tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post7272580948229196912..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: News from StalingradBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-8294756850992230262009-02-10T08:12:00.000+00:002009-02-10T08:12:00.000+00:00"I don't agree with what you have to say, but I'll..."I don't agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." - VoltaireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-64656275751634390832009-02-09T10:36:00.000+00:002009-02-09T10:36:00.000+00:00The NHS tends to over-react to everything. The man...The NHS tends to over-react to everything. The managers are so terrified of being sued for anything that the slightest thing provokes them to a frenzy of shoutings & hollerings & official memoranda & action plans & what not - one reason i'm quitting the damn place to become a Somalian pirate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-88781305907038296282009-02-07T21:30:00.000+00:002009-02-07T21:30:00.000+00:00A PS to my previous post. The word from Weston is ...A PS to my previous post. The word from Weston is that Petrie is, as seen on the telly, a good person and a conscientious nurse. She is zealous and may have been a bit unwise. The suspension may also have been an overreaction. But it has now been reversed and all seems fine. Except for this. The increased security put in place for various of the trust's buildings, since this became a national Richard Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005416556432927671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-59994853897479330792009-02-07T18:58:00.000+00:002009-02-07T18:58:00.000+00:00Congratulations. This blog is often a source of ed...Congratulations. This blog is often a source of edification. However this post, and many of the comments supporting it, are the blogging equivalent of Ronnie Radford's goal against Newcastle in 1972. Glorious.<BR/><BR/>Right, now I'm off to find offence wherever I can from as many media outlets as possible. Keep up the good work chaps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-90933613533438027182009-02-07T16:59:00.000+00:002009-02-07T16:59:00.000+00:00Clarkson waters down Brown apology<A HREF="http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a146009/clarkson-waters-down-brown-apology.html" REL="nofollow">Clarkson waters down Brown apology</A>Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-29284916496063102362009-02-07T16:15:00.000+00:002009-02-07T16:15:00.000+00:00I haven't seen Caroline Petrie on the telly. I'm g...I haven't seen Caroline Petrie on the telly. I'm glad she came across as smart and gently amused. I hope it's true of her at all times, even confronted with the inevitable swivel-eyed Scottish chinovnik. But I have another possible source of intelligence.<BR/><BR/>For my sister is a senior manager in the North Somerset Primary Care Trust. My best friend in the world. (She might not say the same -Richard Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005416556432927671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-78060025706872860562009-02-07T12:51:00.000+00:002009-02-07T12:51:00.000+00:00"if all organizations had the wit" ?An Americanism..."if all organizations had the wit" ?<BR/><BR/>An Americanism Bryan, Have you nothing to say for yourself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-82731786003289959162009-02-07T12:26:00.000+00:002009-02-07T12:26:00.000+00:00Fantastic, I am speechless which is probably a goo...Fantastic, I am speechless which is probably a good idea in our neo-totalitarian times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-18387911433342425732009-02-07T11:48:00.000+00:002009-02-07T11:48:00.000+00:00Here's a good-looking apology generator with a ple...Here's a good-looking <A HREF="http://www.bureauofcommunication.com/compose/apology" REL="nofollow">apology generator</A> with a pleasing form for box-tickers. Never know when you might need one. Print out a few and leave them in likely places - surgeries, council offices, police stations, etc. No need to bother with ID cards. An official-looking preprinted apology may in future be just as valid Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-50073178280959823382009-02-07T11:33:00.000+00:002009-02-07T11:33:00.000+00:00Bryan, D Miliband has requested that I pass on the...Bryan, D Miliband has requested that I pass on the following comment "on behalf of the united league of cycloptic wankers (Westminster branch) I will, on this occasion accept your grovelling apology. I will point out however that should there be a recurrence of this heinous offence the matter will be handed over to the BBCs Einsatzgruppen (bint department)"<BR/>Clarksons remark, whilst well maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-89012529410064005492009-02-07T09:21:00.000+00:002009-02-07T09:21:00.000+00:00if Obama is as white as he is black (see previous)...if Obama is as white as he is black (see previous), then it surely follows that Brown is as sighted as he is blind. Yet no one complained about this. On behalf of sighted people everywhere, I am deeply...etc. etc.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-4515298015197873972009-02-07T09:07:00.000+00:002009-02-07T09:07:00.000+00:00Apologies accepted.(good rates, part-exchange deal...Apologies accepted.<BR/>(good rates, part-exchange deals considered. Call 0800 426 76779)Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-83768443031141960082009-02-07T08:44:00.000+00:002009-02-07T08:44:00.000+00:00I am most offended that you should take so long to...I am most offended that you should take so long to give me something to be offended about. Your lack of sensitivity to my desire, nay need, to have my daily dose of offence leading to a euphoric feeling of self-righteousness just shows that you are unfit ot be a blogger and should be barred from the Net forthwith. I shall report you to the appropriate Quango which I am sure must exist Patrick Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534643377255808597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-43690859477190027542009-02-07T08:37:00.000+00:002009-02-07T08:37:00.000+00:00As someone who knows someone who knows a one-eyed ...As someone who knows someone who knows a one-eyed Scottish idiot personally, I am offended at your reporting of Jon Snow's report about Clarkson's remarks about Gordon Brown. I am going to register my hyper-meta-offence in the strongest terms on various BBC websites.<BR/><BR/>I also look forward to Channel 4's forthcoming special, "The 100 Most Spurious Celebrity Apologies", presented by Jimmy Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.com