Apropos of Whimsy..
End of shift, two of us joined a trio at the bar; lovely sunny evening perfect for a quiet Ale or two. As it often does these days, the conversation rolled round to the antics of politicians and their minions; the usual stuff – but the under laying, almost unspoken thread touched on the whiff of a gentile 'corruption' underpinning the rhetoric and bluster. Nothing new there – spin off 'bonus' and side bar gains are not uncommon and rarely raise much dust – however; one topic had a brief airing and ended up with a change of subject – 'nuff said – there's quite an extensive menu to choose from. During a quiet period, P7 strolled to the bar and got a round in, drinks were poured and he stood still there for a beat; (thinking mode). “You know” he says, “nothing very much has changed since the Rum Corps ruled the roost; except its much more sophisticated and cleverly disguised, but in essentials the formula has stood the test of time”. End of dialogue; but it got me thinking. Spent a happy hour researching the 'Rum Corps' – lots of guff 'on-the-net' but for a clear picture from which a parallel may be gleaned, spend 10 minutes with this – HERE – then watch the news. Remarkable really – how little things change - . End of twiddle. FWIW........
Toot toot.
End of shift, two of us joined a trio at the bar; lovely sunny evening perfect for a quiet Ale or two. As it often does these days, the conversation rolled round to the antics of politicians and their minions; the usual stuff – but the under laying, almost unspoken thread touched on the whiff of a gentile 'corruption' underpinning the rhetoric and bluster. Nothing new there – spin off 'bonus' and side bar gains are not uncommon and rarely raise much dust – however; one topic had a brief airing and ended up with a change of subject – 'nuff said – there's quite an extensive menu to choose from. During a quiet period, P7 strolled to the bar and got a round in, drinks were poured and he stood still there for a beat; (thinking mode). “You know” he says, “nothing very much has changed since the Rum Corps ruled the roost; except its much more sophisticated and cleverly disguised, but in essentials the formula has stood the test of time”. End of dialogue; but it got me thinking. Spent a happy hour researching the 'Rum Corps' – lots of guff 'on-the-net' but for a clear picture from which a parallel may be gleaned, spend 10 minutes with this – HERE – then watch the news. Remarkable really – how little things change - . End of twiddle. FWIW........
Toot toot.