November 01, 2003
It's War!
I am not a great fan of war and the reasons that they are caused by are an emotive subject. However, there is no denying they have happened or are happening. I mean we went to war with Iraq apparently to get rid of those invisible weapons of mass destruction then that Tony Bliar added the word "Programme" and said we were looking for that. And oh it was really for humanitarian grounds in fact. So that's OK, you just stand there while I shoot you and I will justify my actions later. Moving swiftly on...
Here's a good thing to try: Go to google and type in "french military victories" and then press "I'm feeling lucky". That's about right.
The Imperial War Museum is fab. Here are my two Likely Lads standing besides a 15 inch shell that goes in these 50 foot cannons that were in service 90 years ago.
There was plenty more to see...
I love this shot through sign which says "DO NOT STAND ABOUT HERE. Even if you are not hit somebody else will be".
However cunning our Cabinet Office were during WW1 and WW2, their techniques have not been passed down to the janitors. This piece of semtex razor duct tape didn't worry me - I easily urinated over the top of it. Now, if it had a sign that said No Man's Land that would have been different.
The Spitfire! It's the perfect plane. Glorious!
And it gets better. We can club together and buy one.
Posted by grahame at November 1, 2003 08:33 AM