tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post4919731814870529552..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: The Downton Manoeuvre: where DO the Tories get their ideas from?The Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-34257603348015065152012-02-10T14:55:01.225+00:002012-02-10T14:55:01.225+00:00Thanks for that - I've never thought of that a...Thanks for that - I've never thought of that aspect of its meaning, but it makes sense: these people were all thinking of Mussolini's Corporate State, so the name must reference that at least as much as the spiritual/medieval spelling of mystery.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-77480645885771261562012-02-10T14:20:34.199+00:002012-02-10T14:20:34.199+00:00I had not been aware of the 'English Mistery&#...I had not been aware of the 'English Mistery', but find all of this is really interesting, particularly the name.<br /><br />'Mistery' (in legalese) typically speaks of trade between business entities and legal fictions. So perhaps the 'English Mistery' is just an old fashioned way of saying UK PLC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-19932609891411350952012-02-10T13:36:51.736+00:002012-02-10T13:36:51.736+00:00Now you mention it Dan, you are prime Kibbo materi...Now you mention it Dan, you are prime Kibbo material!The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-72305494296965753202012-02-10T13:25:07.256+00:002012-02-10T13:25:07.256+00:00That photo of the Kibbo Kift seems strangely famil...That photo of the Kibbo Kift seems strangely familiar. The long Grebo shorts, the home made effigies... Ah, reminds me of camping out as a teenager.Dannoreply@blogger.com