The Locksley School of Visual Arts at the University of Milton North

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Please come in and make yourself at home. All are welcome to join in our exhaustive and detailed daily research programmes. Areas of study include: The Cotton Industry in the Industrial Revolution; Robin Hood Studies (specialist subject Guy of Gisborne) as well as exhaustive study of the Creative Arts, Film and Media (with particular emphasis on Tolkein, the Armed Forces and National Security).

Would you like a glass of Chateau Gizzy?

Massive - I read my (73yo) dad your literary efforts of yesterday. He nearly fell off his chair laughing at 'Heckler & Koch' - he thought it was brilliant!

BBC World: Breaking news

TROPIC ISLE AT DEFCON ONE AFTER SUPERMASSIVE IMPLOSION OF LOCAL POWER GRID

Another one of the back-of-the-taxi ilk

Your dad sounds fun, MrsLN! I am honoured to have been able to entertain him. Though I am a bit that he recognised my naughty little semi-pun.

My dad is a bit of a dude I must admit.

MrsLN - I deliberately didn't post that pic last night, as with Twigtown already plunged into darkness by the antics of Claude the Squirrel, I didn't want to create a national power outtage.

::Puts on sincere radio DJ voice::

This one's going out to all you ladies who are being pestered by importunate offfspring

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmm

I could do with multiple cravats, as a matter of fact. All the better to bind and gag the Superboys, my dear.

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmm

Perhaps Gizzy could come round and tie you them to a tree, Massive?

Oh my word - Gizzy, Lucas, cravats and tree-tying...never mind a power surge, they'll be heart attacks soon if we're not careful!

I meant there'll be obviously (although that doesn't look right either - brain too full of naughtiness to compute correct grammar!)

I have to admit I went all unnecessary myself with Gizzy and tying up being mentioned in the same sentence. Then I realised that if he were tying me up, he'd only be doing it in self-defence.

Once again, Maud is taking one for the team. I am watching North and South to establish where this vignette comes from. I can report that it comes from the scene in episode one where Mr Thornton and his associates are explaining their business philosophy to Mr Hale.

Thinks that Mr Thornton can expound his philosophy to her any time.

Maud, your selflessness and diligence knows no bounds. That was a question that had been nagging away at me ever since I first saw it.

Look at Cutie Pie, here

I know, I know. I am always happy to help out my friends and the work ethic is coursing through my veins. That and the Polish cordial.

It's intriguing that the vignette is not in the screen cap archive - it seems like such an obvious choice - and Cutie Pie is the nearest match there. And he is very cuuuute, is he not?

Words don't come easy

So cute it hurts

No prizes for guessing who's your Valentine, then...

::Picks self off Aubusson::

::Dabs forehead with cologne-soaked hankie::

Ah, such exquisite agony.

My true-love hath my heart, and I have his,
By just exchange, one for the other giv'n.
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss;
There never was a better bargain driv'n.
His heart in me keeps me and him in one,
My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides;
He loves my heart, for once it was his own;
I cherish his, because in me it bides.
His heart his wound received from my sight:
My heart was wounded with his wounded heart;
For as from me, on him his hurt did light,
So still me thought in me his hurt did smart:
Both equal hurt, in this change sought our bliss:
My true love hath my heart and I have his.

But, please, let me offer you a Valentine of your own.

Thank you, Maud. I am indeed inordinantely fond of Richie. There is something about those curving ears.

No, seriously, that is one of Guy's more delicious moments. I am rather taken with this too

Exquisite agony indeed, or as they say nowadays, it hurts so good.

That's from Episode 3.5 again, isn't it.

This one caught my eye...

Bafta's tonight - I'm told that my DH voted for CF !!!!

3.5 is very good thudding material, unless you are one of the lot that think that hair is bouffant. It's just bouncy, FGS.

That pic of yours is just gorgeous, Phoenix

Pantene. Because Guy's worth it.

::gets coat::

Another gem from the same source

And you can't complain about the hair in this shot!

Massive - are we supposed to be looking at the outstretched hand or the acres of lace up leather

Turns out the H is more aware of my little 'hobby' than I thought...

Phoenix, so your DH gets a Bafta vote?! Gosh, how exciting - do we have Film Royalty in our midsts?

MrsLN, uh-oh, did you get caught?!

Not film royalty!! No!! Don't get ideas...

Something like that Twigs. I don't think he's massively impressed, but then unlike most of us he doesn't have an inner teenager, just an inner grumpy old git!