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To think that if this daft woman on the telly could 'feel' that she was standing on Richard III's grave...

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IAmLouisWalsh · 04/02/2013 21:13

Then they should have just dug under her feet?

I'd have dropped her in the hole once I'd got him out

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edam · 04/02/2013 21:15

Yeah but turns out she was right so she has the last laugh!

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Uppatreecuppatea · 04/02/2013 21:22

You are being completely unreasonable!

She had a passion for the subject and researched it with a rare obsession. She visited the car park, yes, and got a "feeling" which she pursued relentlessly for three years. She backed up her feelings with facts and then managed to get so many institutions on board and achieved something heroic in her efforts.

What she has achieved is historic and owes to her years of dedication.

No offence, but what have you done to compare to that?

She should be greatly admired. Good grief!

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IAmLouisWalsh · 04/02/2013 21:24

Ah, I know all that. But she is getting on my tits Grin

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IAmLouisWalsh · 04/02/2013 21:25

Hey, you. I am Louis Walsh. Really...Grin

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Uppatreecuppatea · 04/02/2013 21:27

Ok - fair enough!
Can't argue with someone getting on yr tits!

LessMissAbs · 04/02/2013 21:27

YANBU. The reactions are all a bit fake.

SuzysZoo · 04/02/2013 21:43

It's great but it is a lot like a Victoria Wood spoof - especially the bit about the flag!

RedPencils · 04/02/2013 21:46

I thought she was a bit of a crackpot, but she was completely right.

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IAmLouisWalsh · 04/02/2013 21:46

YY suzyszoo. Totally Victoria Wood!

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DeWe · 04/02/2013 21:56

What she didn't tell you she had had "the feeling she was standing etc" 20 times in 20 different places before...

SauvignonBlanche · 04/02/2013 21:57

She's getting on my tits too.

RustyBear · 04/02/2013 22:02

But she was also totally convinced he had no deformity...

threestepsforward · 04/02/2013 22:04

mine too!
she is a drama llama

Loving the programme though, am gripped...

HazeltheMcWitch · 04/02/2013 22:05

Oh, that flag bit! I loved that it was all nylon-y and shiny.

Quelle surprise that she's a screenwriter. Bloody dram llama. Agree that there will have been 20 spots she's stood on, where she knew the bones lay.

That said - fair play!

Andthentherewere5 · 04/02/2013 22:05

I love the reaction of the female scientist (the young one with glasses). She is really trying to keep her face straight but you can tell she thinks the Richard society women is nuts!

Enfyshedd · 04/02/2013 22:06

All of the society members that were Skyped were convinced he had no deformity as well.

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IAmLouisWalsh · 04/02/2013 22:07

DH has just said 'for god's sake, don't leave her on her own with those bones!' Grin

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threestepsforward · 04/02/2013 22:08

Ha ha yy to the spoof comment!

The bit where she leaves the room and they're all speechless and trying not to laugh, straight out of a scene like the Office!

SuzysZoo · 04/02/2013 22:08

PML at the bit where she has just seen the skeleton! Soooo funny.

MN044 · 04/02/2013 22:09

It's like she's spent so long romanticising the whole thing, she just cannot deal with the reality of it. Very uncomfortable viewing actually. A real shame as well, this should be a great programme and I'm just distracted by Stupid Death in his jumper and a loony woman in denial. I can't wait for a proper documentary on it.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 04/02/2013 22:11

Some of the best people are strangely obsessive.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 04/02/2013 22:12

KathynReichs should come and have a look at the bones. That osteologist has no romance in her soul

carabos · 04/02/2013 22:13

It's riveting though isn't it? Agree she (and a lot of the other "richardians") are a bit lunatic fringe, but they are harmless and it's a stunningly important discovery.

Agree about the academics chewing their cheeks to stop snorting with laughter though Grin.