Unironically love this poem with all my heart.
Fun fact: this means the sun will finally set on the British Empire. Once handed to Mauritius there will be a point in the day in which all remaining British colonial possessions (and Britain itself) will be in darkness. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In a historic move, the UK gives up sovereignty of a strategic group of islands in the Indian Ocean.
I never thought it was anything else!
RN ships do a "Sods Opera" a few nights before returning to home port after a long deployment. It's more of a talent show/review type affair and will can be used to "roast" the captain.
Came home to 11 16-year olds in my house (one of which is mine). Carnage? No, they're baking and Dire Straits is on the stereo. We have FAILED this generation.
It's the Muppet Show that does me. Granted it doesn't crop up often but when it does it's like a time machine.
Well alllriiiiiight!