tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post5507980411623954726..comments2023-11-05T13:45:44.033+01:00Comments on Praguetory: Apocryphal Tales?Praguetoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520923731691837948noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-47439523262200527212007-06-01T19:00:00.000+02:002007-06-01T19:00:00.000+02:00I love the quote by a 1930's Aussie politician who...I love the quote by a 1930's Aussie politician who, whilst defending the White Australia Policy, said 'two Wongs don't make a white'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-54797792853629146452007-06-01T12:22:00.000+02:002007-06-01T12:22:00.000+02:00Nicholas Parsons played the saxophone solo on "Bak...Nicholas Parsons played the saxophone solo on "Baker Street".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-86606087920101384192007-06-01T01:11:00.000+02:002007-06-01T01:11:00.000+02:00TT,That was spitting image. (But it was probably i...TT,<BR/><BR/>That was spitting image. (But it was probably inspired by real life account).AFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098235537164995943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-25454253748928274212007-05-31T22:31:00.000+02:002007-05-31T22:31:00.000+02:00I've heard of it being used before Huey Long died,...I've heard of it being used before Huey Long died, although it has also been attributed to Edwin Edwards (also Lousiana) when talking of the only way he could lose on the eve of the 1983 election which he won by a landslide.Praguetoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520923731691837948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-64018178601353132962007-05-31T21:23:00.000+02:002007-05-31T21:23:00.000+02:00It's " ... a dead woman or a live boy..." I think,...It's " ... a dead woman or a live boy..." I think, so it probably holds true in even these more tolerant times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-63801132991168837202007-05-31T20:48:00.000+02:002007-05-31T20:48:00.000+02:00My favourite is the probably apocryphal Cabinet di...My favourite is the probably apocryphal Cabinet dinner headed by Mrs T, who when asked "what about the vegetables madam", replied "they'll have the same as me".<BR/><BR/>Who cares if it happened.Tuscan Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196343713837375340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552369.post-79522403441082385412007-05-31T19:20:00.000+02:002007-05-31T19:20:00.000+02:00The first one is Louisiana politics. Huey Long I t...The first one is Louisiana politics. Huey Long I think. "I can't lose this election unless I'm caught in bed with a dead woman or a live man".<BR/><BR/>So someone shot him instead.Tim Worstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com