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  => Freewheeling => Topic started by: sam on August 14, 2009

Title: York in an hour
Post by: sam on August 14, 2009
A lot of these were taken in the Minster, the Castle Museum, and the National Railway Museum

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For when St. William isn't around (https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/sleepyclerk.jpg)

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The penalties for wearing funny hats could be severe

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It was too late to back out of the samurai potato duel

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In hoc signo vinces. A big sword also helps (https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/york/constantinebig.jpg)

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The Minster. How much?!? (https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/york/churchcharge.jpg)   I don't suppose you have change for a dove (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2021:12-13&version=9;)

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Click to go large (https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/york/ceilingbig.jpg)

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You get a nice view from the top of the tower...

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...if you don't mind the prison decor

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He knows where the bodies are buried. All over

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Agnostic tracking system

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Because when God said "Let there be light" he didn't mean flash

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She was praying for his health and good fortune. He was praying for a puppy

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Please remove one of my heads

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Disagreement with a putto

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Really, they're worse than pigeons

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It's not like I go looking for this stuff (https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/york/kisskey2.jpg)

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Ecclesiastical ennui

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It was an unlikely match, but they swore they'd try to make it work
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All roads lead to Bettys (https://www.bettys.co.uk/). I know you're dying to convert that accent mark in Café into an apostrophe and move it over

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Hey look, it's a Victorian street. Can someone direct me to the opium den?

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Before they rediscovered how to make both wheels the same size

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Everybody hated empire waists but nobody could do anything about it

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Feeling lucky?
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When bathing costumes really were

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Do you take requests? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMZ6zp-3oGY)  [YouTube]

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Doesn't everybody have a set? (https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/index.php?topic=12452.0)

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Should've brought swatches

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The request for Sky Sports was denied

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One likes to keep an eye on one's subjects wherever they roam (https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/york/queenback.jpg)

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Any colour, as long as it's black

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Chunnel apprentice

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British muck was tipped in France, French muck in Britain, so it all evened out

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Roundabout

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1st Class

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2nd Class

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3rd Class passengers go under the train

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As a final blow, Beeching also ordered the last of the unicorns shot

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ALL-REAL, presumably

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The book I read on the bus ride home. It's about a guy who tries to go back in time by cycling round and round really fast.

Spoiler
The UCI, in league with Lex Luthor, objects to the cut of his cape. Chris Boardman saves Lois Lane instead.
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I didn't actually try to see York in an hour. I probably would've pulled something