tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065998731267025499.post4825727453855149670..comments2024-03-29T05:24:12.453+00:00Comments on call me ishmael: MORE FOOTBALL. BRING ON THE ANCIENT WHORES.call me ishmaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369028864168461729noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065998731267025499.post-85695741652663773762010-10-13T23:18:31.882+01:002010-10-13T23:18:31.882+01:00Given that we had talked of the footie only that d...Given that we had talked of the footie only that day, I watched a bit of the second half. Jesus wept. It could have been 1974 (was it?) and the Polish "clown" goalkeeper. Give it all up. Meanwhile real men fought and won in India - being paid relative pennies - and sent Ricky Ponting, as good a cricketer as ever picked up a cricket bat, sent him home never to have won or to win a Test Match in that country. Hurrah. Fantastic cricket by the Indians. Not everything is quite ruined yet.mongoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173341928744479143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065998731267025499.post-14867576693265984672010-10-13T19:51:09.071+01:002010-10-13T19:51:09.071+01:00This country just gets worse.
A few months back I...This country just gets worse.<br /><br />A few months back I went to smart industry dinner in central London. I was sat next to a bloke who had had a front row seat during six months' of negotiations that saw South Africa go over to majority rule.<br /><br />He had watched - and assisted - De Klerk and Mandela face each other for zillions of hours.<br /><br />He now works in industry. He is the very acme of urbane sophistication.<br /><br />He turned to me and said.<br /><br />'You Brits seem to be very good at talking yourselves up. Maybe its a leftover of Empire.'<br /><br />Translated: 'You lot survive on celeb and hype and couldn't find your own arse with both hands. This country is fast forwarding to oblivion.'a young anglo-irish catholicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065998731267025499.post-68956068207774433922010-10-13T19:50:58.725+01:002010-10-13T19:50:58.725+01:00This country just gets worse.
A few months back I...This country just gets worse.<br /><br />A few months back I went to smart industry dinner in central London. I was sat next to a bloke who had had a front row seat during six months' of negotiations that saw South Africa go over to majority rule.<br /><br />He had watched - and assisted - De Klerk and Mandela face each other for zillions of hours.<br /><br />He now works in industry. He is the very acme of urbane sophistication.<br /><br />He turned to me and said.<br /><br />'You Brits seem to be very good at talking yourselves up. Maybe its a leftover of Empire.'<br /><br />Translated: 'You lot survive on celeb and hype and couldn't find your own arse with both hands. This country is fast forwarding to oblivion.'a young anglo-irish catholicnoreply@blogger.com