tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post7986587883024650443..comments2024-03-20T16:05:23.293+00:00Comments on The Cynical Tendency: Who Needs Friends?Demetriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-29412180482272639682013-11-08T15:45:34.557+00:002013-11-08T15:45:34.557+00:00As I suspected but did not know for sure (i'm ...As I suspected but did not know for sure (i'm a Yank, as you Brits say) the Kray twins were the original for Monty Python's "Piranha Brothers". see footnote 1<br /><br />With regard to the Royals, I recently saw a Youtube snippet of an interview with Keith Richards about Mick Jagger's knighthood, which he was disparaging, saying that Mick "should have held out for a peerage", and that Keith "wouldn't allow that family near me with a sharp stick, let alone a sword." see footnote 2<br /><br />1 - In my view, the Pythons were the most important applied philosophy collective of the twentieth century. I unpack their main message at http://tinyurl.com/25wbddu<br /><br />2 - The occasion for looking for Keith Richards interviews is that I have begun reading his autobiography. One thing that struck me in one of these interviews is that, when asked what he was currently reading, he cited From Dawn to Decadence by Jacques Barzun. I've gotten a copy of Barzun's book as a Christmas present for my brother, who lent me Keith's book after reading it, as well as a copy for myself.<br />mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-29737451650508769722013-11-08T15:39:36.457+00:002013-11-08T15:39:36.457+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-57888870451716240802013-11-08T15:38:09.408+00:002013-11-08T15:38:09.408+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5001867295510218749.post-52821229786434172272013-11-07T20:15:02.987+00:002013-11-07T20:15:02.987+00:00I don't know why they bother - nobody is taken...I don't know why they bother - nobody is taken in by it.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com