On 10/10/06, Oskar Sigvardsson oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/10/06, Oldak Quill oldakquill@gmail.com wrote:
I was speaking on the level of the organisation, not the individuals who make it up - over-PC, fear of anything which might offend, quick to prosecute, &c.
I find it's the lion tamers that tend to be grey and dull.
From what I've seen of the British government, they're a riot. I mean,
come on, booing in the parliament! That's awesome! You should see how it is over here, it's all touchy-feely crap and bad architecture.
Getting back to the original point, there's actually far more scope for sarcasm when you are forced to call someone "the honourable gentleman from foo". Sadly, they don't seem to utilise that opportunity as well as they might.
Ian