tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post5608501242522748993..comments2023-10-10T05:17:55.737-07:00Comments on Crushed By Ingsoc: Naked Women on HorsebackCrushedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-62628523812743734192007-07-14T20:25:00.000-07:002007-07-14T20:25:00.000-07:00Are you allowed to take pictures? Or will they th...Are you allowed to take pictures? Or will they think you're some kind of freak? I'd love to see a naked horse-fest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-32198280320665783642007-07-14T23:18:00.000-07:002007-07-14T23:18:00.000-07:00Of course Peeping Tom got struck blind! Haven't yo...Of course Peeping Tom got struck blind! Haven't you heard that too much masty makes you blind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-49738598324409979482007-07-15T03:03:00.000-07:002007-07-15T03:03:00.000-07:00Riding a horse? What an absolute waste of good wo...Riding a horse? What an absolute waste of good womanhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-23210612827448254892007-07-15T06:20:00.000-07:002007-07-15T06:20:00.000-07:00"On the upside, there are a few nice venues to go ..."On the upside, there are a few nice venues to go out in, and the most attractive woman I ever met, I met in Coventry".<br><br>Clearly, you need to travel more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-56313128795075375422007-07-15T06:50:00.000-07:002007-07-15T06:50:00.000-07:00I love those open air festivals, the smells, the p...I love those open air festivals, the smells, the people, the mullet safaris...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-19485153507344907302007-07-15T07:27:00.000-07:002007-07-15T07:27:00.000-07:00Shelly- I presume you can take pictures. With pict...Shelly- I presume you can take pictures. With picture phones, it's hard to stop people. I couldn'find any images in the net. I think that we might miss this bit anyway, we're not going till early evening now.<br><br>Phishez- I have perfect vision, thank you.<br><br>M'Sieur Le Comte- Too many good women are wasted. But maybe more women sgould ride around naked protesting against taxes.<br>Seems a win win situation to me.<br><br>Jeremy- She wasn't a native of Coventry. In fact, she was from Zimbabwe.<br><br>Helen- The Human League are playing there apparently. This is a key selling point for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-25549508565162483662007-07-15T08:31:00.000-07:002007-07-15T08:31:00.000-07:00Perhaps the Chimney Sweep should offer to marry hi...Perhaps the Chimney Sweep should offer to marry his girlfriend if she agrees to ride naked on a horse through Coventry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-72421640335545481892007-07-15T08:59:00.000-07:002007-07-15T08:59:00.000-07:00Coventry is also very high on my personal least of...Coventry is also very high on my personal least of "biggest holes in the ground in the UK". I also have to travel there from time to time as part of my job. It shares this distinction with Blackburn and Derby (amongst other places).<br><br><br>I'm not at all suprised that the attractive woman was from Zimbabwe.<br><br>(waits for hate mail from the Midlands to appear in my mailbox).<br><br>M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-71590777658931129672007-07-15T11:22:00.000-07:002007-07-15T11:22:00.000-07:00Thanks for that history on Peeping Tom. I knew abo...Thanks for that history on Peeping Tom. I knew about Lady G, but not Tom. Sounds like a fun place to be this weekend.<br><br>Btw, I like your new widget. Very cool. ;DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-79339657108125063542007-07-15T12:43:00.000-07:002007-07-15T12:43:00.000-07:00Well, I hope you survive it with your sight intact...Well, I hope you survive it with your sight intact! I've only been to Cobventry once, many years ago, so have no idea what it's like now. I remember looking at the ruins of the old cathedral and feeling rather sad, and of course going round the "new" one. Anyway, hope you had a great time. That was clever of you to arrange to have tomorrow off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-32452537660312827852007-07-15T13:54:00.000-07:002007-07-15T13:54:00.000-07:00Why dont they ever ride dogs? It always struck me...Why dont they ever ride dogs? It always struck me as an odd story - very sound on low tax though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-18842901877692780542007-07-15T14:27:00.000-07:002007-07-15T14:27:00.000-07:00You can't beat the ring road though! A town planne...You can't beat the ring road though! A town planners' paradise! Would it have been the same if the Tories had won in '45?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-27528635881868183202007-07-15T21:11:00.000-07:002007-07-15T21:11:00.000-07:00naked chicks on horseback? Think of the chaffing!!...naked chicks on horseback? Think of the chaffing!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-51014049167254203412007-07-16T00:11:00.000-07:002007-07-16T00:11:00.000-07:00Yeah well I've needed glasses since i was 12. I fi...Yeah well I've needed glasses since i was 12. I figure I have a hell of alot of lost eyesight to make up for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-71448502224368368112007-07-16T00:56:00.000-07:002007-07-16T00:56:00.000-07:00Ed,Quite right ; Coventry does have a glorious rin...Ed,<br><br>Quite right ; Coventry does have a glorious ring road specifically designed so that as you exit you can run straight into the side of the car that's just entered on your inside 10 yards previously.