Pollie Crackers

Updated May 22 2018 - 8:53am, first published 8:50am

Through no fault of his own, the Feather Duster happened to see parts of a TV show last week on Betty's coronation all those years ago. It was a glorious spectacle, both inside the hall and along the processional route. Most supposed spectacles we see these days often consist of coordinated marching by soldiers, usually in a country like China or North Korea where the leader acquires a boost to his ego from the display of military might. Be that as it may, there is little doubt that the British do pomp and ceremony better than most. There was another occasion of British hoop-la last weekend which your scribe tried to avoid but to no avail - trapped in a caravan with no alternative but the cold outside. The part that caught my attention was the extended address/harangue by the American evangelist. The body language of the royal family was amusing as on he went. It reminded me of a funeral some time ago for a popular, well regarded farmer where the minister appeared to become so overcome by a full church and overflowing hall that he tried to save the souls of those assembled with dire threats of fire and brimstone. Same technique, same forgotten purpose and similar result.

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