Afghanistan is not Vietnam

With thanks to The Times – on the button as ever!

With thanks to The Times – on the button as ever!
When I saw this article on the BBC about a mis-translated road sign I had to laugh, like many others I suppose.
But then I re-read it and realised that the article suggests that the mistake had been made in translating from English to Welsh.
This may be true, but then it might not. Surely there are some sign writers in Wales who do want to have signs made in Welsh. And those signs can be mis-translated into English.
The fact that English appears on the top of the sign confuses the issue.
But at least it’s a little more accurate than the road sign that had an out of office email response on it as the translation.
William Hague was wonderful yesterday in “bigging up” Lord Mandelson, he of many titles, roles, Ministers and barriers to being questioned. Enjoy:
I wonder if this year’s BBC/Alan Sugar lovefest will find someone who has a use in business? Or will tonight’s first programme show us another bunch of just out of school/uni/dole people who claim to be consultants/entrepreneurs and who think that they are able to run anything, anywhere?
After the last couple of Apprentice ventures I can’t but help think that the only winner is … Margaret. Sugar is obviously an old school boss. Nick, the lackey has supported “SrAlan” for ever, but Margaret: is she a role model for women in business?
She almost certainly pulls more strings than we see on the tele-box.
Only 12 weeks to go and then they can all be fired. Enjoy!
There are lots of stories about Welshmen and sheep, but nothing as good as this film, enjoy:
Just for a laugh so don’t get offended!