I don’t think so Daily Telegraph
I would think the references to , Kitchener , Sudan, Deserts and indeed even Fuzzy Wuzzy , place his military service firmly in the Sudan , quite long way from South Africa. [Oh look the wikipedia entry even mentions Dad’s Army]
Still par for the course of the lazy , ignorant journalism I’ve come to expect these days.
Whilst on the subject of Dad’s Army , does anyone else like me remembering as a child laughing at the slapstick antics of Corporal Jones and yet re-watching them years later find it leaves them cold and unamused.
But at the same time revelling in the masterful comic timing and acting of Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier .
Even as a kid, I could never stand the ARP character, still can't, same with the Verger.
ReplyDeleteBut you are right, now older and wiser (hah) I really appreciate the truly masterful show of acting as an art by Messr's Lowe and Le Mesurier..
Jim
Great title!
ReplyDeleteWhat is most depressing is that if you helpfully pointed out the mistake, assuming the writer is under 30, he or she would probably look at you and shrug: 'yeah, whatever!'.
We are (as exact contemporaries) of an age that will, I think, in years to come, be seen as the last bastion of conscientious research and academic integrity in the general population.
No coincidence that GSCE arrived on the scene in the mid-80s.
You have hit the nail square on the head.
DeleteTHAT is what pisses me off the most. Not that they get it wrong, but that they don't give a twopenny toss that it is wrong.
Sad but true Macheath , the whole idea of having General Knowledge has gone out the window, why after all it's all on the internet innit. Why bother 'knowing' stuff when it's only a thumb jab away
ReplyDeleteAn interesting perception from aloft. I find I am amused at different and the same things, as my understanding of life has grown. It's my amusement levels that have altered.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I agree wholeheartedly with your last para.