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Re: Who is from where
Post by Bodrules   » Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:45 pm

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I haven't been to Canada yet, but I lived for a year in a place called King of Prussia in Pennsylvania whilst working for GSK (as is), and I also did a but of travelling during that time, as far South as New Orleans, and as far West as Denver and environs.
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Re: Who is from where
Post by tootall   » Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:27 pm

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HELP

RFC wrote "And would anyone care to guess [he asked innocently] why Honor Harrington's main squeeze is Hamish Alexander, Earl Whitehaven?"

Tootall responded: "I am amazed and astounded that anyone could hide an "easter egg" 20 years ago and have the patience not to mention it until now.
AND I have no idea why Honor's main squeeze is Hammish Alexander, Earl Whitehaven."

And after reading this thread- Am I correct in saying we now know that there's a really OLD, really cool easter egg here- BUT, we don't know the answer to RFC's Question? Or do you guys have the answer and it evades me?
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Re: Who is from where
Post by SWM   » Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:30 pm

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tootall wrote:HELP

RFC wrote "And would anyone care to guess [he asked innocently] why Honor Harrington's main squeeze is Hamish Alexander, Earl Whitehaven?"

Tootall responded: "I am amazed and astounded that anyone could hide an "easter egg" 20 years ago and have the patience not to mention it until now.
AND I have no idea why Honor's main squeeze is Hammish Alexander, Earl Whitehaven."

And after reading this thread- Am I correct in saying we now know that there's a really OLD, really cool easter egg here- BUT, we don't know the answer to RFC's Question? Or do you guys have the answer and it evades me?

Read it again. You cite RFC's statement. Now read the what RFC quoted from Bodrules. The easter egg is that Whitehaven is the only English port ever invaded by the United States Navy. That's apparently what inspired the name to RFC. Bodrules noted later that the town of Harrington is just north of Whitehaven.
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Re: Who is from where
Post by tootall   » Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:36 pm

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SWM wrote:
tootall wrote:HELP

RFC wrote "And would anyone care to guess [he asked innocently] why Honor Harrington's main squeeze is Hamish Alexander, Earl Whitehaven?"

Tootall responded: "I am amazed and astounded that anyone could hide an "easter egg" 20 years ago and have the patience not to mention it until now.
AND I have no idea why Honor's main squeeze is Hammish Alexander, Earl Whitehaven."

And after reading this thread- Am I correct in saying we now know that there's a really OLD, really cool easter egg here- BUT, we don't know the answer to RFC's Question? Or do you guys have the answer and it evades me?

Read it again. You cite RFC's statement. Now read the what RFC quoted from Bodrules. The easter egg is that Whitehaven is the only English port ever invaded by the United States Navy. That's apparently what inspired the name to RFC. Bodrules noted later that the town of Harrington is just north of Whitehaven.


Thanks for the reply. And what does the only invaded English port have to do with either Honor or Hamish? That's why I wondered if we'd really answered his question.
"Would anyone care to guess why Honor Harrington's main squeeze is Hamish Alexander, Earl Whitehaven?"

For me, I know there's an easter egg- I don't get the connection to the Honorverse- or John Paul Jones- or Honor or Hamish-
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Re: Who is from where
Post by SWM   » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:11 pm

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tootall wrote:Thanks for the reply. And what does the only invaded English port have to do with either Honor or Hamish? That's why I wondered if we'd really answered his question.
"Would anyone care to guess why Honor Harrington's main squeeze is Hamish Alexander, Earl Whitehaven?"

For me, I know there's an easter egg- I don't get the connection to the Honorverse- or John Paul Jones- or Honor or Hamish-

I think you're expecting too much. RFC is a big fan of English naval history, Whitehaven is an important historical English port city, Harrington is near Whitehaven, so RFC gave the name Whitehaven to the guy he knew all along was going to marry Harrington. That's it.
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Re: Who is from where
Post by tootall   » Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:16 pm

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SWM wrote:
tootall wrote:Thanks for the reply. And what does the only invaded English port have to do with either Honor or Hamish? That's why I wondered if we'd really answered his question.
"Would anyone care to guess why Honor Harrington's main squeeze is Hamish Alexander, Earl Whitehaven?"

For me, I know there's an easter egg- I don't get the connection to the Honorverse- or John Paul Jones- or Honor or Hamish-


I think you're expecting too much. RFC is a big fan of English naval history, Whitehaven is an important historical English port city, Harrington is near Whitehaven, so RFC gave the name Whitehaven to the guy he knew all along was going to marry Harrington. That's it.


Thanks-Obviously overthinking- Thanks again, I'd have been bothered by this for weeks otherwise.
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Re: Who is from where
Post by Michael Everett   » Fri Nov 08, 2013 4:35 am

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The town of Harrington is to the north of Whitehaven.
Honor Harrington is taller than Hamish Alexander (Earl White Haven)
Anyone else groaning at the terrible latitude joke?
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Re: Who is from where
Post by kbus888   » Fri Nov 08, 2013 7:10 am

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Hi Michael Everett

RFC is such a DEVIOUS person !!

Just one of his charming qualities ;)

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Michael Everett wrote:The town of Harrington is to the north of Whitehaven.
Honor Harrington is taller than Hamish Alexander (Earl White Haven)
Anyone else groaning at the terrible latitude joke?
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Re: Who is from where
Post by KNick   » Sun Dec 01, 2013 2:26 pm

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Once again, just bringing this thread forward for new members. I am still hoping for someone from Africa or Antarctica to admit to that fact.
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Re: Who is from where
Post by KNick   » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:14 pm

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KNick wrote:For those who only post on the Safehold forum:

It would be nice if those who were willing would go to

User Control Panel > Profile > Edit Profile

and add their location to their signin.

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Damonby wrote:Ok, but why?


Damonby wrote:
KNick wrote:[
Sometimes knowing that the person you are responding to in a discussion is from a different country will lead you to attempt a fuller explanation of your thoughts. Knowing that they don't have the same view of such things as political maneuvering may add to your own ideas on a topic. Just as a for instance: the parliamentary system used in the Honorverse. As a US citizen, I have never been involved with a process that involves 4 or 6 or 8 different parties working together. Someone from France or Germany lives with that system. The United Kingdom has "colonies" around the world, answering, sort of, to the Queen or King. Again, different experiences. All of those differences reflect in how they respond. For me, it is simply a way to avoid unnecessary ruffled feathers.


Now that was a great answer! Thank you.
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