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General Discussion / Re: Should children learn poet...
Last post by muddy - Today at 06:56:45 PMAnd a old poem for today
The Stranger within my gate,
He may be true or kind,
But he does not talk my talk—
I cannot feel his mind.
I see the face and the eyes and the mouth,
But not the soul behind.
The men of my own stock
They may do ill or well,
But they tell the lies I am wonted to,
They are used to the lies I tell.
And we do not need interpreters
When we go to buy and sell.
The Stranger within my gates,
He may be evil or good,
But I cannot tell what powers control—
What reasons sway his mood;
Nor when the Gods of his far-off land
Shall repossess his blood.
The men of my own stock,
Bitter bad they may be,
But, at least, they hear the things I hear,
And see the things I see;
And whatever I think of them and their likes
They think of the likes of me.
This was my father's belief
And this is also mine:
Let the corn be all one sheaf—
And the grapes be all one vine,
Ere our children's teeth are set on edge
By bitter bread and wine.
Rudyard Kipling
The Stranger within my gate,
He may be true or kind,
But he does not talk my talk—
I cannot feel his mind.
I see the face and the eyes and the mouth,
But not the soul behind.
The men of my own stock
They may do ill or well,
But they tell the lies I am wonted to,
They are used to the lies I tell.
And we do not need interpreters
When we go to buy and sell.
The Stranger within my gates,
He may be evil or good,
But I cannot tell what powers control—
What reasons sway his mood;
Nor when the Gods of his far-off land
Shall repossess his blood.
The men of my own stock,
Bitter bad they may be,
But, at least, they hear the things I hear,
And see the things I see;
And whatever I think of them and their likes
They think of the likes of me.
This was my father's belief
And this is also mine:
Let the corn be all one sheaf—
And the grapes be all one vine,
Ere our children's teeth are set on edge
By bitter bread and wine.
Rudyard Kipling
#2
The Chat Room / Re: Boom Radio
Last post by Alex - Today at 06:55:36 PMQuote from: klondike on Today at 06:12:52 PMI doubt anybody here listens to radio on long wave medium wave or short wave as the quality tends to be pretty poor. Half the FM band is taken up by the BBC. Most car radios these days are DAB. I don't find it at all surprising that many new stations are digital only.
Mine's got a handle to wind it up
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General Discussion / Re: Douglas Murray says it as ...
Last post by muddy - Today at 06:47:42 PMQuote from: CHF on Today at 06:39:20 PMThen we can only agree to disagree because I think Farage is the Pied Piper,Aren't many politicians greedy for power ?
amoral and greedy for power.
There are those that become politicians for ideological reasons but they are few and far between .
Others because they feel they can do better , make the country better and make things better for their citizens .
Farage ( and I am not a fan) has no reason to be in Politics
He gets a lot of abuse but he does what so many British people want , he listens .
He listens to the complaints and problems they are facing .
He's not like some virtue signaling prat who wants us the accept mass immigration rape and murder and just shut up .
After all most of the country are just ignorant plebs
We the government know better .
They don't .
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General Discussion / Re: Douglas Murray says it as ...
Last post by JBR - Today at 06:45:52 PMQuote from: GrannyMac on Today at 05:29:29 PMI agree 👍🏽I agree with you both! Personally, I never read the Grauniad, but it does make effective toilet paper.
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The Chat Room / Re: The boring thread.....
Last post by CHF - Today at 06:43:23 PMQuote from: Mups on Today at 01:28:07 PMHow about this then . .There's nothing funnier than folk.
I just read that somebody in California has paid £8,600 for Marilyn Monroe's old 1950's size 36c Bra.
What is the matter with these people? Who would want somebody else's old underwear, famous or not?
They must have far more money then sense.
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General Discussion / Re: Douglas Murray says it as ...
Last post by CHF - Today at 06:39:20 PMThen we can only agree to disagree because I think Farage is the Pied Piper,
amoral and greedy for power.
amoral and greedy for power.
#7
General Discussion / Re: When can we speak ?
Last post by JBR - Today at 06:34:50 PMQuote from: muddy on Today at 01:51:36 PMFree speech is for everyone .I fully agree.
That is the hall mark of a democratic society .
I have read news today (I shall not say where) that TwoTier is determined to limit free speech. He is afraid, apparently, that white British people are accusing some illegal immigrants of serious crime, including murder. Under his watch, the police are beginning to do his bidding by arresting white British people for saying 'the wrong things' and, in some cases, the courts are punishing them, whilst at the same time are issuing much more lenient consequences to 'certain others'.
I am becoming a little worried that as Labour can remain in government for another three years, things are likely to get even worse.
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The Chat Room / Re: The boring thread.....
Last post by klondike - Today at 06:32:53 PMQuote from: Mups on Today at 02:04:31 PMThen tonight, on another channel there is NINE consecutive CHRISTMAS FILMS???? - in flippin' June??Having just turned my thermostat up to put the heating on I can understand that.
When will we be getting Summer heating allowance? It seems to me that all that net zero stuff must actually be working.
June
#9
General Discussion / Should children learn poetry
Last post by muddy - Today at 06:29:46 PMYes IMO they should .
Little children are like sponges they soak up things and a beautiful poem will be remembered all of their lives.
Who among us does not know the Owl and the Pussy cat went to sea ,or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ?
It helps in their literacy their language and their appreciation of the spoken word .
You can bet your bottom dollar that private schools give small children poetry .
Older children too can benefit from poetry .
Feelings....
How do I love thee ? By Elizabeth Barratt Browning
Or the immortal war poets
Rupert Brooke 's Home thoughts from Abroad
These are our history our Britishness
Yes boring progressive teachers think they are bad for children .
Little children are like sponges they soak up things and a beautiful poem will be remembered all of their lives.
Who among us does not know the Owl and the Pussy cat went to sea ,or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ?
It helps in their literacy their language and their appreciation of the spoken word .
You can bet your bottom dollar that private schools give small children poetry .
Older children too can benefit from poetry .
Feelings....
How do I love thee ? By Elizabeth Barratt Browning
Or the immortal war poets
Rupert Brooke 's Home thoughts from Abroad
These are our history our Britishness
Yes boring progressive teachers think they are bad for children .
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The Chat Room / Re: Boom Radio
Last post by klondike - Today at 06:12:52 PMI doubt anybody here listens to radio on long wave medium wave or short wave as the quality tends to be pretty poor. Half the FM band is taken up by the BBC. Most car radios these days are DAB. I don't find it at all surprising that many new stations are digital only.