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Capsule (Full commentary found immediately below Lead Picture):
Friday, September 6, 2019
A big fan of Downton Abbey.
Looking forward to today’s visit to the Downton Abbey exhibition in Boston.
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Lead Picture (Story below in Thumbnail section)
Friday, September 6, 2019
Downton Abbey Movie Poster
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Commentary
Friday, September 6, 2019
A big fan of Downton Abbey.
Looking forward to today’s visit to the Downton Abbey exhibition.
We’re promised history, fashion, and the House.
The Exhibition, based on the beloved television show, transports you to post-Edwardian England, where the characters and the iconic house come to life.
You’ll be immersed in the fascinating social history, culture, and some of the most memorable moments from the show’s six-season run.
I believe.
The hosts expect each visitor will take 60 to 90 minutes to finish.
Photos are permitted.
Yes, there is a shop featuring Downton Abbey themed merchandise available for purchase.
What more could we want?
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News re: existentialautotrip
Friday, September 6, 2019
Comparing analytics from several social media to discover their metrics are not standardized.
Makes tracking the posts more difficult.
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A “Hey, Dom!” video.
Publication Date: Friday, September 6, 2019
Name: Gorilla and the Chihuahua
Length: 2.06
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Wednesday’s Dinner posted on
Friday, September 6, 2019
Today we shared a 3lb Giannone chicken.
So simple: slow-roasted.
Perfect.
This is a picture of it before we ripped it apart.
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Chuckle of the day:
Friday, September 6, 2019
Once upon a time there was a sparrow who decided not to fly south for the winter.
However, soon the weather turned so cold that he changed his mind.
Unfortunately, after an hour ice formed on his wings and he fell to Earth
in a barnyard, nearly frozen solid.
A cow passed by where he had fallen and dropped a large buffalo chip on him.
At first the sparrow thought this was the end, but the manure warmed him and defrosted his wings!
Warm and happy, able to breath, he started to sing.
Just then a cat wandered by and, hearing the chirping, cleared off the manure, exposed the chirping bird, and promptly ate him.
Points are:
Everyone who poops on you is not necessarily your enemy.
Everyone who gets you out of poop is not necessarily your friend.
And if you're warm and happy in your pile of poop, it behooves you to keep your mouth shut.
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Today’s Thumbnails
Friday, September 6, 2019
Downton Abbey is a British historical period drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes.
The series first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2010, and in the United States on PBS, which supported production of the series as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology, on 9 January 2011.
The series, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey between 1912 and 1926, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era—with the great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Events depicted throughout the series include news of the sinking of the Titanic in the first series; the outbreak of the First World War, the Spanish influenza pandemic, and the Marconi scandal in the second series; the Irish War of Independence leading to the formation of the Irish Free State in the third series; the Teapot Dome scandal in the fourth series; and the British general election of 1923, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and the Beer Hall Putsch in the fifth series.
The sixth and final series introduces the rise of the working class during the interwar period and hints towards the eventual decline of the British aristocracy.
Cast and Castle
Downton Abbey has received acclaim from television critics and won numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.
It was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed English-language television series of 2011.
It earned the most nominations of any international television series in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, with twenty-seven in total (after two series).
It was the most watched television series on both ITV and PBS, and subsequently became the most successful British costume drama series since the 1981 television serial of Brideshead Revisited.
On 26 March 2015, Carnival Films and ITV announced that the sixth series would be the last. It aired on ITV between 20 September 2015 and 8 November 2015.
The final episode, serving as the annual Christmas special, was broadcast on 25 December 2015.
A film serving as a continuation of the series is an upcoming British historical period drama film written by Julian Fellowes and directed by Michael Engler.
Much of the original cast returns, including Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith and Penelope Wilton.
The film is set in 1927, and features a royal visit to Downton Abbey by King George V and Queen Mary.
It is scheduled to be theatrically released on 20 September 2019 in the United States.
A tip o' the hat (U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 1924
Acknowledgements
Friday, September 6, 2019
Thanks to the Jokes Warehouse for providing today’s chuckle.
Thanks to the Microsoft team at the Prudential Center for their unflagging availability to help with a constant flow of technological problems.
Always thanks to Wikipedia, the Lead and the Thumbnail sections of the Blog very often shaped from stories taken from that amazing website. They are truly worthy of public support.
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Good Morning on this Friday, September 6, 2019
I was offered a role in the Downton movie.
I lost the script with my lines and lost the part.
And now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your Taeyeon