tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3346909494553392535.post6510198326556200768..comments2024-03-24T20:31:21.180-07:00Comments on Movie Night at the Cosy Apartment: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)John Bellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3346909494553392535.post-2493001323108525182018-01-02T18:05:02.981-08:002018-01-02T18:05:02.981-08:00The British Army has been filled with wonderful ch...The British Army has been filled with wonderful characters, many more accomplished than the army is given credit for, and quite a few oddities, such as our friend, Alfred Wintle. Fortunately, the latter rarely make it to high command.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3346909494553392535.post-44331495822018498642018-01-02T14:33:12.861-08:002018-01-02T14:33:12.861-08:00I've heard the name "Colonel Blimp" ...I've heard the name "Colonel Blimp" still used from time to time, without ever hearing until now the story behind it.<br /><br />I love this line from Wikipedia, incidentally: "Low said he developed the character after overhearing two military men in a Turkish bath declare that cavalry officers should be entitled to wear their spurs inside tanks."Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.com