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Gobal peace, not war is on their mind. Ostriches!

They probably come to you because military meet other people’s gaze while clerks avoid eye contact.

Tommy is what the Brits call their soldiers,
something like we call ours GIs or grunts.

Not for a long, long time. The current Brit nickname for soldiers is squaddies.

From the early-to-mid ’80s until the mid-to-late ’90s, British military personnel almost always travelled in “mufti” (civilian dress). It was rare to see a uniform in public, even in ‘army towns’ like Aldershot. The reason for this was that the PIRA was regularly targeting the British military in the rest of the UK and even in continental Europe, not just in Northern Ireland. While I think that this policy did send the wrong message, there was a genuine concern on the part of the military that the public would be caught in attacks. I think that the main reason for Harrods’ policy is probably a similar concern, even if it is misguided.

Yeah, but the guns ARE shooting, and yet the “chuck ‘im out” policy is in effect.

But seriously, you all know that Harrods is owned by Al-Fayed, right? Muhammed Al-Fayed.

Been to Harrods. Go once, and you’ll never have to go again.

Oh inscrutable one, what is the meaning of this zen-like phrase? Harrod’s was big and Not Cheap, IMHO, unless you happened to hit a sale. — Janos Hunyadi

…just what I said…*harrumph*…*(narrows eyes, looks inscrutiable)*…once you’ve been, it’s sort of like viginity…been there once, just another snooty, over-priced tourist attraction thereafter.

The don’t like to be called Britons. They prefer to be called by their nationality – English, Scots, Irish, Celtic, Gaelic, etc. Anything but Britons.

d-rock on November 18, 2006 at 11:58 PM

Camelot, indeed…

…you know, I really should work on a way to make money from that “skill.” Except I don’t really know why it happens.

I once lived in Manhattan, KS (the Little Apple), right next door to Fort Riley. Some of the bars near the KSU campus would discriminate against anyone who showed an Army ID at the door, or had a military-style haircut, charging higher covers than they did for civilians.

The way some of us GI’s acted, we probably deserved to be treated that way, or worse.

Does this mean I can’t shop there? Not that I’m the least bit interested in putting a single pound into Abu Dodi’s bank account, if I ever happen to go to London in the first place (an event becoming ever less likely as this sort of thing happens).

I once lived in Manhattan, KS (the Little Apple), right next door to Fort Riley. Some of the bars near the KSU campus would discriminate against anyone who showed an Army ID at the door, or had a military-style haircut, charging higher covers than they did for civilians. I thought that was dispicable, and so is this.

So, are the Brits and the royal family going to do something about this? Or, are they going to bend over for allah?

You mean “are they ever going to stop bending over for allah?”
All they’ve seen for years now is their feet, which might explain why they only perceive important issues in peripheral vision. Whether they’ll ever walk erect again is an open question.

Been to Harrods. Go once, and you’ll never have to go again.

Oh inscrutable one, what is the meaning of this zen-like phrase? Harrod’s was big and Not Cheap, IMHO, unless you happened to hit a sale.

So, are the Brits and the royal family going to do something about this? Or, are they going to bend over for allah?

EF on November 18, 2006 at 7:50 PM

They will bend over for allah, which means, they will not do anything about it. After all, the Brits are actually seeking approval from Muslim “leaders” in the community before the Brits raid a suspected Muslim terrorist plot site, or group, and the Muslims have been freely spreading their message of hate in the streets of London and elsewhere and not being arrested for spreading hate speech.

Are they Dihmmies yet?

William