Comments on: The Other Man in the Iron Mask http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:34:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan McNaught http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-374859 Alan McNaught Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:26:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-374859 Inresponse to Mooncakes question a movie is possibly in the making, although I don't know the full details yet about whether it is going to go ahead or not. I should also mention that Harry Bensley is my great great grandfather. Inresponse to Mooncakes question a movie is possibly in the making, although I don’t know the full details yet about whether it is going to go ahead or not. I should also mention that Harry Bensley is my great great grandfather.

]]> By: Weakly http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-373650 Weakly Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:20:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-373650 ...is this an old photograph of Daft Punk? …is this an old photograph of Daft Punk?

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-373615 Alex Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:45:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-373615 Back then £ 21,0000 was $100,000. Today's value, keeping the valuation method above: $3.1 million using the retail price index $3.8 million using the GDP deflator $16 million using average earnings $18.6 million using per capita gDP $25.8 million using the GDP Back then £ 21,0000 was $100,000. Today’s value, keeping the valuation method above:

$3.1 million using the retail price index
$3.8 million using the GDP deflator
$16 million using average earnings
$18.6 million using per capita gDP
$25.8 million using the GDP

]]> By: Q http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-373455 Q Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:34:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-373455 How much is that in American dollars? How much is that in American dollars?

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-373184 ted Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:23:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-373184 Sounds like he didn't actually do it, but simply went incognito for a few years to avoid his creditors. It's like betting you can go around the world as an invisible person - who's to prove you didn't? Sounds like he didn’t actually do it, but simply went incognito for a few years to avoid his creditors.
It’s like betting you can go around the world as an invisible person – who’s to prove you didn’t?

]]> By: Jocelyn http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-372598 Jocelyn Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:24:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-372598 Found this link through fark: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/01/nmask101.xml "Despite more than 20 years of research (his great-grandson) has not found a shred of evidence his ancestor ever left Britain." Although, they made a mistake in the last paragraph (ancestor vs. descendant). Found this link through fark:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/01/nmask1 01.xml

“Despite more than 20 years of research (his great-grandson) has not found a shred of evidence his ancestor ever left Britain.”

Although, they made a mistake in the last paragraph (ancestor vs. descendant).

]]> By: MoonCake http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-372440 MoonCake Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:40:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-372440 this would be an awesome movie... if anyone were to take up this story it would have to be the cohen brothers. i could see it being a bit like 'no country for old men..' and it would have to be starring a young john cleece. of cours, this is not possible, and my dreams are crushed. this would be an awesome movie… if anyone were to take up this story it would have to be the cohen brothers. i could see it being a bit like ‘no country for old men..’ and it would have to be starring a young john cleece. of cours, this is not possible, and my dreams are crushed.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-372385 Alex Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:32:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-372385 There's a <a href="http://mcnaught.orpheusweb.co.uk/HarryB/index.html" rel="nofollow">website</a> on the adventure of Harry Bensley (with more photos) maintained by Ken McNaught, the great grandson of Bensley. By the way, today (January 1 2008) is the 100th anniversary of the start of Bensley's adventure. And Noelegy, £21,000 at 1907 is now valued: £1,526,895.66 using the retail price index £1,907,101.55 using the GDP deflator £8,019,583.97 using average earnings £9,330,442.38 using per capita GDP £12,913,543.88 using the GDP (<a href="http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/" rel="nofollow">source</a>) There’s a website on the adventure of Harry Bensley (with more photos) maintained by Ken McNaught, the great grandson of Bensley.

By the way, today (January 1 2008) is the 100th anniversary of the start of Bensley’s adventure.

And Noelegy, £21,000 at 1907 is now valued:

£1,526,895.66 using the retail price index
£1,907,101.55 using the GDP deflator
£8,019,583.97 using average earnings
£9,330,442.38 using per capita GDP
£12,913,543.88 using the GDP

(source)

]]> By: Noelegy http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-372350 Noelegy Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:49:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-372350 I wonder what 21,000 pounds is by today's standards. I wonder what 21,000 pounds is by today’s standards.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-372251 Jeff Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:21:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-372251 Interesting, but I can't believe this guy had nothing better to do with 6.5 years of his life. Interesting, but I can’t believe this guy had nothing better to do with 6.5 years of his life.

]]> By: Tim Giachetti http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/comment-page-1/#comment-372221 Tim Giachetti Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:53:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/the-other-man-in-the-iron-mask/#comment-372221 And the moral of our story? Always pick "truth" in Truth or Dare. :P And the moral of our story? Always pick “truth” in Truth or Dare. :P

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