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Beacool

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5. He apparently had a great sense of humor.

Reply to rsdsharp (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 10:25 PM

Dec 2

Once, he and C.S. Lewis dressed as polar bears to attend a non-costume party. He also liked to dress as an Anglo-Saxon warrior and chase the neighbors while brandishing an axe. He dressed as a warrior when he was teaching a course on Beowulf. He liked to prank his students.

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I would have loved to have been at that party. [View all] Beacool Dec 2 OP

Being a gardener NJCher Dec 2 #1

Yep, that would be fun. Beacool Dec 2 #2

Ha! 😄 electric_blue68 Dec 2 #3

James Ronald was a bit of a partier, apparently. rsdsharp Dec 2 #4

He apparently had a great sense of humor. Beacool Dec 2 #5

Were the horses sober? Sneederbunk Dec 2 #6

Probably not. Beacool Dec 2 #7