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Chorister
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In Lambeth Palace, one of the more unlikely exhibits on display is the shell of Archbishop William Laud's tortoise. It continued to live happily in the grounds, after Laud's death, until a gardener unwittingly cracked through his shell with a fork. It's now one of the treasures in an exhibition for the 400th anniversary of the Lambeth Palace Library.
When you die, what is the one thing which you would like to have preserved for people to marvel at, and remember you by, hundreds of years later? And what message would it give to people about who you were or what you did?
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Chorister
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I hope when people look back many years, my little robed Chorister teddy bear will serve as a reminder, both of what my own favourite activity was, but also a reminder of what large parish churches and cathedrals were like, with the liturgy centred around music, and robed choirs, as it all might be quite different by then.
As for current public figures, I hope Rowan Williams' famous bushy eyebrows will have been preserved for posterity, permanently knitted together in deep theological thought.
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Brenda Clough
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Novels. I have novels. I am immortal.
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Adeodatus
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Originally posted by Chorister:
When you die, what is the one thing which you would like to have preserved for people to marvel at, and remember you by, hundreds of years later? And what message would it give to people about who you were or what you did?
The chandelier that I die swinging from at the age of 96, having just finished lecturing the patrons of the bar on the virtues of acting your age.
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Spike
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My unrivalled collection of empty beer bottles.
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Adeodatus
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Slightly more serious one here. A few years ago, I went to see an exhibition of Gustav Klimt's work. Among his paintings there was also displayed the smock he had made (or that he'd had made) which he wore when he was painting. It was a nice looking garmet, with some attractive embroidery ... and not so much as a fleck of paint!
I think if I ever get very far with my painting, I would like to preserve the apron I wear - bought from Ikea, and currently covered in so much artistic detritus that a friend recently threatened to stencil a "biohazard" symbol on it. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Spike
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Originally posted by Adeodatus:
Slightly more serious one here.
Are you suggesting mine wasn't serious?
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Adeodatus
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Originally posted by Spike:
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Originally posted by Adeodatus:
Slightly more serious one here.
Are you suggesting mine wasn't serious?
Not if the stories of you popping down to Oddbins with a shopping trolley are to be believed.
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Spike
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Oddbins? What are you trying to suggest? I get my beer from Aldi!
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Piglet
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Originally posted by Spike:
My unrivalled collection of empty beer bottles.
Just think of the fun you could be having at the bottle-bank.
Many years ago, our wine-bottle collection had grown to well over a hundred (it had taken some time, and we had a garage with lots of space).
While D. was pleasurably dropping them into the bottle-bank, a bloke at the next bin grinned over at him and said, "Good weekend, was it?".
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Lyda*Rose
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Originally posted by Spike:
My unrivalled collection of empty beer bottles.
Better still, make a beautiful mausoleum out of them.
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Pyx_e
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Originally posted by Chorister:
In Lambeth Palace, one of the more unlikely exhibits on display is the shell of Archbishop William Laud's tortoise. It continued to live happily in the grounds, after Laud's death, until a gardener unwittingly cracked through his shell with a fork. It's now one of the treasures in an exhibition for the 400th anniversary of the Lambeth Palace Library.
Apparently the markings on this shell, if looked at when the sun is at about 3 p.m. shimmer with the words of the Lord's Prayer.
Like our savour tortoise.......
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Chorister
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Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
Novels. I have novels. I am immortal.
Are they ones you have written? Or ones you feature in? Or ones you own?
My autograph book might be worth preserving for the future. A written record of the totally obscure and slightly famous. Ed Stewpot, for example.
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moonlitdoor
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That makes me think of a great Woody Allen quote - 'I don't want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen. I want to live on in my apartment.'
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Pigwidgeon
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
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Originally posted by Chorister:
In Lambeth Palace, one of the more unlikely exhibits on display is the shell of Archbishop William Laud's tortoise. It continued to live happily in the grounds, after Laud's death, until a gardener unwittingly cracked through his shell with a fork. It's now one of the treasures in an exhibition for the 400th anniversary of the Lambeth Palace Library.
Apparently the markings on this shell, if looked at when the sun is at about 3 p.m. shimmer with the words of the Lord's Prayer.
Like our savour tortoise.......
As it says in 1 Timothy 1:17 (KJV):
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Now unto the kinky turtle, immortal, invisible...
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Brenda Clough
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Oh, the ones I have written. Personally I am safely obscure; no one shall write about me.
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Chorister
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I would also like to see Justin Welby's specs immortalised for all eternity. I bet that, behind those earnest frames, there is a pair of very ordinary eyes. But, when he puts them on, great intensity of thought and wisdom shoots forth and impresses all those around. He's the Joe 90 of the new Millennium.
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Eirenist
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I started reading this thread on the assumption that it was about our dearly beloved C. of E.
'Like a mighty tortoise
Moves the church of God , , , '
Though, come to think of it, my own tortoise could get up a fair turn of spead on a warm day within range of a row of lettuce plants.
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Bob Two-Owls
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Originally posted by Pyx_e:
Like our savour tortoise.......
Savoury tortoise sounds delicious!
My legacy would be the tons of reasonably well painted lead soldiers that line my study to protect me from radiation. I did start to weigh my collection once with a view to moving it into the loft but I stopped when a friend who happens to be a structural engineer started making strange noises and rolling his eyes.
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Chorister
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I have a book of children's stories penned by my own hand, gathering dust quite nicely. So far, I have only inflicted them on my own children but my poor grandchildren will be next. I think that's probably (just as well) as far as they will go. But if future generations of my family want to try their luck to see if great granny was another Enid Blyton or J.K. Rowling in disguise, and make their millions, I shall look down from heaven and applaud their optimism.
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Galilit
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My morrocco BCP...Dunno who would use it tho'!
I got my father's one (non- morrocco) from his Confirmation and loved it till it fell apart. He'd got it at 15 by the date and it was pretty pristine when I got it after his death so imagine it was not used much being as it's the thought that counts in my opinion
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