Comments on: Britain’s Shame http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/03/07/britains-shame/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: bfwebster http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/03/07/britains-shame/comment-page-1/#comment-76498 bfwebster Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:41:52 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/03/07/britains-shame/#comment-76498 OK, forget it. :-)  ..bruce.. OK, forget it. :-)   ..bruce..

]]> By: bfwebster http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/03/07/britains-shame/comment-page-1/#comment-76497 bfwebster Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:41:02 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/03/07/britains-shame/#comment-76497 Ack! OK, it wasn't supposed to format that way. Let's trying again (and feel free to delete the earlier comment):I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer,The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here."The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die,I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away";But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play,The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play....For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot;An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees!-- Rudyard Kipling, "Tommy" (1892)Again, our British cousins have obviously forgotten the lessons of the last two World Wars.  ..bruce.. Ack! OK, it wasn’t supposed to format that way. Let’s trying again (and feel free to delete the earlier comment):I went into a public-’ouse to get a pint o’ beer,The publican ‘e up an’ sez, "We serve no red-coats here."The girls be’ind the bar they laughed an’ giggled fit to die,I outs into the street again an’ to myself sez I:O it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ "Tommy, go away";But it’s "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play,The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,O it’s "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play….For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ "Chuck him out, the brute!"But it’s "Saviour of ‘is country" when the guns begin to shoot;An’ it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ anything you please;An’ Tommy ain’t a bloomin’ fool — you bet that Tommy sees!– Rudyard Kipling, "Tommy" (1892)Again, our British cousins have obviously forgotten the lessons of the last two World Wars.  ..bruce..

]]> By: bfwebster http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/03/07/britains-shame/comment-page-1/#comment-76496 bfwebster Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:38:12 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/03/07/britains-shame/#comment-76496 Nothing new here:I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o'beer, The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here." The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die, I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I: <blockquote> O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away"; But it's ``Thank you, Mister Atkins,'' when the band begins to play, The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play, O it's ``Thank you, Mr. Atkins,'' when the band begins to play.... </blockquote>For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!" But it's "Saviour of 'is country," when the guns begin to shoot; An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please; But Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees!-- Rudyard Kipling, "Tommy" (1892)Our British cousins have obviously forgotten the lessons of the last two World Wars.   ..bruce.. Nothing new here:I went into a public-’ouse to get a pint o’beer, The publican ‘e up an’ sez, "We serve no red-coats here." The girls be’ind the bar they laughed an’ giggled fit to die, I outs into the street again an’ to myself sez I:
O it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ "Tommy, go away"; But it’s “Thank you, Mister Atkins,” when the band begins to play, The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play, O it’s “Thank you, Mr. Atkins,” when the band begins to play….

For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ "Chuck him out, the brute!" But it’s "Saviour of ‘is country," when the guns begin to shoot; An’ it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ anything you please; But Tommy ain’t a bloomin’ fool – you bet that Tommy sees!– Rudyard Kipling, "Tommy" (1892)Our British cousins have obviously forgotten the lessons of the last two World Wars.   ..bruce..

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