tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065998731267025499.post2697260702514395394..comments2024-03-28T16:31:27.365+00:00Comments on call me ishmael: Now Look what you've Made Me docall me ishmaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369028864168461729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065998731267025499.post-62184589500180487312021-12-09T03:45:51.052+00:002021-12-09T03:45:51.052+00:00Watching the start of the Ashes 1st test, it stuck...Watching the start of the Ashes 1st test, it stuck me that the British national anthem is an embarrassing dirge. Unlikely to encourage performance in the national team.<br /><br />By contrast consider this:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htE2EbzbGRc<br /><br />Stunned the crowd into silence, and even the hard men of the Russian ice hockey team (BTW the best in the world) were humbled. Inspiring, or what?Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065998731267025499.post-47143029115572761642021-12-09T00:22:35.819+00:002021-12-09T00:22:35.819+00:00Poor old Boris has lost it; I don't blame the ...Poor old Boris has lost it; I don't blame the virus, because he never really had it. The clown act would always wear thin, then people would see that the silver was only plated brass.<br /><br />As Napoleon said when asked what he prized most in a General: "luck". Boris is not General material.<br /><br />As an aside: I do read the English newspapers on-line. I must say that the quality of the writing and the nature of the discourse has gone downhill. So maybe Boris is what passes as OK now?Mikenoreply@blogger.com