To think William Morris and Gransnet are poles apart

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Fair enough

Yes. thank you FannyCornforth I have seen that.
JaneJudge, I have responded to you on the other thread. Thank you for clarifying. Not for the first time, Wikipedia is inaccurate.

here is a link to his wikipedia page

From the above page

Morris's behaviour was often erratic.[241] He was of a nervous disposition, and throughout his life relied on networks of male friends to aid him in dealing with this.[77] Morris's friends nicknamed him "Topsy" after a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin.[242] He had a wild temper and when sufficiently enraged could suffer seizures and blackouts.[243] Rossetti was known to taunt Morris to enrage him for the amusement of himself and their other friends.[244] Biographer Fiona MacCarthy suggests that Morris might have suffered from a form of Tourette's syndrome as he exhibited some of the symptoms.

There are also other articles if you google though

I've answered it on the other thread you asked me on, many thanks

Hello Bonbons I believe that Jane answered it on the other, similar thread.

JaneJudge, no.
Are you willing to answer my question please?

bonbons01

JaneJudge

also I thought my fact that his rage was so wild it would provoke him to have seizures was apt too surely they were limbic seizures though in todays money

What evidence do you have for stating that?

are you following me?

JaneJudge

also I thought my fact that his rage was so wild it would provoke him to have seizures was apt too surely they were limbic seizures though in todays money

What evidence do you have for stating that?

This is a bit like an argument between myself and him indoors. If we ever won the jackpot on the lottery (ha, IF) we'd mostly agree on things. Some not so much!
He'd like a country pub, me not so much.
He speaks about art and investment. Fine. But, and here's the problem, I will not have any art in my house either on walls or shelves that I do not like just because it's an investment!!
I still have to live there, see these things and try to be happy with them surrounding me, so an ugly old picture or vase ain't gonna do it for me! Lol

Yes ! I have always been a bit irreverent. Is that a slapped wrist Fanny ?

BBbevan

Or fore play even.

You have to lower the tone, don’t you?

Sorry ladies, couldn’t resist .

MayBeMaw

Kali2

To Grannies in Glasgow- what is happening with the Museum after the 2 terrible fires. It has always been my dream to visit one day.

Do you mean the Glasgow College of Art?

Yes, thanks

Or fore play even.

'foul play', not 'for; play' ?

They were, and as death was all around then, because of disease, childbirth and industrial/agricultural workers' conditions, they were far less 'bothered' by it than now. Which is not, of course, to suggest that mothers didn't love their children - more that they didn't expect them all to live to adulthood. All the same, people'd first thought was rarely for; play, so things were put down to natural causes far more then they would be nowadays.

The Victorians were good at sentimentality and mourning...I think they may have invented it whilst letting their children lick the wallpaper

What an interesting thread. Doodledog you’re becoming an expert on curious causes of death in Victorian days.

We all have to be good at something ?

It was one of those short courses (a couple of hours a week for six weeks) run at the local library many years ago. It was fun looking at the different attitudes to death and the methods of detection that were available back then.

Josiann we used to play with mercury at school and flick it around on the bench top in the science laboratory.

Iam64 Now you will know whodunnit as soon as the bloke with the handsome head of hair appears!

Jane just got it!

Had you been to see a beautiful Cathedral?

What were your symptoms Josieann?
I too admire your insouciance ( I hope that’s the right word)

Crikey Josiann. I like the way you appear so casual about being poisoned