31% of the men who graduated from Oxford in 1913 were killed in World War I.
The prime minister of England and the German chancellor both lost a son, as well.
I’m not sure if this should be classified as fun…but it certainly is astounding.
100 (famous) Humans I Love - in no particular order | Lindsay Anderson (1923 - 1994)
“I remember very well when my form master at Cheltenham College spoke to me in a very pleasant, polite way, and I think I had been discovered in some peccadillo, and he said to me, ‘You know, Anderson, if you go on like this, you are going to be Persona Non Grata with a great many people.’ And I said to him, ‘You are probably right, sir, but I think it’s too late to do anything about it.’”
100 (famous) Humans I Love - in no particular order | Stephen Fry (1957 - )
“My vocal cords are made of tweed. I give off an air of Oxford donnishness and old BBC wirelesses.”
Films I Like the Most of All - as of right now .
(125/130) | If… (1968, dir. Lindsay Anderson)
Mick Travis: When do we live? That’s what I want to know.
Films I Like the Most of All - as of right now .
(46/130) | Chariots of Fire (1981, dir. Hugh Hudson)
Harold M. Abrahams: I’ve known the fear of losing but now I am almost too frightened to win.
Films I Like the Most of All - as of right now .
(24/130) | V for Vendetta (2006, dir. James McTeigue)
Valerie: It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses, and apologized to no one.
Windsor, Berkshire, England
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