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To Be Or Not To Be, Innit - Update Page 4

She's lovely, that's for sure.

I quite fancy KT as well. She's not a lesbo either, so that's ideal.

Ha!

Baumski, let us know what happens to the web stats for your site following this (awesome) news.

Maybe we should hold a sweep to see whoo can get closest in terms of percentage increase.

My guess is 517% :)

I was asked to write something for the BBC News website and what's really made my day - amongst other wonderful things - is this excellent endorsement from the Royal Shakespeare Company and I'm dead chuffed.

And this is the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7366591.stm
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) - which is running a campaign to introduce more people to the Bard, entitled Stand Up for Shakespeare - broadly welcomed the book.

Jacqui O'Hanlon, the RSC's director of education, said: "We know that when young people are introduced to Shakespeare in a positive way, they find a real relevance.

"Shakespeare is much more than a masterful story teller, it's the way he uses his stories and the language he uses.

"Shakespeare created so many new words, so we won't be precious about it.

"We want people to have a lifelong association with Shakespeare, so this may help."

Excellent! :D

It's soooo cool. I'm recording it cause I am sleeping in till 12pm tomorrow! :)

I'm up early to get my car fixed but I'm getting up even earlier to make sure I can watch the interview.

And the Baumster is featured in both of London's free evening papers, London Lite and thelondonpaper.

In LL, he's got one of the three daily quotes:

"And they all lived in peace and harmony except for Romeo and his bitch Jools, who was both well dead" - It's Shakespeare, Innit, author Martin Baum's adaptation of the Bard's works using "street" talk.

And in tlp, the day's watercooler moment is as follows:

THE BARD IS BITCHIN, MAN

Da kidz in the street can finally get down wiv Shakespeare
I thought the Barf had gone out of fasion with the ill-educated youth of today
Nah boss, this brainy type Martin Baum has updated his works in a chillin' new book, To Be Or Not To Be, Innit
So the world's greatest playwright has been turned into a chav?
Dat's right - de yoof on de street is gonna be reading Romeo And His Fit Bitch Jools
Sounds like Much Ado About Sod All

Well done, Martin. Sounds exciting.

We very rarely get The Daily Mail at home, but someone got a copy today, so I saw your story.

It felt weird reading it!

My mum had read it earlier on in the day and she says "It sounds a good idea".

I understand it was in the Sun........
and I heard it mentioned on the radio this morning.

Come on, own up, which one of us posted this on the Daily Mail site?

Is this a joke? It must be as no sane person would encourage this moronic way of speaking. I don't think Martin Baum will just upset purists, any half-decent parent should be incensed at this garbage.

- Pat Sweeney, Lanark

Well done, Baumski. Warm glow inside, and all that.

Quote: Graham Bandage @ April 25 2008, 10:05 PM BST

Come on, own up, which one of us posted this on the Daily Mail site?

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Well done, Baumski. Warm glow inside, and all that.

That sounds like a Daily Mail reader quote, am I right?

I love Daily Mail readers.

Quote: Aaron @ April 25 2008, 5:08 PM BST

The lovely Emma Pierson.

Are you sure?

I was never confused.

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