tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post5948050566647243155..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: Paperback 542: A Many-Splendored Thing / Han Suyin (Signet D1183)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-66065284356550637632012-06-23T07:11:15.392-07:002012-06-23T07:11:15.392-07:00But back to the book cover: I don't like that ...But back to the book cover: I don't like that junk in the background.<br /><br />[rimshot]Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-42518557463732003862012-06-23T03:20:00.051-07:002012-06-23T03:20:00.051-07:00For anyone who pays attention to European politics...For anyone who pays attention to European politics for the last couple of years, Flemish is a very familiar word. All the Belgian political parties have Flemish and Walloon factions and there are also parties exclusive to one or the other language group. It's a big reason Belgium went so long without a government and even now only has a provisional government. There's lots of talk about Belgium breaking up into Flanders and Wallonia.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-27894183907082954462012-06-23T02:36:30.963-07:002012-06-23T02:36:30.963-07:00Well, maybe in the US you don't hear the word ...Well, maybe in the US you don't hear the word 'Flemish' very often anymore -- but, then, in the US you don't hear much about anything (other than maybe vague throwaway references to whoever you happen to be bombing at the moment) anyway, so that's not surprising.<br /><br />'Flemish' and 'Walloon' do crop up from time to time, even here in the UK, separated from Belgium by the vast, boundless waters of the English Channel / North Sea. I imagine they crop up quite often on the Continent.NomadUKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-17020872376135323402012-06-22T11:46:11.823-07:002012-06-22T11:46:11.823-07:00I can't get the names of Rubens and van Dyck o...I can't get the names of Rubens and van Dyck out of my head.fred.de.heijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09007268886439140680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-31575961769321550562012-06-22T10:24:06.061-07:002012-06-22T10:24:06.061-07:00I thought you couldn't get the first verse of ...I thought you couldn't get the first verse of "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" out of your head, then I clicked on the video. NOT what I was expecting!Debnoreply@blogger.com