tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post8100857174679474364..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: A new career beckons.....professional sobberRichard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-67432230035149317752013-04-03T10:28:05.007+01:002013-04-03T10:28:05.007+01:00Anon @ 10.21am - no, I did not think that. I am cu...Anon @ 10.21am - no, I did not think that. I am currently reading Escape from Camp 14 and feel nothing but pity for any soul living under that regime.RichardRichard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-50908017526993809112013-04-03T10:21:56.637+01:002013-04-03T10:21:56.637+01:00I didn't intend to be mean about the North Kor...I didn't intend to be mean about the North Koreans. It's only that picture vivid in my minds eye of the passing of the dictator Kim Jong Ill and the literally thousands of N. Koreans wailing and wailing without a tear. But these poor souls didn't get paid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-2941644274666478382013-04-02T07:27:51.604+01:002013-04-02T07:27:51.604+01:00Gervase, methinks Mr Cameron might be buried soon....Gervase, methinks Mr Cameron might be buried soon.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-39100545519216842582013-04-02T03:05:31.136+01:002013-04-02T03:05:31.136+01:00 Oh I thought these two chaps had come to bury the... Oh I thought these two chaps had come to bury the Church of England but Cameron got there before them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-62033692910234759192013-04-01T13:22:29.406+01:002013-04-01T13:22:29.406+01:00Rod, let me know when and I'll buy you a pint!...Rod, let me know when and I'll buy you a pint! RichardRichard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-36990853053169540872013-04-01T10:36:30.823+01:002013-04-01T10:36:30.823+01:00It used to be traditional in Southern Italy, with ...It used to be traditional in Southern Italy, with rich people paying poor women to cry at funerals.<br />Very much frowned upon by those who didn't need the money.<br />I suspect this was a way to help the poor in a way that doesn't seem giving alms directly, besides being a demonstration of the social status of the deceased and his family. No one was ever expected to believe the theatre had anything authentic in it. <br /><br />M Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-2619706606913607092013-04-01T10:02:42.989+01:002013-04-01T10:02:42.989+01:00When next down in Wales i must sample a few pints ...When next down in Wales i must sample a few pints of the Rev.James,it seems to fire the imagination !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355106332585552518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-84504508251965496702013-04-01T09:23:37.844+01:002013-04-01T09:23:37.844+01:00Richard, Do you have a session for North Koreans? ...Richard, Do you have a session for North Koreans? Or do you think they probably don't really need one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-61053021018817544842013-04-01T09:03:41.727+01:002013-04-01T09:03:41.727+01:00I believe every word of it.I believe every word of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com