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…with at least one glaring spelling mistake) about the Duchamp story which starts here. ’ Then Invisible sends in a Mona Barbie. Beach has no words. Thanks Invisible and David!…

…too self-serving.’ Tim, meanwhile, writes: Regards famous horses you would have to put Bucephalus up there. And here in the states, Robert E. Lee’s horse, Traveler.’ Invisible references an unusual…

…to Ricardo. 28/10/11: Invisible proves herself an expert in urban planning too. ‘With reference to cities of the imagination, we cannot possibly forget Francois Marie Charles Fourier, that daring Utopian…

…2011: Invisible sends this in about discretion in the WWII generation from NPR, Breaking the Code is now available. ‘AUDIE CORNISH, host: On Murray Fisher’s 81st birthday, he gave his…

…but not invention? drbeachcombing AT yahoo DOT com *** 5 Feb, 2012: thanks to Invisible for this piece from the Telegraph about the man who seemed to anticipate an international…

…any of these deaths be substantiated? 23 Oct 2011: Invisible writes in with a some potential classics: You asked for more pre-FT strange deaths. I dug into my files and…

…are. Invisible also has been doing her research: ‘I dipped into A Dictionary of Superstitions (Opie and Tatem), to see what it says about eggs and found some interesting points…

…Nov 2011: Invisible sends in this chilling fairy tale (look out for the weasels) THE TWO PONIES, from Ruth L. Tongue, Forgotten Folk-Tales of the English Counties. ‘When I was…

…particularly such Polonius-style nonsense. Surprising how little there is in modern collections. Drbeachcombing at yahoo dot com. *** 26 Nov 2011: Invisible writes in ‘You asked for historical marriage advice….

…may be the sabbatical, (or even the holiday) but it normally lasts much longer.’ Thanks KMH!   28 Nov 2011: Invisible writes in, ‘Your letting off steam post naturally suggested…

…modern world. Any other unusual saints: drbeachcombing AT yahoo DOT com *** 21 Dec 2011: Invisible is, as always, unbeatable: ‘While I regret that I cannot find my original source,…

…paperback. It is good enough that I gave bought copies for several friends.’ Invisible meanwhile points out that there is a Saki Story, Music on the Hill. Thanks to Invisible,…

…internet cafés and call centres… *** 21 Jan 2011: First up is Invisible who has reflection upon reflection on this. ‘It is a little odd that while there are accounts…

…afterwards with a fifteenth/sixteenth century date for the arrival of fairies. 24/1/2012: Invisible is next: ‘The first excerpt you quote—it seems very “literary” rather than coming from genuine folk/fairy tales….

…encourage users to set up private libraries around the web with books re-offered: for example, the Hispanic Studies professor who puts up all nineteenth-century books relating to Galicia and showcases…