12-14-2019, 01:38 AM
(12-13-2019, 12:10 PM)BIAD Wrote: Because everything stops for tea.
Ain't that the truth? I've seen grown men stop in the middle of a firefight, squat behind a rock wall, and fire up a half of a trioxane bar beneath a canteen cup of water because it was 5PM, and tea was the civilized thing to do at 5PM.
As usual, a very well thought out and insightful analysis! Thank you from across the pond, where we might not otherwise grasp the more subtle nuances of British politics. It was like going on a guided tour.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’