#oswald laurence

[mariocki]

The Saint: The Fiction Makers - Part 1 (6.11, ITC, 1968)

"Mr. Klein, do you remember what SWORD did to the police sergeant in Sunburst Five?"

"Oh no..."

"The equipment is fully operational in the cellar, it can be filled with acid in one minute."

"Oh, you wouldn't!"

[mushychord]

[companion-showdown]

Which companion is the most normal person?

a lot of companions would be getting into tv show worthy situations with or without the doctor, but some of them are just normal people, who if they weren't aboard the tardis they'd be living an ordinary, perhaps even boring, life. who is the most normal

SEMIFINALS

Leo Jones vs Ben Jackson

Barbara Wright vs Ian Chesterton

QUARTERFINALS

Leo Jones vs Sergeant Benton

Graham O'Brien vs Ben Jackson

Brian Williams vs Barbara Wright

Ian Chesterton vs Katarina

previous rounds under the cut

ROUND 4

K9 vs Leo Jones

Sergeant Benton vs Rory Williams

Alison Cheney vs Graham O'Brien

Rita Afzal vs Ben Jackson

Brian Williams vs Evelyn Smythe

Barbara Wright vs Wilfred Mott

Ian Chesterton vs Anji Kapoor

Peri Brown vs Katarina

ROUND 3

K9 vs Business Woman

Leo Jones vs Harry Sullivan

Sergeant Benton vs Kate Stewart

Duggan vs Rory Williams

Tegan Jovanka vs Alison Cheney

Liz Shaw vs Graham O'Brien

Rita Afzal vs Nyssa

Ryan Sinclair vs Ben Jackson

Mickey Smith vs Brian Williams

Evelyn Smythe vs Martha Jones

Grace Holloway vs Barbara Wright

Lucie Miller vs Wilfred Mott

Ian Chesterton vs Victoria Waterfield

Hex Schofield vs Anji Kapoor

Donna Noble vs Peri Brown

Dan Lewis vs Katarina

ROUND 2

Day 2

Mickey Smith vs Jamie McCrimmon

Chang Lee vs Brian Williams

Evelyn Smythe vs Romana I

Adric vs Martha Jones

Grace Holloway vs Izzy SInclair

The Brigadier vs Barbara Wright

Lucie Miller vs Headmaster

Ruby Sunday vs Wilfred Mott

Ian Chesterton vs Amy Pond

Mike Yates vs Victoria Waterfield

Hex Schofield vs Frobisher

Nardole vs Anji Kapoor

Donna Noble vs Liv Chenka

Leela vs Peri Brown

Dan Lewis vs Bridget Sinclair

Katarina vs Bill Potts

Day 1

K9 vs Charley Pollard

Business Woman vs Mel Bush

Leo Jones vs Rose Tyler

Laurence Scarman vs Harry Sullivan

Sergeant Benton vs Steven Taylor

Bernice Summerfield vs Kate Stewart

Duggan vs Helen Sinclair

Sarah-Jane Simth vs Rory Williams

Tegan Jovanka vs Dodo Chaplet

Handles vs Alison Cheney

Liz Shaw vs Adam Mitchell

Sam Jones vs Graham O'Brien

Rita Afzal vs Susan Foreman

Nyssa vs Kamelion

Ryan Sinclair vs Polly Wright

Fitz Kreiner vs Ben Jackson

ROUND 1 (Group Stage)

Group 1:

Susan Foreman

Barbara Wright

Ian Chesterton

Vicki Pallister

Steven Taylor

Group 2:

Katarina

Sara Kingdom

Dodo Chaplet

Ben Jackson

Polly Wright

Group 3:

Jamie McCrimmon

Victoria Waterfield

Zoe Heriot

The Brigadier

Sergeant Benton

Group 4:

Liz Shaw

Mike Yates

Jo Grant

Sarah-Jane Smith

Harry Sullivan

Group 5:

Leela

K9

Romana I

Romana II

Group 6:

Adric

Nyssa

Tegan Jovanka

Vislor Turlough

Kamelion

Group 7:

Peri Brown

Mel Bush

Ace McShane

Grace Holloway

Chang Lee

Group 8:

Charley Pollard

C'rizz

Evelyn Smythe

Lucie Miller

Group 9:

Liv Chenka

Helen Sinclair

Hex Schofield

Bernice Summerfield

Chris Cwej

Group 10:

Fitz Kreiner

Compassion

Anji Kapoor

Sam Jones

Group 11:

Alison Cheney

Iris Wildthyme

Izzy Sinclair

Frobisher

Group 12:

Rose Tyler

Mickey Smith

Adam Mitchell

Jack Harkness

Martha Jones

Group 13:

Wilfred Mott

Donna Noble

River Song

Amy Pond

Rory Williams

Group 14:

Kate Stewart

Clara Oswald

Handles

Bill Potts

Nardole

Group 15:

Yasmin Khan

Graham O'Brien

Ryan Sinclair

Dan Lewis

Ruby Sunday

Group 16:

Vince Hawkins

Duggan

Damon

Group 17:

Rhos

Dr Summers

Laurence Scarman

Lowe

Mergrave

Headmaster

Group 18:

