40s to 60s films and other episodes were about making the star the central sun, around which all the others satellited. The most egregious example, to my mind, was Jack Lord in Hawaii Five O … many a tale about him. For some reason, Bogey was less contentious, those playing Marlow and earlier the Thin Man and so on.
Lloyd Bridges, again to my mind, did not quite have what it took to be an uber-star or maybe it was the writing in Sea Hunt, maybe the milieu. I’ll run this one below today but using, say, Peter Gunn as a benchmark … well, it pales a bit. You might differ and if so, I’d obviously run more.
9. Afflicted by invaders, wokeleft women, beta yet violent “men”
… plus the evil muvvas controlling them…
8. Beef jerky
7. These are steamed dim sims below
… or as Australians mangle the language … dimmies. They were a staple chippy delicacy, along with chiko rolls…
What is a Chiko Roll?
The Design: Invented by Frank McEncroe in 1951, it was made to be eaten easily with one hand at outdoor events like football matches without needing a plate or cutlery. [1, 2, 3]
The Name: It was first sold as the “Chicken Roll”, even though it has never actually contained chicken.[1]
The Ingredients: The thick, crunchy, egg-and-flour pastry tube is filled with a savoury mixture of cabbage, barley, carrot, celery, onion, and beef or mutton. [1]
Popularity: It is traditionally deep-fried and bought from fish and chip shops or local canteens, often served with tomato sauce.
The issue which chiko rolls had(have) is that they’re junk food and how … whereas dim sims can be half-wholesome, depending on the meat inside…
A dim sim is a popular Australian snack food inspired by traditional Cantonese dim sum and shumaidumplings. What Is a Dim Sim?
Origin: Popularized in Melbourne during the 1940s, they are a staple of Australian takeaway shops, footy matches, and fish-and-chip stores.
Size and Shape: Unlike smaller traditional Chinese dumplings, an Australian dim sim is much larger, heavier, and typically has a thicker, chewy wrapper. [1, 2, 3]
Ingredients: The filling usually combines minced pork or chicken with finely chopped cabbage, onion, and seasonings like soy sauce, sesame oil, and white pepper. [1, 2, 3]
Dim sims were usually on offer either fried or steamed, as in the mini-dimmies in the pic above. I prefer the minis and making my own. Were I to do that, I’d ditch the pork and chicken, necessitating soy sauce, and look for a good piece of steak, either rump or sirloin, bring out the ancient meat grinder, screw it to the table top and make some good mince.
Then I’d have sheets of thin pastry … was thinking filo but I’m out of pastry practice … need to see what is sold these days … but ultra-thin sheets. The making of is not arduous from that point, maybe using onion chutney in a beaker to add when served. But then it’s no longer a dimmie … it’s more like pelmeni or ravioli.
Another Oz “delicacy” was the pie floater. Bowl of pea soup, have a small meat pie floating in the soup. ☺️
(0756) Morning all … poisonous wall to wall, low cloud seeping in. (0816)
5. UK and the Ukraine
4. The return of Steve at 1485
Clancy Defense Attorney Calls on President Trump to Pardon Child Killer Lindsay Clancy After Mistrial
Trump Admin. Responds After City Council in Connecticut Overwhelmingly Votes to Allow Illegal Aliens to Serve as Police Officers
Families Plead for Mamdani to Stay Away from 9/11 Memorial After He Says He’ll Attend Event Despite Their Wishes: “He’s Serving Himself”
Jaguar To Slash 10% of Workforce as Company Attempts a Turnaround After Ridiculous Attempt at a Woke ‘Rebrand’
Pentagon Wants To Pull Forces Out [post war] From Middle East Due To Iranian Strikes
French Opposition Intensifies Criticism Of [The] Ukraine
Covid-19: Engineering dangerous pathogens that never existed on Earth – without inserting a kill switch
What Is The Significance Of The Mecca Pact?
Our Kakistocracy
Much more.
3. When can a soldier speak out?
2. DAD at 1485
a) UN warns Britain over accepting too many fake Asylum seekers.
Britain’s asylum system is under fire after UNHCR warned that weak interviewing creates a real risk of granting asylum to applicants who are not entitled to it. The findings resurfaced alongside a Home Office whistleblower’s claim that only ‘one in 100’ applications are genuine, prompting outrage and ridicule from both politicians and ordinary citizens.
