Comments on: On British diplomatic ingenuity http://www.yourish.com/2006/10/19/2160 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2006/10/19/2160/comment-page-1#comment-22209 Michael Lonie Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:03:52 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/10/19/2160#comment-22209 It's the Sir Humphrey Appleby solution. It’s the Sir Humphrey Appleby solution.

]]> By: SnoopyTheGoon http://www.yourish.com/2006/10/19/2160/comment-page-1#comment-22177 SnoopyTheGoon Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:14:56 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/10/19/2160#comment-22177 I am still at loss here, Saba H, but my recollection tells me the word is rather rude ;-) I am still at loss here, Saba H, but my recollection tells me the word is rather rude ;-)

]]> By: Sabba Hillel http://www.yourish.com/2006/10/19/2160/comment-page-1#comment-22174 Sabba Hillel Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:29:16 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/10/19/2160#comment-22174 <blockquote>There is some other word that describes that fit of diplomatic ingenuity, but I have forgotten it at the moment. I am sure it will come to me later, though, so please stay in touch… </blockquote> A number of words come to mind besides stupidity. Appeasement, Treason, Suicide, Surrender, ... Actually, I would think that the officers should be allowed to carry out target practice.

There is some other word that describes that fit of diplomatic ingenuity, but I have forgotten it at the moment. I am sure it will come to me later, though, so please stay in touch…

A number of words come to mind besides stupidity. Appeasement, Treason, Suicide, Surrender, …

Actually, I would think that the officers should be allowed to carry out target practice.

]]> By: chsw http://www.yourish.com/2006/10/19/2160/comment-page-1#comment-22168 chsw Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:20:11 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2006/10/19/2160#comment-22168 My kindertransportee father was thrown out of boarding school for being an enemy German too close to Windsor Castle. His uncles were thrown into holding camp in northern Wales (his parents could not get visas out of Germany) which later served as POW camps. The contrast of treatment is striking, but British official stupidity is still the same. However, while in 1939 potential allies were imprisoned along with the enemy, now the enemy is loose and the military is confined. chsw My kindertransportee father was thrown out of boarding school for being an enemy German too close to Windsor Castle. His uncles were thrown into holding camp in northern Wales (his parents could not get visas out of Germany) which later served as POW camps.

The contrast of treatment is striking, but British official stupidity is still the same. However, while in 1939 potential allies were imprisoned along with the enemy, now the enemy is loose and the military is confined.

chsw

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