Sir Timothy John Paul Platt Monday, 4th Baronet of Carrickfergus. FRPSL. Philogynist. Runemaster. Philology & Grammar. Flerf, Holy Grail seeker born in Ulster.
MCC & Glos member in Cumbria.
Joined May 2014
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Disappointed to see West Ham post about Diwali today, but nothing to mark Remembrance Sunday.
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'Here are no storms, no noise, but silence and eternal sleep:
In peace and honour rest you here, my sons!'
- Titus Andronicus (I, 1)
This is the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in the Abbey's nave, which honours the fallen of the First World War and more recent conflicts.
#ShakespeareSunday
ALT A high-angle shot captures the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, dramatically illuminated in a dark, empty space. The black marble gravestone lies flat on a stone floor, bordered by a thick, rectangular frame of vibrant red poppies. A spotlight shines directly from above, highlighting the grave while leaving the surrounding church floor and background in complete shadow. The brass lettering engraved on the stone is legible, starting with "BENEATH THIS STONE RESTS THE BODY OF A BRITISH WARRIOR UNKNOWN BY NAME OR RANK..."
After a lifetime spent pursuing the Grail, arguing with grammarians, disputing theological subtleties and occasionally offending dragons, I have arrived at a rather agreeable conclusion: there are mornings when the greatest achievement of a gentleman is simply to remain undisturbed.
#Cumbria
#Britain
Sir Timothy Monday is a philologist and grammarian by vocation, and an amateur theologian by conviction.
A lifelong student of language, he is fascinated by the historical development of words, the architecture of grammar, and the subtle relationship between language, thought and meaning.
His interests extend from Anglo-Saxon runes and culture, and Old English, to the preservation of classical English expression.
As an amateur theologian, he approaches Scripture, Christian doctrine and the traditions of the Anglican Church with scholarly curiosity, reverence and a particular affection for the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer.
He regards language not merely as a means of communication, but as one of the great inheritances of civilisation, deserving both intellectual discipline and affectionate preservation.
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#Grammar
#Theology
#English
#OldEnglish
#KJV
#BCP
"We live in an age in which people have acquired the extraordinary ability to know nothing about everything, and to express everything about nothing."
Timothy Monday - . On modern civilisation
"I have always found humanity a fascinating subject, particularly when observed from a comfortable distance, preferably with a cup of tea and no immediate obligation to participate."
Timothy Monday - On the peculiarities of human nature
"One does not grow old merely because the years accumulate. One grows old when the things that once made the heart pause no longer seem worth looking at."
Timothy Monday - On nostalgia and the passage of time
"I have spent a considerable portion of my life being misunderstood. I should be disappointed if, having finally become intelligible, I were to discover that I had become uninteresting."
Timothy Monday - On the art of being misunderstood
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Which opening sentence, in your opinion, has earned the distinction of being the finest in the whole of world literature?
#literature
#BestOpeningSentence
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L'IMAGE CACHรE QUI APPARAรT QUAND LE YIN ET LE YANG TOURNE RAPIDEMENT ๐ฑโฏ๏ธ
Regardez bien. Ne clignez pas des yeux.
Au dรฉbut : un simple Yin Yang noir et blanc.
Puis รงa accรฉlรจre... 10ยฐ/frame, 30ยฐ/frame, 60ยฐ/frame...
Et lร , d'un coup, VOTRE CERVEAU VOUS JOUE UN TOUR. ๐คฏ
Le noir et le blanc se mรฉlangent. Le symbole disparaรฎt.
Et il ne reste plus qu'un cercle GRIS parfait avec 4 POINTS. 2 noirs, 2 blancs. Comme 4 yeux qui Vous fixent.
Ce n'est pas un montage. C'est Votre persistance rรฉtinienne. Votre cerveau n'arrive plus ร suivre la rotation, il fait la moyenne : noir + blanc = gris.
Mais les 2 petits points, eux, restent visibles. Ils se dรฉdoublent.
Vous l'avez vu ? Dites-moi en commentaire ce que VOUS voyez ร la fin : un visage, 4 yeux, ou juste du gris ? ๐
๐ฅ Crรฉdit Vidรฉo : Animation "Yin Yang Rotation" - Expรฉrience d'illusion d'optique / Persistance rรฉtinienne
๐ Source : Vidรฉo virale d'illusion d'optique Yin Yang
#YinYang #IllusionOptique #Cerveau #Hypnotique #OpticalIllusion #Tao #Mystรจre #Viral
Which opening sentence, in your opinion, has earned the distinction of being the finest in the whole of world literature?
#literature
#BestOpeningSentence