Tamsin Drew

Tania Bell

Business Woman

Kevin

Group 19:

Jackie Tyler

Francine Jones

Clive Jones

Tish Jones

Leo Jones

Group 20:

Sylvia Noble

Craig Owens

Brian Williams

Danny Pink

Rigsy

Group 21:

Tommy Connolly

Riley Vashtee

Hath Peck

Nephew

Rita Afzal

Group 22:

Elton Pope

Ursula Blake

Colin Skinner

Bridget Sinclair

Bliss

[aimeedaisies]

The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in May 2023

03/05 In preparation for her brothers, King Charles III coronation, Princess Anne carried out the following engagements in central London;

Unofficial HRH along with King Charles III, The Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were at Westminster Abbey for coronation rehearsals 👑

As Colonel of The Blues and Royals, HRH met Officers and senior Non-Commissioned Officers of The Household Division during a visit to Wellington Barracks. 💂‍♂️🫡

As Patron of the SS Great Britain Trust, HRH visited SS GREAT BRITAIN in Bristol, where she toured the Future Brunels Showcase. ⛴️

04/05 The Princess Royal, accompanied by Sir Tim attended the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association Dinner at Fishmongers’ Hall in London 🍽️

05/05 On the eve of her brother, King Charles III’s coronation, Princess Anne, her husband Sir Tim, the King and Queen and all working royals (except Pss Alexandra) carried out the following engagements in central London;

Held a Luncheon at Buckingham Palace for Realm Governor-Generals and Prime Ministers. 🥪

Held a Reception at Buckingham Palace for visiting Heads of State and Overseas Guests. 🥂

Separately The Princess Royal as Colonel of The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), visited members of the Household Cavalry preparing for the Coronation of King Charles III at Hyde Park Barracks. 🐎

Unofficial Princess Anne, Sir Tim, other members of the BRF and other foreign royals went out for a pre coronation dinner at Oswalds, a private exclusive club near St James, London. 🥂

06/05 The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla took place in Westminster Abbey. 👑

Their Majesties left Buckingham Palace at 10.20 o’clock and proceeded in State to the Abbey. Princess Anne, Sir Tim, working royals and other members of the british royal family, foreign royals, leaders, dignitaries and other guests were all in attendance. 👸🤴

Their Majesties returned back to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach, closely followed by the Princess Royal, on horseback, in her role as Gold-Stick-in-Waiting. 🐴

Order of the following coaches;

Australian State Coach - The Prince & Princess of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis 🇦🇺

Irish State Coach - The Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh, Earl of Wessex and The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor 🇮🇪

Scottish State Coach - Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

State Car - Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra 🚘

Combined Guards of Honour of the three Services (Army, Navy, RAF) were mounted outside the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace and took the salute, Princess Anne joined. 🫡

Their Majesties and working members of the royal family stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace and witnessed a fly-past by aircraft of the Royal Air Force. ✈️

07/05 The Princess Royal, accompanied by Sir Tim visited a Big Lunch Community Street Party at Belmont Crescent in Swindon. 🥪

Prior to the BBC Coronation concert The King and Queen held a reception at Windsor Castle. The Princess Royal and Sir Tim Laurence, The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended. 🍾

08/05 The Princess Royal attended a Big Help Out Service and Reception in Gloucester Cathedral. ⛪️

09/05 The Prince and Princess of Wales held an Afternoon Party in the garden of Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Coronation of The King and Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, The Princess Royal and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present. 🍰

10/05 As President of the Royal Yachting Association, HRH visited Budworth Sailing Club on their 75th Anniversary. 🛥️

Attended the Young Enterprise UK Start-Up National Final at the University of Salford Business School. 💼

As Patron of Woolf Institute, HRH held a Twenty Fifth Anniversary Dinner at St James’s Palace. 🍝

11/05 As Patron of the Butler Trust, Princess Anne visited HM Prison Pentonville in London where she met rehabilitated ex-offenders who have found employment through the Trust and later attended a reception held by City and Guilds at the Prison👮

12/05 Visited St Hilaire Avenue, Coleford, to mark the town’s twinning with Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez in France. 🇬🇧🇫🇷

HRH later visited AccXel Construction Skills Accelerator Centre, Whimsey Industrial Estate in Cinderford. 🔨

15/05 As Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, HRH attended the Annual City Food and Drink Lecture at Guildhall. 🥗

16/05 As Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Carmen, HRH opened the new Carmen Hall and then attended a Service of Dedication. ⛪️

In her role of President at the Royal British Legion Women’s Section, Princess Anne attended a Service to mark the 60th Anniversary of the end of National Service at the National Memorial Arboretum. 🌷

17/05 As Patron of the (WRNS) Women’s Royal Naval Service Benevolent Trust, attended the Annual General Meeting and a Reception onboard HMS Excellent, docked in Portsmouth.

As Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, visited Gosport Station in Hampshire and later attended a Reception. 🛟

As Commandant-in-Chief of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps), HRH attended a Recruits’ Passing Out Parade at Wellington Barracks. 🫡

18/05 Princess Anne departed from Heathrow Airport for Canada and later arrived at Fredericton International Airport in New Brunswick 🇨🇦

19/05 Princess Anne carried out the following engagements in New Brunswick, Canada. 🇨🇦

As Honorary Deputy Commissioner of The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, visited their “J” Division Headquarters and after attended a Reception on the occasion of their 150th Anniversary. 🎂

Laid a wreath at The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Memorial. 👮‍♂️

Attended a Civic Reception at Moncton City Hall. 🏫

Visited Vitalité Health Network’s Veterans’ Health Centre. ⛑️

As Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s), HRH attended the 175th Anniversary Concert at Wesleyan Celebration Centre. 🎺

20/05 Princess Anne, as Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s) carried out the following engagements in New Brunswick, Canada. 🇨🇦

Attended and took the salute at the Freedom of the City of Moncton Parade. 🫡

Visited Moncton Garrison. 💂‍♀️

Attended a Reception for the occasion of the 120th Anniversary for the Canadian Forces Communications and Electronics Branch. 🍾

Princess Anne was invested with the Canadian Order of Military Merit (Commander) by the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, on behalf of the Governor General and after attended a Reception and Gala dinner for the 175th Anniversary of the 8th Canadian Hussars. 🎖️

21/05 Princess Anne, as Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s), carried out the following engagements in Sussex, Canada. 🇨🇦

Attended a Service at Trinity Anglican Church, 853 Main Street, Sussex, to mark the 175th Anniversary of the Regiment. ✝️

Attended a Freedom of the Town of Sussex Parade. 🫡

Visited the Regimental Museum in Sussex. 🪖

Visited Sussex (Milton Gregg) Armouries. ⚔️

Departed Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Quebec, for Heathrow Airport, UK arriving on 22/05. 🇬🇧

23/05 The Princess Royal held an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

24/05 As Royal Colonel of the 1st Battalion The Ranger Regiment, HRH visited the Battalion near Dublin, Northern Ireland 🇮🇪

26/05 As Patron of Battle of the Atlantic Memorial, the Princess Royal and Sir Tim attended a Service and unveiled the Garden of Reflection Memorial at Liverpool Parish Church, opened an Exhibition at the Western Approaches Museum and attended a Reception at Liverpool Town Hall. 🏅

Total official engagements for Anne in May: 51

2023 total so far: 222

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in May: 9

2023 total so far: 50

[thiziri]

Princess Anne and her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, spotted at Oswald's, on 05 May 2023 💕

[nuz1970]

A Londra c'è una donna che si reca ogni giorno dentro la metropolitana e resta seduta sulla banchina solo per ascoltare l'annuncio registrato dal marito nel lontano 1950.

Margaret McCollum dopo che è morto il suo Oswald Laurence, si siede sulla panchina e aspetta di sentire quella registrazione divenuta uno dei più celebri "Mind the gap" (attenzione allo spazio tra il treno e la banchina) di Londra.

Nel 2003 Oswald è morto lasciando un grande vuoto nel cuore di Margaret. Così da quel momento Margaret ha trovato il modo di sentire la sua presenza più vicina.

Ma da un giorno all'altro, dopo oltre mezzo secolo, quella voce è stata sostituita da una fredda e vuota registrazione elettronica.

Presa dallo sconforto Margaret ha fatto richiesta di quel nastro all'azienda dei trasporti della metropolitana londinese, per continuare ad ascoltare la voce di suo marito a casa sua.

Ma, venuta a conoscenza dell'emozionante storia, l'azienda ha deciso di ripristinare l'annuncio nell'unica fermata in prossimità della casa dove vive la donna, precisamente alla fermata di Embankment della Northern Line, dove oggi tutti i passeggeri possono ascoltare la voce di Oswald Laurence e pensare che l'amore eterno esiste davvero.

Dal web

[atotaltaitaitale]

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The story behind the “Mind the Gap” by Oswald Laurence.

sound on 🔉

The original “Mind the Gap” recorded by Laurence can only be heard nowadays at Embankment tube station on the northbound platform of the Northern line.

Oswald Laurence's voice was used on the northbound Northern Line but was phased out until only Embankment used it.

His wife Dr Margaret McCollum said she often uses the station and was devastated when "he wasn't there" one day. She was given a copy of the recording after TfL heard she went to Embankment after his death to hear his voice.

London Underground director Nigel Holness said: "Transport for London were approached by the widow of Oswald Laurence to see whether she could get a copy of the iconic 'mind the gap' announcement her husband made over 40 years ago. "We were very touched by her story, so staff tracked down the recording and not only were they able to get a copy of the announcement on CD for her to keep but are also working to restore the announcement at Embankment station."

[somethingeden]

Book help - Series + Characters and Love Tropes

[Firstly, here is post for the fandoms]

Hello, I am a writer on Wattpad and I am trying to think of a story. I do get writer's block so I have old books but I am to lazy to rewrite them. Okay so I have a few ideas but may you use about a minute to vote or even give me suggestions, it would be appreciated! I could also do a cross over.

