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Chap wrote:But to be fair, that is not what the HMS Prince of Wales (a battleship) and the battle cruiser HMS Hood were doing in the Denmark Strait when they detected Bismark and her consort Prinz Eugen...

Damn right, because WW2 affected and continues to affect our lives so much more than what may (or may not) have happened in the so-called Sacred Grove.

Zadok wrote:The fixation that the British People had on the events of "Their Finest Hour" was always interesting to me. 20 years after the war and it was still almost all they could talk about.

And who can blame them when that particular part of WW2 has such a fantastic soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3idxKx ... CD718D6AFD

But in all seriousness, a big part of the UK's veneration of "the Few" is in fact an unconscious compensation for the embarrassment and shame that stems from Arthur Harris' night bombing campaign against Germany.

If you're looking for a good book to read, check out Bomber Command by Max Hastings.

Ludd wrote:I'm afraid you've mistaken me for someone who really cares when it comes to all of this. But I'll play along with you for a couple sentences. I don't know who Scott Lloyd is. The name sounds familiar, but I can't place where I've heard it.

Oh ok. Here's a primer on the topic:

Ludd--Thu May 03, 2012 3:11 pm wrote:Scott Lloyd has been the author of many Church News editorials over the years. You know, those anonymous journalistic masterpieces that appear on the back page of the church's weekly tabloid.

He's got the "inside track" to stories from the LDS Politburo.

Ludd wrote:As for Will Schryver, I assume you are playing the "Ludd is a Schryver sockpuppet" game here. Otherwise your suggestion of Schryver as a spokesman for the Classic-FARMS-ites comes across as just ridiculous.

Why? From what I recall, Will said that he was a "go to guy" in his ward. From what I've seen, he's pretty influential, a kind of "confidence man" for those feeling vulnerable to doubt. Do you disagree?

Gadianton wrote:

Ludd wrote:I'm afraid you've mistaken me for someone who really cares when it comes to all of this. But I'll play along with you for a couple sentences. I don't know who Scott Lloyd is. The name sounds familiar, but I can't place where I've heard it.

Oh ok. Here's a primer on the topic:

Ludd--Thu May 03, 2012 3:11 pm wrote:Scott Lloyd has been the author of many Church News editorials over the years. You know, those anonymous journalistic masterpieces that appear on the back page of the church's weekly tabloid.

He's got the "inside track" to stories from the LDS Politburo.

That's right. I knew the name sounded familiar, but it's been a long time now since I picked up the Church News. Probably about as long since I checked out the MADB board, which (I now recall) is where Lloyd is a poster.

Ludd wrote:As for Will Schryver, I assume you are playing the "Ludd is a Schryver sockpuppet" game here. Otherwise your suggestion of Schryver as a spokesman for the Classic-FARMS-ites comes across as just ridiculous.

Why? From what I recall, Will said that he was a "go to guy" in his ward. From what I've seen, he's pretty influential, a kind of "confidence man" for those feeling vulnerable to doubt. Do you disagree?

Schryver was definitely influencial on this message board, way back when. But beyond that, not very much that I have seen. I see Dan Peterson making reference to Schryver on his blog now and then. But from what I have seen, only to post link to some of Schryver's music. (I admit I've been impressed with the music. I'm no expert, but I'd say the guy is a fairly decent piano player.)

Ludd wrote:Schryver was definitely influencial on this message board, way back when. But beyond that, not very much that I have seen. I see Dan Peterson making reference to Schryver on his blog now and then. But from what I have seen, only to post link to some of Schryver's music. (I admit I've been impressed with the music. I'm no expert, but I'd say the guy is a fairly decent piano player.)

Ha! Oh yes, he can really tickle those ivories, especially when he is serenading randy waitresses.

Markk wrote:
Hey Doc,

To those of us that do not follow this as closely as others...who is this Hancock, I read his bio, but has he written anything, or stepped into anything in regards to Mopology? Or is just a Mopologists PR man?

Merry Christmas

Markk---

Hancock is an old ally of the Mopologists, particularly in the realm of right-wing politics, but the recent foregrounding of his stuff is still something of a mystery to me. Suffice it to say that I think the apologists are currently engaged in a "power play" of sorts. Based on some things I've been told, there are reasons to believe that things behind the scenes are in motion. This may help to explain why we've seen an upsurge in comments from people like Schryver and Midgley.

Doctor Scratch wrote:Hancock is an old ally of the Mopologists, particularly in the realm of right-wing politics, but the recent foregrounding of his stuff is still something of a mystery to me. Suffice it to say that I think the apologists are currently engaged in a "power play" of sorts. Based on some things I've been told, there are reasons to believe that things behind the scenes are in motion. This may help to explain why we've seen an upsurge in comments from people like Schryver and Midgley.

This upsurge in activity is interesting and very well may be indicative of something in the works. We'll see.