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{{quotebox|The Divine Comedy: "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here"; don't expect a fair hearing, or justice if or when you err. Just give what you can, while you can. If you get shafted, go fishing, because your efforts will not be appreciated, whereas if you catch a fish, you can always eat it, and that's a result.}}
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{{cquote|That ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe for the moral and mutual instruction of man and improvement of his condition, seems to have been peculiarly and benevolently designed by nature when she made them like fire, expansible over all space, without lessening their density in any point, and like the air in which we breathe, move, and have our physical being, incapable of confinement or exclusive appropriation. (], 1813)}}
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The Divine Comedy: "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here"; don't expect a fair hearing, or justice if or when you err. Just give what you can, while you can. If you get shafted, go fishing, because your efforts will not be appreciated, whereas if you catch a fish, you can always eat it, and that's a result.
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That ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe for the moral and mutual instruction of man and improvement of his condition, seems to have been peculiarly and benevolently designed by nature when she made them like fire, expansible over all space, without lessening their density in any point, and like the air in which we breathe, move, and have our physical being, incapable of confinement or exclusive appropriation. (Thomas Jefferson, 1813)
Misplaced Pages's got everything on it, from sharks to Barbie Dolls - it may not always be accurate, but it's all there (Eddie Izzard, 2009)
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"In popular culture"
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About
Hi, I'm a graduate of Manchester Polytechnic & University of York who is interested in lots of things, which makes me useful for pub quizzes but not very employable. I've been editing here since 8th August 2007.
Things I have done, and do here
I practised law in Liverpool from 1974 to 1982 and qualified in 1978
For taking an article that could have been deleted and yet working hard to improve it instead, whilst also demonstrating good faith and civility I humbly award you this barnstar. Thank you! Pedro : Chat 19:12, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
I award Rodhullandemu this barnstar, for not only giving detailed explanations to other editors, but for being a all round great guy! Phgao 11:13, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Someone vandalized my Userspace! But a little angel came along and fixed it! Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! Tiptoety 21:02, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
I gladly give this Barnstar to Realist2, Kodster, and Rodhullandemu, for working with each other in a very positive way. This does not happen very often on Misplaced Pages, and it is to be congratulated, and praised; hence, the Barnstar. Enjoy.--andreasegde (talk) 21:18, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
For your prompt and tireless work as AWB gatekeeper - thanks. Colonel Warden (talk) 15:41, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
Awarded for tirelessly taking care of many of the administrative parts of fighting vandalism. Thank you for your contributions! (and your logs ;-) J.delanoyadds 03:17, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
A big thank you for dealing with all those vandals and deleting pages during the time non-admins couldn't edit! :) Versus22talk 20:46, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
Awarded to Rodhullandemu for his tireless and dedicated work as an administrator in many different fields. Bencherlite 22:50, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
The Working Man's Barnstar
This is for your tireless contributions and work on the Ozzy Osbourne article. .
Keep up the good work!- --Michael(Talk) 00:49, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
For reverting that attack on my talk page :-). Jeffrey Mall (talk • contribs) - 14:26, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
I just have to give you this for all of the time and effort you put into reverting the (sadly far too frequently occuring) cases of vandalism on Bono. You seem to beat me to it all the time, and it's fantastic that it vanishes almost straight after it appears. Good job, and keep it going! MelicansMatkin (talk, contributions) 02:05, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For filling up my watchlist adding coords to articles :) Keep up the good work. Jeni 23:14, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your tireless contribution, enthusiasm, guidance and encouragement of others, myself included. Jakeb (talk) 21:09, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
After reading your edit history, and particularly for your work at Unhalfbricking, I am very pleased to award you this (ahem) prestigious... umm... award. You rock! Keep up the good work! Best regards, Hamster Sandwich (talk) 00:35, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
The Invisible Barnstar
Awarded to Rodhullandemu for all that he does on Misplaced Pages without seeking recognition or reward for his contributions. Buzzzsherman (talk) 01:50, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
User:Rodhullandemu has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Rodhullandemu's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Rodhullandemu!
for being the only one other than myself to see the immaturity in the comments at the "who created wiki" thread at Misplaced Pages talk:Main Page and speak up about it. PCHS-NJROTC 22:16, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
For your constant and thankless (until now!) efforts in keeping crap out of BLPs! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:27, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For protecting Murder from vandalism and defamation by anonymous users and single-purpose-account vandals. Bearian (talk) 19:30, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
I hereby award this barnstar to Rodhullandemu for his long years of excellent admin contributions to the encylopedia. FeydHuxtable (talk) 12:32, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For going out and risking life, limb and happiness in the pursuit of people who want to create a mess Panyd 20:41, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
Images on Commons
These are pictures I've taken myself, otherwise created or scanned from free sources and now reside on Commons; they are released under GFDL & CC-BY-3.0 and are in no particular order, but then neither am I.
