tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post979950548328458383..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Lunch on MarsMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-6936132578960002682012-03-03T18:17:29.930+00:002012-03-03T18:17:29.930+00:00Julia, that was, perhaps, the aspect of the incide...Julia, that was, perhaps, the aspect of the incident that shocked our hosts more than anything; in seventy years - less than their lifetime - the country has gone from the rigours of food rationing to absurd levels of profligacy.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-38121216832093198242012-03-03T17:14:53.859+00:002012-03-03T17:14:53.859+00:00"As an illustration of spoilt, decadent behav...<i>"As an illustration of spoilt, decadent behaviour, you could do worse than someone buying food simply to step on it to make a noise..."</i><br /><br />Spot on. It's the sheer pointlessness and waste of it.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com