please empty your brain below

This museum is my favouritist of all. Excellent review.

My favourite thing about the British Museum is seeing the new "Portland" stone not match up with the old. It makes me realise when I have builders who promise to do what I ask, use the materials I specify and then don't I am not alone. Basically Norman Foster, English Heritage, Camden Council Planning department et al got duped.

See http://www.guardian.co.uk/
uk\\_new...,358727,00.html


I visited Athens in 1996 and went to the Acropolis to see the Parthenon. On climbing the hill, I was apprehended by some clipboard waving locals. "Where you from?" they demanded. "Glasgow" I replied. "That's in Britain - sign this. You stole our marbles. They belong here. Sign now" Having found most Athenians to be very rude, I didn't sign. On the top of the hill, I saw carved figures in disrepair, melting with years of pollution and acidic rain. I saw more ranting locals, clipboards held aloft. I searched in vain for some infomation about the monument. When I finally visited the British Museum, I saw carvings with distinct faces. I read fascinating insights to the statues and the temple. I'm glad the marbles are in the British Museum in a preserved state, with decent historical narrative and a warm welcome to all. No feelings of guilt at all.

I walked past there once and bumped into Windsor Davies, who was filming there. I said to him: "Hello, Mr. Davies." And walked on.

Often is the case that you wished you'd say something like telling him how much you enjoyed It Ain't Half Hot, Mum! and Never The Twain and Carry On Behind, which reminds me of his classic line as his beach ball lands on a bonfire.

- My ball's on fire!

- Don't stand so near to the fire then!

Class.

Presumably the amusing detailed statistics on the price of cake got edited?

I think 'the economics of sliced cake' deserves a post of its very own, at a later date.

Sutton Hoo's British enough.











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