tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post1270694010841088845..comments2013-05-20T05:52:43.931+00:00Comments on Ynwa: More madnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post-27679452036009559922007-03-12T18:12:00.000+00:002007-03-12T18:12:00.000+00:00Bill is quite correct. I abused dear old Browning ...Bill is quite correct. I abused dear old Browning quite considerably. You can either believe that I paraphrased the gentleman concerned in the interests of translation for our Canadian friends (for whom Trainspotting had to be subtitled), or that the last time I read the poet was 28 years ago, and misremembering led to misquoting. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments and glad its giving some of you a laugh. I do'nt think there is any shortage of material in British bureaucracy, nor our own continued inability to think in a manner that makes our dealings less likely to result in major and minor cock-ups. Two quotes spring to mind "nosce te ipsum" and the more recent "A man's gotta know his limitations".MJNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562941962678964341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post-84223239778124743022007-03-12T15:53:00.000+00:002007-03-12T15:53:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.MJNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562941962678964341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post-59540749205271017292007-03-12T13:46:00.000+00:002007-03-12T13:46:00.000+00:00Maybe writing *is* your new calling, Martin! Of c...Maybe writing *is* your new calling, Martin! Of course, to continue to have material for a weekly column, you'll have to continue fighting with bureaucracy. Perhaps you'll have to expand the theme of your article to eventually deal with every non-telephone-answering government department. Barring that, I think your suggestion of a photocopier salesman is a good one. The best part is, you could advertise your photocopier to them on a badly photocopied piece of paper and immediately get your foot in the door.Grasshopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436669503355172932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post-5399005865645211812007-03-10T12:27:00.000+00:002007-03-10T12:27:00.000+00:00"Aft gang awry:? Well, what were the Stern gang do..."Aft gang awry:? Well, what were the Stern gang doing (Palestine 1947) while there mates were lolling about at the front?<BR/><BR/>Possibly you meant "gang aft agley"<BR/><BR/>See you at www.creeler.blogspot.comBill Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12897164853230274390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2535783763281818827.post-277213459613218172007-03-09T13:25:00.000+00:002007-03-09T13:25:00.000+00:00And "writer" still hasn't made your shortlist of c...And "writer" still hasn't made your shortlist of career choices?<BR/><BR/>I think there's enough material here for a regular column. "Adventures in career planning..." or some such thing. Really...<BR/><BR/>JoJoaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153037542255778724noreply@blogger.com