tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post5844388844472059078..comments2023-11-06T18:49:51.851-08:00Comments on Admiral Cod: MensurLaguna Beach Fogeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-46776682039388670462009-10-22T04:05:39.168-07:002009-10-22T04:05:39.168-07:00I share your interest in and admiration for some o...I share your interest in and admiration for some of the long-held tradition of German student fraternities, but I suppose Mann's Untertan more than any other work of literature exposes the inherent absurdity and ridiculousness of some of their rituals, caused by a rigid and obsessive adherence to a codified view of what constitutes a man's "honour", and the fact that all social esteem within late 19th / early 20th century society was based on the strictest possible observation of such codices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-55698468795467954572009-10-20T12:44:46.961-07:002009-10-20T12:44:46.961-07:00I now have another excuse for my scar...I now have another excuse for my scar...initials CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676097755038091712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-43316159103406589032009-10-17T23:32:25.037-07:002009-10-17T23:32:25.037-07:00I am reminded of "The Life and Death of Colon...I am reminded of "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp."Kolokotronishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869201165335670379noreply@blogger.com