It's
happened before and the latest example is the Indonesian host playing
the fascist anthem instead of the real national 'himno'
when a Spanish lady took gold in the world badminton
championships. Poor girl. She looked bemused, as well she might. In
this rendition of the anthem, the part of the clown in various comic
outfits is played by Francisco Franco. And the part of the supportive religious nuts is played by the Catholic church.
Talking of madness . . . It's not 7 men who've been killed this summer in bullrunning/baiting: It's now 10.
Those UK
citizens worried about the implications of a Brexit from the EU and
looking at Spanish citizenship, should know they'd have to renounce
their British citizenship. But this isn't allowed by the UK, meaning
they'd then have 2 nationalities. Though not dual nationality, as
Spain won't recognise their UK nationality. Got it? If not,
don't worry; a Brexit is very unlikely.
Talking of
the UK . . . Why does the British Prime Minister have to twit he's delighted Lord Coe has become President of the
International Athletics Association? Does he really have to get down
with the lads? Is there nothing that's now below the dignity of this
office holder? Obviously not.
Talking of
Galician beaches . . . Reader Sierra has sent this video of Lugo
province's Cathedrals beach. When I was last there, a Swedish couple
asked me to take their foto, standing right on the edge of cliff. As
you do, I suggested they move back a metre. And was
horrified when they started to do so. Maybe they were just joshing
me, but it didn't look like it.
Taking of
the afterlife . . . Do you regard all these quotes as arrant
nonsense? Or just 3 of them? From a panel discussion on sunday's BBC TV:-
- Christian: The balance of probability is that there's an afterlife.
- Hindu: Quantum physics has proved there's an afterlife.
- Atheist 1: I don't judge people's beliefs. [Including those of ISIS, one assumes]
- Atheist 2: Why do people think they need an excuse to be good?
Finally
. . . Just heard this quote, attributed to a lady called Vivian Greene: Life's not
about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in
the rain. Amen to that. Here's her web page, which may or may not appeal
to all. Like me, she sees herself as "a visionary,
artist, author and entrepreneur". But she's making a lot more
money than me. Which wouldn't be hard.
Also
heard on Sky: Drinking just one glass of wine a day can shorten your
life. And that being born invariably results in death.
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