tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5373120020943783971..comments2024-03-28T04:08:06.986-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Unfathomably, the programme notes for the Harry Potter author, who read from the opening of Peter Pan, declared her to be 'a great philanthropist, praised by the Government as a tax angel – one of the few who willingly pays her tax bill.'"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21034424099876426762012-07-29T11:57:45.821-05:002012-07-29T11:57:45.821-05:00If you wrote 7 novels, you didn't write that. ...If you wrote 7 novels, you didn't write that. Somebody else made that happen.jr565https://www.blogger.com/profile/07630491937904835553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73333889889891115442012-07-29T11:50:00.596-05:002012-07-29T11:50:00.596-05:00If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street,
If you tr...If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street,<br />If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat,<br />If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat,<br />If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet.<br />Taxman.<br /><br />Now my advice for those who die, (Taxman!)<br />Declare the pennies on your eyes, (Taxman!)<br />‘Cause I’m the Taxman,<br />Yeah, I’m the Taxman.<br />And you’re working for no-one but me,<br />(Taxman).jr565https://www.blogger.com/profile/07630491937904835553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76945466618349808172012-07-29T08:15:33.974-05:002012-07-29T08:15:33.974-05:00Servile is an apt word here. A ceremony in praise ...Servile is an apt word here. A ceremony in praise of the servile. After paying your taxes, go pretend you are a child. A cynical pageant of servility.wefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173796935219523602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89612239291256708792012-07-29T01:32:32.595-05:002012-07-29T01:32:32.595-05:00She also gave away 160M to charity in addition to ...She also gave away 160M to charity in addition to paying her UK taxes.<br /><br />http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/jk-rowlings-charity-giving-knocks-her-off-forbes-billionaires-listAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88758741460006978492012-07-28T16:46:56.644-05:002012-07-28T16:46:56.644-05:00“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or...“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” – Robert BrowningBeldarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404583858244777905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4700035482609526222012-07-28T10:01:38.122-05:002012-07-28T10:01:38.122-05:00OT (but not really): don't forget Kenneth Bran...OT (but not really): don't forget Kenneth Branagh's loving paean to wealth maker Isambard Kindom Brunel: <a href="http://acrazychicken.blogspot.com/2012/07/isambard-kingdom-brunel-ghost-of.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62082067379509817092012-07-28T09:51:52.276-05:002012-07-28T09:51:52.276-05:00Also it seems that Europeans always do weird openi...Also it seems that Europeans always do weird opening and closing ceremonies for their sporting events, so it wasn't surprising.<br /><br /><i>Now is the time on Sprockets when ve dance!</i>sane_voterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122061750041663802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49328354482273520392012-07-28T09:48:24.028-05:002012-07-28T09:48:24.028-05:00"Five rings to rule them all...""Five rings to rule them all..."Colibri Noctishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218138821827437126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6265104715717487372012-07-28T09:47:54.892-05:002012-07-28T09:47:54.892-05:00NOBODY EXPECTS THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION!!!NOBODY EXPECTS THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION!!!Colibri Noctishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218138821827437126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30425655072716190792012-07-28T09:47:31.920-05:002012-07-28T09:47:31.920-05:00Truly lame opening ceremony. Think of paying thou...Truly lame opening ceremony. Think of paying thousands of pounds to watch that crap in person. But they luvs their "free" health care.sane_voterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122061750041663802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39017695484054314072012-07-28T09:43:05.455-05:002012-07-28T09:43:05.455-05:00Why do I get the feeling the morality play re: J.K...Why do I get the feeling the morality play re: J.K. Rowling ends with her dying destitute in an NHS ward, dehydrated, malnourished, and in pain?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900300303751364008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36087258971707356562012-07-28T09:19:49.179-05:002012-07-28T09:19:49.179-05:00I didn't see it, but from the description the ...I didn't see it, but from the description the opening ceremony sounds like a celebration of all things Brit. What does that have to do with the Olympics?ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47785810150976950972012-07-28T09:03:29.534-05:002012-07-28T09:03:29.534-05:00That's a good question, Pogo. This place must ...That's a good question, Pogo. This place must be some sort of Laurie Anderson vector.<br /><br />BTW. I can not only recite the lyrics, I've performed the song, vocoder and all.Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87371567287087788182012-07-28T09:01:54.307-05:002012-07-28T09:01:54.307-05:001984!--The Musical<i>1984!--The Musical</i>Chip S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13210586187250159751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19340694920048429892012-07-28T08:57:49.803-05:002012-07-28T08:57:49.803-05:00An aside.
