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04-23-2011, 07:44 PM
The Atheist

Quote:

Originally Posted by prendrelemick

...Jenny Agutter...

I see you and I went to the same school of rating women.

If you haven't seen [all of] her in Walkabout, get a copy.
04-24-2011, 03:40 AM
prendrelemick

Oh I've seen it/her/them.
04-25-2011, 10:51 AM
soundofmusic

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulclem

It's because of Barney that I had to wipe over the TV a few times in the 90's when the kids were young. It used to get attacks of spontaneous vomiting when it came on with that awful song.:puke:

Anyway I'm behind with the new half of the allotment. I've dug a 12 x 3 foot bed for the Kale, but it took me an hour to dig and double rake it to get most of the grass and stuff out of it. Still it was pleasant work.

Fred, the old guy next to me was there, and he gave me a few leeks which was good of him. He still wants to use "Ivy cottage" to store his tools, which is fine.

"Red-Neck Graeme", who has an allotment nearby, but fortunately seperated by a couple of hedges, was talking to me at the weekend. He goes down every day and tipples in his shed. By the end of the morning you can tell he's been supping because every other word is an eff. He couldn't get his effing rotivator going apparently.

We call him "Red Neck Graeme" because of cetain vague racist comments he made to my wife and I in general conversation. He's one of those people who assumes that you think as they do about race, which is annoying, but pointless to follow up because he's been tippling. Having said that, he lends Fred - my allotment neighbour who is an old Afro-Carribean Guy- his hedge trimmer.

I had to laugh a couple of years ago at him. Our neighbours on the old allotment are churchy people - nice but a bit fussy. "Red Neck Graeme" had befriended them, and they though he was wonderful. He is generous, and he had given them some seedlings. He then came onto their allotment later in the morning fairly well tanked up - shouting in a good humured but embarrasing way with all the effing and blinding that goes with it. My wife and I kept our heads down as we sniggered through the scene. :lol:

Red neck sounds like my kind of neighbor haha; exactly what is he prejudiced against? We don't really have finer prejudices over here; It's a thing between different groups of spanish and different groups of blacks and everyone else is considered white...we think we have differences; but the blacks and spanish claim that the difference between irish white and jewish white is not enough to make the curve:grouphug:

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Originally Posted by The Atheist

I'd love to see a study done of women during childbirth - they all seem to go through identical patterns of lucidity, abuse and crying. There must be some evolutionary reason for it, but I'm damned if I can figure it. No wonder blokes used to stay out of the way!

Yeah, that Barney is disturbing. Peewee never really made it to screen much here.

Okay, another thing...how about women biting dentists. Yeah, I was under during mouth surgery and my dentist claimed there was something about oversexed women biting dentists...did he make that up...Oh, by the way, he still has teeth marks:rolleyes:
Yeah, I don't think Peewee would travel well:smile5:

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Originally Posted by prendrelemick

^I was never quite sure what kind of relationship there was between Ernie and Bert.

They started out as just friends who shared the same bed; later, they had twin beds and fought alot more.

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Originally Posted by Calidore

I disagree that one must be a "real man" to admit liking Sesame Street. Quality is quality. Sesame Street had (has) creativity, humor, and Muppets. It teaches without teaching, to paraphrase Bruce Lee.

Bruce liked Sesame Street; god, I would have loved to see him teaching big bird some moves...and that bird sound.

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Originally Posted by prendrelemick

Quite right. The lovely Maria was reason enough to tune in.

yet another fantasy figure to ease me through those teenage years, together with Daisy Duke , Emma Peel, the Dr Who assistants, Pans People, Suzi Quattro, Jaqueline Bisset, Jenny Agutter, Paa-ym off Dallas... I,ll stop now.

What is it with Maria; all of my men and lesbian friends have the hots for her...:confused:

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Originally Posted by The Atheist

I see you and I went to the same school of rating women.

If you haven't seen [all of] her in Walkabout, get a copy.

