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I met TR at the library today, to get a jump-start on our archaeology projects. After she found the books she was after, she joined me in sitting on the floor browsing the section I needed. I happened to glance up from trying to determine if a book on historical reconstructions even mentioned ancient Greece to see these immortal words in an entry on some Czech castle or something:

Count Spork.

That's right. Count Spork. Who was an actual medieval nobleman.

That may be the best thing ever.

Edit: "Count Spork was a hero of the Sue Wars of 1337..."

Date: 2005-10-10 01:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cosmorific.livejournal.com
*dies and is ded*

Can I metaquotes this?

Date: 2005-10-10 02:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vampychick.livejournal.com
Yes, of course!

Date: 2005-10-10 02:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] delurker.livejournal.com
Count Spork! That's fantastic.

Date: 2005-10-10 02:22 pm (UTC)

Date: 2005-10-10 03:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mattador.livejournal.com
That's beautiful.

Date: 2005-10-10 05:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vampychick.livejournal.com
Ain't it just?

Date: 2005-10-10 04:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] suziannabean.livejournal.com
is there any way you can tell me what book you found that in? I need it!

Date: 2005-10-10 05:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vampychick.livejournal.com
Some massive volume on historic sites with pretty pictures; I'm not sure. I could look when I go back.

Obviously, I made the Sue Wars bit up.

Date: 2005-10-10 06:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] suziannabean.livejournal.com
well obviously - but I'm going to treat it as fact anyway - because it's just cool

Date: 2005-10-10 05:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sonneta.livejournal.com
Apparently there was more than one of them (according to a quick Google)- Count Francis Anthony Spork and Count Johann Karl Spork. (Possibly more).

Best. Nobels. Ever.

Date: 2006-01-24 06:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spleeny.livejournal.com
Ironically, Count Spork invented the butter knife.

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