tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post3873773676467811576..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Bea Campbell's RabbitBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36502544228490923752009-06-19T15:39:51.855+00:002009-06-19T15:39:51.855+00:00I once observed this particularly loathsome outcom...I once observed this particularly loathsome outcome of positive discrimination treating an Undergound ticket clerk like dirt clutching a copy of her unreadable (believe me) book on "working class women".<br /><br />Who do you think the "intergalactic film star" might have been (Charles Laughton? R2D2?), and more to the point what was he drinking?canon alberichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13994181441532477838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-49025019716067365462009-06-19T09:28:35.372+00:002009-06-19T09:28:35.372+00:00The article is, of course, ridiculous. But, having...The article is, of course, ridiculous. But, having enjoyed a good laugh at her expense, I came away from the piece feeling a good deal warmer towards Bea Campbell, OBE, than I had ever felt before. Why so? Hypocrisy, on this harmless sort of level, is really quite lovable: humanizes us all. Would the world be better - kinder, happier, more interesting -if we all acted in strict conformity to the jonathan lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986943428040953041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-32276730156480810402009-06-19T05:50:35.374+00:002009-06-19T05:50:35.374+00:00Wonderful. On a par with finding out this week th...Wonderful. On a par with finding out this week that the Scottish Athletics Championships are sponsored by McCain's oven chips.Spongebobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-89558357997753499222009-06-18T15:32:28.754+00:002009-06-18T15:32:28.754+00:00Well, as straight as you can make that face.
18th...Well, as straight as you can make that face.<br /><br />18th June is providing us with an incredible crop of 'you couldn't make it up' stories. Who is the patron saint of unlikely stories? And was he martyred for telling a bunch of pagans unlikely truths on this day?Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-81142667828132044372009-06-18T15:25:55.177+00:002009-06-18T15:25:55.177+00:00Glad to be of service Milord Appleyard.
It seems ...Glad to be of service Milord Appleyard.<br /><br />It seems to be a disease afflicting Guardian columnists. On the same day Lord Hattersley had a column extolling his republicanism and berating the royal family for wielding power whilst being unelected.<br /><br />Yes, since you ask, he did manage to say it with a straight face.Recusanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446741817585462393noreply@blogger.com