tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post9221501593269243787..comments2024-03-25T15:07:41.959+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Heady TimesNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-90853551563893381522017-03-31T10:40:39.100+01:002017-03-31T10:40:39.100+01:00Extispicy! Thanks Bay Song - you've extended m...Extispicy! Thanks Bay Song - you've extended my vocabulary. <br />Glad to hear about the gout, Waldo - and love the self-description, though I'm too much of a quietist these days to join in with the arm-flapping...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-61935997674358319732017-03-31T04:24:23.693+01:002017-03-31T04:24:23.693+01:00Last time I sarcastically offered to practice exti...Last time I sarcastically offered to practice extispicy on a progressive, he said, "I'm in, and it will be my treat!" <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393091024532774375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-66010615561507921032017-03-30T06:07:10.992+01:002017-03-30T06:07:10.992+01:00I had a feeling that, sooner or later, someone wou...I had a feeling that, sooner or later, someone would use the phrase 'renaissance of haruspicy.' It was on the tip of my tongue but you beat me to it Waldonymous.Guy Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304053177188950094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-55395834228015152092017-03-30T04:26:18.099+01:002017-03-30T04:26:18.099+01:00In more good news for you retroprogressives, I not...In more good news for you retroprogressives, I note that gout is mounting a strong comeback, especially among adherents of various "Paleo" dietary regimens.<br /><br />I've got to admit that you're in the midst of a strong run, with torture by "civilized" nations making a return during the oughts and xenophobia roaring back this decade. With the failure of the punditocracy to predict Brexit and Trump, can a renaissance of haruspicy be far behind?<br /><br />I consider myself neither a progressive nor a retro, preferring instead to run in circles flapping my arms spastically, in my opinion a much more accurate representation of the way the world really works. Waldonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-5780306960081171992017-03-29T21:02:03.219+01:002017-03-29T21:02:03.219+01:00Good grief - that is indeed excessive. Glad Al Mur...Good grief - that is indeed excessive. Glad Al Murray's on the right track though.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-8838362691790941812017-03-29T19:00:58.337+01:002017-03-29T19:00:58.337+01:00Al Murray, the 'Pub Landlord' is currently...Al Murray, the 'Pub Landlord' is currently on tour with a comedy routine called "Going Backwards Together." Cheered me up. I was particularly heartened as I attended a parents' evening recently at the school where I used to work. My old (young) Headmaster made a speech in which he used the term 'going forwards' eight times in 10 minutes. It's just a nervous tic for some people.Guy Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304053177188950094noreply@blogger.com