Comments on: Snigger

By: So Much For Subtlety

So Much For Subtlety — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:44:15 +0000

I don’t see what the problem with him being a bullet magnet is. After all the problem is usually getting the damn guerillas to come out and fight.

He wanted to stay. I don’t care if he gets blown up. I really don’t see the problem.

That said, I think he needs to suck it up. We fund a lavish lifestyle in return for a hellish few minutes every day. Seems reasonable to me.

The Duchy of Cornwall thing is outrageous though.

That said, he seems to be finally doing something worthwhile with his life. Good for him.

By: Cleanthes

Cleanthes — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:45:47 +0000

dearieme,

“I’ve heard that the young man is an disagreeable prick, but …”

Well, he appears to *have been* – note past tense – little or no more disagreeable than any other 20 year old, whether trustarian or not.

But he is clearly *now* by all accounts a decent, responsible young officer, with a strong concern for the men under his command and the object of their respect – unlike a good number of other 23 year olds in this country.

I particularly note that his troop were dismayed when the MoD stopped him from going to Iraq. Apparently they all sported t-shirts with a “crosshair” on the front and the words “I’m Harry”.

Bullet magnet he may be, but you have be something quite special for others to be ready to take a bullet for you.

By: dearieme

dearieme — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:09:00 +0000

The wildlife remark is presumably an allusion to the allegation that he’d shot a raptor in Norfolk, for which no evidence seemed to be forthcoming. I’ve heard that the young man is an disagreeable prick, but I still take a dim view of bogus allegations against him.

By: AntiCitizenOne

AntiCitizenOne — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:10:00 +0000

sracist!

By: gene berman

gene berman — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:04:34 +0000

Great blog name, that–Recess Monkey. If It’d been me, what with my pun penchant, I’da called it “Recess Monkey, My Cock!”

By: Kay Tie

Kay Tie — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:40:40 +0000

“As for assassinating wildlife, that’s what the aristocracy is for, isn’t it?”

And also for protecting it. You know, New Forest, death penalty for Robin Hood eating the King’s deer.