Special:Contributions/Eli Bishop

23:20, 24 November 2013 diff hist +338‎ N The Ram ‎ Created page with "'''Ramsgate''', a small tourist town, might seem an odd choice for the seat of government in ''Riddley Walker''; but it has a long history of being the center of power in Kent..." current
23:20, 24 November 2013 diff hist +4‎ Pig Sweet ‎ current
23:20, 24 November 2013 diff hist +74‎ N Pig Sweet ‎ Created page with "'''Pet Street''', a village near Wye. {{By|BJB}} ''({{Ixp|154|27}})''"
23:19, 24 November 2013 diff hist +28‎ N Nellys Bum ‎ Created page with "'''Nail Bourne'''. {{By|TH}}" current
23:17, 24 November 2013 diff hist +30‎ Mr Clevvers Roaling Place ‎
23:17, 24 November 2013 diff hist +687‎ N Mr Clevvers Roaling Place ‎ Created page with "thumb|230x124px|frame|right This is what is now called the '''Devil's Kneading Trough''', in the Wye Downs. It is a combe (or coombe—originally a..."
23:16, 24 November 2013 diff hist 0‎ N File:Trough.jpg ‎ current
23:15, 24 November 2013 diff hist +29‎ N Monkeys Whoar Town ‎ Created page with "'''Monks Horton'''. {{By|TH}}" current
23:14, 24 November 2013 diff hist +23‎ N Moal Arse ‎ Created page with "'''Molash'''. {{By|TH}}" current
23:14, 24 November 2013 diff hist +4‎ How ‎ current
23:13, 24 November 2013 diff hist +625‎ N Horny Boy ‎ Created page with "'''Herne Bay''', named after the village of Herne, which in turn is named after the mythological figure of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne_the_Hunter Herne the Hunter]. He..." current
23:12, 24 November 2013 diff hist +768‎ N Harts Ease ‎ Created page with "The '''Isle of Harty'''. {{By|TH}} ''Riddley Walker'' has at times been compared to ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf Beowulf]''. A couple of years ago someone came up ..."
23:11, 24 November 2013 diff hist -4‎ Hagmans Il ‎ current
23:11, 24 November 2013 diff hist +33‎ N Hagmans Il ‎ Created page with "'''Hinxhill'''. ''(90, 93)''"
23:10, 24 November 2013 diff hist +781‎ N Good Shoar ‎ Created page with "Besides appearing in "Fools Circel 9wys", Good Shoar plays no role in the story, but Hoban explained it in his afterword: "Good Shoar is '''Deal''', where I paid a boatman..."
23:09, 24 November 2013 diff hist +211‎ N Good Mercy ‎ Created page with "'''Godmersham'''. {{By|TH}} Though Riddley's name for it mirrors Bad Mercy, the real derivation of the name is "Godmaer's village" (''ham'' is a common suffix for towns)...." current
23:08, 24 November 2013 diff hist +125‎ N Frogs Legs ‎ Created page with "Possibly '''Frogholt''', a hamlet northwest of Folkestone, though if so it is misplaced on the map. {{By|BJB}}" current
23:06, 24 November 2013 diff hist -12‎ A 163 11 ‎ current
23:06, 24 November 2013 diff hist +12‎ A 163 11 ‎
23:04, 24 November 2013 diff hist +23‎ N Eusa story ‎ Redirected page to Chapter 6 current
23:04, 24 November 2013 diff hist -1‎ Numbers ‎ current
23:04, 24 November 2013 diff hist +1,431‎ N Numbers ‎ Created page with "The mystical elements and interconnected symbols in ''Riddley Walker'' are intimately connected with {{Ix|number|numbers}} -- or, as Riddley always abbreviates and capitalizes..."
23:02, 24 November 2013 diff hist -4‎ Subjects ‎ current
23:02, 24 November 2013 diff hist -1,821‎ St. Eustace ‎ Redirected page to Eustace current
23:01, 24 November 2013 diff hist +1,842‎ N St. Eustace ‎ Created page with "This legendary 2nd-century Christian martyr's story is told in Chapter 14. Also known as Eustatius or Eustachio, he reportedly began as a Roman soldier named Placidus, wh..."
23:00, 24 November 2013 diff hist +32‎ Sheela-na-gig ‎
22:59, 24 November 2013 diff hist 0‎ N File:Sheela.jpg ‎ current
22:58, 24 November 2013 diff hist +3‎ Sheela-na-gig ‎
22:58, 24 November 2013 diff hist +1,768‎ N Sheela-na-gig ‎ Created page with "An instantly recognizable type of small female stone figure characterized by a short rounded body, a wide-eyed expression, and a giant vulva held open with both hands. These ..."
