For them, martyrs are not just long-ago Christians who hid in Roman catacombs.
In trying to draw parallels to the atmosphere of the 1960s and '70s it only underscores just how long ago it was that music had the power to shape and focus the public debate.
Just long enough ago that some old cunts are still around to remember when the team was successful.
Long ago, there was just Cantonese (Long ago, we were easy to please).
I find it hard to imagine just how long ago the winter of 1784 really was.
"It's just so long ago and so of its time".
The large objects, for example, include a "mobile field pigeon loft," which, like many other artifacts here, becomes a reminder about just how long ago these battles were.
If nothing else, "Search" is great mental exercise, alternately putting in focus just how long ago or how recent the mid-1980's were.
Put these on a timeline and introduce the idea of just how long ago the stone age was by marking it at the very far left – or off the edge of your board if that works better.
I specialise in dinosaurs, though, and the transformation of non-avian theropod dinosaurs into birds is arguably even better, not least given just how long ago it played out – some 150m years ago.
