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humphrey_clarke

The Retreat from Moscow

Feb 13, 2006 18:51

About a fortnight ago I wandered into WH.Smiths in search of a suitable book to read on the tube. I headed straight for the history section and cast my eyes over the limited selection available. Two books grabbed my attention. The first was ‘1812, the story of Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow’. The other was some tome about the First Crusade whose ( Read more... )

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davidn February 13 2006, 12:17:50 UTC

Whenever I've been on a train in this country it seems to be entirely populated by Daily Star readers.

humphrey_clarke February 14 2006, 09:51:00 UTC

The average passenger on the late night service to George V can't speak English, let alone read the Daily Star

pheowulf February 13 2006, 14:20:26 UTC

I believe you have the greatest LJ in existence and I appreciate your passion for history. I plan on visiting Nottingham some day.

humphrey_clarke February 14 2006, 09:49:18 UTC

'I believe you have the greatest LJ in existence'

Cheers, thats quite an accolade!.

I wouldn't advise visiting Nottingham though, that is unless you fancy being shot, robbed or unemployed.

pheowulf February 14 2006, 10:48:59 UTC

All right, thank you for the advice. But surely not all of East Anglia is that bad?

humphrey_clarke February 14 2006, 10:58:37 UTC

Nottingham is in the east midlands. I'm from East Anglia originally (Sudbury) but I ended up in Nottingham because of law school. East Anglia isn't bad at all, although I think Ipswich is a bit of shithole from what I remember.

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humphrey_clarke February 14 2006, 09:54:11 UTC

Its always a shock when you pull your boots on and 3 of your toes come off. Must remember to ask for a refund for that siberian package holiday.

danielwarden February 14 2006, 04:06:15 UTC

Again, a brilliant piece of work. You comment about bosses locking themselves away in their offices brings to mind the idea of the "alpha male" you know that purile idea that man is at his best when he is most animal...utter tosh in my opinon.

humphrey_clarke February 14 2006, 09:52:43 UTC

'man is at his best when he is most animal'

Great idea. I shall start sniffing other people's behinds and licking my own testicles ASAP.

okokjazz February 15 2006, 03:49:18 UTC

...I thought EVERY man had already TRIED to lick his own testicles? Because if you can bend THAT far surely girls become unnecessary? The fact that me and so many women like me are still in heterosexual relationships, however, would seem to suggest that as yet men have not yet evolved in such a way that the last rib has become removable at will...

cheers lilyjane February 15 2006, 10:41:41 UTC

i agree with the above comment to the effect that you have the awesomest lj ever.

i also often find books about stalin hillarious.