tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post8197658344989662711..comments2023-11-06T18:49:51.851-08:00Comments on Admiral Cod: A Few Observations on Cocktails and ChildrenLaguna Beach Fogeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-47347746717663303452011-04-25T08:49:06.619-07:002011-04-25T08:49:06.619-07:00Admiral, excellent points. I rarely sit by the poo...Admiral, excellent points. I rarely sit by the pool without earplugs and very dark glasses that all but block out the too frequent chaotic scenes of Babylonian proportions. It's all down to the parents and the parenting. Not only are negligent parents proliferating a menace to polite society they are depriving their children of acquiring social skills necessary for their own prosperity.A.E.F.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-50137520336415390722011-04-24T12:31:55.681-07:002011-04-24T12:31:55.681-07:00Of course it is no surprise that as a confirmed ba...Of course it is no surprise that as a confirmed bachelor you have no children, but I am sure you are familiar with Harry Graham's immortal lines:<br /><br />'Papa heard his children scream<br />So he drowned them in a stream,<br />Saying, as he killed the third;<br />"Children should be seen, not heard."'Unashamedly Crapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-12672051497422410172011-04-23T22:14:42.877-07:002011-04-23T22:14:42.877-07:00Sorry AC, I simply don't see what the problem ...Sorry AC, I simply don't see what the problem is. Children are an absolute delight - grilled, pan fried or just steamed. Add salt and pepper to taste. Perfect with beer wine or spirits.<br /><br />Speaking of booze, you mentioned Bombay Sapphire gin recently. A wounderful gin no doubt but do try Hendricks - its very 'botanical' as the label says and a great drop.Ian from Downunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025221393058596090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-58316295997804037682011-04-23T10:17:20.661-07:002011-04-23T10:17:20.661-07:00The Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a...The Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was always my favourite character..Brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-57468942235249965992011-04-23T06:36:12.199-07:002011-04-23T06:36:12.199-07:00Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
While I have to...Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!<br />While I have to admit that I am sometimes at odds with your political views, it is so refreshing to see my own sentiments verbalized with such supreme skill and style. Since I have quite unwillingly been forced into the questionable position of "uncle", I have developed the position that youngsters up to the age of 18 should be brought up far apart from civilized society preferrably in inaccessible mountain regions or behind impenetrable swamps only to be allowed entrance to the world of grown ups when they no longer pose a thread or a nuisance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-39332102432308690212011-04-23T05:23:45.695-07:002011-04-23T05:23:45.695-07:00That is why children are best kept segregated from...That is why children are best kept segregated from adults (as I and my siblings were when growing up) and cared for by governesses when young, and sent off to boarding school when older. Unfortunately, it is only in the hands of professionals that most children these days learn and appreciate discipline, manners, and keeping their mouth's shut. I am often irritated to find myself annoyed by churlish children in grownup restaurants where they have no business in being. I blame both the parents, for bringing them, and the establishments, for allowing them. That is why I am spending more and more time these days at my club, which requires men to wear jackets and ties at all times, and doesn't allow children under 12, except at Sunday brunch, where they are expected to behave like the perfectly-well brought up darlings they are, in most cases, among the club's membership.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-63935699490159301002011-04-23T03:33:38.661-07:002011-04-23T03:33:38.661-07:00I can't bear raucous children but then I was s...I can't bear raucous children but then I was secluded in convent education for years. <br />Oh and in my reveries you are always scented in Sex Panther AC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-26510448153193349402011-04-22T17:47:31.133-07:002011-04-22T17:47:31.133-07:00Thank Heavens for your post! It seems to be the b...Thank Heavens for your post! It seems to be the blight of the modern world that children must be reared with the adage, "If if feels good, DO IT - you'll be excused because you are a child"<br /><br />It is maddening.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-75787504502988614172011-04-22T17:14:36.075-07:002011-04-22T17:14:36.075-07:00I can speak with some authority on this subject. I...I can speak with some authority on this subject. I love kids. Well behaved, polite, respectful kids. Children need structure,love and discipline. And the ratio for these three must be calibrated based on the proclivities of each child. <br /><br />The general decline in deportment, restraint and general civility of adults is the root cause of bad behavior in children.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-23253837563114690232011-04-22T15:28:52.242-07:002011-04-22T15:28:52.242-07:00"bolshevik-capital elitists", tell me ho..."bolshevik-capital elitists", tell me how you really feel ; )Vesuvian Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062107777688049616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-25915971455810510142011-04-22T14:15:08.473-07:002011-04-22T14:15:08.473-07:00I absolutely love children. I have none of my own...I absolutely love children. I have none of my own but cannot accept the supposedly genteel and educated parents who allow their children to run absolutely wild while being completely deaf and blind to the chaos. I do not blame the children, but the parents. Recently, just before the restaurant owner asked them to leave, I heard the mother tell her loudly arguing children who wanted a referee decision, "Not now, this is Mommy and Daddy Time."The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com