Varsity Match, Cambridge United v Oxford United, Saturday February 18th

[_Stefan_Kuntz]

Obviously this will be the most intellectual of crowds. I am expecting chanting to consist of quotes from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, poetry of Lord Byron and John Milton such as Paradise Lost etc. Maybe we will hear chanted quotes from some of the great philosophers such as Kant, Wittgenstein, Nietzsche, Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes and Socrates.

Philosopher's song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Sq...el=MontyPython

[Chauncey]

I live about two miles from where Byron is buried and it's a lovely church called Church of Saint Mary Magdalene which has some great stained windows to view,his daughter Ada Lovelace is also buried there who helped Babbage with his computer (or summat)
Sometimes I visit different churches on a Sunday morning and this is one of the nicest in our area

[Psaw]

Reading old gravestones is a pleasure. Where i grew up there was a cemetery over the back wall, we used to play in there, and scare people walking through when it was dark. Happy days. Its still there left to nature, and its right next to the city centre.

The gravestones are vandalised now, but there was one of more note than the others, some of whom had wonderful bible passages.

I wish i had written them down, but never mind. This grave was dated 1797, its gone now, its become a path. It was of a ships surgeon, and it doesnt take much to imagine the horrors of treating injured or dying sailors from whatever wars were going on.

And he survived it all to be buried in the Mill Road cemetery. There is the round church in cambridge city center chalky, if my memory serves, its the oldest round church in england, if not the oldest full stop, its on the internet.

Have a look at the Fitzwilliam museum, i spend an afternoon going round occasionally, wonderful paintings of cherubs in clouds, of devils, maidens, god on thrones, all priceless, wonderful, coins, pottery which i find fascinating, suits of armour, swords, ancient egypt, rome, you name it.

Its got a gift shop and cafe. Theres loads of stuff to look at you could make a day of it and still not see it all. There are lunchtime recitals of classical music in the colleges, endless churches, a market, good shopping.

[_Stefan_Kuntz]

Cambridge United have the easiest fixture of any of the bottom 8 teams, based upon the league position of the opponents. Furthermore, Cambridge United are at home. This is a chance to gain ground on most of the other members of the bottom 8.

[Chauncey]

Reading old gravestones is a pleasure. Where i grew up there was a cemetery over the back wall, we used to play in there, and scare people walking through when it was dark. Happy days. Its still there left to nature, and its right next to the city centre.

The gravestones are vandalised now, but there was one of more note than the others, some of whom had wonderful bible passages.

And he survived it all to be buried in the Mill Road cemetery. There is the round church in cambridge city center chalky, if my memory serves, its the oldest round church in england, if not the oldest full stop, its on the internet.

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I've googled the round church Frank and it looks wonderful,it's a pity that they don't do services there anymore because I would have loved to have attended one,it says that there's only four still around today and the one is definitely the oldest,thanks for bringing it up as that's the kind of stuff that I love,I once attended a church service in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight which had a thatched roof which was very memorable,if Notts play Cambridge next season and it's a Saturday I may well fit it in with an overnight stay

I think that looking at gravestones is fascinating as well and as you say there are often interesting inscriptions on the headstones that make you wonder what happened,some are even humorous to read,I've seen a grave at Whitby abbey which had a skull and crossbones on it and considering where it was I suspected it to be a pirates grave but it turns out to be a Scottish emblem for immortality..
I would have preferred the pirate to be there myself