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Wendy PalmerI had occasion to (skim)read Lady Sale’s diary of her nine months as one of a group of hostages during the British-Afghan conflict in 1842-3.It’s very Victorian: a relatively dry and emotionless accounting (she does admit to crying upon rescue).“The weather was this, we had a minor earthquake, we marched to here, we ate that, we heard these reports of troop movements, Mrs Waller gave birth to a daughter, we got some mail.”Wait, what?THREE women gave birth during their time in captivity, including Lady Sale’s OWN DAUGHTER, all three recorded with a single line, not a mention of their pregnancies even using the common euphemisms of the day (all three were soldiers’ wives, by the timing already pregnant when captured; Lady Sale avers the women were treated well).She also only ever refers to her daughter as Mrs Sturt but that could have been changed for publication, surely if she was writing a private diary she would have unbent enough to call her Alexandria.The bit that raised my eyebrows the most: “When little Tootsey (Capt. Anderson's child) was carried off in the Khoord Cabul pass, she was taken direct to Cabul: and the Khan rode up and down the streets with her; offering her for sale for 4000 rupees. After some negotiation regarding the price, Conolly purchased the child.”AFTER SOME NEGOTIATION REGARDING THE PRICE????<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50219" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50219</a><a href="https://britishempire.co.uk/library/ladyofkabul.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://britishempire.co.uk/library/ladyofkabul.htm</a><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/VictorianEra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VictorianEra</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/StiffUpperLip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StiffUpperLip</a>

Steve25TH ANNIVERSARYAC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip (2000) Favourite Track: Safe In New York CityStiff Upper Lip is a pretty decent addition to their late stage career but maybe not as good as "Black Ice" or "Power Up"....But it's ACDC, and they rock harder and better than most.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acdc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stiffupperlip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stiffupperlip</a>

ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ<a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TheConversationUS</a> Soln: Stop reading all the gaslighting bullshit on lame proprietary social media websites all pull yourself together. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StiffUpperLip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StiffUpperLip</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sorted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sorted</a>

🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheMetalDogArticleList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheMetalDogArticleList</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarOutMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FarOutMagazine</a> The producer AC/DC never wanted to work with again<a href="https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-producer-ac-dc-never-wanted-to-work-with-again-hes-not-a-rock-and-roller-thats-for-sure/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-producer-ac-dc-never-wanted-to-work-with-again-hes-not-a-rock-and-roller-thats-for-sure/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ACDC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RickRubin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RickRubin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MalcolmYoung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MalcolmYoung</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ballbreaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ballbreaker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackinBlack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BackinBlack</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheRazorsEdge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheRazorsEdge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thunderstruck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thunderstruck</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moneytalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moneytalks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StiffUpperLip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StiffUpperLip</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AngusYoung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AngusYoung</a>

Brian JopekThat beautiful bluesy Trower tune brought to mind an AC/DC tune with “blues” in the title. Besides, a little air guitar will warm things up on deck, I reckon. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MusicOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MusicOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ClassicRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClassicRock</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/StiffUpperLip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StiffUpperLip</a> <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0lahpgyDWR8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0lahpgyDWR8</a>

Chris BrumwellSpinning <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ac</a>/dc <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/50thanniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#50thanniversary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#release</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stiffupperlip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stiffupperlip</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goldvinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goldvinyl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vinyl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vinylcollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vinylcollection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vinylcollector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vinylcollector</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vinylrecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vinylrecords</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recordcollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recordcollection</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recordcollector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#recordcollector</a>

Ian RobinsonThe SpaceX cheering makes me want to buy a bigger sofa to hide behind. It’s as cringeworthy as an Apple Store openings. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StiffUpperLip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StiffUpperLip</a>

WIST Quotations has moved!A quotation from <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Shakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shakespeare</a>, William: « BALTHAZAR: Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never. Then sigh not so, but let them go, And be you blithe and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey, nonny nonny. »Full quote, sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/shakespeare-william/68245/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wist.info/shakespeare-william/68245/</a><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quote</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotation</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/abandonment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abandonment</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/betrayal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#betrayal</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/disloyalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disloyalty</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grief</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lettinggo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lettinggo</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#men</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/noworries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#noworries</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/sadness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sadness</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/sighing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sighing</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/stiffupperlip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stiffupperlip</a>

Monique :coffefied:Spare a moment for the plucky Brits making the heroic effort to keep Easyjet and the Greek economy going. ✊ Unselfishly parachuting in to spend 2 weeks suffering air-conditioning and iced drinks by the pool amidst the wildfires. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StiffUpperLip" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#StiffUpperLip</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KeepCalm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#KeepCalm</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CarryOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CarryOn</a> 🇬🇧 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Heatwave</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Greece</a> 🦞

Keith J Chouinard :verified:If you are <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#British</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Blink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blink</a> if you <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Feel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Feel</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trapped</a> within the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Hierarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hierarchy</a> or <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Subjugated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Subjugated</a> under it.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Freedom</a> from the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StiffUpperLip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StiffUpperLip</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfSpeech</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nobility</a> is not <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Inherited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inherited</a> it is achieved by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Actions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Actions</a> of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Being" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Being</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Noble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Noble</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Gaslighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaslighting</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanity</a> doesn't work anymore.

Groms<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@Doug_Bostrom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Doug_Bostrom</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@alexwild" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alexwild</a> yep! <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/stiffupperlip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stiffupperlip</a>!

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