tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post115761646810665506..comments2023-08-17T11:47:11.821+01:00Comments on James and the Blue Cat: Nice biscuits though.James Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157800625632263292006-09-09T12:17:00.000+01:002006-09-09T12:17:00.000+01:00I was going to say that it looks like Charon cruis...I was going to say that it looks like Charon cruising down the Styx to Hades, but then someone beat me to it and mentioned it. I'm not sure about the scythe either, entropy.<BR/><BR/>The clock tower looks spookily like the Albert Clock tower in Belfast which I'm sure none of you have seen. Albert is built on top of the original river of Belfast (the Farset); therefore the foundations are mushy and it leans slightly (like the tower of Piza, well not quite as much as that).<BR/><BR/>Pointless bit of trivia there.Catpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005004525132934006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157800480770396412006-09-09T12:14:00.000+01:002006-09-09T12:14:00.000+01:00Wow it all sounds rather exciting. I like the mura...Wow it all sounds rather exciting. I like the mural of Death. How mad. Not the most relaxing thing to see in a hotel but we've got to keep a balance I suppose.<BR/>Haha.BiScUiTshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906733831881886350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157782132818162292006-09-09T07:08:00.000+01:002006-09-09T07:08:00.000+01:00I should point out (because of being irritatingly ...I should point out (because of being irritatingly pretentious and pedantic) that saying that Collioure is in France (and therefore French) isn't really correct - technically it's true, but really it's in the mythical land of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitania" REL="nofollow">Occitania</A>, which is Catalan in flavour, thinks of Barcelona as its capital, and has its own language (Occitan, a Romance language that's more Catalan than French), flag, culture, separatist movement and that. Not unlike Cornwall, in fact.<BR/><BR/>God, I'm tiresome.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157767330327538252006-09-09T03:02:00.000+01:002006-09-09T03:02:00.000+01:00Dude, reason #1 for vising James Henry's blog is t...Dude, reason #1 for vising James Henry's blog is to *guffaw*.<BR/><BR/>*guffaws*the triple Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714264073912276276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157763926926320552006-09-09T02:05:00.000+01:002006-09-09T02:05:00.000+01:00i can't say i remember seeing Death floating aroun...i can't say i remember seeing Death floating around the harbour last time i was in Collioure...maybe i was just too distracted by all those wonderful crepes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157751869217016042006-09-08T22:44:00.000+01:002006-09-08T22:44:00.000+01:00Opps spelling mistakes. Apologies and gigglesOpps spelling mistakes. Apologies and gigglesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157751789517677372006-09-08T22:43:00.000+01:002006-09-08T22:43:00.000+01:00Well I knew the French enjoyed their sculptures an...Well I knew the French enjoyed their sculptures and whatnot (in fact they're probably rejects from the Frence equivalent of our Tate Modern) scattered all over their roundabouts and along the motorways, but the picture tiles are a new one on me. Probably because I only frequent camp sites in France and don't get to see inside the big posh hotels. Just as well, I don't want to sleep in a room knowing Death is just lurking around outside the door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157721968487650112006-09-08T14:26:00.000+01:002006-09-08T14:26:00.000+01:00Seeing a good hat always makes my day. Would a fre...Seeing a good hat always makes my day. <BR/><BR/>Would a french chick avec gun and wearing a hat be extra good in your eyes James?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157716922425245142006-09-08T13:02:00.000+01:002006-09-08T13:02:00.000+01:00Again I say; how come you get all the fun/luck/gun...Again I say; how come you get all the fun/luck/guns ... ooh, now that bit sounded bad. Scrap that. <BR/><BR/>I miss a good, honest *snigger* myself ...Terri Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01128748951796407341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157711278539459992006-09-08T11:27:00.000+01:002006-09-08T11:27:00.000+01:00Sorry, that was in response to Tim rather than But...Sorry, that was in response to Tim rather than Button, of course.<BR/><BR/>And back at Paddington station, I got to walk past a couple of coppers with H&K MP5s. Best holiday ever!<BR/><BR/>Obviously in real life guns=bad and so on, but still, it's good to know all my action movie research hasn't been a complete waste of time.James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157710474702090502006-09-08T11:14:00.000+01:002006-09-08T11:14:00.000+01:00Oddly enough, that's almost exactly what they look...Oddly enough, that's almost exactly what they looked like. But as they were armed with the FAMAS G2 assault rifle with bullpup configuration* (mmm, naughty), I thought that pointing any kind of technological device at them would probably be a very silly, and rather brief, course of action.