tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5776175886580875850..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: This ain't rock and roll, this is...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16805257109929684152011-11-14T22:58:00.621-05:002011-11-14T22:58:00.621-05:00Yes. Of course, the plot of the book makes the tit...Yes. Of course, the plot of the book makes the title a deliciously multi-leveled pun.<br /><br />(Knox's broadside is available online, for anyone who's interested, BTW...)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36854367241441657312011-11-14T21:59:15.305-05:002011-11-14T21:59:15.305-05:00I'm surprised you never heard of Knox's pa...I'm surprised you never heard of Knox's pamphlet before; it's one of the most famous examples of biting the hand that feeds you in history, since Knox was complaining not only about Mary Queen of Scots but also Queen Elizabeth, whose government was the main backer of the anti-Catholic revolution in Scotland of which Knox was a part. Queen Elizabeth of course got royally angry with Knox in that way that only she could manage, and never forgave him.<br /><br />And Knox's complaint was that these women had the audacity to actually be the ruling monarchs instead of docilely finding a husband to do the ruling for them, which has made him a walking target for every passing feminist in the last fifty years. And although Pratchett uses the word in the modern sense, Knox was using the word in a sense common in the 16th century but which has dropped out of usage in the intervening centuries. Back then regiment meant "regime" or "rule by"(and the military usage grew out of that: a particular regiment was the body of soldiers who were under the rule of a particular general or colonel). In modern times, we'd be talking about "The Monstrous Idea of Rule by Women"; back then they would be calling one of the goals of the Gulf War "regiment change".kishnevihttp://kishnevi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71498228953014270132011-11-14T21:19:21.974-05:002011-11-14T21:19:21.974-05:00Et tu, Tamara? I am also of the ilk whose saliva ...Et tu, Tamara? I am also of the ilk whose saliva glands and esophagus don't work right unless they have some copy in front of them.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32517006098315991622011-11-14T19:33:40.904-05:002011-11-14T19:33:40.904-05:00Take a look at this book, it may be right up your ...Take a look at this book, it may be right up your alley:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Napoleons-Buttons-Molecules-Changed-History/dp/1585423319Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2829593932178884842011-11-14T10:43:07.646-05:002011-11-14T10:43:07.646-05:00Two references to that book in one day, so it must...Two references to that book in one day, so it must be good. It will be waiting for me when I get home. Can't wait.Broken Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562569871940946226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18894628155206687612011-11-14T09:31:43.454-05:002011-11-14T09:31:43.454-05:00That makes two 'time-sink' posts in the pa...That makes two 'time-sink' posts in the past week.<br /><br />First the 'Found In The Woods' link from last week, and now this Necrometrics guy.<br /><br />Of course, not everyone will respond to a page full of data, stats, and analysis in the same way...karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85183595184184255332011-11-14T08:44:14.062-05:002011-11-14T08:44:14.062-05:00[Sarcasm]Nicely reviewed. That pretty much sums up...[Sarcasm]Nicely reviewed. That pretty much sums up my impression of Chick-Fil-A as well.[/Sarcasm]Ed Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332424242231481277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23332998995620148302011-11-14T08:01:37.533-05:002011-11-14T08:01:37.533-05:00Oooooh, yes. Terry is clever. I imagine the Engl...Oooooh, yes. Terry is clever. I imagine the English get that a little more quickly.Lazy Bike Commuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06186544907063119814noreply@blogger.com