http://www.metafilter.com/tags/waite Posts tagged with 'waite' at MetaFilter. Fri, 15 Nov 2002 03:47:24 -0800 Fri, 15 Nov 2002 03:47:24 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/21632/The%2DVoyage%2Dof%2DTerry%2DWaites%2DClogs <a href="http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/tw1.htm">The Voyage of Terry Waite's Clogs</a> I first saw this a couple of days ago and the more I think about the logistics and reasoning behind this the stranger it becomes. I like the fact this probably wouldn't happen in any other country than England, but all the same you do have to wonder why it happened. For those non-Brits Terry Waite was the Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy to Beirut in the 80s and was held hostage for 5 years by a militant islamic group. tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.21632 Fri, 15 Nov 2002 03:47:24 -0800 archbishop beirut canterbury clog england hostage terrywaite waite jontyjago