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Subtitle: 'Classic Lit signs on to Facebook'

This is a harmless enough waste of an evening: the premise is that various characters from the canon of English Literature have joined Facebook, and their stories are told through status updates. Very funny if you know the stories, not so much, of course, if you don't. Happily I have a degree in Eng. Lit. for just this sort of eventuality.

My favourite was the amalgamated Shakepeare's comedies, of which I quote a very little:

Antipholus of Syracuse, Orlando, Oliver, The King of Navarre, Berowne, Longaville, Dumaine, Lucentio, Viola, Olivia, Gratiano, Proteus and Claudio fell in Love at First Sight! with Luciana, Rosalind, Celia, The Princess, Rosaline, Maria, Katherine, Bianca, Orsino, Cesario, Nerissa, Silvia and Hero.

Oliver, Orlando, Duke Senior and Duke Frederick are in Blood Feuds

Egeon, Emilia, two Antipholi, Viola and Sebastian were Shipwrecked.

And so on. The jokes wear a little thin after a while, as is the way with these things, but it's good for a giggle.


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