<br><br>Brilliant!<br><br>M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-27131299061102652782007-07-16T04:06:00.000-07:002007-07-16T04:06:00.000-07:00go figure.You didn't mention and important part of...go figure.<br><br>You didn't mention and important part of the history... Godiva chocolates! mmmmm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-67970611078638605492007-07-16T05:00:00.000-07:002007-07-16T05:00:00.000-07:00I cna promise you, being naked on a horseback is N...I cna promise you, being naked on a horseback is NOT very comfortable! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-78716959314257421762007-07-16T05:33:00.000-07:002007-07-16T05:33:00.000-07:00If you're referring to Godiva chocolates -- I am s...If you're referring to Godiva chocolates -- I am sooo there! I dunno if I'm just hungry or what, but that gorgeous house in the picture looks a lot like a gingerbread house ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-14177075101971932942007-07-16T07:13:00.000-07:002007-07-16T07:13:00.000-07:00I can imagine all the women vying to be Lady Godiv...I can imagine all the women vying to be Lady Godiva! You seem to have such fun activities over there...;-)<br><br>As for being struck blind, I thought at first that you meant it as a compliment to the lady's beauty; he was blinded by beauty. Perhaps once you're back, you can tell us if the current 'lady' lives up to that standard that the first one set ;-)<br><br>I've only seen Coventry as a yellow square on my Monopoly board, so imagining it as dreary is a new thing for me...;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-87338061059010478242007-07-16T09:31:00.000-07:002007-07-16T09:31:00.000-07:00Will she be riding bareback???Will she be riding bareback???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-46221418212741610112007-07-16T10:55:00.000-07:002007-07-16T10:55:00.000-07:00JJ- It's an idea. Though I'd prefer her sister to ...JJ- It's an idea. Though I'd prefer her sister to do it.<br><br>Merlin- It's a truly downbeat place, a city of carriageways and semis. And the lack of an accent.<br><br>Alexys- It may be true, it may not. I have a few doubts on the whole story, not least that there were places of more import in the Midlands then (The Earldom of Mercia covered most of the midlands) so Coventry seems an unlikely city. But I suppose no one can be sure.<br><br>Welshcakes- The new cathedral doesn't impress me, I'll admit, I found it a little Spartan.<br>Most of my annual holiday gets taken up with odd mondays here and there.<br><br>Mutley- I'm also not entirely sure Robin Hood helped the poor as much as they say either.<br>Notice how in those days the folktales are all against high taxation? Gordon Brown would NOT have been a folkhero then...<br><br>Ed- I ended up walking round the ringroad once. Scary experience.<br><br>Steph- Not thought of that. Still, cities were small then. It probably only took her ten minutes, if that.<br><br>Phish- How bizarre. I had glasses as a small child, but didn't need them from 12 onwards!<br>And probably will never need them.<br><br>Crashie- Chocolates? Tell me more. Godiva chocolates. Is that like Body chocolate?<br><br>Heart- It sounds suspiciously like you have experience of this...<br><br>Princess- Unfortunately there isn't much left of old Coventry.<br>Between the German bombs and the post war planners, it is an especially austere place.<br><br>Eve- I think the yellow square on the monopoly board is Coventry Square or something, which is in London.<br>We didn't get there in time to see the ride, so I can't comment, but then, I never saw the original Lady Godiva either.<br><br>Jenny- I think she actually wears a body stocking in the re-enactment. Unfortunately, we missed this bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-71737608843246832972007-07-16T12:27:00.000-07:002007-07-16T12:27:00.000-07:00I was looking forward to pictures! Did you miss it...I was looking forward to pictures! Did you miss it b/c you were too drunk or b/c you weren't there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-56659902121278419432007-07-18T04:53:00.000-07:002007-07-18T04:53:00.000-07:00Ohh, I see...! thanks for enlightening me. Pity yo...Ohh, I see...! thanks for enlightening me. Pity you missed the show...unless for you, the highlight was the boozing afterwards...lol ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-33473190316582623292007-07-18T05:08:00.000-07:002007-07-18T05:08:00.000-07:00Jenny- We missed it because group co-ordination is...Jenny- We missed it because group co-ordination is poor. how on earth we managed to find ourselves in the same place at the same time before the advent of the mobile phone, I don't know.<br><br>Eve- There wasn't much drinking really. The highlight really is we've all been friends for years and try to meet up all of us, at least once a month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com