How is that here I find several who not...An aside.<br /><br />How is that here I find several who not only know of O Superman, but likely can recite the lyrics from memory, while I have never in real life met anyone yet who has ever heard the song?KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50392775413030705492012-07-28T08:55:00.779-05:002012-07-28T08:55:00.779-05:00"...a tax angel – one of the few who willingl...<i>"...a tax angel – one of the few who willingly pays her tax bill.</i>"<br /><br />Meaning that everyone else with any brains has already left, much as they are now abandoning France.<br /><br />Also recognizing that ordinary humans want to avoid gummint confiscation. Only angels and idiots pay the full levy.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72961620216310654782012-07-28T08:49:48.773-05:002012-07-28T08:49:48.773-05:00An unwitting exposition on the downfall of the Bri...An unwitting exposition on the downfall of the British empire. Embarrassing.Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358837451169425289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61956847244551230692012-07-28T08:47:48.627-05:002012-07-28T08:47:48.627-05:00And:
...when love is gone, there's always just...And:<br /><i>...when love is gone, there's always justice.<br />And when justice is gone, there's always force.</i>Paco Wovéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00053886112561036768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74683282537912307562012-07-28T08:43:01.536-05:002012-07-28T08:43:01.536-05:00@Palladian,
One of my favorite songs of all time.@Palladian,<br />One of my favorite songs of all time.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36459306499051190162012-07-28T08:39:05.995-05:002012-07-28T08:39:05.995-05:00I suppose you'd celebrate the mediocre NHS whe...I suppose you'd celebrate the mediocre NHS when you've got little else to brag on.<br /><br />What, no giant decayed teeth? No styrofom hospitals, shuttered for lack of funds? No parade of elderly stiffs, killed by morphine while ill? No dancing yobs, never-employed, grasping thieves on the dole? No defenseless citizens, unable to own weapons? <br /><br />Shit, they just needed to show A Clockwork Orange on a big screen. Woulda saved a tidy sum.KCFleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124201866124646626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54646352772776478702012-07-28T08:32:03.627-05:002012-07-28T08:32:03.627-05:00Socialized medicine will encircle you with its ext...<i>Socialized medicine will encircle you with its extended arms.</i><br /><br />So hold me, Mom, in your long arms. So hold me,<br />Mom, in your long arms.<br />In your automatic arms. Your electronic arms.<br />In your arms.<br />So hold me, Mom, in your long arms.<br />Your petrochemical arms. Your military arms.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VIqA3i2zQw" rel="nofollow">In your electronic arms.</a>Palladianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105490715666718993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87377885954335161212012-07-28T08:31:26.069-05:002012-07-28T08:31:26.069-05:00In the their paean to the NHS, did they show anyon...In the their paean to the NHS, did they show anyone laying abandoned in one of those hospital beds, denied food and water, so they'd just die and stop being a burden to the glorious state?edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84895265758129041072012-07-28T08:30:03.870-05:002012-07-28T08:30:03.870-05:00P.S. When you've got Rowan Atkinson on board, ...P.S. When you've got Rowan Atkinson on board, you can get by without Monty Python.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27955375297505962602012-07-28T08:26:58.041-05:002012-07-28T08:26:58.041-05:00I noticed on concession to realism in their litera...I noticed on concession to realism in their literal paean to the Nanny State: there seemed to be two children to a hospital bed. Overall, though, I thought the ceremony was terrific. (Turning it off and going to bed when Paul McCartney came on probably helped.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50393638206638433392012-07-28T08:25:03.250-05:002012-07-28T08:25:03.250-05:00David Cameron is no Mrs. Thatcher, and Ed Milliban...David Cameron is no Mrs. Thatcher, and Ed Milliband is no Tony Blair.Hagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653025261513705773noreply@blogger.com