Past Thinking » Humour http://www.pastthinking.com/blog Archaeology, museums, and heritage: news, opinions and digital developments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:57:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 2006-2007 tom@goskar.com (Past Thinking) tom@goskar.com (Past Thinking) posts Where Past Meets Future Past Thinking Past Thinking tom@goskar.com No no http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Past Thinking http://www.pastthinking.com/blog 144 144 Geoffrey Chaucer Hath A Blog http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2006/03/21/geoffrey-chaucer-hath-a-blog/ http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2006/03/21/geoffrey-chaucer-hath-a-blog/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:14:36 +0000 Tom Goskar http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2006/03/21/geoffrey-chaucer-hath-a-blog/ (via Boing Boing)

A fantastic blog written in mock Middle Englysshe, has surfaced on ye webbe. Yncludyng sucche gemmes as:

Geoffrey’s capture and ransom in France:

Eftsoones, the frensshe dide fynde us ther, and cleppid us in irones and ledid vs ech fro othir. Y dide usen a smal mirour to regarde hym as y was takene awaye. Y was ransoumed for XVI pounde! A bargaine, I saye.

Geoffrey Chaucer thinking of beer and skiving off work at the Customs House:

It is hottere than the fyrie rivere phlegeton uppe in the customes hous. I shal drynken of a moist and corny ale eft soon, for to slaken my thirste. My documents and recordes can go stuffe themselues.

Read on at Geoffrey Chaucer Hath A Blog.

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