tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097235.post5954883846879715654..comments2023-10-19T17:08:35.836+03:00Comments on CORFUCIUS: Corfuciushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12583583284918222360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097235.post-46597622629136233272008-11-25T10:55:00.000+02:002008-11-25T10:55:00.000+02:00These 'people' drive home to slaver over pictures ...These 'people' drive home to slaver over pictures of paved grass. I saw one of their pin-ups the other day:<BR/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/sibadd/332657646/sibaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385376572555781755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097235.post-30432000402968296672008-11-21T23:34:00.000+02:002008-11-21T23:34:00.000+02:00i have dropped enough clangering leaden hints for ...i have dropped enough clangering leaden hints for a lifetime. i'd forget it. george has umpteen fans who write to the local rags sans effect or reaction.Corfuciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583583284918222360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097235.post-84877307902557999412008-11-21T21:38:00.000+02:002008-11-21T21:38:00.000+02:00I *didn't* mean you sounded crass. i meant I was b...I *didn't* mean you sounded crass. i meant I was by suggesting a note to the relevant people at British and German War Graves. I suppose what is really needed is a word in the right person's ear at just the right moment - not about the cemetery but about the man who looks after it.sibaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385376572555781755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097235.post-66614881367317803642008-11-20T22:47:00.000+02:002008-11-20T22:47:00.000+02:00Is it *me* being crass? I know I don't always writ...Is it *me* being crass? I know I don't always write from the heart but i do try to camouflage the bureaucratese. oh dear, i was so much better at all this dissembling in my salad days.Corfuciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583583284918222360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097235.post-27086711426387015662008-11-20T21:29:00.000+02:002008-11-20T21:29:00.000+02:00Oh dear! This sounds crass. As you imply anything ...Oh dear! This sounds crass. As you imply anything for GP, if it is to come at all, needs to come from hearts not bureaucraciessibaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385376572555781755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097235.post-63285093962338765352008-11-20T19:19:00.000+02:002008-11-20T19:19:00.000+02:00Having posted this piece, I would never write to a...Having posted this piece, I would never write to anyone. In fact, I'll probably now take the piece down. <BR/>I'm not now even sure I'll raise it with the German vice-consul, not now I know I'll get it in the neck from she-who-must-never-be-offended.<BR/><BR/>The War Graves Commission has already blundered into the Brit Cemetery, erecting slab-like foundations of various graves and spoiling the Corfuciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583583284918222360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097235.post-45103649078150564422008-11-20T14:40:00.000+02:002008-11-20T14:40:00.000+02:00You drew my attention to GP some time ago and ment...You drew my attention to GP some time ago and mentioning that led to this about the second Corfu Incident:<BR/>http://democracystreet.blogspot.com/search?q=%22a+richer+dust%22<BR/>My mother did not feel up to visiting the German Graves in Crete a few years ago, but we've been to the German Cemetery at Cannock - beautifully tended. I salute your wish and your respect for George Psailas. I doubt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com