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Post by bowie on Feb 19, 2016 22:26:41 GMT 7
"Brothers In Arms"
These mist-covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you'll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms
Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've witnessed your suffering
As the battle raged high
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones
Now the sun's gone to hell
And the moon riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
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Post by rgs2001uk on Feb 19, 2016 22:40:35 GMT 7
"Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we were all equal in the end"
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Post by bowie on Feb 19, 2016 22:43:53 GMT 7
I dedicate this to all who argued today over "truths"! Yes exclamation mark Bleth , CMK ,my friends.
Truth.
"Brothers In Arms"
These mist-covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you'll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms
Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've witnessed your suffering
As the battle raged high
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones
Now the sun's gone to hell
And the moon riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
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Post by bowie on Feb 19, 2016 23:01:41 GMT 7
Let's cut to the alcoholics thread and change brothers to sisters and those who helped ,did not judge, (did, but without malice)helped. No did not sympathise,stated facts. Those you could listen to, marry; pikeys, whores,reprobates; those who knew and understood.
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Post by rgs2001uk on Feb 19, 2016 23:07:45 GMT 7
^^^ Prefer Rudyard Kilping myself, I hear he makes exceedingly good cakes.
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Post by buhi on Feb 19, 2016 23:32:23 GMT 7
Kipling
Fuzzy-Wuzzy (Soudan Expeditionary Force) We've fought with many men acrost the seas, An' some of 'em was brave an' some was not: The Paythan an' the Zulu an' Burmese; But the Fuzzy was the finest o' the lot. We never got a ha'porth's change of 'im: 'E squatted in the scrub an' 'ocked our 'orses, 'E cut our sentries up at Suakim, An' 'e played the cat an' banjo with our forces. So 'ere's to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, at your 'ome in the Soudan; You're a pore benighted 'eathen but a first-class fightin' man; We gives you your certificate, an' if you want it signed We'll come an' 'ave a romp with you whenever you're inclined. We took our chanst among the Khyber 'ills, The Boers knocked us silly at a mile, The Burman give us Irriwaddy chills, An' a Zulu impi dished us up in style: But all we ever got from such as they Was pop to what the Fuzzy made us swaller; We 'eld our bloomin' own, the papers say, But man for man the Fuzzy knocked us 'oller. Then 'ere's to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, an' the missis and the kid; Our orders was to break you, an' of course we went an' did. We sloshed you with Martinis, an' it wasn't 'ardly fair; But for all the odds agin' you, Fuzzy-Wuz, you broke the square. 'E 'asn't got no papers of 'is own, 'E 'asn't got no medals nor rewards, So we must certify the skill 'e's shown In usin' of 'is long two-'anded swords: When 'e's 'oppin' in an' out among the bush With 'is coffin-'eaded shield an' shovel-spear, An 'appy day with Fuzzy on the rush Will last an 'ealthy Tommy for a year. So 'ere's to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, an' your friends which are no more, If we 'adn't lost some messmates we would 'elp you to deplore; But give an' take's the gospel, an' we'll call the bargain fair, For if you 'ave lost more than us, you crumpled up the square! 'E rushes at the smoke when we let drive, An', before we know, 'e's 'ackin' at our 'ead; 'E's all 'ot sand an' ginger when alive, An' 'e's generally shammin' when 'e's dead. 'E's a daisy, 'e's a ducky, 'e's a lamb! 'E's a injia-rubber idiot on the spree, 'E's the on'y thing that doesn't give a damn For a Regiment o' British Infantree! So 'ere's to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, at your 'ome in the Soudan; You're a pore benighted 'eathen but a first-class fightin' man; An' 'ere's to you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, with your 'ayrick 'ead of 'air— You big black boundin' beggar—for you broke a British square! Soldier, Soldier "Soldier, soldier come from the wars,
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Post by bowie on Feb 20, 2016 0:08:22 GMT 7
I suggest someone read Kipling, Dickens ( his inspiration) and Angus Wilson, the queer. Nothing will change him though. Why care?
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Post by bowie on Feb 20, 2016 0:11:54 GMT 7
Who reads anymore? Oh, sorry, the Bleth will suffice.
Not sure,maybe.
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Post by siampolee on Feb 20, 2016 9:31:48 GMT 7
Kipling also had a splendid ''second arrow to his bow you know, his fletcher was a versatile forward looking type.
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Post by AyG on Feb 20, 2016 10:23:41 GMT 7
And the relevance of his sexuality is what, precisely?
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Post by bowie on Feb 20, 2016 10:42:16 GMT 7
And the relevance of his sexuality is what, precisely? The relevance was the thread I was commenting on, the one now locked, Rhodes. Angus Wilson was a teacher of mine at university; an expert on Dickens and Kipling. Also of British imperialism. His sexuality was never a concern of mine.I care not, know my own sexuality.
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Post by cmk on Feb 20, 2016 12:42:00 GMT 7
Perhaps it's a good thing to know people's sexuality. Not a good idea to marry a man hating lesbian if you are a guy.
It would be nice if folks wore a little tag because I always keep getting mixed up about which side the earring is on.
Left is right and right is wrong or something like that kind of like a tag but late at night when drunk things get confused.
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Post by me on Feb 20, 2016 12:55:19 GMT 7
Perhaps it's a good thing to know people's sexuality. Not a good idea to marry a man hating lesbian if you are a guy. It would be nice if folks wore a little tag because I always keep getting mixed up about which side the earring is on. Left is right and right is wrong or something like that kind of like a tag but late at night when drunk things get confused. Although I firmly believe that anyone can be of whatever religion, race, gender or sexual orientation as long as this does not effect others I would consider there are times knowledge of this is relevant. Knowledge of a politicians religeon are relevant if they are charged with considering access to contraception. Similarly in the case of an author it is relevant as it shows some of the influences on his work.
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