Still confused, I understand the big boobed blond tennis players; but Maria...got to see this movie. :gnorsi:
04-25-2011, 03:14 PM
Paulclem

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundofmusic

Red neck sounds like my kind of neighbor haha; exactly what is he prejudiced against? We don't really have finer prejudices over here; It's a thing between different groups of spanish and different groups of blacks and everyone else is considered white...we think we have differences; but the blacks and spanish claim that the difference between irish white and jewish white is not enough to make the curve:grouphug:

I don't know what he's prejudiced against. He's one of the "them coming over here and taking our jobs" types who don't really say anything intelligent or specific, but have a general feeling for racism. My parents were the same. I think they get these kinds of thoughts from certain newspapers and perhaps their peers hearking back to some perceived pre-immigration heaven, (which never existed of course).
04-26-2011, 03:39 PM
The Atheist

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulclem

I think they get these kinds of thoughts from certain newspapers and perhaps their peers hearking back to some perceived pre-immigration heaven, (which never existed of course).

Oh indeed.

If only the great British rose-tinted memories existed.

This has to be an argument in favour of time travel - let the whingers travel back to London, Liverpool and Newcastle in the 1920s and see what paradise was left behind.
04-26-2011, 04:06 PM
Paulclem

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

Oh indeed.

If only the great British rose-tinted memories existed.

This has to be an argument in favour of time travel - let the whingers travel back to London, Liverpool and Newcastle in the 1920s and see what paradise was left behind.

Too right. It's forgotten that the post war years were full of rationing and austerity, and we didn't really begin to prosper until the 70s. Pre-war years were full of hardship for working folk. Those early fights for better pay and conditions really set us up for lter on - and contributed to the economic booms due to the redistribution of wealth.
04-26-2011, 04:15 PM
L€lä RËmØ MÅðçÂ

:angelsad2:EHHH
04-26-2011, 05:00 PM
soundofmusic

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulclem

I don't know what he's prejudiced against. He's one of the "them coming over here and taking our jobs" types who don't really say anything intelligent or specific, but have a general feeling for racism. My parents were the same. I think they get these kinds of thoughts from certain newspapers and perhaps their peers hearking back to some perceived pre-immigration heaven, (which never existed of course).

"They took our jobs; let's go to the county square and go make love...love that South Park. Really, though, here in South Florida, people are starting to all be a sort of yellowish color and speak a sort of mixed language and I'm not sure, they might be taking our jobs...:lol:

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Originally Posted by The Atheist

Oh indeed.

If only the great British rose-tinted memories existed.

This has to be an argument in favour of time travel - let the whingers travel back to London, Liverpool and Newcastle in the 1920s and see what paradise was left behind.

I thought things were pretty good in Europe in the late 20s; before WW2...wasn't that the jazz age, money, money everywhere? I seem to recall we lived pretty good in the 50s and 60s, the 70s got alittle lean; but this is the leanest time I've ever seen.

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Originally Posted by L€lä RËmØ MÅðçÂ

:angelsad2:EHHH

Hi, is that your name...it must have been tough in first grade spelling that one:confused:
04-26-2011, 06:15 PM
The Atheist

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulclem

Too right. It's forgotten that the post war years were full of rationing and austerity, and we didn't really begin to prosper until the 70s. Pre-war years were full of hardship for working folk. Those early fights for better pay and conditions really set us up for lter on - and contributed to the economic booms due to the redistribution of wealth.

I think the yearning for an unreal past happens to us all at some stage. It's why humans don't remember pain very well - we've evolved to block the bad bits out to some degree and people will remember the war spirit but not the rotting corpses.

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Originally Posted by soundofmusic

I thought things were pretty good in Europe in the late 20s; before WW2...wasn't that the jazz age, money, money everywhere?

The Great Depression not ringing any bells? Mile-long queues at soup kitchens?

It didn't seem as bad in UK & Europe because they hadn't had the boom USA had, but conditions were pretty inferior across most of the continent and UK.

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Originally Posted by soundofmusic

I seem to recall we lived pretty good in the 50s and 60s, the 70s got alittle lean; but this is the leanest time I've ever seen.

In UK, the 1950s were still quite deprived, with rationing only being phased out, but replaced with super taxes which meant that 90% of every pound earned over an arbitrary figure was taken in tax. That's why most British rock and movie stars moved to USA at that stage - it wasn't worth earning it in Sterling because you'd give it all to the government.

