Deep Thoughts, By Jack Daniels

Or, There'll Always Be An Idiot.

But they do remind me of something that occurred to me one day about 30 years ago. I was watching on TV one of the great movies of the British new wave of the 1960s. I think it was "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner." I thought to myself: British acting is simply the best in the world, England is drenched in great acting now. Then I realized it had been for generations -- Gielgud, Redgrave, et al. Then I thought: Hmmmm. The rise of England's acting class the past century seems to coincide perfectly with the fall of its power as a wealthy and powerful nation that made a difference in the world -- an exploring nation, a conquering one.

This has been the second in Nooners' series on her most recent delusion, "If It's Not On Film, It Didn't Happen." Don't miss Part I: "Abu Ghraib: I'm Not Listening, La-La-LA, Just Shut Up, SHUT UP, SHUT UP."

(Via TBogg.)