The British appreciate quality time pieces. (Just look at Big Ben.) And of course they’re huge Salt in Wound fans. (Though over there we’re known as Rogan-Josh-Mix-in-a-Blighty-One.com.) So it’s no surprise that my post on watches went positively viral on that side of the pond:
http://www.precisiontime.co.uk/victorinox-swiss-army-is-only-watch-that-cuts-it-dna-921.html
Now, that gushing bit of Silbophilia was published on February 10, 2010 (only 4 days after my initial post). So why am I only now bringing it to your attention? Well, maybe I don’t Google myself as often as you do. Did you ever think about that?
Oh, and one other thing, to my adoring throngs of international readers: It wasn’t a Victorinox Swiss Army watch. I thought I made the distinction abundantly clear, in paragraph #5. So I apologize to all of you who were misled, and likely rushed off to your local retailer to spend your hard-earned shillings on a Swiss Army watch, wanting to be “just like Jack.” I appreciate your devotion, so simply remember: By always being yourself, you are being like me.
Cheers!
That’s awesome Jack, much appreciation from this side of the pond! : ) I don’t get the “Rogan-Josh-Mix-in-a-Blighty-One.com” thing, but nevermind, your blog was quoted – woop!
Whoops, if YOU don’t get that joke, I guess no one will! 🙂 I spent a bit too much time coming up with a U.K.-specific spice to replace “salt” in my joke URL, and then looking for British slang for “wounds” I happened upon
http://www.historyextra.com/qa/catching-blighty-one