A sailors birthday. "Old RED".

Happy Birthday "Old Red", a bit more than 100 years ago you chalked this ground I walk upon, and still the many fools get these words wrong! One of the best there ever was!

Am I missing something here?

EdelBrock wrote: Am I missing something here?

With absolutely no offence intended, being a member of the American armed forces I'd say you definitely and definitively are!

He was, and still is the man your, mine, and every government feared/fears more than any other. As I said "The best there was".

Oh, the guy who wrote stuff that was great in theory but fails in real life. That guy?

The guy who idea's have NEVER been tried in real life (but who's idea's where bastardised by elite's and cliques), yes that guy!

Probably because he forgot a little thing about the human race.......people want more....power, cars, houses, etc. Like I said, good in theory, not very applicable to real life.

But don't get me wrong, I think his thoughts have use in the real world, just not in total.

He well knew that people need mechanical capacities of limb, organ, and sense abilities; as well as: food clothing habitation sexual relationship fresh air and sunlight adequate (living and working) space cleanliness (of person and surroundings) rest from exertion variation of activity aesthetic stimulation play and in essence need material self realisation (praxis).

And Power Corruption and Lies, which the lines quoted above came from, was released in May, 1983 Exactly 100 Years (and 1 month) since his death.

By the way by a brilliant coincidence I also found out it was also Ian McCulloch's birthday, hope you had a good yin mate!

happy birthday