Series and the characters that I am considering of doing is (I am also okay with character x character and oc x oc:

Narnia (Edmund Pevensie/Peter Pevensie/Caspian X/Lucy Pevensie/Susan Pevensie/Aslan/Eustace Scrubb)

MCU (Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers/Wanda Maximoff/Peter Parker/Harley Keener/Hope Lang/Scott Lang/Same Wilson/Natasha Romanoff/Pietro Maximoff/Tony Stark/Thor/Loki/Stephen Strange/Wade Wilson/Peter Quill)

Harry Potter (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy/Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger/Luna Lovegood/Neville Longbottom/Blaise Zabini/Pansy Parkinson/Sirius Black/Remus Lupin/Bellatrix Lestrange/Ginny Weasley/Fred Weasley/George Weasley/Bill Weasley/Charlie Weasley/Cedric Diggory/Tom Riddle/Mattheo Riddle)

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Albus Potter/James Potter II/Rose Granger-Weasley/Scorpius Malfoy/Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter/Hermione Granger/Ted Lupin)

Marauders (James Potter/Sirius Black/Remus Lupin/Bellatrix Black/Marlene Mckinnon/Mary Mcdonald/Dorcas Meadows)

Doctor Who (9th Doctor/Jack Harkness/10th Doctor/Donna Noble/11th Doctor/Amy Pond/Clara Oswin Oswald/12th Doctor/13th Doctor/Yasmin Khan/Ryan Sinclair/14th Doctor/Donna Noble/Rose Noble)

Heartstopper (Ben Hope/Harry Greene/Imogen Heaney/David Nelson)

Grease (Danny Zuko/Sandy Olsson/Kenickie Murdock/Leo Balmudo)

Disney (Ariel/Maleficent/Briar Rose/Ursula/Prince Eric)

Greek Mythology (Medusa/Hades/Poseidon/Apollo/Ares/Hermes/Demeter)

The Mortal Instruments [I haven't read all the books] (Jace Wayland-Herondale.../Alec Lightwood/Raphael Santiago/Isabelle Lightwood/Magnus Bane/Jonathan Morgenstern/Maia Roberts/Jordan Kyle)

Percy Jackson [I sadly don't have the books but I am going to base it off the tv series that'll come out next month] (Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase/Grover Underwood/Luke Castellan/Ares/Poseidon/Hades/Clarisse La Rue/Medusa/Hermes/Hephaestus)

Enola Holmes 1 and 2 (Enola Holmes/Tewksbury/Sherlock Holmes/Mycroft Holmes)

Jurassic Park (Ian Malcolm/Alan Grant)

Jurassic World (Own Grady/Zach Mitchell/Maisie Lockwood/Gray Mitchell/Ian Malcolm/Alan Grant)

Little Women (Theodore Laurence)

Lord of the Rings (Frodo Baggins/Legolas Greenleaf/Aragorn/Eomer/Faramir)

The Hobbit (Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield/Kili Oakenshield/Fili Oakenshield/Thranduil Greenleaf/Bard/Legolas Greenleaf)

Uncharted (Nathan Drake/Victor Sullivan/Chloe Frazer)

Supernatural (Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester/Jack Kline/Claire Novak)

Mamma Mia 1 and 2 (Sam Carmichael/Harry Bright/Bill Anderson/Sky)

Love tropes:

Enemies to Lovers

Friends to Lovers

Forbidden Love

Secret Identity/Billionaire/Royal

Best friend's Brother/Sister

Second Chance

Soulmates

Fake Relationships to Lovers

Wedding – Runaway Bride/Runaway Groom/Jilted/Arranged Marriage

Strangers to Lovers

Amnesia/Mistaken Identity

Holiday Romance/Flings (Can lead to a baby)

Already Together

Hero x Villain

Sworn off Relationships

Opposites Attract

Secret Baby

Two Person Love Triangle (Mistaken Identity)

Reunited

Fairy Tale Retelling

Bet

Blind Date

and more...

[parmenida]

A Londra c'è una donna che si reca ogni giorno dentro la metropolitana e resta seduta sulla banchina solo per ascoltare l'annuncio registrato dal marito nel lontano 1950.

Margaret McCollum dopo che è morto il suo Oswald Laurence, si siede sulla panchina e aspetta di sentire quella registrazione divenuta uno dei più celebri "Mind the gap" (attenzione allo spazio tra il treno e la banchina) di Londra.

Nel 2003 Oswald è morto lasciando un grande vuoto nel cuore di Margaret.

Così da quel momento Margaret ha trovato il modo di sentire la sua presenza più vicina.

Ma da un giorno all'altro, dopo oltre mezzo secolo, quella voce è stata sostituita da una fredda e vuota registrazione elettronica.

Presa dallo sconforto Margaret ha fatto richiesta di quel nastro all'azienda dei trasporti della metropolitana londinese, per continuare ad ascoltare la voce di suo marito a casa sua.

Ma, venuta a conoscenza dell'emozionante storia, l'azienda ha deciso di ripristinare l'annuncio nell'unica fermata in prossimità della casa dove vive la donna, precisamente alla fermata di Embankment della Northern Line, dove oggi tutti i passeggeri possono ascoltare la voce di Oswald Laurence e pensare che l'amore eterno esiste davvero.