<BR/><BR/><BR/>* just means the rifle's magazine is set behind the handgrip, like the british army SA-80, rather than the AK-47)James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157710219319950202006-09-08T11:10:00.000+01:002006-09-08T11:10:00.000+01:00so it's a clock tower?I wondered what it was. Perh...so it's a clock tower?<BR/>I wondered what it was. Perhaps some weird French attempt to cool the ardour[sp?] of guests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157709657993126082006-09-08T11:00:00.000+01:002006-09-08T11:00:00.000+01:00Couldn't you have taken a picture of the sexy Fren...Couldn't you have taken a picture of the sexy French soldier babes. I have an image of Ludivine Sagnier, Audrey Tautou and Virginie Ledoyen in vv tight fatigues, pouting and shrugging a lot.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157708908421155632006-09-08T10:48:00.000+01:002006-09-08T10:48:00.000+01:00I've always thought chortle had a nice ring to itI've always thought chortle had a nice ring to itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157700546012566432006-09-08T08:29:00.000+01:002006-09-08T08:29:00.000+01:00"Hurrah! People don't guffaw enough these days. I'..."Hurrah! People don't guffaw enough these days. I'm glad the internet is giving it a second wind."<BR/><BR/>I don't see enough people chuckling either. I may have to start a trend, it's easier on the internets though.<BR/><BR/>*chuckles*Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157648460342739082006-09-07T18:01:00.000+01:002006-09-07T18:01:00.000+01:00Never mind the death and hotels, tell us about the...Never mind the death and hotels, tell us about the biscuits.realdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084002807834145023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157639509692565862006-09-07T15:31:00.000+01:002006-09-07T15:31:00.000+01:00Or indeed NED/CHAV-created murals of 'chibbings' e...Or indeed NED/CHAV-created murals of 'chibbings' etched under bridges...<BR/><BR/>...no wait; we've got them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157639177498671472006-09-07T15:26:00.000+01:002006-09-07T15:26:00.000+01:00Hurrah! People don't guffaw enough these days. I'm...Hurrah! People don't guffaw enough these days. I'm glad the internet is giving it a second wind.<BR/><BR/>I liked the mural too - just thought it's the sort of thing you'd never get in the UK.<BR/><BR/>*braces self for onslaught of death-themed British hotel rooms*James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157638442641863332006-09-07T15:14:00.000+01:002006-09-07T15:14:00.000+01:00Well thats somewhat gloomy.Yet highly artistic. *g...Well thats somewhat gloomy.<BR/>Yet highly artistic. <BR/>*guffaws loudly*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157635872387874062006-09-07T14:31:00.000+01:002006-09-07T14:31:00.000+01:00I think it's supposed to be a reproduction of an a...I think it's supposed to be a reproduction of an actual <I>fauviste</I> painting, given that we were in Collioure (the St Ives of the Mediterranean, fact fans) - and indeed the clock tower at Collioure is in it. But as I don't really go a bundle on fauvism, I couldn't tell you which one. Taiga the Fox might be able to help, though.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157634761542195782006-09-07T14:12:00.000+01:002006-09-07T14:12:00.000+01:00It looks like the sort of thing where they produce...It looks like the sort of thing where they produced a run of them rather than just one. I like the idea that there could be many more of them hidden in other hotels in France. <BR/><BR/>Why does he have a little boat, though? (Yer Stygian boatman, Charon, doesn't have a scythe, does he?)<BR/><BR/>... worrying too much about details againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157619420892100402006-09-07T09:57:00.000+01:002006-09-07T09:57:00.000+01:00Not only is P sexier than an army of gun-toting Fr...Not only is P sexier than an army of gun-toting French chicks, she's also much quicker on the blogging thing.<BR/><BR/>Cos she's been back in the UK for a while now...<BR/><BR/>Oh, or maybe P's behind and she's already gone back to France.<BR/><BR/>God, now I'm confused.<BR/><BR/>(I quite like the Tiled Wall of Death, actually)Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157617779447151012006-09-07T09:29:00.000+01:002006-09-07T09:29:00.000+01:00Being from Falmouth, I can confirm that the Coastg...Being from Falmouth, I can confirm that the Coastguard at least were 'quite cross', what with them saving people from actual death and not charging a subscription and everything...James Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604261370633794445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831518.post-1157617356810485742006-09-07T09:22:00.000+01:002006-09-07T09:22:00.000+01:00Classic! Puts me in mind of a time, back before t...Classic! Puts me in mind of a time, back before the Boer War, when I used to be the Travel buyer at a major booksellers and I received a Christmas card from the AA rep which depicted a seasonally snowy scene complete with festive car crash, AA van in attendance. Really, it makes you think about the true meaning of Christmas. Wandering somewhat off the point, I've always wondered if, when the AA started referring to themselves as "the 4th emergency service" coastguards and mountain rescue people were not perhaps a little put out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com