I think the 1980s through to 2000 was reasonably prosperous all round, but we're seeing the fruits of that false economy now.
04-27-2011, 11:49 AM
soundofmusic

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

I think the yearning for an unreal past happens to us all at some stage. It's why humans don't remember pain very well - we've evolved to block the bad bits out to some degree and people will remember the war spirit but not the rotting corpses.

The Great Depression not ringing any bells? Mile-long queues at soup kitchens?

It didn't seem as bad in UK & Europe because they hadn't had the boom USA had, but conditions were pretty inferior across most of the continent and UK.

In UK, the 1950s were still quite deprived, with rationing only being phased out, but replaced with super taxes which meant that 90% of every pound earned over an arbitrary figure was taken in tax. That's why most British rock and movie stars moved to USA at that stage - it wasn't worth earning it in Sterling because you'd give it all to the government.

I think the 1980s through to 2000 was reasonably prosperous all round, but we're seeing the fruits of that false economy now.

Wasn't the time after WW1 and before the stock market crash in '29...it least, it seemed that way when I'm reading my little books of Hemingway, Fitzgerald and stories of the ballet troupes...

What I remember of the 50's was that my parents lived on 1 salary, that of a welder, with 4 children, bought a new home and fairly new car, ate really well and had decent clothing on 75 dollars a week...The '80s to about '99 were also pretty good in the US; it's been all downhill since then economically
04-27-2011, 04:02 PM
The Atheist

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundofmusic

Wasn't the time after WW1 and before the stock market crash in '29...it least, it seemed that way when I'm reading my little books of Hemingway, Fitzgerald and stories of the ballet troupes...

That's true, and even in Europe the upper-class found plenty of money, but for the majority, the deprivations of war - which largely left USA intouched - were still apparent in the 1920s.

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundofmusic

What I remember of the 50's was that my parents lived on 1 salary, that of a welder, with 4 children, bought a new home and fairly new car, ate really well and had decent clothing on 75 dollars a week...The '80s to about '99 were also pretty good in the US; it's been all downhill since then economically

Give it another six months and house prices will be back where they were in 1950s!
04-29-2011, 06:32 AM
soundofmusic

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

That's true, and even in Europe the upper-class found plenty of money, but for the majority, the deprivations of war - which largely left USA intouched - were still apparent in the 1920s.

Give it another six months and house prices will be back where they were in 1950s!

Alot of times, I seem to notice what is going on in the literary world and forget the life at home...I seem to recall that my father, who was born in 1923, complained of wearing flour sack pants to school and eating beans 3 times a day at home.

My house, which I bought 32 years ago, is only going for about 15,000 more than I paid for it then at the moment. I'm okay because I never borrowed against it; but my friends all borrowed against there homes after the 2005 hurricane when the houses went to 5 times there value; now they owe all that and are stuck, they can't sell, they can't rent and get enough to pay the mortgage.
04-29-2011, 04:01 PM
The Atheist

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundofmusic

Alot of times, I seem to notice what is going on in the literary world and forget the life at home...I seem to recall that my father, who was born in 1923, complained of wearing flour sack pants to school and eating beans 3 times a day at home.

My house, which I bought 32 years ago, is only going for about 15,000 more than I paid for it then at the moment. I'm okay because I never borrowed against it; but my friends all borrowed against there homes after the 2005 hurricane when the houses went to 5 times there value; now they owe all that and are stuck, they can't sell, they can't rent and get enough to pay the mortgage.

A lot of people just walking away from their properties.

I scan the for sale columns for Detroit & places and look at a whole house and section being sold for $1000. Ok, these are not nice places, but they're probably still a lot nicer than a shed in Bangalore.

The world's a strange place.
04-29-2011, 06:04 PM
SilentMute

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

A lot of people just walking away from their properties.

I scan the for sale columns for Detroit & places and look at a whole house and section being sold for $1000. Ok, these are not nice places, but they're probably still a lot nicer than a shed in Bangalore.

The world's a strange place.

You could live cheap now, are you practicing your American accent haha
04-29-2011, 06:08 PM
soundofmusic

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

A lot of people just walking away from their properties.

