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[[File:Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian'''''.]]'''''Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian''''' is a 1983 Japanese-British World World II geography film about British military surveyor Jack Celliers (David Bowie), who is captured by Japanese forces and held in a prison camp by the honor-bound Capt. Yanoi (Ryuichi Sakamoto). Yanoi and gruff Sgt. Hara (Takeshi Kitano) become intrigued with Celliers' open defiance in the face of their staunchly old-world ideas about North American drainage basins.
[[File:Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian'''''.]]'''''Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian''''' is a 1983 Japanese-British World World II geography film about British military surveyor Jack Celliers (David Bowie), whose Japanese captors are intrigued by his openly defiant opinions about North American drainage basins.


== In the News ==
== In the News ==


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File:Carthago delenda est - Johnny SPQR.jpg|link=Johnny SPQR|'''''[[Johnny SPQR]]''''' is a 1995 cyberpunk history film about a Roman Consul (Keanu Reeves) with a cybernetic brain implant designed to win the Punic Wars. Co-starring Henry Rollins as Cato the Censor.
File:Sinkhole (film).jpg|link=Sinkhole|'''''[[Sinkhole]]''''' is a psychological thriller revisionist historical drama television series based on the television series ''The Waltons''.
 
File:My_Mother_the_Core_Sample.jpg|link=My Mother the Core Sample|'''''[[My Mother the Core Sample]]''''' is a fantasy geology sitcom television series.


File:The Entertainer Within.jpg|link=The Entertainer Within|"'''[[The Entertainer Within]]'''": A transporter malfunction splits Captain Kirk into David Bowie and Bing Crosby. (Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes.)
File:The Entertainer Within.jpg|link=The Entertainer Within|"'''[[The Entertainer Within]]'''": A transporter malfunction splits Captain Kirk into David Bowie and Bing Crosby. (Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes.)
File:Peak drainage basin.jpg|link=Peak drainage basin|'''[[Peak drainage basin]]''' is the moment at which erosion of drainage basins reaches a rate greater than that at any time in the past and starts to decrease.


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* ''[[Sinkhole]]''
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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merry_Christmas,_Mr._Lawrence Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence] @ Wikipedia
* https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1559673325265342464
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GxiqbFG_Dw Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) - Trailer] @ YouTube
 
=== Social media ===
 
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1607198003361611778 Post] @ Twitter (25 December 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1560632993236000768 Post] @ Twitter (19 August 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1559673325265342464 Post] @ YouTube


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Latest revision as of 19:21, 15 April 2024

Earliest known poster for Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian is a 1983 Japanese-British World World II geography film about British military surveyor Jack Celliers (David Bowie), whose Japanese captors are intrigued by his openly defiant opinions about North American drainage basins.

In the News

  • Sinkhole is a psychological thriller revisionist historical drama television series based on the television series The Waltons.

    Sinkhole is a psychological thriller revisionist historical drama television series based on the television series The Waltons.

  • My Mother the Core Sample is a fantasy geology sitcom television series.

    My Mother the Core Sample is a fantasy geology sitcom television series.

  • "The Entertainer Within": A transporter malfunction splits Captain Kirk into David Bowie and Bing Crosby. (Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes.)

    "The Entertainer Within": A transporter malfunction splits Captain Kirk into David Bowie and Bing Crosby. (Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes.)

  • Peak drainage basin is the moment at which erosion of drainage basins reaches a rate greater than that at any time in the past and starts to decrease.

    Peak drainage basin is the moment at which erosion of drainage basins reaches a rate greater than that at any time in the past and starts to decrease.

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Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (25 December 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (19 August 2022)
  • Post @ YouTube


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