tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post8932520455606510011..comments2024-03-29T03:51:13.883-05:00Comments on Althouse: Tourist with a Buddha tattoo barred from Sri Lanka.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18168946877406867392013-03-17T05:46:15.859-05:002013-03-17T05:46:15.859-05:00He thought Sri Lanka was just like England - where...He thought Sri Lanka was just like England - where an atheist Yob can piss in the face of the local Vicar without results.<br /><br />rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47065899522677084882013-03-16T18:40:30.055-05:002013-03-16T18:40:30.055-05:00You! Yeah, you, wise-guy! Yer outta here!You! Yeah, you, wise-guy! Yer outta here!Emil Blatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210594395302714971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17161602289989935722013-03-16T18:35:29.325-05:002013-03-16T18:35:29.325-05:00The flip side of the Hoagy Carmichael 78 for "...The flip side of the Hoagy Carmichael 78 for "Stardust" was a song called "Hong Kong Blues." It's about a man in Hong Kong who received a 20-year sentence after he "kicked old Buddha's gong." That was, apparently, 30s slang for smoking opium.<br /><br />For those who don't remember, Hoagy Carmichael was the piano player in "Casablanca."<br />Douglas B. Levenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916420802096618688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28160603686739385262013-03-16T17:22:31.227-05:002013-03-16T17:22:31.227-05:00Torremolinas!
Torremolinas!
There's a Monty P...Torremolinas!<br />Torremolinas!<br /><br />There's a Monty Python bit for everything.kentuckylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110491371985845560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31476848688929876282013-03-16T17:08:36.437-05:002013-03-16T17:08:36.437-05:00That is an example of the difference between weste...That is an example of the difference between western democracy and "eastern democracy".Ninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666187128181597264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22525909433017079432013-03-16T14:39:39.936-05:002013-03-16T14:39:39.936-05:00It really sounds like both the Brit and Sri Lanka ...It really sounds like both the Brit and Sri Lanka came out about even. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418832032663751497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53649822051578563862013-03-16T13:40:27.834-05:002013-03-16T13:40:27.834-05:00Every time I've been around Brits abroad, they...Every time I've been around Brits abroad, they've behaved with the utmost courtesy, humility, and respect. Especially while drinking 'on holiday.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84308875671593161552013-03-16T13:31:55.162-05:002013-03-16T13:31:55.162-05:00Most people take their religion a lot more serious...Most people take their religion a lot more seriously than the Canterbury crowd.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36648444579916384432013-03-16T13:27:01.071-05:002013-03-16T13:27:01.071-05:00By the hand hand, take me by the hand pretty daddy...By the hand hand, take me by the hand pretty daddy, wanna dance with ya Buddha all night long.sakredkowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652250985982301492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-43710697373385665542013-03-16T13:07:19.461-05:002013-03-16T13:07:19.461-05:00I'd prefer to hear, "Gunning for the Budd...I'd prefer to hear, "Gunning for the Buddha" by Shriekback.<br /><br />http://youtu.be/E1yiQE_aOjM lubertdashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188432924505799379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60255965700749806212013-03-16T12:44:33.805-05:002013-03-16T12:44:33.805-05:00Wow, it's news that some yob shows up at the b...Wow, it's news that some yob shows up at the borders of a foreign country, proceeds to piss in the face of the local constabulary, and then is surprised when he's shown the door?<br /><br />Sometimes, first-world entitlement really is gag-inducing.YoungHegelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723316130501823658noreply@blogger.com