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[Black Bart]

Come on matey...you can't beat a nice set of Buboes.  All the Greeks had to offer was some dodgy philosophy, crumbly ill advised un-earthquake friendly architecture and the odd scrap with the Persians.

[Alpaca]

Ah right. Wonder why they picked the plague rather than classical Greece and Rome. Perhaps they didn't want to courrupt American youth with tales of evil polytheists. Or they figured you'd watch it on HBO anyway.

I believe there's another AP exam for what they call "World History" (it's true that the Greeks and Romans didn't exactly confine themselves to Europe). Also, the plague is apparently a very popular place to start - in my first two years of high school, there were two required history courses for everybody. (APs in later years are very optional. And "challenging.") The first went from prehistory to... um... whatever the teacher could cover... and the second started at the plague and went to... um... I think we finished World War I?

APs have an actual standardized curriculum, though. And I had an excellent teacher this past year.

[Griffin NoName]

History at Oxford University starts at 300 A.D.

[beagle]

So they skip that era that featured Racquel Welch in a fur bikini then?
At least they don't start at 4004 B.C.

A certain other place keeps giving me annoying hints its 800th birthday is coming up and it would quite like a nice present.

[Griffin NoName]

I only said it started there

In the second year, you can study Greek History c.650 BC (or later Roman of course).

As to the other place, move, and leave no forwarding address. (..... could failure to do this possibly be why I am the only person who gets bothered by this kind of problem in our family).

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

I only said it started there

In the second year, you can study Greek History c.650 BC (or later Roman of course).

As to the other place, move, and leave no forwarding address. (..... could failure to do this possibly be why I am the only person who gets bothered by this kind of problem in our family).

I, as a policy, never, ever leave forwarding addresses.   I specifically notify only those businesses or persons whom I want to send me mail.  The others can find me at their own expense...

[beagle]

I only said it started there

In the second year, you can study Greek History c.650 BC (or later Roman of course).

Trust them to be going the opposite way to everybody else.

As to the other place, move, and leave no forwarding address. (..... could failure to do this possibly be why I am the only person who gets bothered by this kind of problem in our family).

That only works for the beginners. To shake off the Readers Digest it took the "pile of clothes on the beach" technique, and this lot and Everest double-glazing seem to have psychic limpet skills.

[Black Bart]

Don't even mention Everest Double glazing...it turns me into someone from that old sketch by Abbot and Costello:

http://www.clown-ministry.com/index_1.php?/site/articles/bagel_street_susquehanna_hat_company_abbott_and_costello_famous_vaudeville/

[Griffin NoName]

Don't even mention Everest Double glazing...it turns me into someone from that old sketch by Abbot and Costello:

I expect that's why Beagle mentioned it

[beagle]

After stalemate for decades suddenly it looks like progress on prostate cancer with Abiraterone , and on Alzheimers with Rember.

[Black Bart]

But still no progress on Everest Double Glazing!

[beagle]

Near where I live there's a converted warehouse with a third floor door leading straight out into space above a stream.  It's given me an idea.

[Griffin NoName]

After stalemate for decades suddenly it looks like progress on prostate cancer with Abiraterone , and on Alzheimers with Rember.

progress.....mumble....mumble....mumble.....but when will every patient have free and equal access in every postcode?.... mutter....mutter....grumble.

And judging by Black Bart's change of appearance we desperately need some stronger drugs very quickly, right here, right now, never mind his concerns with glazing.

[Sibling Chatty]

Oi finks Bartie looks luverly!!

Byootifel beard...room fer several bird nests!

[Black Bart]

Thank you so much...it makes all the tickling worth while.