At present, I believe that the article "cunt" is an acid test of what we are trying to achieve here, and if I can take that to Good Article status, I will be happy. I said this some time ago, but I hope I've managed to improve it. Meanwhile, I don't have the time to concentrate on it. There are more important concerns. One day, perhaps.
I may have heard this elsewhere, but only on watching "Heroes of Comedy: The Goons" on TV recently did I realise where it originated; however, I make no apologies for using it, because Spike Milligan almost single-handedly created modern British comedy.
updated 8 January 2011
28 February 2011
But it keeps me cheerful in the face of adversity
100 as of 13 April 2009, 48 of which are substantive
But a little angel came along and fixed it! 
Thank you! You can thank others by using {{subst:Vangel}}! Tiptoety 21:02, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Rod Hull
Lake in the Town Park
River Biss flowing under the town bridge
Clark's Mill, home of Trowbridge County Court
Another view of Clark's Mill
The Handle House adjacent to Clark's Mill
Changes in Trowbridge's population 1801 - 2001
Town centre entrance to The Shires Shopping Centre
Central piazza of The Shires
Shires Gateway on Bythesea Road
Main building of Wiltshire College Trowbridge
Pumpkin Tower (a modern folly) in Bythesea Road
The Sensory garden at the end of Trowbridge Park
"Feelie Board" for Braille users of the sensory garden
The War Memorial in the park
closer view of The War Memorial
Almshouses in Polebarn Road
The "Blind House", overnight lock-up for drunks, in Wicker Hill
"Mt Crushmore"
Trowbridge Railway Station
Thomas Helliker's tomb in St James' churchyard
Monument to George Crabbe in St James Church
The Virgin hot-air balloon flying over Trowbridge on 21 July 2008
Tesco One Stop
Tesco Express, Hilperton Road
Main Council building in Bythesea Road
Annexe and main reception of Wiltshire County Council building
Virgin Mobile UK headquarters in White Horse Park
Ashton Mill, once a major employer in the woollen industry
The Lamb, Trowbridge - birthplace of the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Village Pump Folk Club behind The Lamb
Drinking water well, Frome Road
Bronze pigs in Calne
Market Cross, Malmesbury
Malmesbury Abbey from Mill Lane (1)
Malmesbury Abbey from Mill Lane (2)
Tablet describing charitable bequest on almshouse at Malmesbury
Front view of Real World Studios, Box
Side view, showing addition
Rear view
Scenic view of the entrance to Box Tunnel in winter
Changes in Chippenham's population 1801 - 2001
Town motto on the wall of the Yelde Hall, Chippenham.