[greaseonmymouth]

OP perhaps you would enjoy some of these books:

Dragonfall by L.R. Lam - just came out last month, the first in an epic fantasy trilogy. Dragons have been banished to another realm while humans have turned to worshipping them as gods. One dragon falls through the veil between the worlds… and meets a human they fall in love with but also have to kill and it’s SO delicious

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill - came out last year, stand-alone. What if angry women spontaneously transform into dragons when they’ve had enough? It isn’t as simple as that of course, anyone can dragon when experiencing a powerful emotion. This is about grief, healing, and queer community.

The Dominion of the Fallen trilogy by Aliette de Bodard - set in a post apocalyptic Paris ruled by fallen angels. One of the main characters is a Vietnamese dragon (the author is French-Vietnamese afaik) and there’s a romance arc between him and one of the fallen angels. De Bodard has also put out a few novellas after this that focuses on that relationship

Ballad of Sir Benfro by James Oswald - five book epic fantasy series all about dragons. The dragons are persecuted for the gems that grow in their brain so they’ve had to hide away from humans. Benfro, a teenage dragon, finds his fate tied with a human boy, a secret prince - the series is epic in a similar scope to game of thrones, where you have multiple characters pulling strings over a wide scale. Features a lot of welsh lore/mythology and if you know anything about sheep breeds you will be amused to find the villains are all named for sheep

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman is a fantasy duology where the main character is half dragon. Half dragons deal with a lot of prejudice very similar to transphobia, but this series has actual queer characters (including a trans half dragon). My favourite part is how the princess, prince, and main character pretty much end up in a triad at the end of the series lmao. Anyway she wrote a follow up YA book (series?) to this but I haven’t read that

Temeraire by Naomi Novik - look I know everyone and their mother know about this series by now, but I have to mention it. 9 book alternative history series which asks the question “what if napoleonic wars, but with dragons?” The dragons are all sentient and Temeraire in particular develops an anarcho-democratic streak which Laurence, being a proper regency gentleman has difficulties stomaching sometimes. This being alternative history it doesn’t follow what actually happened during the Napoleonic wars entirely. Hugely compelling though and I love Laurence and Temeraire so much

And finally an honourable mention goes to:

The Volstovic Cycle by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett - a 4 book high fantasy series in which there are metal dragons created by unhinged magicians in fantasy Russia-France to fight a war against fantasy Japan-China. Each book is different, the first one focuses on two storylines, one in the city with the dragon corps being rehabilitated by a grad student (they were rude and nearly caused a diplomatic incident) while something is up with the magic and the dragons, and the other storyline is about a magician exiled to his childhood countryside home for sleeping with a foreign prince. Sentient metal dragons: yes. Living breathing dragons: no.

I don't know about you guys but i really miss seeing "high fantasy" dragons in media, high fantasy dragons are like Smaug (The Hobbit), Draco (DragonHeart), Saphira (Eragon) and Spyro (Spyro the Dragon games franchise) for example, they have their own free will and cannot be controlled, they are highly intelligent and capable of speaking and even writing or drawing. It seems the version of dragons that has taken over is the animalistic and realistic version, that are basically huge dogs that can breath fire, bring back intellectual dragons that like to make riddles to fool intruders, bring back grumpy dragons that live isolated from everyone but they are actually lonely and in need of a friend, bring back the loyal and brave dragons that are willing to sacrifice themselves to save the ones they love, dragons that will talk to you about the mysteries of the world and the universe, JUST BRING BACK HIGH FANTASY DRAGONS GODDAMIT

[brookston]

Holidays 7.23

Holidays

Air Force Day (Peru)

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Asian Corpsetwt Day [Every 23rd]

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Union of Upper and Lower Canada (Parliamentary Act Day; Canada)

4th Tuesday in July

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Festivals Beginning July 23, 2024

Broome County Fair (Whitney Point, New York) [thru 7.28]

Paléo Festival (Nylon, Switzerland) [thru 7.28]

Plainfield Farmers' Fair (Plainfield Farmer's Grove, Pennsylvania) [thru 7.27]

Rock County 4-H Fair (Janesville, Wisconsin) [thru 7.28]

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Anne (a.k.a. Susanna; Christian; Saint)

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Feast of the Three Wise Men, that is the Magi, called Balthazar, Melchior and Caspar (Christian)

Francesco Granacci (Artology)

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Groucho Marx Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

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John Cassian (Western Christianity; Saint)

Laurence of Brindisi (Christian; Saint)

Leonardo Da Vinci (Positivist; Saint)

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Margarita María (Christian; Saint)

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Rasyphus and Ravennus (Christian; Saint)

Raymond Chandler (Writerism)

Romula and her Companions (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Virgil Finlay (Artology)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Seventeenth of Tammuz [17 Tammuz]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Batman: The Killing Joke (WB Animated Film; 2016)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Film; 1982)

Boneheads (Film; 1993)

Bosko at the Beach (WB LT Cartoon; 1932)

The Bourne Supremacy (Film; 2004)

Catwoman (Film 2004)

