Mandy Rice-Davies again … of course I’d say it! What made the episodes bearable were the femmes and I’m sure neither leading man would have disagreed … they seem to have recycled Susan George, Annette Andre, Suzan Farmer and Catherine Schell, among many.
(0900) Bleah out there. Morning. (0917)
10. The Figen
9. Inevitable too
8. Israel obviously put their best agent in there
7. Not often I’d back something Dan Hodges would write
6. Longrider with an interesting thought on inevitability
Also an interesting thought from reader Mark:
“It’s not going against advice, it’s a wilful refusal to be told anything by anybody. Me, me, me! Symptomatic of the infantilization of society.
Well, they will be getting it good and hard and I’m sorry, I really don’t have a shred of sympathy.
Oh, these two narcissists will get out sooner or later (sickening to think what price the mad mullahs will be able to extract) and doubtless (like the above mentioned Iranian born, Iranian – who don’t recognise dual nationality – passport holder) will embark on a “woe is us” tour for sympathy and giggles.
They may well find it a different country to the one they left. I do hope so!”
5. Vox with an interesting thought
“If you look at ancient history, the rivalries between Athens and Sparta, and between Carthage and Rome, all ended the same way; with the land power eventually defeating the sea power. This is because sea power is intrinsically offensive, which means that it doesn’t have much in the way of defense in depth once its advantages are counteracted in one way or another.”
4. Suppose we’ll have to cover it
(0635) Awoke a short time ago, nit mightily by spam, which could be me, could be as a result of my backend, ha ha or could be anything, even WP. No matter. Here’s a bit of doggerel I read on the loo minutes ago:
The rain, it raineth on the just
And also on the unjust fella
But chiefly on the just, because
The unjust steals the just’s umbrella.
3. I ran this on X and shall run it many times, at intervals
This was in a sorority locker room before the “modern” girls demanded it be painted over:
This was a few days ago, on X:
I imagine a typical conversation might go:
Her: Hi!
Me: Hello there. Excuse me … am I addressing a lady, a THOT or one of those Woke feminazis with dyed hair who glues herself to roads? Just to know what I can and cannot say, also … I don’t know where you’ve been.
Her: Do you always address ladies this way?
Me: Ah, thought you might be a lady, forgive me. I’m also well aware that men are some of the worst hypocrites, cheats, demanding impossible criteria in a lady which they would never apply to themselves. Plus many get violent and dismissive, esp. those from certain demographics.
Her: Ah, so we are on the same page after all. (I invite her into the cafe, opening the door, sure there’s enough cash on me.)
(Seated, she opens the banter) Anyway, Mr. James, what should it matter where I’ve been? Do you plan to take my virginity at our first meeting or indeed any time before our courtship and marriage?
Me: Touché.
2. DAD at 1123:2 for Monday and welcome back
a) The following opinion piece illuminates an internecine squabble in the Socialist Party of France. (JH: It relates to the deathcult)…
b) After not receiving any help from the police, French farmers decided to take matters into their own hands to get rid of an illegal gypsy camp that had set up on their land.
c) According to Sud Ouest newspaper, the Saint-Pierre church in Aulnay-de-Saintonge [not far from me], a 13th-century Romanesque jewel, was vandalised on the evening of Friday, August 1, 2025.
d) I found this video, but have not been able to confirm the details. If it is correct, then I predict a division in the Roman Catholic Church in the near future. (JH: I’ve not looked through yet, still loading Monday 1-5, but shall do, though my next stop will be Ann Barnhardt, plus anything on X.
1. Housekeeping
The first thing I saw, after the piece of doggerel, was a note from DAD that he could not get a youtube to expand at 1123:2. That may well have been so on his device, with his provider or sometimes, it can be ours … we are subject to two devices, providers, ancillary functionaries. It only takes one setting in Settings to bgr it up, scuse my French.
Unfortunately for us, the only way is testing variable after carisble, one at a time, to see what “grabs” or not. As it turns out, it’s working here, so might be across Britland, only readers can say.
Second point is my numbering at 1123 … it neglects Andy and DAD’s second … that’s because it is related to DAD 1123:2, rather than a new theme. The second YT url is the same video as the first. So it’s not snubbing in any way, chaps, just a quirk of the numbering system.