22:56, 24 November 2013 diff hist +1,240‎ N Roger Bacon ‎ Created page with "English Franciscan monk and scientist (1214?-1294?) who is credited with formalizing the modern scientific method. Bacon's influence on modern rationalism is hard to overstat..."
22:55, 24 November 2013 diff hist +28‎ N Punch ‎ Redirected page to Punch and Judy current
22:54, 24 November 2013 diff hist +2,442‎ N Punch and Judy ‎ Created page with "Probably the most violent form of ''live'' entertainment enjoyed by children today, Punch and Judy puppet shows are a 300-year-old English tradition with roots in Italian ''co..."
22:47, 24 November 2013 diff hist +293‎ N A 217 26 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|217|26}} "Wud you please keap a eye on him ... Give us a shout wil you if he dont mynd that babby right" This is a traditional Punch and Judy bit in which the..." current
22:47, 24 November 2013 diff hist +192‎ N A 215 17 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|215|17}} "That figgers crookit .... You know theres women here and carrying" Easyer is saying that it's bad luck to bring a deformed puppet near pregnant women. [[Cate..." current
22:47, 24 November 2013 diff hist +97‎ N A 213 19 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|213|19}} "Riser Partman" Possibly a pun on "high-rise apartment." Category:Chapter 18" current
22:47, 24 November 2013 diff hist +217‎ N A 211 22 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|211|22}} "youwl do what youre progammit to do" More confusion between fate and free will—''{{Ix|progam}}'' has been used elsewhere to mean "decide" but here it sounds..." current
22:46, 24 November 2013 diff hist +3‎ A 210 15 ‎ current
22:46, 24 November 2013 diff hist +421‎ N A 210 15 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|210|15}} "hold the bailey ... pour the ounts of judgd men" Old Bailey (the central criminal court of London); pronounce judgement. "Ounce of judgement" is also an ..."
22:45, 24 November 2013 diff hist +234‎ N A 207 29 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|207|29}} "Fathers Ham which roun there its hard line Eusa country ... Some say Mr Clevver use to live in Fathers Ham" Faversham's history prominently features indus..." current
22:45, 24 November 2013 diff hist +290‎ N A 206 12 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|206|12}} "the 2 <font size="-1">1/2s</font> of him come to gether ... I wunner if Goodparley ever thought of a bang when he heard that" The fission explosion of a nucle..." current
22:45, 24 November 2013 diff hist +3‎ Chapter 17 ‎
22:38, 24 November 2013 diff hist -75‎ A 202 32 ‎ current
22:38, 24 November 2013 diff hist +201‎ N A 202 30 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|202|30}} "regenneril guvner men from the Ram" Regional government. ''Guvner men'' is also a pun on "{{Ix|Big Man}}," since ''guv'ner'' is British slang for boss or big..." current
22:38, 24 November 2013 diff hist +201‎ N A 202 32 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|202|30}} "regenneril guvner men from the Ram" Regional government. ''Guvner men'' is also a pun on "{{Ix|Big Man}}," since ''guv'ner'' is British slang for boss or big..."
22:37, 24 November 2013 diff hist +318‎ N A 201 8 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|201|8}} "a farring seakert tryer from other side" This phrase contains some obvious references: ''farring'' = far-off, journey, ''seakert'' = sea, secret, ''tryer'' = ..." current
22:35, 24 November 2013 diff hist +220‎ N A 200 32 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|200|32}} "I realy had to voat no kynd of fents in that lot" "Vote of no confidence." Since a {{Ix|fents}} is a settlement, this also reads as "those wouldn't be good p..." current
22:35, 24 November 2013 diff hist +167‎ N A 200 15 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|200|15}} "they packt it in a {{Ix|iron}} pot" An iron crucible that explodes due to impure magic also figures in the story of Bran. Category:Chapter 17" current
22:35, 24 November 2013 diff hist +235‎ N A 199 34 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|199|34}} "o the nertial and the navigation of it" Inertial. Navigation in space must take into account the inertia of objects, which keeps them moving in the same dire..." current
22:35, 24 November 2013 diff hist +688‎ N A 198 30 ‎ Created page with "* {{PP|198|30}} "if you put 1 figger on your right han and a nother on your lef the 1 wil go agenst the other some how some time" The oldest or at least best-known tradition o..." current
22:34, 24 November 2013 diff hist +144‎ Chapter 16 ‎