As this fine postcard (1910) reads "May Christmas bring you joy and the New Year every happiness"!
I was a bit puzzled to discover that the sentence above the picture "He misses not much" comes out of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" (1610). At first glance, there's nothing much about rugby in this play... except when you consider that this exact dialog relates to a rugby ground...
GONZALO. How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green!
ANTONIO. The ground indeed is tawny.
SEBASTIAN. With an eye of green in't.
ANTONIO. He misses not much.
Full text here if you want to suggest alternative interpretation...
In the meantime... Happy New Year again !
And Rugby World Cup 2011 looming ahead...
Edited Jan 3rd : let's also share this "customized" Baines card... so far, my best photo editing effort! (original 'Bramley' card here)
Belle, bonne et grande année, Fred.
Posted by: matthieu | 30/12/2010 at 21:37
À toi aussi Matthieu, tous mes vœux !
Posted by: Frederic (www.rugby-pioneers.com) | 30/12/2010 at 22:17
Je te la souhaite chaude et heureuse, comme une bonne et vieille mêlée relevée...
Amen!
Posted by: pierrot la tombal | 31/12/2010 at 00:24
Banana tree and cooked apples !
(pouf, pouf)
Bananier et pommes sautées, Frédéric !
Posted by: Pascalou | 01/01/2011 at 21:18
Much ado about a great thing : the best for 2011
Posted by: comme | 03/01/2011 at 00:32
le jeu de mots de l'année, killer !
Posted by: Frederic (www.rugby-pioneers.com) | 03/01/2011 at 01:51
William est partout ! forza !
Posted by: Frederic (www.rugby-pioneers.com) | 03/01/2011 at 01:52
Bonne année, Frédéric !
Posted by: Antoine | 03/01/2011 at 09:51
"To Rugby, or not to Rugby" and "O Rugby, Rugby! when art thou World Cup Rugby".(chuckles)
Posted by: worldcup2011 | 28/02/2011 at 13:06
+1 !
Posted by: Frederic (www.rugby-pioneers.com) | 01/03/2011 at 10:57