The undercroft of Bradenstoke Abbey
The tower of Bradenstoke Abbey
Folly wall adjacent to Corsham Court
Memorial to Maud Heath near Chippenham
Graph showing population growth of Corsham 1801 - 2001
Brunel's railway arch in Chippenham
Brunel's railway arch in Chippenham (panoramic view)
The Chippenham Buttercross
Frontage of Corsham Court, Corsham
Distribution centre for Herman Miller (office equipment) in Chippenham
A 1951 Dennis P12 fire appliance belonging to the Wiltshire Fire Brigade
Frontage, Manor House hotel, Castle Combe
Identification plate for (unidentified) equipment manufactured by John Wallis Titt
The Cross Guns pub at Avoncliff near Bradford on Avon
1803 sketch of Kington St. Michael Priory
Statue of William Etty outside York Art Gallery
King's Manor lawn at entrance
De Grey Rooms, St Leonard's Place
Plan of York Minster showing main windows
Exterior, east end of York Minster
St William's College, York
The Minster School, York
The astronomical clock in York Minster
Heslington Hall, University of York
Central Hall, University of York
Physics Block, University of York
The walls of York in spring with daffodils & York Minster in the distance
City walls of York, tower at the junction of Fishergate and Paragon Street
View of the city walls of York from inside; the opening to the left was made in 1848(?) to allow the railways through
York City walls with motte & bailey of former fortification
Section of York City walls, south side of the city next to Price's Lane
English Civil War reenactment, York Castle
same event
Fishergate, York, facing towards the city centre
View over the River Ouse towards Cliffords Tower
View of Skeldergate Bridge and the River Ouse
Skeldergate Bridge from south bank
Merchant Adventurers' Hall
St Helen's Square, York
Fountain, Parliament Street, York
Petrifying well at Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
Railway viaduct, Knaresborough, from the A59 bridge
Cold War satellite tracking station at RAF Fylingdales, North Yorkshire
Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire, from opposite headland
Whitby Abbey showing whalebone arch
Whitby from St Mary's Abbey side
Hebden Bridge, nestling in the Calder Valley
Tribute sculpture to The Beatles in Mathew Street, Liverpool
Statute of Eleanor Rigby in Stanley Street, Liverpool
Original (1987) statue of Carl Jung in Mathew Street, Liverpool
Liverpool Cathedral from Upper Duke Street
Magistrates Courts, Liverpool in Dale Street
Ruined tower of St Hilary's Church, Wallasey Village, Cheshire
St. Nicholas' Church, Wallasey Village, Cheshire
Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton, Merseyside in 1991
New Brighton Baths in 1934
New Brighton Baths in 1934
Remains of New Brighton Baths in 1991
The George Inn, Norton St Philip, Somerset
Church of St Philip & St George, Norton St Philip, as seen from the village
Village pond, Lindfield, West Sussex
Half-timbered and brick-built Elizabethan houses, Lindfield, West Sussex
Old Place, Lindfield, West Sussex
View of Lewes Castle from the pathway off High Street
Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales
Mow Cop Castle, Cheshire
Westinghouse signal controls on the Bluebell Railway
Loco 75027 on the Bluebell Railway
Kitchen, Wycoller Hall, Pendle, Lancashire
Ruins of Wycoller Hall
Interior of craft museum at Wycoller
Old trading stands in Bristol
Broad Street, Bristol, looking towards Christ Church
Broad Street, Bristol, looking towards the old City Gate
Detail of the medieval City Gate, from Broad Street, Bristol
Statue of Samuel Plimsoll, Bristol; holding a handmade placard "Don't pay the Tory Poll Tax"
Pillar of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
Clifton Suspension Bridge illuminated
View of the SS Great Britain from the prow, decked with flags
View along Avon Gorge south towards Hotwells & Docks area, Bristol
IW&D 34 "Portbury" locomotive at Bristol Docks prior to repaint.
Restored coalmine buildings at Beamish Museum, County Durham
National Trust sign at Solsbury Hill, near Bath, UK
Barge on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hungerford
Interior wall of Trinity Hall, showing Coat of Arms
First Court, Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus Lawn, Jesus College Cambridge
Quad of Westcott House, Cambridge
Bore hitting the River Severn bank in 1994
Steam traction engine at North Warehouse, Gloucester Docks
Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks
Neptune's Fountain, Promenade, Cheltenham
Table of tolls to use The Iron Bridge at Ironbridge, Shropshire
Lincoln Cathedral from Lincoln Castle
Main entrance to Lincoln Castle
View of the main gatehouse of Lincoln Castle from inside
Prison blocks at Lincoln Castle
...prisoners were required to attend church
...where they were advised by a preacher: "You've been a very naughty boy!"
West side of High Bridge on the River Witham in Lincoln
closer view of same
Camden Lock, Camden Town, London
Soho Square, London
The Feathers Hotel, Ludlow, Shropshire
Aerial view of Shrivenham seen from a glider. St Andrews Church is to the left.
