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Comments on: Assorted ‘who knew?’s http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/ As fair-minded and non-partisan as Torquemada. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Backword Dave http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/#comment-1600 Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:09:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=639#comment-1600 David Weeden</a> who's got a famous brother in law.]]> As long as he’s not the David Weeden who’s got a famous brother in law.

]]> By: john b http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/#comment-1599 Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:07:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=639#comment-1599 Irony strikes. Sorry Dave…

]]> By: Michael http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/#comment-1594 Fri, 03 Dec 2004 06:39:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=639#comment-1594 this piece</a> to spell his name correctly...]]> I believe he’s the Regional Manager of Leicester Housing Association – although I’m aware I’m relying on the journalist who wrote this piece to spell his name correctly…

]]> By: Backword Dave http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/#comment-1593 Fri, 03 Dec 2004 06:25:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=639#comment-1593 Who is this Dave Weedon character? I hope he’s not the sort of fusspot who cares <a herf="http://www.stalinism.com/shot-by-both-sides/full_post.asp?pid=640>how is name is spelled. ;)

]]> By: john b http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/#comment-1590 Thu, 02 Dec 2004 19:22:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=639#comment-1590 Nick: It’s one of those iregular verbs: "I research the European drinks market; you’re Dave Weedon; he’s an alcoholic".

Alison: no, just amongst people aged 40-60…

]]> By: Alison http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/#comment-1588 Thu, 02 Dec 2004 18:19:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=639#comment-1588 potato vodka was popular in the Middle Ages

Presumably among the Incas?

]]> By: Nick http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/#comment-1587 Thu, 02 Dec 2004 17:17:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=639#comment-1587 To try and get back to the point, no matter how peripherally, I did notice the experts in that Independent article, but I thought it would have been better if they’d organised a debate on the issue between John Band and John Brand.

And do you keep cuttings of articles like this to pull out and show people who think that ‘researching the European drinks market’ is just a euphemism for ‘alcoholic’?

]]> By: john b http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/#comment-1586 Thu, 02 Dec 2004 13:39:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=639#comment-1586 They should also read my followup immediately below Jeremy’s.

(and my views on Iraqi democracy are similar to Gandhi’s on British civilisation…)

]]> By: Jeremy Brown http://sbbs.johnband.org/2004/12/assorted-who-knews/#comment-1583 Thu, 02 Dec 2004 13:17:00 +0000 http://sbbs.johnband.org/?p=639#comment-1583 Readers of the anti-Iraqi-democracy site Shot by Both Sides should read the comment I posted on my blog in response to John B’s comment there.

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