Comments on: Bore on: Labour launches an 'intellectual challenge to conservatism'

By: KVZTABONA

KVZTABONA — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:41:06 +0000

@Joy Saunders
Painting naked pictures? Are you sure? Pictures of naked people maybe but naked pictures? That would, my dear, be rather difficult to pull off.

By: Meerkat:)

Meerkat:) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:07:43 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. I thought it was Cat in the Hat

By: Meerkat:)

Meerkat:) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:06:24 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. Go see The Graduate and you'll change your mind kiddo!

By: Alfred Bonnici

Alfred Bonnici — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:47:02 +0000

Dear Daphne,

This is very interesting. Your guests’ comments posted on this blog are even more.

It seems that this IDEAT will be the PL thinking forum and a “centre of political studies”. I just hope they will not follow the PN’s political school AZAD on its riduculous courses.

I was just seeing the list of courses by AZAD, which is described as “centru ta’ studji politici”. It was published this morning on page 6 on the PN newsletter, In-Nazzjon.

So, the PN centre of political studies is offering the following courses:
“L-ewwel Ghajnuna fid-Dar”
“Sigar u Pjanti” (“minn Peter Caruana” it says)
“It-Tisbih tad-Dar”
“Il-kcina u Sahhitna”
“Nifhmu lil Uliedna”

I’m sorry I will not bore you with more…. or you might risk running out of gin.

At least they have one course which seems to be related to politics: “Kif Tikteb Rumanz”.

I hope IDEAT will not follow AZAD.

By: Mario Debono

Mario Debono — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:58:43 +0000

In reply to Chris Ripard. Daphne, I was actually invited to participate in this "voyage".. . One look at the brochure for it and I ran a mile. How people invent such utterly pointless things is beyond me.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:31:09 +0000

In reply to Chris Ripard. Isn't that forbidden under newtrrrrrarrrrità rules? It's a NATO vessel tal-barrani, for heaven's sake.

By: Chris Ripard

Chris Ripard — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:51:25 +0000

I’m afraid, if it doesn’t include the Electric Light Orchestra, it can’t be really be intellectual.

[Daphne – It has to talk about Camus, too. I was thinking that earlier when – to my surprise and delight – I read about the ultimate in intellectual t*sserdom: a ‘symbolic voyage’ on a French naval vessel, designed to promote harmony in the Mediterranean by holding intellectual discussions in various ports of call. In Tripoli, they’ll be talking about Camus. http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=95236 ]

By: Mario Debono

Mario Debono — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:00:35 +0000

In reply to Mario Debono.

Baxxter, I suspect that if we ever had to meet, we would soon be propping each other up, possibly naked and with just boots on, swinging from some swing in the snow, and very very drunk.

[Daphne – Sigh (of impatience).]

Rectified spirit eh? That should be an experience. In Bratislava you can still find a very good absinthe, avec le wormwood.

Last week in Turkey I had some home made raki, which as at leat 75% proof, and not sweet at all. Those Turks are Muslims after my own heart, they drink and smoke themselves to oblivion in a most agreeable manner.

I love assaulting my palate this way. It makes me feel alive. Now, I’m off to pour myself a stiff drink – a friend’s grappa…..home made, mind, from some obscure village near the Gran Sasso.

By: Harry Purdie

Harry Purdie — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:31:54 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter.

Daphne, ‘spoken for’? Don’t think anyone has ever ‘spoken for’ you–way too independent. Ah, Bruges–a magical town, did you take the boat cruise around the canals?

By: Leonard

Leonard — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:32:06 +0000

In reply to Leonard. Wow, thanks. Sounds like the stuff of intellectuals ...