Cinderella Meets Fella (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

Cold As Ice, by Foreigner (Song; 1977)

Chris Columbus, Jr. (Oswald the Lucky Cartoon; 1934)

The Cuckoo I.Q. (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1941)

Double or Mutton (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)

Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1968) [Dragonriders of Peru #1]

Drop Dead Gorgeous (Film; 1999)

Fanny in the Lion’s Den (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

The Fly in the Ointment (Phantasies Cartoon; 1943)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Film; 1941)

The Homeless Pup (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

How Green Was My Valley, by Richard Llewellyn (Novel; 1939)

Hyde and Sneak (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1962)

Inspector Gadget (Film; 1999)

Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings, by Jorge Luis Borges (Short Stories; 1962)

The Milagro Beanfield War, by John Nichols (Novel; 1974)

Poor Elmer (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

Ramona and Beezus (Film; 2010)

Salt (Film; 2010)

Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (WB Animated Film; 2013)

Sexus, by Henry Miller (Novel; 1949) [Rosy Crucifixion #1]

Sleigh Bells (Ub Iwerks Disney Oswald the Lucky Cartoon; 1928)

Slingshot 6 7/8 (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1951)

Springtime for Pluto (Disney Cartoon; 1944)

Tidal, by Fiona Apple (Album; 1996)

The World According to Garp (Film; 1982)

Today’s Name Days

Birgit, Birgitta, Brigita, Liborius (Austria)

Apolinar, Brigita, Ezekijel (Croatia)

Libor (Czech Republic)

Apollinaris (Denmark)

Saida, Seida, Senta, Siina (Estonia)

Oili, Olga (Finland)

Brigitte (France)

Birgitta (Germany)

Lenke (Hungary)

Apollinare, Brigida (Italy)

Ada, Madala, Magda, Magone (Latvia)

Apolinaras, Brigita, Gilmina, Tarvilas (Lithuania)

Brit, Brita, Britt (Norway)

Apolinary, Bogna, Żelisław (Poland)

Oľga (Slovakia)

Brígida (Spain)

Emma (Sweden)

Apollinary (Ukraine)

Bridget, Bridgett, Bridgette, Bridie, Brigette, Brigid, Brigitta, Brigitte, Romeo (Universal)

Roma, Roman, Romaine, Romana, Romelia, Romeo, Romina, Seymour (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 205 of 2024; 161 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 30 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Xin-Wei), Day 18 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 17 Tammuz 5784

Islamic: 16 Muharram 1446

J Cal: 25 Red; Foursday [25 of 30]

Julian: 10 July 2024

Moon: 94%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 8 Dante (8th Month) [Leonardo Da Vinci]

Runic Half Month: Ur (Primal Strength) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 34 of 94)

Week: 4th Week of July

Zodiac: Leo (Day 2 of 31)

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Holidays 7.23

Holidays

Air Force Day (Peru)

Apolinario Mabini Day (Philippines)

Asian Corpsetwt Day [Every 23rd]

Body Painting Day (New York)

Cassandra Asteroid Day

Children’s Day (Indonesia, Vanuatu)

Construction Day (Quebec)

Gorgeous Grandma Day

Guanacaste Day (Costa Rica)

Guayaquil Day (Ecuador)

Historic County Flags Day (UK)

Hot and Bothered Day

Hot Enough For Ya Day

International Forgiveness Day

International Hello My Name Is Day

International My Chemical Romance Day

International Yada, Yada, Yada Day

Khao Phansa Day (Thailand)

Mayan Sun Festival

Mayhem New Year

Mosquito Day

National Broadcasting Day (India)

National Care for Your Coworker Day

National Dachshund Day

National Human-Animal Bond Awareness Day (UK)

National Pwnage Day

National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)

National Russell Day

National Touch Grass Day

National Women Touched by Addiction Day

Private Eye Day

Ram Day (French Republic)

Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)

Renaissance Day (Oman)

Revolution Day (Egypt)

Simón Bolívar Day (Venezuela)

Soma No Umadi (Wild Horse Chasing; Japan)

Sumarauki (Iceland)

World Castleman Disease Day

World Sjögren's Day

World Whale and Dolphin Day

Yada, Yada, Yada Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Dessert First Day

National Lemon Day

National Spongecake Day

National Sprout Day

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day

Sprinkle Day

Vanilla Ice Cream Day

Independence & Related Days

Arab Egyptian Revolution Day (Egypt)

Abkhazia (Declared from USSR, 1992) [partially recognized]

Batangas City Foundation Day (Philippines)

Union of Upper and Lower Canada (Parliamentary Act Day; Canada)

4th Tuesday in July

Waterton-Glacier Science & History Day [4th Tuesday]

Festivals Beginning July 23, 2024

Broome County Fair (Whitney Point, New York) [thru 7.28]

Paléo Festival (Nylon, Switzerland) [thru 7.28]

Plainfield Farmers' Fair (Plainfield Farmer's Grove, Pennsylvania) [thru 7.27]

Rock County 4-H Fair (Janesville, Wisconsin) [thru 7.28]

Feast Days

Anne (a.k.a. Susanna; Christian; Saint)