(JH: Ah, extracting the micturation, the evil muvvas)
b) UK. RNLI boats carrying 120 migrants denied entry to two ports.
Crews threatened with criminal prosecution if they approached Southampton and Portsmouth harbours
c) France. Police search for two thieves who stole Renoir paintings worth millions from French museum.
d) German police widen hunt for grid saboteur as more devices found at coal plant
A fresh letter claiming responsibility has been recovered near the Weisweiler power station, while the number of devices defused in Saxony has risen to 21.
e) [Lawfare in Germany?] German state premier Wüst breaks CDU ranks over AfD ban
Critics warn that the push could amount to an attempt to suppress a political rival that the CDU has failed to defeat at the ballot box.
(1710) Just one of those days … weather does not know if it wants to shine or rain, there are strong winds. Evening all. Too many items to post all now, shall try to select carefully. Have a good evening.
20. Still taking the killer jabs?
For those of you still getting the mRNA COVID shot- please STOP and take a few minutes to listen to former Air Force Cardiologist Dr Milhoan testify about the Cardiotoxin Spike protein and the damage it causes!! https://t.co/Qf4zmITved
Based on a story by Clifford Grey, with a screenplay by Sidney Gilliat, the film is a tale about a European express train to Rome carrying diverse characters, including thieves, adulterers, blackmail victims, and an American film star.[4] The film won the American National Board of Review award for Best Foreign Film.[4][5]Rome Express was remade as Halfway to Shanghai” 1941 and Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948).
Just as the train is departing from a station in Paris, Zurta and his colleague Tony just manage to board the train. They have found out that someone they want to see is on board. Another passenger, McBain, a wealthy businessman travelling with his brow-beaten secretary/valet, Mills, learns that a painting by Van Dyck, which he had previously tried to buy and which had later been stolen, has not been recovered and says he would do anything to obtain it. Also on the train are an adulterous couple, an annoyingly sociable Englishman, a French police inspector, and an American film star who is tiring of her fame, accompanied by her manager/publicist.
It transpires that the stolen painting is in the possession of a man, Poole, who conspicuously keeps his briefcase close to him at all times…..
(1257) This is very late and very long … plus it’s one of two, the second tomorrow, both at HQ and Jstack. They’re well worth a read imho, esp. as it’s by an older Pole. (1329)
Not doing too many of these … at this stage, only two of them. Was fine as a child but now … hmmm. And the way they handle thos topic of The Female … not sure any actress would take the role now. As always, I’d like to see a state of relations midway … neither patriarch nor matriarch, with firm man and sane woman.
(1026) Morning all … looked as if it were brightening up, now back to threat of rain … the Britain of old. Been frenetic, I’m coping less these days, slowing down. Maybe you too? I need to explore Morrisons and Vox Populi … more on those later. (1044)
5. You hungry?
This one’s for our junk food junkies, in Britland and across various ponds. £1GB = $US 1.35 this morning.
4. Steve at 1484
Ah, nowt as yet … shall have to chase Steve up, not about blog but if he’s ok. He did mention his mate. That’s to do.
3. Turkish Airlines … uh huh
2. DAD at 1484
a) UK. Just one in 100 asylum claims are true – and migrants use ‘the same script’, Home Office whistleblower says.
b) [With all the excitement of events at Dover and Portsmouth reports of this event were lost. Two translated texts.]
The March for Life took place in London on Saturday, September 5. This year’s theme, “Human Rights for All Human Beings,” highlights the many rights affected by the legalisation of abortion—specifically those of the unborn child, the mother, healthcare professionals, and even those who hold or express pro-life convictions.
c) Brussels pays for research aimed at cutting right-wing appeal among young men
Four Horizon Europe projects worth a combined €11.1 million examined how the Right uses gender, and three of them financed work designed to blunt its appeal.
d) Belgium’s ‘aid worker’ in Gaza turns out to be a Hamas terrorist in the Khan Younis Brigade
Nabhan had worked for Enabel since 2020 on a European programme supporting small businesses in Gaza.
e) Vox takes Sánchez to court over Ceuta
The party has authorised a criminal complaint charging the Prime Minister, the Interior Minister and the Secretary of State for Security with collaborating with terrorism.
