The Sunday rumble

The European Union's dis-union!   Still, at least they provide a constant source of chuckles!  Apparently, they have been trying to organise a "Conference on the Future of Europe" but, alas and alack, according to The Telegraph, they cannot agree on how or when or even who to direct it:

But the idea quickly became mired in inter-institutional squabbling, which has meant the overdue event ended up with no fewer than six presidents, rather than the single one originally planned. [My emphasis]  

Could you trust them to organise a 'piss-up' in a brewery?

 

'Mrs. MacWhinge' sings the blues:   According to sundry reports, the political wind in bonny Scotland is not exactly lifting 'Mrs. MacWhinge's kilt, let alone her spirits.  At last, 'the Jocks' are taking a hard look at her and even more of them are unimpressed by what they see.

 

Farewell, Murray Walker, and thanks!   I was very sorry to hear of the death of Murray Walker, the 'voice of F1 racing'.  His Grand Prix commentaries were knowledgeable and entertaining.

 

Anyone fancy a game of marbles?   Well, the Greeks do because they are repeating, yet again, their demand that Britain returns the Elgin marbles which were begged, borrowed or stolen (you choose!) by the beastly Brits back in the 19th century. 

 

Frankly, I'm on the side of the Greeks!

 

More rumbles later - maybe!

 

 

 

Comments

[Whyaxye]

Trouble is, the marbles were never owned by a country called "Greece"' and they were purchased legitimately. The Greeks could always make us an offer, of course. Add inflation, storage, restorations - it's not going to be cheap.

[Glesga]

And when the Islamists invade they will be destroyed. Better in the UK I say. The Greeks can visit when the cheap flights resume.

[Penseivat]

If the items had not been saved by being bought, legally, from the Ottoman rulers, they would, by now, have been incorporated in the foundations of a block of houses. Of course, in such a situation, the Greeks would now be seeking reparations from the British government for allowing such an obscene act to take place.

[Richard]

While agreeing that the Elgin Marbles are legitimately ours, I have to say that visits to the British Museum in London and the Pushkin Gallery in Moscow caused a most ungracious question to come into my head.

From where and from whom did they nick all these beautiful things from?

[JK]

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/03/meghan-for-president.php

Holy crap! Anything in your legal code David you can point to so that I can get the balling rolling on my end?

[AussieD]

You could let the Greeks have them back if they are prepared to pay in Pounds Stirling at today's rate;

Removal and transport from Athens to London

Storage at the Brit Museum for 208 years

Restoration of the items

Provision of security at the current rate for 4922 hours

Removal from the Museum and transport back to Greece

Replacement in their original position

Payment to be made in advance and only on condition that the Greeks can prove continuous possession from the time of Phidias in terms of unbroken ownership.

Probably comes to more than they could raise in the next 100 years

[JK]

https://babylonbee.com/news/surviving-ww2-vet-recounts-harrowing-story-of-the-lack-of-trans-representation-on-d-day

[AussieD]

That's priceless JK.

[Whitewall]

No one does comedy- commentary like the Bee.

[Eric from Chilwell]

I really don't know why it is called the British Museum, There are very few British exhibits