tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post5706976456302556673..comments2023-12-20T19:39:29.865+00:00Comments on Munguin's Republic: "Omnes aequi sunt", John Bercow tells usMunguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-32266907011271325002011-11-30T12:35:43.717+00:002011-11-30T12:35:43.717+00:00LOL, You know, Danny, some times you just have to ...LOL, You know, Danny, some times you just have to wonder where on earth the expression "pretty as a picture" came from...specially the tasteful Vegas one. All you need is Elvis looking over his shoulder in his 1970s gear.<br /><br />I remember you sending me the link for some of the presidential dinner services. I also remember thinking that the patterns would be a very good reason for picking sparingly at the meal, so that the true horror of the pattern would at least be hidden from sight by the remaining sausage or burger or chips ("freedom" fries). <br /><br />It's horrific just how appallingly awful some rich people's taste is.<br /><br />I always think that Bercow looks as if he is explaining something incredibly simple to a bunch of congenital morons... and then I remember that he probably is.<br /><br />But that's no reason for being a smug stuck up little prat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-88858627927663630622011-11-30T10:17:17.909+00:002011-11-30T10:17:17.909+00:00PS: Be sure to bring Newt's presidential portr...PS: Be sure to bring Newt's presidential portrait up to maximum size by clicking on it......so the full black velvet effect can be appreciated. ;-)Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450203101640592230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-43427372561100649612011-11-30T10:12:52.444+00:002011-11-30T10:12:52.444+00:00Tris....When I saw the portrait, I immediately kne...Tris....When I saw the portrait, I immediately knew where that odd pose came from. Mr. Bercow has chosen to copy the official portrait of the 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives....our beloved Newt Gingrich. The only difference being that the hand holding the paper and the hand that is outstretched are reversed. And of course, your Speaker did not have the magnificent Washington vista of the National Mall, as seen from the West Front of the US Capitol, to use as background. So he used the Commons Chamber.<br /><br />Hereeees NEWT....in that Speaker's pose:<br /><br />http://www.thomasnash.com/portraits/men/gingrich.jpg<br /><br /><br />I don't know if any public money goes to pay for our Speaker's portraits or not. But the White House presidential portraits are paid for by the outgoing president (or his rich friends) and are presented as a gift to the nation. (He has to give the White House a huge set of expensive china when he leaves too.) Anyway, I really think that Speaker Bercow should pay for his own picture.<br /><br />And speaking of presidential portraits, old Newt may soon be President of the United States (God help us.) And his loony right wing Republican base may not possess the highest of artistic taste. They may tend to favor their portraits painted on black velvet. So here is a suggestion of what Newt's black velvet presidential portrait may look like.<br /><br /><br />http://velvetpaintings.com/Velvet/GOP-Velvet1stCull/slides/NewtGingrich_On_BlackVelvet_Azcona.jpg<br /><br /><br />At least you aren't likely to have to be concerned with a Prime Minister's portrait for Speaker Bercow.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450203101640592230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-19983504380721023632011-11-29T22:03:11.343+00:002011-11-29T22:03:11.343+00:00I see some wag has suggested that the motto should...I see some wag has suggested that the motto should read:<br /><br />Uxor mea barba est <br />(my wife is a beard!)<br /><br />I didn't know there were rumours of dubiety about his sexual proclivities!<br /><br />Jeez, if he had to get a beard he could have got one a bit more presentable than her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-48207270027138914902011-11-29T22:01:07.017+00:002011-11-29T22:01:07.017+00:00LOL Niko
Who you think would be best (apart from ...LOL Niko<br /><br />Who you think would be best (apart from none of them)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-46328234897682131772011-11-29T21:20:37.185+00:002011-11-29T21:20:37.185+00:00my Motto
To be used in the Labour Leadership hust...my Motto<br /><br />To be used in the Labour Leadership hustings<br /><br />"Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others." --G. MarxNikostratoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581441869560921339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-66488705824936833242011-11-29T21:02:39.559+00:002011-11-29T21:02:39.559+00:00That's a good enough one, if the oculus is tak...That's a good enough one, if the oculus is taken to mean, 'by sight', Dean, but there's another translation meaning disgust or dislike or something like that... I assume you mean 'Learn by experience of your own eyes'?<br /><br />I found your clan motto: Audentes Fortuna Juvat<br /><br />Fortune for the audacious?<br /><br />Fortune favours the brave?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-63711621127150556572011-11-29T20:55:16.644+00:002011-11-29T20:55:16.644+00:00It does look like it's a photo. I think I got ...It does look like it's a photo. I think I got it out of the Telegraph so I assumed it was the real thing...<br /><br />Ha ha ha to your pronunciation: And you with a Latin name too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-71459745750861120292011-11-29T20:52:44.122+00:002011-11-29T20:52:44.122+00:00In his case...yes, CH. He most assuredly is.In his case...yes, CH. He most assuredly is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-6527818326147750372011-11-29T20:44:27.796+00:002011-11-29T20:44:27.796+00:00I'll stick with my Clann MacKinnon motto ... p...I'll stick with my Clann MacKinnon motto ... plus an additional one of my own:<br /><br /> Scientia per OculusDean MacKinnon-Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221192592535723681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-63758653938243146312011-11-29T20:43:20.243+00:002011-11-29T20:43:20.243+00:00omnes-aequi-sunt
Is that a hard or soft second S...omnes-aequi-sunt<br /><br /><br />Is that a hard or soft second S ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-52711846752407561452011-11-29T17:13:20.343+00:002011-11-29T17:13:20.343+00:00It just looks like a photograph, even when I look ...It just looks like a photograph, even when I look at magnified so, are you sure it is the right image?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-87022690124499593102011-11-29T16:03:16.487+00:002011-11-29T16:03:16.487+00:00Since my Latin goes no further than ubi and amo am...Since my Latin goes no further than ubi and amo amas amant my translation of "Omnes aequi sunt" is one wet ....cynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-46647632034205072852011-11-29T15:19:52.020+00:002011-11-29T15:19:52.020+00:00Ah yes Mr Biggun. Very amusing. And a pretty good ...Ah yes Mr Biggun. Very amusing. And a pretty good impersonation of the window cleaning man.<br /><br />Anyone of a delicate disposition should avoid listening to it though...<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-43733476185472501452011-11-29T14:57:03.882+00:002011-11-29T14:57:03.882+00:00Mr Bercow commissioned this song to complement his...Mr Bercow commissioned this song to complement his new portrait and coat of arms. I think it encapsulates the man completely. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIHXnDdfOgwIvor Biggunnoreply@blogger.com