I scan the for sale columns for Detroit & places and look at a whole house and section being sold for $1000. Ok, these are not nice places, but they're probably still a lot nicer than a shed in Bangalore.

The world's a strange place.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentMute

You could live cheap now, are you practicing your American accent haha

Sorry guys, I accidently jumped in while Jessica was still on the computer; that's my post...So Atheist, are you planning to move from sunny NZ anytime soon?
04-29-2011, 10:36 PM
Gilliatt Gurgle

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundofmusic

...I seem to recall that my father, who was born in 1923, complained of wearing flour sack pants to school and eating beans 3 times a day at home.

Interesting conversation you have going. Both of my parents were born in 1924, God rest their souls. I remember similar "burlap" stories, such as my mother claiming to chew balls of pine pitch because they couldn't afford chewing gum. My father was born on an oil town in northern Oklahoma.

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Originally Posted by The Atheist

A lot of people just walking away from their properties...
...The world's a strange place.

It is crazy. the interest rate on mortgage are at all time lows. I could swear I heard 3 to 4% recently on the news. We had re financed our home a few years ago when the rates were at 5.25% thinking that it would certainly not go lower than that.

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Originally Posted by SilentMute

You could live cheap now, are you practicing your American accent haha

Atheist, you should consider settling in the Bible Belt. It might do you some good! ha

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04-30-2011, 05:44 PM
soundofmusic

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle

Interesting conversation you have going. Both of my parents were born in 1924, God rest their souls. I remember similar "burlap" stories, such as my mother claiming to chew balls of pine pitch because they couldn't afford chewing gum. My father was born on an oil town in northern Oklahoma.

It is crazy. the interest rate on mortgage are at all time lows. I could swear I heard 3 to 4% recently on the news. We had re financed our home a few years ago when the rates were at 5.25% thinking that it would certainly not go lower than that.

Atheist, you should consider settling in the Bible Belt. It might do you some good! ha

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I loved those stories! Dad said he didn't mind as long as his mom had enough fabric that he didn't get the writing on his bottom; but as his bottom widened, the words were always across his seat.
EVeryone was telling me to refinance, do you believe I just paid the house off last year; I thought I was paying 11.5; I was actually paying 12.75%:ack2:
I don't know about the bible belt, they have those long narrow roads where people drive their truck 100 mph from church to the country corn liquor still every sunday and one of his kids would probably be pogo sticking or skateboarding...Atheist, if you move over here you have to start getting those kids on microwave food and games that will put fat on them and deprive them of light and vitamin d:Yawn:
05-01-2011, 01:54 AM
The Atheist

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundofmusic

...So Atheist, are you planning to move from sunny NZ anytime soon?

No.

:D

First off, I really doubt I'd be allowed in.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle

It is crazy. the interest rate on mortgage are at all time lows. I could swear I heard 3 to 4% recently on the news. We had re financed our home a few years ago when the rates were at 5.25% thinking that it would certainly not go lower than that.

You could have the same interest rates as Japan - about 0.1%. Imagine the mortgage payments on that sucker?

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Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle

Atheist, you should consider settling in the Bible Belt. It might do you some good! ha

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Getting shot is good?

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Originally Posted by soundofmusic

Atheist, if you move over here you have to start getting those kids on microwave food and games that will put fat on them and deprive them of light and vitamin d:Yawn:

Oh god, they'll never fit in then. They have fast food about twice a year, live outside and we don't even own a microwave! (horrible, taste-destroying machines)
05-01-2011, 02:56 AM
OrphanPip

My brother was considering buying property in Rochester because they're going at something like 20,000 a year, says they'd pay for themselves in 5 years of rents. Seems like a pain to manage property across the border though. Some connections have got him an offer for an office building downtown for only 1.2 million, which might be a good buy. You need to make 60% down payment on commercial though because banks don't like to take on risk.
05-01-2011, 03:31 PM
The Atheist

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrphanPip

My brother was considering buying property in Rochester because they're going at something like 20,000 a year, says they'd pay for themselves in 5 years of rents. Seems like a pain to manage property across the border though. Some connections have got him an offer for an office building downtown for only 1.2 million, which might be a good buy. You need to make 60% down payment on commercial though because banks don't like to take on risk.

