tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434417594974826136.post7504172470598513863..comments2024-01-02T16:30:43.455+00:00Comments on Hog Day Afternoon: Out of the AshesHogdayafternoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434417594974826136.post-47676174938588033642009-09-05T17:21:23.485+01:002009-09-05T17:21:23.485+01:00Now that is REAL irony.Now that is REAL irony.Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434417594974826136.post-76960207079138924842009-09-05T11:56:26.396+01:002009-09-05T11:56:26.396+01:00We have sold our pride, principles and reputation ...We have sold our pride, principles and reputation for a few oil contracts and a bit of realpolitik.Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434417594974826136.post-24485896463521947332009-09-05T08:18:45.041+01:002009-09-05T08:18:45.041+01:00When wound up and sent off in the right direction,...When wound up and sent off in the right direction, our US cousins can do great things. Once upon a time, Britain, although small in stature,used to have a `Rolls Royce` diplomacy on the world stage. These days I don't think we could get £2k scrappage allowance for it against a new Mini.Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434417594974826136.post-60978813649101697632009-09-04T21:23:41.923+01:002009-09-04T21:23:41.923+01:00Yup, another fan of the the spirited Americans her...Yup, another fan of the the spirited Americans here : )anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703233313854600531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434417594974826136.post-68094956069872498642009-09-04T17:38:08.671+01:002009-09-04T17:38:08.671+01:00What a great looking ship too. It looks like a cru...What a great looking ship too. It looks like a cruiseliner in a weird way... and it looks like it belongs in a Thunderbirds episode you just posted aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434417594974826136.post-10299178278859530082009-09-04T11:06:34.006+01:002009-09-04T11:06:34.006+01:00There is something reassuringly macho about war sh...There is something reassuringly macho about war ships, very muscularly shaped things. And I also love the Americans' defiance in the face of that disaster. Recycling the steel to form part of their defence is very clever.<br /><br />I like America and the Americans.Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.com