tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post7431200731573417007..comments2024-03-28T04:48:19.626-07:00Comments on Strange Company: The Case of the Libelous Yo-YoUndinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-39424920400609157432015-10-13T18:42:05.285-07:002015-10-13T18:42:05.285-07:00Apparently the name Blennerhassett had been used b...Apparently the name Blennerhassett had been used by WB Gilbert in one of his Bob Ballads, which is where the creators of the "Yo-Yo" ad got it from.Graham Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182805428889776703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-43005561893342125802014-09-23T08:39:59.525-07:002014-09-23T08:39:59.525-07:00I agree. It shows what trouble an otherwise fine f...I agree. It shows what trouble an otherwise fine fellow can get into without a sense of humour.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-65874613162426152812014-09-22T09:58:13.301-07:002014-09-22T09:58:13.301-07:00He actually sounded like an estimable fellow in ma...He actually sounded like an estimable fellow in many ways. It's a pity someone with his best interests at heart failed to stop him from making a bit of a jerk of himself.<br /><br />But I suppose if they had, I'd be out one blog post!Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-33844400166410226922014-09-22T09:07:06.584-07:002014-09-22T09:07:06.584-07:00That's hilarious, especially since I had read ...That's hilarious, especially since I had read about Blennerhassett years ago in my studies of intelligence services. He was one of the first officers of the British Army's Intelligence Corps. hH may have lacked a sense of humour but not dedication: determined to get into the army, he lied about being able to ride a motorcycle and nearly killed himself demonstrating it.<br /><br />Well, hopefully, he learned his lesson with this trial; though I doubt that he gained much more of a sense of humour from it.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.com