Apollinaris of Ravenna (Christian; Saint)

Beachball (Muppetism)

Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (Artology)

Bridget of Sweden (Christian; Saint)

Ezekiel (Christian; Prophet)

Feast of Sulis (Goddess of Mineral Springs)

Feast of the Three Wise Men, that is the Magi, called Balthazar, Melchior and Caspar (Christian)

Francesco Granacci (Artology)

Free Hugs Day (Pastafarian)

Groucho Marx Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Haile Selassie Day (Rastafarian)

Heiromartyr Phocas (Eastern Orthodox)

John Cassian (Western Christianity; Saint)

Laurence of Brindisi (Christian; Saint)

Leonardo Da Vinci (Positivist; Saint)

Liborius of Le Mans (Christian; Saint)

Margarita María (Christian; Saint)

Mercè Prat i Prat (Christian; Saint)

Nassos Daphnis (Artology)

Neptunalia (Old Roman festival honoring Neptune; Pagan)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Artology)

Philipp Otto Runge (Artology)

Phocas the Gardener (Christian; Saint)

Rasyphus and Ravennus (Christian; Saint)

Raymond Chandler (Writerism)

Romula and her Companions (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Virgil Finlay (Artology)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Seventeenth of Tammuz [17 Tammuz]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Batman: The Killing Joke (WB Animated Film; 2016)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Film; 1982)

Boneheads (Film; 1993)

Bosko at the Beach (WB LT Cartoon; 1932)

The Bourne Supremacy (Film; 2004)

Catwoman (Film 2004)

Cinderella Meets Fella (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

Cold As Ice, by Foreigner (Song; 1977)

Chris Columbus, Jr. (Oswald the Lucky Cartoon; 1934)

The Cuckoo I.Q. (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1941)

Double or Mutton (WB LT Cartoon; 1955)

Dragonflight, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1968) [Dragonriders of Peru #1]

Drop Dead Gorgeous (Film; 1999)

Fanny in the Lion’s Den (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1933)

The Fly in the Ointment (Phantasies Cartoon; 1943)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Film; 1941)

The Homeless Pup (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

How Green Was My Valley, by Richard Llewellyn (Novel; 1939)

Hyde and Sneak (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1962)

Inspector Gadget (Film; 1999)

Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings, by Jorge Luis Borges (Short Stories; 1962)

The Milagro Beanfield War, by John Nichols (Novel; 1974)

Poor Elmer (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

Ramona and Beezus (Film; 2010)

Salt (Film; 2010)

Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (WB Animated Film; 2013)

Sexus, by Henry Miller (Novel; 1949) [Rosy Crucifixion #1]

Sleigh Bells (Ub Iwerks Disney Oswald the Lucky Cartoon; 1928)

Slingshot 6 7/8 (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1951)

Springtime for Pluto (Disney Cartoon; 1944)

Tidal, by Fiona Apple (Album; 1996)

The World According to Garp (Film; 1982)

Today’s Name Days

Birgit, Birgitta, Brigita, Liborius (Austria)

Apolinar, Brigita, Ezekijel (Croatia)

Libor (Czech Republic)

Apollinaris (Denmark)

Saida, Seida, Senta, Siina (Estonia)

Oili, Olga (Finland)

Brigitte (France)

Birgitta (Germany)

Lenke (Hungary)

Apollinare, Brigida (Italy)

Ada, Madala, Magda, Magone (Latvia)

Apolinaras, Brigita, Gilmina, Tarvilas (Lithuania)

Brit, Brita, Britt (Norway)

Apolinary, Bogna, Żelisław (Poland)

Oľga (Slovakia)

Brígida (Spain)

Emma (Sweden)

Apollinary (Ukraine)

Bridget, Bridgett, Bridgette, Bridie, Brigette, Brigid, Brigitta, Brigitte, Romeo (Universal)

Roma, Roman, Romaine, Romana, Romelia, Romeo, Romina, Seymour (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 205 of 2024; 161 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 30 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Xin-Wei), Day 18 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 17 Tammuz 5784

Islamic: 16 Muharram 1446

J Cal: 25 Red; Foursday [25 of 30]

Julian: 10 July 2024

Moon: 94%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 8 Dante (8th Month) [Leonardo Da Vinci]

Runic Half Month: Ur (Primal Strength) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 34 of 94)

Week: 4th Week of July

Zodiac: Leo (Day 2 of 31)

[byneddiedingo]

Laurence Olivier in The Entertainer (Tony Richardson, 1960)

Cast: Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey, Joan Plowright, Alan Bates, Daniel Massey, Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Thora Hird. Screenplay: John Osborne, Nigel Kneale, based on a play by Osborne. Cinematography: Oswald Morris.  Art direction: Ralph W. Brinton. Film editing: Alan Orbiston. Music: John Addison.