Site of the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival in 1991
Alan Briars onstage (right) at the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival in 1991
Plaque on outer wall of former Bath residence of Beau Nash
Weir below Pulteney Bridge, Bath, Somerset
Maze alongside the Avon in Bath, UK, near Pulteney Bridge
Statue of 1st Duke of Wellington in Norwich Cathedral
Cow Tower, Norwich
Interior wall of Cow Tower, ground floor
Interior wall of Cow Tower, upper levels
The old watergate at Pull's Ferry close to Norwich Cathedral see from the north
Same from the south
Full-length shot of the tower & spire of Norwich Cathedral, showing original medieval base & later addition of spire
The entrance to Christ Church, Oxford
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The Martello tower at Howth, Ireland
Main ski slope at Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Chairlift at Ober Gatlinburg
The "Elephant Gate" of the Carlsberg Brewery, Copenhagen
Entrance to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
A houseboat in Amsterdam
Offices alongside an Amsterdam canal
Former fish & fruit warehouse, alongside canal in Amsterdam
Warehouse doors, alongside Amsterdam canal
Daryl Stuermer on stage with Genesis c. 1980
Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins live c. 1980
The Enid at a live concert in 1998
Robert John Godfrey from the same concert
Troy Donockley playing Uilleann pipes with You Slosh in 1991
better version
Troy Donockley on guitar with You Slosh in 1991
better version
Captain Sensible playing live in Abergavenny in 1994
Rod Clements on stage with Lindisfarne in 1991
Alan Hull on stage with Lindisfarne in 1991
Lindisfarne live in 1991
EMS Synthi A as used on stage by a progressive rock band (top); underneath are a Solina String Ensemble, Elka Rhapsody, and a Mellotron
User's eye view of the EMS VCS 3 synthesizer
Barrel organ player in Liverpool, c. 1975
York folk band The Butter Mountain Boys at the Village Pump Folk Festival in 1991
another
Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown campaigning in Chippenhamin 1992
Robert Maclennan, 1987
Des Wilson, 1987
Adrian Slade, 1987
Cyril Smith, 1987
Russell Johnston (right) shares a joke with David Steel at the Liberal Party Assembly in 1987
David Steel at the 1987 Liberal Party Assembly
Elizabeth Shields, 1987
Geraint Howells, 1987
White variant of the Common Bluebell
The difference between damage and destruction for Criminal damage in English law
Studio 2, University Radio York, 1984
The Book
Captain Field's Improved parallel rule, ca. 1854
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb on display in 2009
Harry Enfield in 1998
Armorial bearings (coat of arms) of the Goldney Baronets
North-West English Morris Dancing, which has very little in common with traditional modes.
A student working as a barmaid in the UK.
Results of a 2003 fracture of the third finger, left hand - the finger can no longer lie flat on a level surface.
Scar from partial left menisectomy, 1980; more recent surgical techniques leave a smaller footprint
My grandfather, Lt. Col., OBE
Traction engine at a steam rally in Wiltshire. Further details apart from markings unknown.
"Etten" traction engine, left side, at a steam rally in Wiltshire. Further details unknown
Same engine, right side
Fortunately, none of my girlfriends was this ugly, but I'm told she passed the driving test on the second attempt.
William Cobbett in prison, 1810
George Joseph Smith, the "Brides in the Bath" murderer
Smith's handwritten instructions to Edward Marshall Hall
Robert Wood, acquitted of of the Camden Town murder
Eminent barrister Edward Marshall Hall
Mugshot of Adolf Beck (top), falsely imprisoned for the crimes of William Meyer (bottom)
Neville Heath, executed in 1946 for murder
Henri Désiré Landru, known as "Bluebeard"
Bernard Spilsbury, eminent pathologist
Toni Mancini, acquitted of murder in 1934, but confessed in 1976
Violette Kaye, his victim...
...and the trunk in which he disposed of her body.
Herbert Rowse Armstrong, the only British solicitor hanged for murder
John George Haigh, the "Acid Bath Murderer"
Frederick Seddon being sentenced to death for poisoning
Constance Kent, confessed to child-killing, but not executed.
George Boole, inventor of Boolean logic
Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci
British executioner William Marwood
Contemporary engraving from 1623 of the Fatal Vespers disaster
"Nurse" and murderess Dorothea Waddingham
Dr. Buck Ruxton, convicted of murder of his wife by innovative forensic techniques.
Sidney Harry Fox, who suffocated his mother for the insurance
Adelaide Bartlett, acquitted of murder in the Pimlico Mystery
Alfred Rouse, convicted of murder of an unknown person in a failed attempt to disappear.
Ronald Light, acquitted of the murder of a young girl in the Green Bicycle Case
Edward George Clarke, English barrister
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead as Lord Chancellor
