At the Top of the Tree

Hello, history lovers!

It is with adrenalin pumping through my veins that I write today, as I am so overloaded with history that my excitement levels have reached critical. I really, ruddy love history, you know.

But first thing's first - it is a pleasure to announce that The Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely has been selected as 'Blog of the Day' by those fine, fine folk over at Fuel My Blog. This is a wonderful honour for me, and I thank them very much.

Fuel My Blog is a fine website, and if YOU have a blog and have not joined their merry masses yet, I urge you to do so. You shall find a wonderful, warm welcome, and the chance to meet fellow bloggers from all over the globe. Even if you do not have a blog, you should still visit them anyway, as you will find a portal to a host of other wondrous blogs. Such as The Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely, for example. Which is Blog of the Day today. Did I mention that already?
Click the beautiful award (which we won for being Blog of the Day today, as I may have already touched upon) to visit Fuel My Blog - NOW! And do not forget to fuel Likely's journals once you're there. I thank you.

Now, to history. Loyal Likelyiers may have already seen his lordship's latest entry, where he attempts to map out his family tree. This particular article made me moist with anticipation (I sweated a lot, you see) as it revealed a bit more history (which I love) and back story of our beloved lord. I was like a kid in a candy shop, except the candy was filled with HISTORY.

In addition to all this, my good friend Bill Blunt sent me a picture of a possible Likely sighting on an Italian restaurant's shop sign, in Ferryhill. Could it be his lordship, or one of his many relatives? Look for yourself below theses words I am writing now:


What do you think? Likely, or not?

Actually, this has given me an idea for an exciting competition, which I shall call Look-A-Likely. If any of you dear readers have stumbled upon a picture of someone who resembles our lordship, then please let me know, by either posting the picture in the comments section, or a link to the picture, or by e-mailing it to me via andy fanton at googlemail dot com The winner shall win....something. Something good, from my collection of historical artifacts, no doubt.

Get hunting!

- Prof. Julian Syngen-Smythe.

For further family tree-based fun, visit Tribal Pages, or read Harry McFry Investigates, the adventures of a genealogical private investigator.

You Have Got to Fight, For Your Right, To Party.

Hello, history lovers!

Well, I have finally settled into my new home in Spaffton-Upon-Grime, and I have at last unpacked all my historical documents and books, and of course the astonishing journals of Lord Likely, which I am now updating again. HOORAY!

Since my return, I have been delighted to see that Likely was tagged by Lord Matt, which was very good of him. He is a fine man, with a fine hat. Do drop in on him, and say hello. I shall attempt to honour the tagging as soon as I can.

The Pisstakers continue to champion his lordship, giving him their coveted 'Bonus Spot' in their MyBlogLog Sunday initiative. I thank Ed whole-heartedly, and am very glad to see he has returned as well.

Finally, I have once again donated another fine journal entry to the Fuel My Blog blog, as I am nice like that. This time, it is an entry entitled 'Lord Likely's Guide to Brawling', and is well worth a read for anyone who loves his lordship. (i.e anyone with a pulse, I should imagine.)

Well, I'd better get back. Mrs. Syngen-Smythe is demanding I repaint our new bedroom, as she claims that black is a 'death colour' and it is upsetting her. I fear if I am to get any action in the sack, I must get the paint out.

See you son!

- Julian Syngen-Smythe.

Delays Likely

Good day, history lovers!

Well, all my historical documents, and leather-bound books are all boxed up, as I ready myself for moving from my current locale, to Spaffton-Upon-Grime, this week.

It is a very exciting, yet stressful time, and I look forward to settling into my lovely, new country house soon. Of course, the downside is that I will be offline for a few days, with my Internet Service Provider telling me I shall be reconnected on the 6th June. Oh, woe is me!

While I am gone, I shall leave you a reading list of things you can read while I am away, to keep yourself busy. Before you know it, I shall be back in business and sharing the journals of Lord Likely with you all once more. HURRAH!

Until then, farewell for now. And remember: history = EXCELLENT.

Bye!

- Julian Syngen-Smythe.