Sleazy old Archie Rice was one of Laurence Olivier's theatrical triumphs, proof that a classical actor, renowned for his Hamlet and Oedipus and Coriolanus, could take on the "kitchen-sink realism" of an Angry Young Man, John Osborne, and add glory to his already celebrated name. But the film version is an example of the difficulties that have to be overcome when a play is translated into a movie. For even though Tony Richardson, who directed the 1957 Royal Court Theatre version, also directed the film, and the play's author did the screenplay as well (in collaboration with Nigel Kneale), the movie lacks energy. The play alternates between what's going on in Archie Rice's house and his performances on stage, whereas the film "opens up" to show the English seaside resort town where Archie's music-hall is located, and some of the events that are merely narrated in the play, such as Archie's affair with a young woman whose family he tries to persuade to back him in a new show, are dramatized in the movie. Olivier's creation of the "dead behind the eyes" Archie is superb, and his music-hall turns in the film manage to suggest that even though he was a hack as a performer Archie could have held an audience's attention, though it's clear that seeing Olivier on an actual stage would have had a stronger impact from sheer immediacy. The cast is uniformly fine: Brenda de Banzie as Archie's second wife, Roger Livesey as his father (Livesey was in fact only a year older than Olivier), Joan Plowright as his daughter, and making their film debuts, Alan Bates and Albert Finney as his sons. But in the end it's a collection of impressive performances in service of a not very involving story of a self-destructive man and his dysfunctional family.

[cchocolatine]

when i was in london i went to embankment station and i got to hear oswald laurence's "mind the gap" announcement. i thought about his wife and... idk .. photos and videos are so necessary to keep the memory of someone alive i think

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À Londres, il y a une femme qui se rend chaque jour dans le métro et qui reste assise sur le quai juste pour écouter l'annonce enregistrée par son mari en 1950. Margaret McCollum après la mort de son Oswald Laurence, s'assoit sur le banc et attend d'entendre cet enregistrement devenu l'un des plus célèbres ′′ Mind the gap ′′ (attention à l'espace entre le train et le quai) de Londres.

En 2003, Oswald est mort en laissant un grand vide au cœur de Margaret. Donc Margaret a trouvé un moyen de sentir sa présence la plus proche.

Mais du jour au lendemain, après plus d'un demi-siècle, cette voix a été remplacée par un enregistrement électronique vide. Prise de la détresse Margaret a demandé cette cassette à l'entreprise de transport du métro londonien pour continuer à écouter la voix de son mari chez lui. Mais, eu connaissance de l'histoire émouvante, l'entreprise a décidé de restaurer l'annonce dans le seul arrêt près de la maison où vit la femme, précisément à l'arrêt Embankment de Northern Line, où tous les passagers peuvent écouter aujourd'hui la voix d'Oswald Laurence et penser que l'amour éternel existe vraiment.

Par Simone Carta

[consistantly-changing]

[Image descriptions: a twitter thread by @garius "John Bull" which says "It is election season. The world is busy and rubbish.

But it is also Christmas.

So take a breather and let me tell you a story about London, trains, love and loss, and how small acts of kindness matter.

I'm going to tell you about the voice at Embankment Tube station.

Just before Christmas 2012, staff at Embankment Tube station were approached by a woman who was very upset.

She kept asking them where the voice had gone. They weren't sure what she meant.

The Voice?

The voice, she said. The man who says 'Mind the Gap'

Don't worry, the staff at Embankment said. The announcement still happens, but they've all been updated. New digital system. New voices. More variety.

The staff asked her if she was okay.

"That voice," she explained, "was my husband."

The woman, a GP called Dr Margaret McCollum, explained that her husband was an actor called Oswald Laurence. Oswald had never become famous, but he HAD been the chap who had recorded all the Northern Line announcements back in the seventies.

And Oswald had died in 2007.

Oswald's death had left a hole in Margaret's heart. But one thing had helped. Every day, on her way to work, she got to hear his voice.

Sometimes, when it hurt too much, she explained, she'd just sit on the platform at Embankment and listen to the announcements for a bit longer.

For five years, this had become her routine. She knew he wasn't really there but his voice - the memory of him - was.

To everyone else, it had just been another announcement. To HER it had been the ghost of the man she still loved.

And now even that had gone.

The staff at Embankment were apologetic, but the whole Underground had this new digital system, it just had to be done. They promised, though, that if the old recordings existed, they'd try and find a copy for her.

Margaret knew this was unlikely, but thanked them anyway.

In the New Year, Margaret McCollum sat on Embankment Station, on her way to work.

And over the speakers she heard a familiar voice. The voice of a man she had loved so much, and never thought she'd hear again.

"Mind the Gap" Said Oswald Laurence.

Because it turned out a LOT of people at Embankment, within London Underground, within @TfL and beyond had lost loved ones and wished they could hear them again.

And they'd all realised that with luck, just this once, for one person, they might be able to make that happen.

Archives were searched, old tapes found and restored. More people had worked to digitize them. Others had waded through the code of the announcement system to alter it while still more had sorted out the paperwork and got exemptions.

And together they made Oswald talk again.

And that is why today, even in 2019, if you go down to Embankment station in London, and sit on the northbound platform on Northern Line, you will here a COMPLETELY different voice say Mind the Gap to ANYWHERE else on the Underground.

It's Oswald.

Merry Christmas everyone."]

nothing makes me cry like the embankment tube station voiceover story !!! nothing !!!!!!!