tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post1555481675935623458..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Well, they wouldn’t, would they?Tim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-73090425236523189892011-04-21T14:57:00.272+01:002011-04-21T14:57:00.272+01:00I'd forgotten him, FR. Thanks. No, really, tha...I'd forgotten him, FR. Thanks. No, really, thanks.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-86860835208850391132011-04-20T07:37:42.168+01:002011-04-20T07:37:42.168+01:00The only Cicero with any real cultural significanc...The only Cicero with any real cultural significance is the Pet Shop Boys protégé who was the next big thing in 1992*:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3TC582lvYU<br /><br />*he wasn'tFat Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-4078809653806675922011-04-20T07:37:14.682+01:002011-04-20T07:37:14.682+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fat Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374906684948810408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-7906071270969042192011-04-19T04:14:40.393+01:002011-04-19T04:14:40.393+01:00When Profumo died, someone (Simon Jenkins?) said t...When Profumo died, someone (Simon Jenkins?) said that he exemplified the distinction between a bad man, and a good man who'd once done a bad thing. A pretty good tribute, I'd say.<br /><br />BWT: If this is just a Cliveden PR apple-C, that does seem to be the market they're looking to. But I thought Jenny Agutter's husband ran Cliveden these days? Surely she's classier than that, even when she's naked. Especially when she's naked.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-18550449184834873052011-04-18T22:02:51.706+01:002011-04-18T22:02:51.706+01:00They do nice snacks in the orangerie - you used to...They do nice snacks in the orangerie - you used to be able to feel posh by association - though it's more footballers these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-23200233449248356842011-04-18T07:49:19.533+01:002011-04-18T07:49:19.533+01:00It does at least remind us of the dignity with whi...It does at least remind us of the dignity with which the disgraced Profumo lived out the rest of his life in silence and servitude. John Prescott could take note...Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.com