In Which Sabres Are Rattled, By Jingo

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"I heard where they've got a lot of odd gods," said Nobby.
"Yeah, and mad priests," said Colon. "Foaming at the mouth, half of 'em. Believe all kinds of loony things."
They watched the painter in silence for a moment. Colon was dreading the question that came.
"So how exactly are they different from ours, then?" said Nobby. "I mean, some of our

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[spiralsheep]

But why isn't it completely fine for top nations* to have BIG WMD to threaten Other nations and then get pissy when the Other nations who're being threatened want little WMD of their very own? Whyyyyyy? /whyning

I love Jingo. It's genius. With no need for capslock or exclamation marks to persuade. It just is.

* Thank you 1066 And All That

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Indeed it is genius. The 'hope you ain't being unpatriotic' bit was so spot-on, I think I physically winced at its accuracy.

Re: Treacherously good memory for detail has the ex-journalist

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I decided I needed to refresh my memory as to the plot specifics of Jingo. Oooh. At once hilarious with its accuracy and terrifying with its precience. Although life seems to have specially honed his sense of satire, his books don't usually manage to do both of those things in the same breath.