tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post6286985856500636481..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: DignityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1954879150735171162013-12-15T03:00:34.265-08:002013-12-15T03:00:34.265-08:00Alexei Sayle said that all statues of Lenin looked...Alexei Sayle said that all statues of Lenin looked as though he was hailing a taxi.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-83694602603638148092013-12-15T02:58:03.269-08:002013-12-15T02:58:03.269-08:00Yes - I am amazed that it lasted so long.Yes - I am amazed that it lasted so long.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31527513752846058202013-12-15T02:57:09.359-08:002013-12-15T02:57:09.359-08:00You would need planning permission to do that here...You would need planning permission to do that here.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32507806720192552402013-12-15T02:56:20.949-08:002013-12-15T02:56:20.949-08:00There's probably a secret room behind it which...There's probably a secret room behind it which you never knew was there.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56668995703140109252013-12-15T01:47:58.017-08:002013-12-15T01:47:58.017-08:00Agree Tom. Did you see where they had tumbled ov...Agree Tom. Did you see where they had tumbled over a statue of Lenin this week? How are the mighty fallen.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-34868747272952454442013-12-14T22:14:03.436-08:002013-12-14T22:14:03.436-08:00Here in the US, we just tear all buildings down. O...Here in the US, we just tear all buildings down. Once it reaches that 50 year mark it seems to take itself apart. Sad really. I think tonight while the hubbie sleeps I'll just block up some of our windows on the farmhouse to see if anyone notices, or better yet, gives us a tax break.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79756338004583151002013-12-14T20:49:31.473-08:002013-12-14T20:49:31.473-08:00We had (have) one bricked-up in a house in Brighto...We had (have) one bricked-up in a house in Brighton, but as the house is Victorian, I'm not sure why!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37534491727883185212013-12-14T15:33:42.886-08:002013-12-14T15:33:42.886-08:00No offense taken. Of course we all were idiots, i...No offense taken. Of course we all were idiots, it was our job. And too poor to send money anywhere.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9767865413969092782013-12-14T14:50:15.666-08:002013-12-14T14:50:15.666-08:00Interesting!Interesting!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-85105306583064113892013-12-14T14:40:02.654-08:002013-12-14T14:40:02.654-08:00That is apparently where the expression ' dayl...That is apparently where the expression ' daylight robbery ' comes from. We used to live in a cottage built in 1646 and, the window on the flank wall was bricked up. I think that the first window tax came into force in 1696 and was repealed in 1851. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74517774393843934732013-12-14T14:23:29.285-08:002013-12-14T14:23:29.285-08:00Daylight robbery eh? That's interesting.Daylight robbery eh? That's interesting.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2507856538049084972013-12-14T14:21:46.717-08:002013-12-14T14:21:46.717-08:00I'm sorry, I don't mean to be personally i...I'm sorry, I don't mean to be personally insulting - I just think that we were all idiots in those days, and I include myself in that.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28870559625703700072013-12-14T14:12:22.912-08:002013-12-14T14:12:22.912-08:00I don't believe he was, but I could be mistake...I don't believe he was, but I could be mistaken. The IRA would have sunk years before without Noraid funding. Now there are bombs going off in Belfast again by a third generation.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44880667976181097532013-12-14T14:09:55.290-08:002013-12-14T14:09:55.290-08:00Just above the steps down to the ICA in London, th...Just above the steps down to the ICA in London, there is a massive statue of the Great Grandfather of a girlfriend of mine. I always think of her when I drive past it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9326362375812115892013-12-14T13:51:56.637-08:002013-12-14T13:51:56.637-08:00Hence the expression ' daylight robbery ' ...Hence the expression ' daylight robbery ' APPARENTLY !!<br />Statues in London { …. and elsewhere } give me the heebeejeebees !! ….. bird poo on them makes them more tolerable !! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79988093423687009962013-12-14T13:18:12.206-08:002013-12-14T13:18:12.206-08:00Oh, please.
Amazing how many years it took the IRA...Oh, please.<br />Amazing how many years it took the IRA and the British military to realize neither could defeat the other and call an end to it. Wasn't Nelson Mandela involved?Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19723730409593632002013-12-14T11:43:54.897-08:002013-12-14T11:43:54.897-08:00I had many Maria Theresa silver dollars once.
I w...I had many Maria Theresa silver dollars once.<br /><br />I was almost attacked in Salzburg by a bunch of 80 year-old nazis, but they must be dead by now.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-17915828739135435372013-12-14T11:42:26.514-08:002013-12-14T11:42:26.514-08:00Which statue?Which statue?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81265097512592813692013-12-14T11:41:40.779-08:002013-12-14T11:41:40.779-08:00Ah.
It would be a story of 1960s rebellion, whe...Ah. <br /><br />It would be a story of 1960s rebellion, when idiot students like me had some idiotic sympathy for the IRA, just like you American idiots who contributed to Noraid.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69853155300939296632013-12-14T11:39:28.948-08:002013-12-14T11:39:28.948-08:00Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair...Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-25832695895758998032013-12-14T10:37:29.332-08:002013-12-14T10:37:29.332-08:00Having poop running down your statue is a metaphor...Having poop running down your statue is a metaphor for the importance of humility in all 'important' people, even ones who turn off fountains. But then you may be missing out the bit where you had to spend the next ten days scrubbing all the manky gunge out of the fountains.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10596651547891781102013-12-14T09:18:54.241-08:002013-12-14T09:18:54.241-08:00Belfast, not Trafalgar.
An official act of founta...Belfast, not Trafalgar.<br /><br />An official act of fountain manipulation. Sounds like a story.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2175283270698995242013-12-14T09:18:28.245-08:002013-12-14T09:18:28.245-08:00I have walked by that statue often. Next time I wi...I have walked by that statue often. Next time I will wave just in caseSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39723741666633269902013-12-14T09:06:52.442-08:002013-12-14T09:06:52.442-08:00I think its much less these days. I think there is...I think its much less these days. I think there is a certain affection for the older traditions of the k u. k Empire of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Lederhosen, Dirndl, etc.. The President always greets visitors to the Hofburg under the portrait of the Empress Maria Theresa. And although a Republic without a monarchy they seem to have 'crown' witnesses and even a popular newspaper called 'the crown'. Stories on European Royals and British Royals dominated the daily chitchat pages. At the moment Prince Harry at the south pole is a live theme. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2324439980346994282013-12-14T06:20:32.712-08:002013-12-14T06:20:32.712-08:00My impressions of Austria are that quite a few of ...My impressions of Austria are that quite a few of the older generation would have like to have kept Adolf Hitler Platz named like that.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com