apom Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 (edited) Seller: "Look this is fabulous, I bought this property a year ago.. and now I am selling it to you for £30,000 more then I paid for it.. I have made £30,000 in a year." Buyer: "This is great.. That means that I can make £30,000 this year from this property to... This is magic.. Amazing no one thought of this before.. This can go on for ever and ever.. I never knew that property could go up in value so fast.... Here's a big wad of money" Seller: "Thank you very much, you won't regret this.. All you need to do is wait and sell and you can be rich beyond your wildest dreams.. Its flawless.. Its easy.. The amount I have made here will pay the deposits against two properties " Edited December 16, 2005 by apom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Your post immediately reminded me of this. Baldrick: Permission to ask a question, sir...Edmund: Permission granted, Baldrick, as long as isn't the one about where babies come from. Baldrick: No, the thing is: The way I see it, these days there's a war on, right? and, ages ago, there wasn't a war on, right? So, there must have been a moment when there not being a war on went away, right? and there being a war on came along. So, what I want to know is: How did we get from the one case of affairs to the other case of affairs? Edmund: Do you mean "How did the war start?" Baldrick: Yeah. George: The war started because of the vile Hun and his villainous empire-building. Edmund: George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganyika. I hardly think that we can be entirely absolved of blame on the imperialistic front. George: Oh, no, sir, absolutely not. (aside, to Baldick) Mad as a bicycle! Baldrick: I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry. Edmund: I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot. Baldrick: Nah, there was definitely an ostrich involved, sir. Edmund: Well, possibly. But the real reason for the whole thing was that it was too much effort *not* to have a war. George: By (Gum? [it's not `God']) this is interesting; I always loved history -- The Battle of Hastings, Henry VIII and his six knives, all that. Edmund: You see, Baldrick, in order to prevent war in Europe, two superblocs developed: us, the French and the Russians on one side, and the Germans and Austro-Hungary on the other. The idea was to have two vast opposing armies, each acting as the other's deterrent. That way there could never be a war. Baldrick: But this is a sort of a war, isn't it, sir? Edmund: Yes, that's right. You see, there was a tiny flaw in the plan. George: What was that, sir? Edmund: It was ********. Baldrick: So the poor old ostrich died for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorant Steve Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Your post immediately reminded me of this. And your post immediately reminded me of Journeys End. Marvellous play - highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 I like the film version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignorant Steve Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 I like the film version. Neanderthal oaf! Culture is what you need. Not some vapid imitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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