tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354591394765306254.post5400538230653157242..comments2022-12-11T01:32:04.557+13:00Comments on Around the World in Flightless Ways: Soaking up the cultureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354591394765306254.post-3492932485911657312010-07-26T12:14:52.254+12:002010-07-26T12:14:52.254+12:00Be careful where you go with those DVDs - I was in...Be careful where you go with those DVDs - I was in France recently and they had big notices up at the airport warning that being found in possession of counterfeit products can result in huge fines and prison time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034057077448097619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5354591394765306254.post-36442513436002461302010-07-23T09:21:02.966+12:002010-07-23T09:21:02.966+12:00Well pirates are nothing if not fairly business mi...Well pirates are nothing if not fairly business minded, so they must have twigged that people such as yourself would be passing through from time to time. In fact it's rather fun imagining the process of creating these pirate DvDs. Is there some Mafia overlord in charge? Does s/he appoint a committee to determine what films will sell to westerners? Presumably they know that new releases are worth a punt but how do they decide what collected works/greatest hits to do? Do they get on IMDB and look for the top rated? Or do they just google "great directors" and see what comes up? <br /><br />Always had a side interest in military history. In fact I wrote a chapter for a book recently, the theme (of the chapter) being the morality of Great War executions. Tis on the blog now if you want to explain to me why I am heartless, cruel and wrong as some seem to think.James Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200860773221870979noreply@blogger.com