Have you noticed that Guy Fawkes is no longer with us? He has been replaced by "Bonfire night". Small boys collecting a penny for the guy have also disappeared. Halloween plus tricking and treating seems to have arrived from the US. Have we exported Guy Fawkes?
Are the peoples of these islands forgetting their history? Do we want to forget that someone wanted to burn down the Houses of Parliament? Is history no longer relevant?
Some time ago the Guardian promoted "Flunk-dwiling" or is it "Dwile-flunking". What will replace Morris dancing? Is binge drinking the future of recreation?
Walter Vego
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Rabelais on marrow
Did you ever see a dog discover a marrow bone? If ever you did, you will have noticed how devotedly he eyes it, how carefully he guards it, how fervently he holds it, how circumspectly he begins to gnaw it, how lovingly he breaks it, and how digently he licks it, What induces him to do all this? What hope is there in his labour? What benefit does he expect? Nothing more than a little marrow. It is true that this little is more delicious than great quantities of any other meat.
Rabelais...translation 1955.
Rabelais...translation 1955.
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Funny to read
The train standing on platform six should be on the rails.
Announcement on the underground:
The next station is oval
Sign on building site
Danger : Men at work
Walter Vego
Announcement on the underground:
The next station is oval
Sign on building site
Danger : Men at work
Walter Vego
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
A sad true story
To lose a child at any age by dying is terrible, but to have one disappear completely from one's life is unbearable I imagine, such as little Maddy in Portugal a few years ago now.
Many years ago now my niece Teresa was working in Athens as a secretary to a large company and thoroughly enjoying herself. She was twenty-three , had just broken off her engagment and liked being "fancy-free".
She had a very nice boss and used to travel with him and other members of the company to various places in different countries.
She was about to take a holiday and decided to fly home to UK and stay with her father who was widowed and her two brothers and little sister. But first she had one important trip to make with her boss
The executive jet took off but contact was lost fairly soon. The plane and all onboard were never seen again.
It hit all the newspapers of course but with all the searching done, nothing was found. The only conclusions the goverment came up with was the plane was shot down, by whom was a mystery and still remains one to this day, many years later.
Many years ago now my niece Teresa was working in Athens as a secretary to a large company and thoroughly enjoying herself. She was twenty-three , had just broken off her engagment and liked being "fancy-free".
She had a very nice boss and used to travel with him and other members of the company to various places in different countries.
She was about to take a holiday and decided to fly home to UK and stay with her father who was widowed and her two brothers and little sister. But first she had one important trip to make with her boss
The executive jet took off but contact was lost fairly soon. The plane and all onboard were never seen again.
It hit all the newspapers of course but with all the searching done, nothing was found. The only conclusions the goverment came up with was the plane was shot down, by whom was a mystery and still remains one to this day, many years later.
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
The rules of civility
It is not becoming in a person of quality when in the company of ladies to handle them roughly ; to put his hand in their necks or bosoms ; to kiss them by surprise , to force their letters or books from them , to look into their papers etc.
Quoted from "The rules of civility" Anon 1695
Quoted from "The rules of civility" Anon 1695
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