1660 Diary Becomes 2003 Weblog

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1660 Diary Becomes 2003 Weblog

Posted by michael on Friday January 3, 2003 @03:30AM from the plus-ca-change dept.

EnlightenmentFan writes "When technology improves a book that was already good, that's good news for nerds. I'm not talking about the Two Towers, but the diary of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) (pronounced Peeps, as in marshmallow peeps), whose diaries record not only the Great Fire of London and the plague but his many seductions, trickeries, encounters with the king, almost getting executed, etc. Brit blogger Phil Gyford realized that this diary would make a great weblog--clickable footnotes, online feedback and all. So now he is serializing it daily, starting Jan 2, 1660, supposedly over the next ten years. The BBC has the backstory. I hope Gyford will deviate from Gutenberg's 1893 version to include some of Pepys's more outrageous sexual adventures, reduced by the 1893 version to "....""

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Outrageous! by Spunk · 2003-01-03 03:40 · Score: 5, Funny

I hope Gyford will deviate from Gutenberg's 1893 version to include some of Pepys's more outrageous sexual adventures, reduced by the 1893 version to "....""

Yes, the one thing the Internet lacks is sex.
1. Re:Outrageous! by bgarcia · 2003-01-03 03:58 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yes, the one thing the Internet lacks is sex.
  I like monkeys.
  You really should be more careful about the sentence that comes right before your sig...
  
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2. Re:Outrageous! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-03 04:08 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You really should be more careful about the sentence that comes right before your sig...
  Or, the voices in my head could be wrong this time.
  
  Likewise. :)
reduced to "...." by serps · 2003-01-03 03:41 · Score: 5, Funny

I hope Gyford will deviate from Gutenberg's 1893 version to include some of Pepys's more outrageous sexual adventures, reduced by the 1893 version to "...."

Oh, I don't know. I browse at -1: it's amazing what images can be evoked using only punctuation. :-)

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mirror by grub · 2003-01-03 03:49 · Score: 5, Funny

Jan 11, 1660: Not much happening today. Lost one o my kids in the bog.

Jan 12, 1660: Damne bog ate my dog. Off to the pub for a pint.

Jan 13, 1660: Walking back from the pub early this morn, almost fell into the bog.

Jan 14, 1660: Good Lord.. the Mayor fell into the bog. Presumed lost. Kenny Axeblood wants to take over. 'Aye' I say.

Jan 15, 1660: God hates our wee village; Kenny Axeblook walked into the bog and disappeared from our sight. We think it's that woman with the wart. Off to burn her.

Jan 16, 1660: Burnt the witch and threw her remains into the bog.

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1. Re:mirror by Tackhead · 2003-01-03 05:14 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  > Jan 11, 1660: Not much happening today. Lost one o my kids in the bog.
  > Jan 12, 1660: Damne bog ate my dog. Off to the pub for a pint.
  > Jan 13, 1660: Walking back from the pub early this morn, almost fell into the bog.
  > Jan 14, 1660: Good Lord.. the Mayor fell into the bog. Presumed lost. Kenny Axeblood wants to take over. 'Aye' I say.
  > Jan 15, 1660: God hates our wee village; Kenny Axeblook walked into the bog and disappeared from our sight. We think it's that woman with the wart. Off to burn her.
  > Jan 16, 1660: Burnt the witch and threw her remains into the bog.
  Jan 17, 1660: 1) Elected new mayor in the bog. He fell into the bog before he could be sworn in. Burnt another witch. That witch burned down, fell over, and then sank into the bog, but the third witch stayed up!
  Jan 18, 1660: 2) In pagan Denmark, bogs fall into you!
  Jan 19, 1660: ...
  Jan 20, 1660: 3) ...geld!
Haha by swagr · 2003-01-03 03:54 · Score: 5, Funny

We're Slashdotting someone who's been dead for 300 years.

Bet he didn't see that one coming.

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