Wednesday, March 18, 2009

But If Not Shakespeare, Then Who?

Sir Peter Ponders:

'The victim of one of the most sensational crimes in English history' is how the hydra-headed polymaths of Wikipedia describe Shakespeare's courtly contemporary, Sir Thomas Overbury (centre).

Let us for once not argue with that.

In a week when the media has been excitedly claiming that a picture restorer's newly 'found' Jacobean portrait (left) represents Shakespeare himself (right), it is good that the news of the much more likely identity will not disappoint.


Wasn't there a novelty country song about the one on the left now being in the middle and the one in the middle now being on the right? Ah, well . . .

Colour me confoooosed; but, why did all three of these guys wear cushions around their necks? Were they kinda walkin' nappin' pillows or what? I want one :)!

(I think Bill Nighy would look mighty fine with a cushion around his neck; and, he could likewise catch forty winks between takes. If this is not a patented idea, I claim it and hereby call it the NeckNapper™.)

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