tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5901142991574213269..comments2024-03-28T19:45:08.560-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): HRH, Prince Arthur, Duke of... WTF???Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-13246266180461965572011-10-13T21:35:00.021-05:002011-10-13T21:35:00.021-05:00Doesn't the British Coat of Arms have two leop...Doesn't the British Coat of Arms have two leopards on it? Perhaps the explanation for that would help here...TravelerDiogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278721998591801717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-84274846764214346142010-07-18T13:52:51.481-05:002010-07-18T13:52:51.481-05:00It looks like he's wearing the Victorian inter...It looks like he's wearing the Victorian interpretation of a 14th century cotehardie.<br /><br />IIRC, some Roman legion wore animal skins,and medieval Polish Hussars wore leopard hides.<br /><br />Or perhaps it's just a reference to the leopard's ferocity and nobility matching His Highness's? <br />~E.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53409806564282455322010-07-18T00:09:36.123-05:002010-07-18T00:09:36.123-05:00It was for just this picture that the adjective &q...It was for just this picture that the adjective "Pythonesque" was coined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54381187944276682982010-07-17T07:47:53.525-05:002010-07-17T07:47:53.525-05:00My gut response was the same as Sue's, but I&#...My gut response was the same as Sue's, but I'm waiting to see if anyone knows or can find anything...Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-3968015355448769342010-07-17T07:15:53.941-05:002010-07-17T07:15:53.941-05:00With the tights and tunic, I'm guessing he app...With the tights and tunic, I'm guessing he appeared in some kind of amateur stage revue.Sue Dunhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15290123470058269322010-07-17T06:51:37.083-05:002010-07-17T06:51:37.083-05:00The leopard I can actually understand. It might b...The leopard I can actually understand. It might be a gift from some African head-man in one of the British colonies in Africa that he was modeling for the photo as a gift to be sent back to them. It is the rest of the outfit that baffles me!Nitahoyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425789585199880097noreply@blogger.com