Comments on: It was the best of times tables, it was the worst of times tables http://www.chickyog.net/2006/10/13/it-was-the-best-of-times-tables-it-was-the-worst-of-times-tables/ The weblog of Brighton-based writer Justin McKeating Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:14:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: “Machine gun rioters” Blunkett given the lie « Not Saussure http://www.chickyog.net/2006/10/13/it-was-the-best-of-times-tables-it-was-the-worst-of-times-tables/comment-page-1/#comment-21830 “Machine gun rioters” Blunkett given the lie « Not Saussure Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:12:03 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/10/13/it-was-the-best-of-times-tables-it-was-the-worst-of-times-tables/#comment-21830 [...] That’s not the only example of ‘post-event rationalisation’, of course; Chicken Yoghurt draws attention to a review by Sam Wollaston that highlights the discrepancy between Blunkett’s memories of an event and what actually happened: [...] [...] That’s not the only example of ‘post-event rationalisation’, of course; Chicken Yoghurt draws attention to a review by Sam Wollaston that highlights the discrepancy between Blunkett’s memories of an event and what actually happened: [...]

]]> By: ziz http://www.chickyog.net/2006/10/13/it-was-the-best-of-times-tables-it-was-the-worst-of-times-tables/comment-page-1/#comment-21802 ziz Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:21:34 +0000 http://www.chickyog.net/2006/10/13/it-was-the-best-of-times-tables-it-was-the-worst-of-times-tables/#comment-21802 Yesterday on Book Club BBC4 (12/10)Clive James was interviewed by Mariella Frostrup and recalled an example of Hollywood wit ...which is new to this listener .."They said she would have been a nyphomaniac if they had got her to slow down" ... now why introduce that expression to the breezy, self confident attractive and very friendly Mariella? Blunkett a liar ? Economique with the actualite ? As Willy Loman said, "it goes with the territory". Yesterday on Book Club BBC4 (12/10)Clive James was interviewed by Mariella Frostrup and recalled an example of Hollywood wit …which is new to this listener ..”They said she would have been a nyphomaniac if they had got her to slow down” … now why introduce that expression to the breezy, self confident attractive and very friendly Mariella?

Blunkett a liar ? Economique with the actualite ?

As Willy Loman said, “it goes with the territory”.

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