I've realized that my brain is fundamentally split into "English" and "foreign," because I spent an entire conversation today referring to October as "the eighth month" in Chinese.
I think this is going to be my Telegraph-letter thing. "Dear Sir, When will we finally see a return to the good old English new year of March 25? This January notion, imposed on us no doubt by Brussels bureaucrats, makes no sense either by season or etymology!"
I was lucky enough to get a Tweet Reply from the great man night before last. I still think he's wrong about the acampadas being a mix of left and right.
Posted by: ejh | June 16, 2011 at 12:47 PM
My comment got too big for the box and ended up as this. A pint for the first commenter who asks the obvious question.
Posted by: Phil | June 16, 2011 at 03:12 PM
I can't remember who was asking this, or even which post it was on, but the Lone Groover strip on non-answers was back around the time of the Sarah Keays scandal; Boy George had also been in the news recently, saying that he thought sex was overrated ("I'd rather have a cup of tea and a chat with a friend"). The Groover, a fading minor rock star, wanders past the press pack trying to get a glimpse of Cecil Parkinson and finds himself getting some attention. He thinks quickly:
"Can I just say that I have never met this woman in my life!"
- Is there anything else you'd like to add?
"Moreover, I would rather have a cup of tea than have sex with Boy George!"
- Are you saying you have had sex with Boy George?
"Let's just say I drink a lot of tea."
Posted by: Phil | June 16, 2011 at 03:18 PM
Ajay,
its more the list of other achievements. Which actually don't bother me that much as there's no way I could ever have done those things. Plus he was a nice guy, so what are you going to do.
What does bother me is meeting people younger than me who have achieved things that if I'd just bloody applied myself I could have done.
Posted by: cian | June 16, 2011 at 03:31 PM
Phil, that would be here; and thanks for the answer.
Cian, What does bother me is meeting people younger than me who have achieved things that if I'd just bloody applied myself I could have done.
Amen to that, brother.
Posted by: Barry Freed | June 16, 2011 at 10:06 PM