Indeed, sir, it's the truth, sir, for I never was taught to lie
Some things just make one happy on principle. I personally find this to be one of them. It's the detail about the two special officers with the ranks of Ram Major and Ram Orderly whose task it is to take care of the Derby Ram which got me. I think 'Ram Major' is up there with 'Rouge Dragon Persuivant' as one of the finer titles available in England today.
(Don't ask why I was looking up lyrics to 'The Derby Ram' when I ought to have been writing my thesis, due in in something less than three weeks time. It's not something I want to examine too closely.)
Comments
... oh my god, I love my country SO HARD at the moment.
I especially like the bit about the Mohorac of Kotah presenting them with their next ram in 1924. No hard feelings about that seige, eh chaps? ^___________^
Posted by: Helen | May 14, 2007 06:03 AM
On the contrary, the harder you work, the more distractions are necessary to keep your brain imaginative.
I hadn't heard of the Derby Ram in this context, but it's a sterling tradition.
Posted by: Sir Guinglain | May 16, 2007 01:19 AM