Fox Posted June 2, 2005 Posted June 2, 2005 While looking for something else today I can across this and could hardly believe it. It's a caricature of a Greenwich Pensioner (an inmate of the Greenwich Hospital for wounded seamen) drawn by George Cruikshank in 1827. Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk
Pynch Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Dad?? "Show me a man with a tattoo, and I'll show you a man with an interesting past." ~Jack London Life is a Circus, and I am the Human Cannonball.
Captain Jacob Badger Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Dude....that rocks!..... Yes, it be pointy…..and ye be at the wrong side o’ it.
Jonathan Hawks Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 I must say, I likes it. Great pic ya got thar. Shoots anything that moves!!
Fox Posted June 3, 2005 Author Posted June 3, 2005 Funny you should say that Pynch, I've been trying to persuade my dad to let me make him a Greenwich Pensioner's uniform for some 1805 events we're doing this year, but he made me make him a Captain's uniform instead. I though that was far less interesting... Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk
Cpt Thorn Ashrow Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Great piccie, but how can he smoke and drink at the same time????? I must not think so logically at times ! Chhheeeesssseeee
Pynch Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Funny you should say that Pynch, I've been trying to persuade my dad to let me make him a Greenwich Pensioner's uniform for some 1805 events we're doing this year, but he made me make him a Captain's uniform instead. I though that was far less interesting... Keep at him Foxe...there are far too many Captains and not enough of Pensioners to keep things interesting. I'm sure he'd be an instant hit. Thanks for all the great information. "Show me a man with a tattoo, and I'll show you a man with an interesting past." ~Jack London Life is a Circus, and I am the Human Cannonball.
Fox Posted June 3, 2005 Author Posted June 3, 2005 Thorn, I'm guessing he can't and that's why his tankard is on the table... Pynch, he normally plays either a boatswain or a seaman, but he wanted a smart outfit for the evenings at a couple of events so we're kitting him out as Sir Sidney Smith - he was an interesting character! I got the idea for dressing him as a Greenwich pensioner when I saw a guy dressed as a Chelsea pensioner (the army equivalent) at an event earlier this year. The Chelsea pensioner was about 80 though and me old man thought it was a bit of an insult to dress him as one too. Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk
Rogue Mermaid Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Great piccie, but how can he smoke and drink at the same time????? Yeah, and how does he do the hookey pookie?
Red Maria Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Great piccie, but how can he smoke and drink at the same time????? Yeah, and how does he do the hookey pookie? It looks like he is doing the hokey-pokey! Put your left peg in put your left peg out You put your left peg in and shake it all about You do the hokey-pokey and turn yourself about That's what it's all about! (Hmm womderng if the hokey-pokey really is what it's all about )
JoshuaRed Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 Nice!! That would make a sweet tattoo! Hmmm....Pynch? ?
Pynch Posted June 6, 2005 Posted June 6, 2005 Nice!! That would make a sweet tattoo! Hmmm....Pynch? ? I'd do that one gratis just fer the fun of it! "Show me a man with a tattoo, and I'll show you a man with an interesting past." ~Jack London Life is a Circus, and I am the Human Cannonball.
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