Very Strange

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Wow, you've surpassed youself there Jay -what on earth does that mean -tried Googling it and this what came up......
Epaminondas (Greek: Ἐπαμεινώνδας; ca. 418 BC – 362 BC), or Epameinondas, was a Theban general and statesman of the 4th century BC..

It'd take a fair bit to bring him back.......

I think it's more like serendipity with the letter keys than an actual intention knowing our Jays keyboard skills.

[Gordon Booth]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

I think it's more like serendipity with the letter keys than an actual intention knowing our Jays keyboard skills.

That's stretching serendipity too far!
Come on Jaysay, tell us what you meant, I can't work it out!

[Margaret Pilkington]

Epaminondas....well I never! I remember my old school teacher Mrs Armistead telling us some stories on a Friday afternoon.......all aboutEpaminondas. I have never seen these tales written down...or even heard of them from that day to this.
I have just googled it and come up with Epaminondas and his Auntie...........oh, yes and it was about a little black boy.

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by jaysay

HePaminandos

The Panda & Dog (Thepandandog) ? At a guess More about bestiary than history.

[Margaret Pilkington]

No Son...check this out.
"Epaminondas and his Auntie" by Sara Cone Bryant

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

I think it's more like serendipity with the letter keys than an actual intention knowing our Jays keyboard skills.

Shut it Scouse

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Epaminondas....well I never! I remember my old school teacher Mrs Armistead telling us some stories on a Friday afternoon.......all about Epaminondas. I have never seen these tales written down...or even heard of them from that day to this.
I have just googled it and come up with Epaminondas and his Auntie...........oh, yes and it was about a little black boy.

exactly Margaret, we used to have the books when I was in junior school as you say they Epaminondas and the ......... quite a few stories and yes they were about a little black boy, hes my original post. Quite obviously the plebs just aren't on our wavelength Margaret

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

No Son...check this out.
"Epaminondas and his Auntie" by Sara Cone Bryant

Just had a look at the link Margaret, Hell it wouldn't see daylight these days, don't think I can repeat in on the open web as the thought police would probably be around to feel my collar

[Margaret Pilkington]

I used to look forward to those stories, every Friday afternoon....but only if we had been good!

[Gordon Booth]

What memory you two have.I've only just read it and I've forgotten how to spell it already.
Can't see the BBC broadcasting those stories, once so innocent,just stories about a little boy, now time to apologise.

[shillelagh]

Originally Posted by jaysay

exactly Margaret, we used to have the books when I was in junior school as you say they Epaminondas and the ......... quite a few stories and yes they were about a little black boy, hes my original post. Quite obviously the plebs just aren't on our wavelength Margaret

it was topsy and tim in my day jaysay ....

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

What memory you two have.I've only just read it and I've forgotten how to spell it already.
Can't see the BBC broadcasting those stories, once so innocent,just stories about a little boy, now time to apologise.

Yes, I do have a fairly good memory. I can remember some things very clearly...so clearly it is like watching a video replay......I have been many places with ma...met many people, and she only has to mention the person or the place and I can recall it like it was yesterday.

[Margaret Pilkington]

and they were good stories......the fact that they were about a boy of ethnicity does not detract from the message one little bit.

[Less]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

and they were good stories......the fact that they were about a boy of ethnicity does not detract from the message one little bit.

Come on margaret, call a spade a spade, you mean a black lad.

[Margaret Pilkington]

OK. Less...the stories were about a little black boy....who hadn't the sense he was born with