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In the UK we don't have a national holiday to celebrate women, men or persons. In England we don't even have a day to celebrate England (St. George's Day) unlike Scotland (St. Andrew's Day holiday) and Northern Ireland (St. Patrick's Day holiday).

˙sǝʇnuıɯ ɟo ǝןdnoɔ ɐ ɹǝʇɟɐ ʇoɥ ʎןןɐǝɹ ʇǝƃ oʇ ʇɹɐʇs sǝop pɐǝɥ ʎɯ ɟo ǝpıs ǝuo ɥƃnoɥʇןɐ ʇxǝʇ ןɐɯɹou sɐ ʎןısɐǝ sɐ ʇsoɯןɐ sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ ı sı ƃuıɥʇ ǝƃuɐɹʇs ǝɥʇ

How about:
Nellie McClung - Judi Dench
Henrietta Muir Edwards - Kathy Bates
Irene Parlby - Susan Sarrandon
Louise McKinney - Dianne Keaton
Emily Murphy - Helen Mirren

Who would play them in the movie?

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I just watched a new favourite: Amelie . Oh sigh. What a wonderful movie. Rotten Tomatoes gives it 90%. Am I the last person to see this wonderful movie? I watched Amélie again last week. It really is great movie. I can also recommend Delicatessen (black comedy) and City Of Lost Children (dystopian...

I would miss this forum if it were to go. Facebook does not offer the same opportunity for extended discussions. If a Facebook account has a lot of activity, posts to it from a week or more ago are pushed out of sight are quickly forgotten. I get the impression that the number of response to Faceboo...

Some war movies and westerns I remember enjoying as a child 1960s were 20 to 25 years old at the time. Some of those movies are now around 65 years old and the language, acting styles and pace make many of them almost unwatchable today with my attention span eroded by 20 years of fast-paced action m...

I can tolerate "international" spellings in an international context but I have to admit to being a little over-sensitive to spoken "internationalisms". This commonly manifests itself by shouting at the TV. These are a few of my irritationisms: "In back of me" (behind m...

I'm about to choose a new phone this week. I want * my upcoming appointments (or teaching timetable) displayed on the front page * to send and receive email * to open word, excel, powerpoint and pdf documents * internet access * a WiFi connection to connect to my internet router at home and to vario...

I check here regularly but haven't posted as I haven't had much to say.

Thanks for the recommendation.
The synopsis reminds me of "To Sir with Love" and "Dead Poets Society".

I wasn't fooled this year but I did fool a few people.
btw did you know that the word "gullible" isn't even in the dictionary?

ejm wrote: More extremely useful words can be found in the alphadictionary.com goodword dictionary

That is an interesting list but needs more. I have sent an email suggesting: buffoon, daft, infernal, oligarch, exsanguinate, moronic, renaissance, rapscallion, vacuous, whoops and arse.

Whilst not being a follower of any of the major regions I do show my support of those that do by observing random customs from them. For Lent I intend giving up ridiculing Christianity. I'm sure it's what Jesus would want.