Given the prices, I think residential rentals in USA must be pretty attractive.

If we were a lot closer to it it's certainly where I'd be heading for investment.
05-01-2011, 03:32 PM
The Atheist

Paul:

What's this I see about councils wanting to sell allotment land? I see a large group of angry men with pitchforks confronting councillors!
05-02-2011, 11:02 AM
soundofmusic

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

No.

:D

First off, I really doubt I'd be allowed in.

Getting shot is good?

Oh god, they'll never fit in then. They have fast food about twice a year, live outside and we don't even own a microwave! (horrible, taste-destroying machines)

I doubt if any of the bible belt blokes would want to tangle with a rough, tough, NZ bloke like you; remember, our folks get their brawn from potatos and beer.
Not own a microwave, oh my god, what do they eat when they come home from school...no microwave pizzas, little microwave potato skins...:confused:

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrphanPip

My brother was considering buying property in Rochester because they're going at something like 20,000 a year, says they'd pay for themselves in 5 years of rents. Seems like a pain to manage property across the border though. Some connections have got him an offer for an office building downtown for only 1.2 million, which might be a good buy. You need to make 60% down payment on commercial though because banks don't like to take on risk.

Now, at least down here, there seems like there is more property than renters; I don't know about the rest of the country. Most of the buyers a few years ago were from out of the country and then they have a management person or company to run the day to day operations. I don't know how much they clear after paying a middle man though.
05-02-2011, 01:02 PM
DocHeart

I've had one of the worst Mondays of my career.

Last one this bad was when I was 18. During a summer job cleaning swimming pools on Corfu, a waiter thought it would be funny if he substituted the big plastic bottle of pool detergent with a similar one that contained diesel. Then I broke his face with a punch, but also my own finger. After being treated by a fat guy who seemed to take pleasure in resetting bones and causing his patients unspeakable pain, I got arrested for assault and was sued by the hotel owner for losing him revenue (he had to close the pool for two days). My parents flew out to get me out of a cell and back home.

That was 20 years ago. Today was a little worse than that.

Hey Jack. Get me a double Teacher's. Not too many rocks.
05-02-2011, 03:55 PM
Paulclem

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

Paul:

What's this I see about councils wanting to sell allotment land? I see a large group of angry men with pitchforks confronting councillors!

I haven't heard about this. But fear not - I and my compadres will be standing firm, tools at the ready...
05-02-2011, 03:57 PM
Paulclem

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocHeart

I've had one of the worst Mondays of my career.

Last one this bad was when I was 18. During a summer job cleaning swimming pools on Corfu, a waiter thought it would be funny if he substituted the big plastic bottle of pool detergent with a similar one that contained diesel. Then I broke his face with a punch, but also my own finger. After being treated by a fat guy who seemed to take pleasure in resetting bones and causing his patients unspeakable pain, I got arrested for assault and was sued by the hotel owner for losing him revenue (he had to close the pool for two days). My parents flew out to get me out of a cell and back home.

That was 20 years ago. Today was a little worse than that.

Hey Jack. Get me a double Teacher's. Not too many rocks.

Parker will always supply the drinks you need in this thread - no problem.

I hope the problems turn out ok,
05-02-2011, 04:05 PM
The Atheist

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundofmusic

I doubt if any of the bible belt blokes would want to tangle with a rough, tough, NZ bloke like you; remember, our folks get their brawn from potatos and beer.

And guns. ;)

Rule #1 of blokedom is "Don't do a Peter Blake and take a pop-gun to a machine-gun fight." The bigger you are, the bigger target you are!

and many other cliches...

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundofmusic

Not own a microwave, oh my god, what do they eat when they come home from school...no microwave pizzas, little microwave potato skins...:confused:

Usually fruit plus a sandwich or crackers. I would be the first to admit that our children are somewhat weird. They are one set of very few kids that don't take pre-packaged lunches to school and then have them after school as well. ("She" is taking one of daddy's home-made meat and vegetable pies to school today.)

They had some chocolate at Easter.

