tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153364.post2741247664836641447..comments2023-10-15T03:13:03.093-05:00Comments on Stay-At-Home Indie Pop: Mascot Madness: When Life Mimics ArtIan Plenderleithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08512357220650578961noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153364.post-21195227819299338322011-11-24T05:06:34.828-05:002011-11-24T05:06:34.828-05:00Reminds me of my description of England as a "...Reminds me of my description of England as a "network of motorways and military bases on a broad isthmus between Wales and Scotland".No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153364.post-5251343414471157612011-11-23T10:23:16.241-05:002011-11-23T10:23:16.241-05:00A retired general writes: As ever, Boyo, your comm...A retired general writes: As ever, Boyo, your comments serve to remind us that, while we may have to tolerate the existence of Wales, at least we can be thankful that its violence is inherently self-contained, and that the land is of no discernible geographical significance other than as a barrier to protect England from both Ireland and the Atlantic Sea.Ian Plenderleithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512357220650578961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153364.post-40935809713989506322011-11-08T04:23:28.861-05:002011-11-08T04:23:28.861-05:00It all goes back to the capering fool at the sacri...It all goes back to the capering fool at the sacrifice of the King For a Day. Football is all that remains of our twilight pagan past, apart from the Isle of Man.<br /><br />Cyril the Swan at Swansea FC was famous (not notorious - this is Wales) for chinning fans of either side.No Good Boyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859104068516964533noreply@blogger.com