The jewel in the crown of Samizdata.net
A blog for people with a critically rational individualist perspective. We are developing the social individualist meta-context for the future. From the very serious to the extremely frivolous... lets see what is on the mind of the Samizdata people.

Samizdata, derived from Samizdat /n. a system of clandestine publication of banned literature in the USSR
[Russ.,= self-publishing house]
Learn about the Gadsden flag.

Support Denmark and Free Speech against totalitarian Islam.
Default font size Large font size Larger font size
There is much to find for those who look
White Rose
Print Version
Blogging Glossary
Pictures
Meme hacks
Merchandise
Samizdata for PDA
Syndicate Samizdata.net
XMLRDF
Samizdata.net is one of the 100 most influential blogs in the blogosphere
We are not alone

White Rose protest blog collective

Libertarian Alliance
Libertarian Alliance

Centre for the New Europe

Libertarian International
Liberty's cause transcends
mere national borders





Made possible by...
Web and graphic design by the dissident frogman

Powered by Movable Type
 
March 20, 2005
Sunday
 
 
Samizdata quote of the day
Brian Micklethwait (London)  Slogans/quotations
Trackbacks to this post (0)

I'm all for equality. I am. That's why I let my female staff work longer than the men so they can earn the same.

- the Pub Landlord on telly last night

Comments

*Shakes head, totally bewildered by the British Pub Culture reference*

And another thing; when is the Culture Blog coming back?


Posted by Scott Wickstein at March 20, 2005 11:10 AM

Priceless.

Scott, Brian's blog is being fixed as we speak (blog?)...


Posted by Adriana at March 20, 2005 11:39 AM

Brian - he's been telling that same joke for at *least* a decade...


Posted by I'm suffering for my art at March 20, 2005 11:51 AM

You're suffering for your art:

Good for him, it's very funny, and I'm very grateful that he kept repeating it long enough for me to finally hear it.

That one about Wilkinsonland (i.e. Australia) is starting to date badly, though. Wilkinson hasn't played for England since the World Cup, and England are consequently not at all what they were. (I'm talking about rugby by the way.)


Posted by Brian Micklethwait at March 20, 2005 12:33 PM

Brian - I found it funny when I first heard it too. Which was when I was in year 10 (15 years of age) - I'm 24 now. Haven't heard the Wilkinsonland joke, though... as an Aussie I mightn't be so amused - even on the first telling. :)


Posted by I'm suffering for my art at March 20, 2005 02:45 PM
Post a comment









Remember personal info?


Enter anti-spambot Turing code:





Select some text and click this to format it as a quote Make the selected text bold Make the selected text italic Add a web link


Basic html active.

Alas, but for obscure reasons Mozilla, Mac and Linux users shall not harness to power of the push-button formatting options and shall therefore compose basic html with their bare hands. Yet Mozilla, Mac and Linux users shall not fear, for we shall reveal forthwith the mysteries of Basic Html:

<strong>This text in-between is bold</strong>

<em>This text is in italics</em>

And
<blockquote>This is a quote</blockquote>
Remember to close your opened tags as such: <tag> tagged text and closing </tag> and we promise you will get out of here alive.

For adding links, either use the link URL button on the toolbar or enter your code by hand in the following format:
<a href="http://www.your_link.com">your link text or description here</a>

Movable Type's anti-spambot e-mail address protection is enabled.

You are a guest on private property. Have fun but please be civil and succinct. Blogroaches will be persecuted, not to mention IP banned.

Long third party quotes or articles will also be deleted... so just link to articles you think are germane to your comment, don't quote the whole bloody thing.