Henry James, Edith Wharton, Mr. Kipling - ah lads, you're all getting a bit high-brow for this particular pleb!
Henry James, Edith Wharton, Mr. Kipling - ah lads, you're all getting a bit high-brow for this particular pleb!
Hitchhiking's more of a challenge on the road less travelled.
frequent (October 5th, 2017)
Did you kick out the giants?
whitemouse (October 6th, 2017)
Sorry FRM, you're going to have to explain that one.
Hitchhiking's more of a challenge on the road less travelled.
Not really too highbrow. Henry James and Edith Wharton are two of Americas best authors, but both are read less and less as the years past. While great, their works are dated. Henry James called Kipling "the most complete man of genius, as distinct from fine intelligence, that I have ever known." I am not completely sure what James meant by that, but while he is read less and less,IMHO Kipling's stories are still nearly as entertaining as the day they were written.Originally Posted by joe552
Are you not standing on the shoulders of Giants?
Thus you're hardly a pleb.
Boris (Teresa's nemesis) would agree with Henry James on that one.
The British ambassador had to tell him in diplomatic terms to STFU becsuse he recited the colonial 'Road to Mandalay' while making merit in a big Burmese temple within earshot of all and sundry. Then he followed up with another ditty about bringing the British soldiers back or something like that.
Khor tose (October 7th, 2017)
I thought that clip of the Ambassador telling Boris to STFU was hilarious.
Hitchhiking's more of a challenge on the road less travelled.
But he did it diplomatically.
When a reserved Englishman tells you that such and such is "inappropriate " or worse still "wholly inappropriate " that's the equivalent of STFU.
Boris just kept on muttering rhymes like a schoolboy who's found with the biscuit tin but carries on eating after the fact.
Yes, hilarious.
(Memo to the Yanks: The English don't have 'Cookie Jars')
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