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Boudicca's Warpaint Puts Farmer On The Woad To Recovery
The Telegraph (UK) ^
| 9-28-2003
| Sarah Lonsdale
Posted on 09/28/2003 4:36:12 PM PDT by blam
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To: SunkenCiv
Thank you for the ping. I've done quite a bit of natural dyeing, and can say from experience that woad is one of the worst smelling substances on the planet. It has to be. Not much could possibly smell worse.
There is a segment from Tony Robinson's* documentary series, The Worst Jobs in History which covers the lives of woad dyers. They very often had to live and work outside of the city walls due to the stench. His description of the smell is as good as any, except that I would add an overpowering stench of hot road tar to the mix. It really is just awful.
The Worst Jobs in History - The Tudor Age - Part 4 (^) (it'll be just after pin making, a few minutes in).
*Baldrick from Black Adder
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06/19/2010 1:13:54 PM PDT
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mountainbunny
(Mitt Romney: Just where does his lying mouth stop and his awesome hair begin?)
To: blam; SunkenCiv
I happened to be at Boudicca’s statue near Westminster bridge last Thursday evening after my ride on the London Eye. Will post pics later in week.
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CholeraJoe
("Here is something you can't understand...")
To: CholeraJoe
"Will post pics later in week. Excellent. Please ping me.
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06/22/2010 12:40:41 PM PDT
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blam
To: CholeraJoe
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06/22/2010 4:17:37 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: Kiss Me Hardy
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06/23/2010 6:24:59 PM PDT
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Pelham
(without Deporting 20 million illegals border control is meaningless.)
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SunkenCiv
(Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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SunkenCiv
(and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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