Can I pledge allegiance to myself?
In the ongoing saga of "Lord Goldsmith is an arse", Jennie, having already covered it well, links today to Larry's Britishness Test, and, well, it amuse me muchly-I knew most of the quotes, and even knew many of the sources, but it's nice to see them all compiled. So, here we go, how British are you?
Poll Larry's Britishness Test
ETA: Gah! Forgot the ticky box for people to say they'd done it. That was really stupid. Ah well, sorry all. Question: I deliberately uncut it, good/bad? Does it work as a form of post?
Answers below the fold: 1. "betray my country"
2. "corrupt... corrupts"
3. "to the top"
4. "vicious"
5. "do the job"
6. "scoundrel"
7. "make up [for] lost time"
8. "trepan... power [and] tyranny"
9. "himself"
10. "incorrectly... wrong remedy"
11. "political dirty work"
12. "eat squirrels"
13. "trivial reasons"
14. "fascist regime"
15. "suppurating fuckstick"
I was in the Scouts, all the way through, I even nearly became a Scout leader before job commitments moved me out of the area (promotion donchaknow, ten years ago now). Theoretically, they don't let atheists in, but that rule is more known by its lack of enforcement.
Do your duty to God and The Queen. That's easy. Duty to god(s) is to remind people, regularly, that there's no such thing. Duty to the Queen? In my youth it was my duty to try to get rid of the pernicious outdated institution. More reserved, informed and gradualist me now considers it my duty to help her and her family be relieved of so many stupid rules and regulations, clarify the powers and update the system-if we're to be in a constitutional monarchy, I'd like it to be a functioning one, and as a monarchist I have little time for "royalists" who seem to want to worship the family-the family isn't relevent, the Crown is what matters.
Gordon was supposed to be ushering a new era of constitutional change, getting rid of the worst bits of St Tone. It said so in his off-the-record press briefings. Anyone see any evidence of it?
Poll Larry's Britishness Test
ETA: Gah! Forgot the ticky box for people to say they'd done it. That was really stupid. Ah well, sorry all. Question: I deliberately uncut it, good/bad? Does it work as a form of post?
Answers below the fold: 1. "betray my country"
2. "corrupt... corrupts"
3. "to the top"
4. "vicious"
5. "do the job"
6. "scoundrel"
7. "make up [for] lost time"
8. "trepan... power [and] tyranny"
9. "himself"
10. "incorrectly... wrong remedy"
11. "political dirty work"
12. "eat squirrels"
13. "trivial reasons"
14. "fascist regime"
15. "suppurating fuckstick"
I was in the Scouts, all the way through, I even nearly became a Scout leader before job commitments moved me out of the area (promotion donchaknow, ten years ago now). Theoretically, they don't let atheists in, but that rule is more known by its lack of enforcement.
Do your duty to God and The Queen. That's easy. Duty to god(s) is to remind people, regularly, that there's no such thing. Duty to the Queen? In my youth it was my duty to try to get rid of the pernicious outdated institution. More reserved, informed and gradualist me now considers it my duty to help her and her family be relieved of so many stupid rules and regulations, clarify the powers and update the system-if we're to be in a constitutional monarchy, I'd like it to be a functioning one, and as a monarchist I have little time for "royalists" who seem to want to worship the family-the family isn't relevent, the Crown is what matters.
Gordon was supposed to be ushering a new era of constitutional change, getting rid of the worst bits of St Tone. It said so in his off-the-record press briefings. Anyone see any evidence of it?