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The World According to Gilbert & Sullivan

Sunday, 24th January 2010

Sunday evening: a roaring log fire, a calming glass of claret and listening to HMS Pinafore. For once, cruel world is vanquished. For a time anyway.

And, of course, Pinafore helps illuminate our Britain too. Here, for instance, is how Bob Ainsworth became Secretary of State for Defence:

And here is what the Barmy Army, if they had any wit about them at all, would sing* every time Kevin Pietersen** comes to the crease:

*If sing they must.

**Or Strauss, Trott and Prior too.


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Snowman

January 24th, 2010 10:20pm Report this comment

Be careful Alex, Sir Joseph may not be pleased by the comparison.

Ronnie

January 25th, 2010 1:14pm Report this comment

Does anyone actually like Gilbert and Sullivan?

JohnAnt

January 25th, 2010 6:09pm Report this comment

And a prophetic critique of New Labour in 'The Gondoliers':
"When everybody's somebody -
Then no one's anybody."

Edmund Jerk

January 25th, 2010 7:27pm Report this comment

Fantastic!

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