tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post2672041247156680628..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: DystopiaJuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-80891263579996388302009-09-22T11:04:47.144+01:002009-09-22T11:04:47.144+01:00Will Muslims be told not to eat in front of Christ...Will Muslims be told not to eat in front of Christians during Lent? Or will Lent be outlawed because it is an 'affront' to Muslims?<br /><br />"We" are not building this ghastly society. Politicians we are desperate to get rid of it are - eager to have their palms greased by big business, eager to appease Muslims.<br /><br />I have more sympathy for Israel by the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-17724611957781928912009-09-21T22:01:35.637+01:002009-09-21T22:01:35.637+01:00The pool was full of water? Dear God, who on Earth...The pool was full of water? Dear God, who on Earth let that happen? Don't they know the danger?<br /><br />Someone might get wet!<br /><br />One of these idiots is going to be found beaten to death, sooner or later.Leg-ironhttp://leg-iron.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-89452926107416464762009-09-21T20:48:11.900+01:002009-09-21T20:48:11.900+01:00Fraser's words - how prophetic?Fraser's words - how prophetic?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-22790593612766553722009-09-21T14:39:02.431+01:002009-09-21T14:39:02.431+01:00Want to eat lunch during Ramadan? Not while Muslim...<i>Want to eat lunch during Ramadan? Not while Muslim colleagues are around, you don't!</i><br /><br />So offering them a piece of my ham pizza would not be allowed in Britain then?<br /><br />Thought they looked at me funny on Friday.<br /><br />Na well, at least Germany is still FREE!!!Von Spreuthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-84779525023596061302009-09-21T14:14:25.696+01:002009-09-21T14:14:25.696+01:00"I think you could also add the attempted vic...<i>"I think you could also add the attempted victimisation of the solicitor who actually had the temerity to actually stand up to the councils and win."</i> <br /><br />Oh, yes. I missed that one. Good for her.<br /><br /><i>"Mind you, reading the teacher story and looking at the people involved, and knowing who they are..."</i> <br /><br />Oh, yes. A real 'hoist on their own petard' situation, I'm glad to say.<br /><br /><i>"The character says what could hardly be said then - and can't even easily be said today - is that if the Germans had walked in, Hodges would have been the first in there, dutifully supplying his new masters with the names of Jews, the gypsies down the lane, homos, people with secret radios or weapons, confiscating caches of food and other property, and all the while calling it the best way to protect the public."</i> <br /><br />Exactly!<br /><br /><i>"Seeing the one about the hotel owners - Enabling Act anyone?"</i> <br /><br />It's getting to have that whiff of 'deja vue' about it, isn't it?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-33502046862098211002009-09-21T14:05:42.511+01:002009-09-21T14:05:42.511+01:00Seeing the one about the hotel owners - Enabling A...Seeing the one about the hotel owners - Enabling Act anyone?<br /><br />dr cromartyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-87436151553414155592009-09-21T11:06:11.097+01:002009-09-21T11:06:11.097+01:00Jeff Wood - "So, what to do? There comes a po...Jeff Wood - "So, what to do? There comes a point where we need action, not words, or this is it for generations to come."<br /><br />You're right. I was saying this on my blog this morning: 'We have to take our country back'.<br /><br />At least people are waking up a bit (me included). That's a big start.Stewart Cowanhttp://www.realstreet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-79914627000489067912009-09-21T10:42:03.925+01:002009-09-21T10:42:03.925+01:00I think it right to say that when I was younger, t...I think it right to say that when I was younger, this sort of thing would have been laughed out of public life, just as Hodges was a natural comic figure.<br /><br />Yet the Righteous have taken root in the system, and now seem to own it. They are certainly beyond being laughed out - they themselves have no sense of the ridiculous.<br /><br />So, what to do? There comes a point where we need action, not words, or this is it for generations to come.Jeff Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-44653718613868190272009-09-21T10:25:58.098+01:002009-09-21T10:25:58.098+01:00Thanks for the heads-up and for mentioning Mr Hodg...Thanks for the heads-up and for mentioning Mr Hodges.<br /><br />One story element we Dad's Army fans point out is that Hodges displays cowardice. He is the contrast to the other men, each one of whom displays courage no matter what other failings they may have.<br /><br />Hodges yells 'Napoleon' at Mainwaring, but it is Hodges who is really using the black-out as an excuse to persecute his countrymen, his piffling level of authority being misused to cover up his own inadequacies and fear.<br /><br />The ARP warden - probably a slur on many good watchers - is one of the darkest comic characters ever written and is right up there with Gogol - and I'd like to have seen Gogol write 13 series of anything.<br /><br />The character says what could hardly be said then - and can't even easily be said today - is that if the Germans had walked in, Hodges would have been the first in there, dutifully supplying his new masters with the names of Jews, the gypsies down the lane, homos, people with secret radios or weapons, confiscating caches of food and other property, and all the while calling it the best way to protect the public. <br /><br />The character so transcended caricature that Pertwee later complained that the cast simply could not get past the idea that he was not really Hodges and continued to shun him off the set, even though they obviously knew it was all acting. <br /><br />I disagree though, about there being a small number of Hodges in real life. Hodginess is a character trait which can be encouraged and rewarded, and thus multiplied in a population. That's exactly what we have done.woman on a raftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-77883475895365714012009-09-21T10:02:41.459+01:002009-09-21T10:02:41.459+01:00Mind you, reading the teacher story and looking at...Mind you, reading the teacher story and looking at the people involved,<br />and knowing who they are, and who and what brought this situation about, I can't help but feel th eurge tolaugh sarcastically for a couple of weeks.<br />In fact, I think I shall link to the story from my place to share the laughter with anyone who's unlucky enough to have missed this post.North Northwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990919627286136085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70588656598072710502009-09-21T09:59:35.762+01:002009-09-21T09:59:35.762+01:00"Nice society we are building, isn't it?&..."Nice society we are building, isn't it?"<br /><br />Yeah - it's called 'a colony'.North Northwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990919627286136085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-29262940761774508652009-09-21T09:36:23.388+01:002009-09-21T09:36:23.388+01:00I think you could also add the attempted victimisa...I think you could also add the attempted victimisation of <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1214566/Lawyer-victimised-saving-80-care-homes-tells-ready-lose-win-dignity-elderly.html" rel="nofollow">the solicitor</a> who actually had the temerity to actually stand up to the councils and win.Pavlov's Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15162563403722211352noreply@blogger.com