tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post111878856036230295..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: A Clonegal bestiaryDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-87124761901121609022010-06-12T09:03:02.255+01:002010-06-12T09:03:02.255+01:00David Damant writes
How wonderfully the UK econom...David Damant writes<br /><br />How wonderfully the UK economy bloomed during most of the Blair government, thanks to the adoption of Mrs Thatcher's economic policies, and how sharp was the fall when the principles of the grocer's daughter were missingDavid Damanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409591480349323761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-68392028562543531962010-06-10T00:53:02.900+01:002010-06-10T00:53:02.900+01:00Probably because Minnie mentioned 1984 on another ...Probably because Minnie mentioned 1984 on another string of comments...interesting, isn't it, even 'Maggie' is mostly 'Thatcher'. But we try not to think of her too much (stirs the Damant pot au feu).Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-44191415539787215762010-06-09T19:30:15.312+01:002010-06-09T19:30:15.312+01:00David Damant writes
Yes as I quoted it, it is Win...David Damant writes<br /><br />Yes as I quoted it, it is Winston, but the same sentiment can be found elsewhere so it may not have originated with him<br /><br />It is noticeable that nearly everyone referred to Winston as Winston. Otherwise it was Lloyd George, Balfour, Baldwin, Attlee, Bevin etc etcDavid Damanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409591480349323761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-61999730890382380532010-06-09T13:02:46.412+01:002010-06-09T13:02:46.412+01:00DD - is that Winston?DD - is that Winston?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-50030978185516857472010-06-09T11:53:39.256+01:002010-06-09T11:53:39.256+01:00Ugh,no - 'fraid not! Anything remotely reptili...Ugh,no - 'fraid not! Anything remotely reptilian, & I'm off at high speed! Cat-+horse-person here:<br />'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others ...'<br />Meant to add that hoorayed at yr ref to Sybille Bedford. Loved her insightful biography of Aldous Huxley + the portrait of the mother in (largely autobiographical) 'Jigsaw' is impossible to forget.Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031126325323208656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-74725961149546627342010-06-08T22:17:33.259+01:002010-06-08T22:17:33.259+01:00David Damant writes
Cats is superior
Dogs is infe...David Damant writes<br /><br />Cats is superior<br />Dogs is inferior<br />Pigs is equalDavid Damanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409591480349323761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-43584319904933451172010-06-08T12:40:18.137+01:002010-06-08T12:40:18.137+01:00Oh, those pot-bellied pigs! If only I had room to ...Oh, those pot-bellied pigs! If only I had room to keep a couple, too.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-59318537138305733842010-06-08T12:35:47.655+01:002010-06-08T12:35:47.655+01:00So have you joined the Gharial Conservation Allian...So have you joined the Gharial Conservation Alliance as a result of your promised research?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-25938950953911107072010-06-08T11:53:00.943+01:002010-06-08T11:53:00.943+01:00Clonegal/Huntingdon sounds - and looks - even more...Clonegal/Huntingdon sounds - and looks - even more entrancing than I'd thought thus far. <br />Love the spectral, haunting feline - Spook: what a marvellous idea! And cat, of course ...<br />Pleased to see Boris Godunov getting on so well with the Prince of Denmark, and it's good to know bacon being saved there.<br />As for gha ... now off to look it up!<br />Delightful post, David, thank you.Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031126325323208656noreply@blogger.com