Farewell gift- create your own post!
I've received a number of complaints after I decided to stop blogging. I haven't the desire to start again, so I'll leave a handy template that anyone can use to replicate the distinctive style of this blog. Just select one of the three words or phrases in brackets and insert it into the sentence as appropriate. It will re-create any Admiralty post quite convincingly!
I note that (Tony Blair|Robert Mugabe|Lee Kwan Yew) is again clamping down on the natural rights of the (citizens|subjects) of (Great Britain|Zimbabwe| Singapore). It seems his (sorry ladies) latest affront involves (total censorship of the media|1984-ish surveillance of the entire population|trying to toss his political opponents out of tall buildings). This is comparable to (Roman|Tudor|Mediciean) times, when (Henry VIII|Duke Cosimo I|Domitian) did a very similar thing to (monks|Thomas More|fruit-flies). That period was a very barbarous one in human history, and it is certainly disheartening to see elements of it returning to the modern political scene.
I also see that (the European Union|Human Rights Organisations|gun control pressure groups) (is|are) hypocritical because (it|they) recently (was|were) caught (exchanging automatic weapons fire with members of AR15.com|eating babies|operating involuntary brothels using African women). It is quite disgusting to see these people in action, and readily provides further proof for my low opinion of them.
Speaking of firearms, I certainly would like to have (a FN-FAL|an HK91|an M1 Garand) to (defend my new computer|shoot at paper targets|fight zombies). Too bad I can't get one because (I'm broke|I'm busted|I have no money).
In addition to this, I've noticed that the Grand Inquisitor is insulting (Martin Luther|King Henry VIII|Queen Elizabeth I) because (he|she) had problems with (constipation|siring legitimate heirs|angering Pope Pius V). I would like to state in reply that Pope (Alexander VI|Pius IX|Stephen VII) was worse because he (declared himself infallible|had nearly as many illegitimate children as Henry VIII|put dead and rotting people on trial).
Finally, I took this quiz that I cleverly refer to as self-criticism.
The Which Tom Clancy Book Are You? Quiz
You are Red Storm Rising. You're very long, deal mostly with war, and probably have multiple personalities. On the plus side, you're better-written than his other books, and have lots of cool submarine chases. On the downside, Clancy will milk your characters for another two decades, and thus the poor USS Miami and its noble crew will never get a break until retirement. Your rendition of a hypothetical NATO/Warsaw Pact conventional war is very good, but also extremely dated.
Your scores:
62% Red Storm Rising
51% Rainbow Six
32% Clear and Present Danger
21% The Cardinal of the Kremlin
13% The Hunt for the Red October
What Tom Clancy book are you? Find out at Samizdata.net! (Warning: Not really a quiz site, but a good blog).
This result (accurately reflects me|does not accurately reflect me|is not written in English). I feel this way because (it makes me look bad|it makes me look good|what does "Durka Durka" mean?).
Tune in later for my undoubtedly deep thoughts on the subject of (religion|metaphysics|the meaning of life). Or don't, because said thoughts will be pre-empted by a post about (the tyrannical and arbitrary nature of the Federal Government|how truly appalling Tory leader David Cameron is|a strange dictator in Africa).
I hope you enjoy. Adios!
I note that (Tony Blair|Robert Mugabe|Lee Kwan Yew) is again clamping down on the natural rights of the (citizens|subjects) of (Great Britain|Zimbabwe| Singapore). It seems his (sorry ladies) latest affront involves (total censorship of the media|1984-ish surveillance of the entire population|trying to toss his political opponents out of tall buildings). This is comparable to (Roman|Tudor|Mediciean) times, when (Henry VIII|Duke Cosimo I|Domitian) did a very similar thing to (monks|Thomas More|fruit-flies). That period was a very barbarous one in human history, and it is certainly disheartening to see elements of it returning to the modern political scene.
I also see that (the European Union|Human Rights Organisations|gun control pressure groups) (is|are) hypocritical because (it|they) recently (was|were) caught (exchanging automatic weapons fire with members of AR15.com|eating babies|operating involuntary brothels using African women). It is quite disgusting to see these people in action, and readily provides further proof for my low opinion of them.
Speaking of firearms, I certainly would like to have (a FN-FAL|an HK91|an M1 Garand) to (defend my new computer|shoot at paper targets|fight zombies). Too bad I can't get one because (I'm broke|I'm busted|I have no money).
In addition to this, I've noticed that the Grand Inquisitor is insulting (Martin Luther|King Henry VIII|Queen Elizabeth I) because (he|she) had problems with (constipation|siring legitimate heirs|angering Pope Pius V). I would like to state in reply that Pope (Alexander VI|Pius IX|Stephen VII) was worse because he (declared himself infallible|had nearly as many illegitimate children as Henry VIII|put dead and rotting people on trial).
Finally, I took this quiz that I cleverly refer to as self-criticism.
You are Red Storm Rising. You're very long, deal mostly with war, and probably have multiple personalities. On the plus side, you're better-written than his other books, and have lots of cool submarine chases. On the downside, Clancy will milk your characters for another two decades, and thus the poor USS Miami and its noble crew will never get a break until retirement. Your rendition of a hypothetical NATO/Warsaw Pact conventional war is very good, but also extremely dated.
Your scores:
62% Red Storm Rising
51% Rainbow Six
32% Clear and Present Danger
21% The Cardinal of the Kremlin
13% The Hunt for the Red October
What Tom Clancy book are you? Find out at Samizdata.net! (Warning: Not really a quiz site, but a good blog).
This result (accurately reflects me|does not accurately reflect me|is not written in English). I feel this way because (it makes me look bad|it makes me look good|what does "Durka Durka" mean?).
Tune in later for my undoubtedly deep thoughts on the subject of (religion|metaphysics|the meaning of life). Or don't, because said thoughts will be pre-empted by a post about (the tyrannical and arbitrary nature of the Federal Government|how truly appalling Tory leader David Cameron is|a strange dictator in Africa).
I hope you enjoy. Adios!
posted by The Admiral at 11:38 PM
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