Again! Yes, I found some date-expired ham in the fridge and ate a slice yesterday. Since there were no consequences, I've been eating the rest of it today. Nor is that all, there's a packet of date-expired cheapo chicken roll that needs using up. Art?
12th November is practically in-date |
NO! |
If Conrad had weakened and allowed either or both to go gorging on murderous meat, and there had been problems with either end of our little champions, guess who'd get into trouble? Conrad, that's who. So, like the greedy coward he is, he ate it all himself.
Now, from my stomach to Cold War strategic bombers. Do keep up!
The Vickers Valiant
I have mentioned the British H-bomb research programme that ended with Operation Grapple. The tests were rushed because a ban on atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons was due, which had been given a sense of urgency by the South Canadian's "Castle Bravo" shot, which Conrad has decided to call a "frazzle", but which we won't go into here.
The planes used to drop the test devices for Op Grapple were the Vickers Valiant, one of the British "V" bomber force. Art?
Valiantics |
Incidentally, Conrad believes that the strategic RAF bombers were given names that began with "V" because if they got the SCRAMBLE signal, they would render the Sinisters Very Very dead indeed. Sorry, Sinisters!
Vulcan XM558 |
<Imagines the 'Thunderbirds' theme playing> |
Okay, enough Cold War apocalyptic foreboding, let us have something light and fluffy.
"The Archers"
Here your humble scribe refers to the radio programme, not to the bowmen of Agincourt, because that would embarrass any French readers.
Being self-referential again, because at least I know what I'm talking about, I refer you back to yesterday's posts and how North Korea cannot possibly allow it's citizens to listen to the BBC World Service. Conrad jested that hearing "The Archers" would overthrow The Sulky Fat Lad's regime as the starving Nork masses realised what decadent luxury the West lived in. Something along those lines.
North Korean "Activists for Airwave Access to Ambridge" protesting |
Conrad himself never chose to listen to the programme, but all during his childhood the omnibus edition of Sunday afternoon would get played, as Mother doted on it. The Sunday Times, a big roast dinner and The Archers - every Sunday.
Art! No! Think of the French - |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKVGFP93bPg
"Barwick Green" being the name.
Listening to The Archers isn't actually a requirement of being British, but it comes pretty close. Conrad remembers reading the autobiography of a hard-bitten SAS veteran, who mentioned that, every time a group of squaddies got together en masse, you'd always hear a radio playing The Archers theme.
The Archers - conquering the airwaves for King, Queen and country for 66 years |
Conrad tends to read two tropes today - military history and murder mysteries, but he does make occasional forays into other fields, mostly science fiction. One of his favourite authors is Philip K. Dick, as anyone with a long memory may recall, as I've been reading his stuff since being a teenager - which is a very long time ago.
Anyway, enough of people with a surname derived from German. Let us move to Roger Zelazny, whose surname is derived from Polish.
"Roger Who?" I hear you question. Yes, he doesn't have the public recognition of PKD because none of his works have been made into films. A couple of television programmes, yes, and that's it. Art?
Look! Look! The Game of Thrones guy endorses Rog! |
Oh, no, wait a minute, I goofed! "Damnation Alley" got made into a film. Not a very good film, and RZ hated the bones out of it, and it wasn't very successful - something about competition with a film called "War Stars" - but it was a film.
Ah yes the Landmaster |
This puts us at 917 words. Should I go for the tonne? What do you think, audience?
The lady approves |
See you tomorrow!
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