guaranteed to find a bunch of empty beer cans, a few toked out joints and a used condom or two.
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posted on
03/13/2020 9:58:13 PM PDT
by
immadashell
(Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
To: nickcarraway
Soon to be a very boring place.
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posted on
03/13/2020 10:51:22 PM PDT
by
Revel
To: nickcarraway
I dont think they should go there, the world needs one place without WuFlu.
To: doorgunner69
I wonder if this island was the idea for the movei Wicker Man, which was quite creepy.Nah, this island has an entirely different "vibe."
Stern-faced, silent gentlemen in top hats riding old-fashioned "Penny-farthing" bicycles, games of chess with living human chess pieces, a large, white, untethered weather balloon drifting across the landscape...
Regards,
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posted on
03/14/2020 12:13:59 AM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: alexander_busek
Aha, the Village has been found! (And also in Wales of course)
To: blueunicorn6
Perhaps flan. It always seems more festive.
To: immadashell
... and an overturned shopping cart.
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posted on
03/14/2020 3:37:56 AM PDT
by
FroggyTheGremlim
(I'll be good, I will. I will.)
To: doorgunner69
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posted on
03/14/2020 3:48:21 AM PDT
by
FroggyTheGremlim
(I'll be good, I will. I will.)
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