At 03:22 8/02/01 +0000, you wrote:
>Speaking of Kipling adaptations --- anyone watch "The Man Who Would
>Be King."
>
>Fantastic views of the rocky mountain territories of Afghanistan,
>great shot of ancient temples, crazed tribesmen warring with their
>neighbours at the drop of a hat, a hero who pretends to be a god but
>is not ... I fell a Hero Wars quest coming on
If wounded and left to die on Afghanistan's plains
And the women come out to chop up the remains
Just roll on yer rifle and blow out yer brains
And go to yer gawd like a soldier...
A version of it should exist in the Lunar Army but I'm having
difficulty translating it.
--Peter Metcalfe