[HN Gopher] Take sheep across Southwark Bridge
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Take sheep across Southwark Bridge
Author : edward
Score : 20 points
Date : 2021-04-21 08:48 UTC (14 hours ago)
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| alamortsubite wrote:
| Why did they choose Southwark Bridge over Millennium Bridge as
| the substitute for London Bridge? It seems much better suited to
| sheep traffic. Plus then on the other side there's not as far to
| walk to take your sheep into Tate Modern. Some sheep might be
| into that.
| alimw wrote:
| Not for the Damien Hirst retrospective?
| sramsay wrote:
| I saw what you did there.
| ggm wrote:
| I half saw it. Now I half can't un-see it.
| billsmithaustin wrote:
| The Worshipful Company of Woolmen is an awesome name for an
| organization. And their Shop page features waistcoat buttons!
| sramsay wrote:
| But note that they're only 43rd in the Order of Precedence for
| livery companies:
|
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livery_company#Precedence
|
| I mean, way above the Worshipful Company of Educators (109) and
| the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals (108) -- and
| rightly so! -- but rather below the Girdlers (23), Dyers (13),
| and Brewers (14).
|
| Finally, finally a precedence table that follows the Principle
| of Least Surprise.
| gpvos wrote:
| There are 110 such "livery companies", most of them worshipful,
| a couple of them honourable, and then there are the lawyers.
| They have a role in the local government of the City of London.
| beaconstudios wrote:
| All the livery companies (as they are known) are the
| descendants of historical guilds. Most of them are basically
| defunct now but they remain a cool tradition and piece of
| living history.
| mosseater wrote:
| As an American, I'm interested in what makes up a "freeman". From
| wikipedia it seems like it's just someone whose not a noble, but
| there's only a sentence blurb about it. Maybe someone from
| England can clarify? :).
| jfk13 wrote:
| https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/about-us/law-historic-govern...
| might be helpful?
| elthran wrote:
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_City_of_London
|
| tl;dr basically an award you can be given by the government of
| the City of London
| gumby wrote:
| Which, for Americans, is not the same as the city you know of
| as London. It's about a square mile inside greater London and
| is often referred to as such.
| rjmunro wrote:
| CGPGrey has a great video about it:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ROpIKZe-c
| jacobsievers wrote:
| Also, apparently, not an award? From your link:
|
| "Whilst undoubtedly a privilege, strict instructions are
| given that the Freedom of the City of London should not be
| presented to others as being an honour or award."
| andrewf wrote:
| America has something similar in spirit:
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_City#Key_to_the...
|
| "In some countries, such as the United States, an ornamental
| key - the 'key to the city' - is presented to esteemed
| visitors, residents, or others whom the city wishes to honour.
| This practice is a variation on the freedom of the city
| tradition, and has a similar symbolic meaning; evoking medieval
| walled cities, the gates of which would be guarded during the
| day and locked at night, the key symbolises the freedom of the
| recipient to enter and leave the city at will, as a trusted
| friend of city residents."
| MeinBlutIstBlau wrote:
| Freemen were people who werent bound to serfdom. You weren't
| obligated or a vassal of a noble. You could work in any way you
| saw fit or pledge yourself as you wished.
| [deleted]
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