Syngen-Smythe's Reading List:

Lord Likely | The Wild World of Lightnin' Lance Likely | The Best Bit of the Internet | The Carrotty Kid | Harry McFry | Bill Blunt | Stealthy Bean | The Domestic Minx | Gimcrack Hospital | The Pisstakers | Fuel My Blog | Plooptionary | Drive-By Blogger | Philospeak | The Japing Ape | Ominous Comma | The In-Sect | Beabo's Ramblings | Andrew Goulding Articles | Chinglishness | I Eat Snowman Poop | Mr. Biffo | Scaryduck | Mattress Police | Tamiki | Lady Terri | Predator Press | Nate is a Blog | Top Blog Mag | One Blog A Day | Humor Blogs

I shall be testing you on all of the above when I return...

Looking to the Future

Good evening, history lovers!

While my field of expertise lies with the history and the past, sometimes it is also necessary to look to the future.

As I have the complete journals of Lord Likely at hand, I am considerably ahead in my reading of them than you reading them on the internet. I can assure you, there are some rather spectacular stories, terrific tales and of course, astonishing adventures, yet to grace your monitor screens.

As I have a head-start on you loyal readers, I thought I would tantalise you by occasionally offering you a sneaky peek at forthcoming adventures.

So, without further ado, I have whipped up this graphical advertisement to whet your appetites for one of Likely's imminent escapades. How does Lord Likely in America grab you?...


See y'all soon!

- Julian Syngen-Smythe.

Wiping Away The Cobwebs

Good evening, history lovers!

Dealing with history means I often have to come into contact with dust and cobwebs, as these things have an alarming tendency to build up around really old things. Take my mother, for example. (I'm joking, mum!)

I recently started cleaning up my study, which has become overrun with dust and cobwebs. It took me several hours, but eventually I had my nice, new study back in full, shiny order.

But I did not stop there. After that, I turned my attention to Lord Likely's blog, which has itself become rather cluttered and messy over the past four months. So, I got out my virtual vacuum cleaner, and my digital duster, and got to work tidying up.

Hopefully, you should notice my efforts. I ditched some graphics, pruned away some buttons to various sites that didn't seem to be doing much for his lordship, retitled some of the sections, added a new section for Likely's other writings for other publications (such as his recent piece for the fuelmyblog) and reorganized the links.

Now, that last bit is important to bear in mind. I have grouped the links into three distinct categories - The Likely Empire, Close Personal Friends and Passing Acquaintances. Basically, the blogs and sites in the first group are blogs that either I, or one of my cohorts, are involved in. The second group is for those people who have either linked to the journals, or who regularly visit and comment, or people who I owe a favour. Finally, 'Acquaintances' is for all those who may have visited, joined his lordship's community on MyBlogLog or Blog Catalog, but who have yet to link to us or comment.

If I have misplaced anyone, let me know and I will correct any errors. Likewise, if you wish to be on Lord Likely's link list, drop me a comment or get in touch in some other form.

Finally, I also added an advert for a book written by fellow blogger, television writer and all-round good egg, Mr. Biffo. Confessions of a Chatroom Freak is available to buy now from all good bookshops, and REALLY good bakeries. Tell them Professor Julian Syngen-Smythe sent you!

Whew! All this tidying has worn me out. I am off for a lie down on my newly dust-free sofa.

Cheerio!

- Julian Syngen-Smythe.

Fuel My Lord

Hello, history lovers!

Lord Likely continues his rampage through cyberspace, like some kind of crazy rhinoceros wearing a top-hat.

Today, you'll find him popping up over on the official Fuel My Blog blog, where he offers his top ten tips of dining etiquette. There is plenty of sage advice on offer over there, so go and take a look and become a little bit more cultured.

Lord Likely is also one of the blogs selected for a mini-review by The Pisstakers, as part of their MyBlogLog Sunday initiative. I thank them for their continued support of these historic journals, and helping to spread history all over the internet, as one would spread butter on toast. (Except the butter in this case is history. History butter. And the toast is the internet. Am I labouring this point too much, I ask?)

Well, I am all worn out now. I shall go and have a lie down, and dream of history.

Goodbye!

- Julian Syngen-Smythe.

Loud Likely

Hello, History lovers!

A most astonishing occurrence of extreme historical importance has, well, occurred.

Audio records of an amateur dramatic reproduction of one of Lord Likely's earlier journal entries, long thought destroyed in a fire or something, have turned up, unscathed, on the internet.

This is a most amazing development, that has literally made me spurt my juices all over the place. To hear what all the fuss is about, click the image below:


I hope you are at least as half as excited as I am!

- Julian Syngen-Smythe.