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Posted on Feb 11, 2010

Brian Cox is a fine actor, but what in the hell is going on here? Thirty months is a bit young to play Hamlet, even if a child is British.

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By Dr. Foxdove, February 13, 2010 at 8:17 am Link to this comment
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Ah the fine qualities of a superior British educational process in action. If it works, don’t fix it. What else does the nipper have to do but shyte in his knickers.
See: http://www.youtube.com/user/etrade?feature=pyv&ad=3624426566&kw=etrade&gclid=CNmS7_jN758CFQk65QodnSoUeA#p/u/0/lEXZ2hfD3bU

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By Thanatos Eleison, February 12, 2010 at 1:04 pm Link to this comment

This is adorable!  What a fantastic way to broaden a toddler’s vocabulary.  *scribbles down lesson plans for his own sprogs once they sprout*

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By rollzone, February 12, 2010 at 12:32 am Link to this comment

hello. gosh, i did not know that Shakespeare made a drill. i have a good battery powered one. of course i like to shop. anybody got any info on this one? i pray the boy will not scar. is this the part where we fast forward and he rapes and kills his daddy; through yon winder of wintry bleak?

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By Hammond Eggs, February 11, 2010 at 4:46 pm Link to this comment

Perhaps Brian Cox should not have been the first actor to portray Hannibal Lector.

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By A completely useless, yet interesting fact, February 11, 2010 at 12:38 pm Link to this comment
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Brian Cox taught himnself to read.

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By darken, February 11, 2010 at 2:52 am Link to this comment
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Slow news day I reckon. Where’s the torture part?

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