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Originally Posted by soundofmusic

Now, at least down here, there seems like there is more property than renters; I don't know about the rest of the country. Most of the buyers a few years ago were from out of the country and then they have a management person or company to run the day to day operations. I don't know how much they clear after paying a middle man though.

That's the story everywhere. It raises the question to me: where the hell did everyone go?

I have to assume that these properties were occupied at some time, so where are all the people displaced from all the hundreds of thousands of vacant properties? Moved in with other family members?

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocHeart

I've had one of the worst Mondays of my career.

Mate, that doesn't sound good.

I'll get Parker to fix you a stiff one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocHeart

Last one this bad was when I was 18. During a summer job cleaning swimming pools on Corfu, a waiter thought it would be funny if he substituted the big plastic bottle of pool detergent with a similar one that contained diesel. Then I broke his face with a punch, but also my own finger. After being treated by a fat guy who seemed to take pleasure in resetting bones and causing his patients unspeakable pain, I got arrested for assault and was sued by the hotel owner for losing him revenue (he had to close the pool for two days). My parents flew out to get me out of a cell and back home.

That was 20 years ago. Today was a little worse than that.

Hey Jack. Get me a double Teacher's. Not too many rocks.

Please, "Parker", not Jack. We have a few standards to uphold!

:D

And going by that now being the second-worst day, this one must have been a doozy.

Good luck with it!
05-03-2011, 05:27 AM
DocHeart

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

Please, "Parker", not Jack. We have a few standards to uphold!

That's what I meant. Parker. He's a good man. :)
05-03-2011, 02:05 PM
The Atheist

Glad to see you're still.....

here!

:D

Post more! Someone from where the sun shines more than not's always a good thing - the rest of us, apart from Sound, live in cold, damp places. Bring the sunshine!

That pic works, I imagine Sound will be on her way shortly.
05-03-2011, 10:28 PM
Gilliatt Gurgle

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

...Post more! Someone from where the sun shines more than not's always a good thing...

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...Jackrabbit.jpg

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05-04-2011, 03:41 AM
prendrelemick

^How things have changed for Marlboro Man.

Hang on Atheist we're having a drought here in sunny Britain.
05-04-2011, 02:44 PM
Janine

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...Jackrabbit.jpg

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Gilliatt, really funny! This post card reminds me of the 'Rabbit Proof Fence' story in Australia - ever see how many rabbits they now have? I heard all of them were imports. Now we have stink bugs - also an import - from China - and very undesirable. :ack2: Seems there are no natural predadors for the 'stinky' bugs here in the US...yuk! I collect old post cards like this one - love that old painted photo look!
05-04-2011, 03:18 PM
The Atheist

Quote:

Originally Posted by prendrelemick

Hang on Atheist we're having a drought here in sunny Britain.

Yes, I see you guys have found the sun.

Bad time to have drought conditions, but I bet you already knew that. Spring was much the same here with many farmers struggling to make hay.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janine

Gilliatt, really funny! This post card reminds me of the 'Rabbit Proof Fence' story in Australia - ever see how many rabbits they now have? I heard all of them were imports.

You can keep those stink bugs!

Yes, rabbits are a huge problem in NZ and Australia and yep, they all came by boat. Early settlers thought "Wouldn't it be nice to be able to go and shoot a rabbit every now and then?"

Alas, the rabbits liked our weather a bit too much and there are now billions of the damned things.
05-06-2011, 07:52 PM
soundofmusic

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocHeart

I've had one of the worst Mondays of my career.

Last one this bad was when I was 18. During a summer job cleaning swimming pools on Corfu, a waiter thought it would be funny if he substituted the big plastic bottle of pool detergent with a similar one that contained diesel. Then I broke his face with a punch, but also my own finger. After being treated by a fat guy who seemed to take pleasure in resetting bones and causing his patients unspeakable pain, I got arrested for assault and was sued by the hotel owner for losing him revenue (he had to close the pool for two days). My parents flew out to get me out of a cell and back home.

That was 20 years ago. Today was a little worse than that.

Hey Jack. Get me a double Teacher's. Not too many rocks.

Sounds awful, so what happened today...tell us before Parker mixes one of his special memory obscuring specials...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulclem

Parker will always supply the drinks you need in this thread - no problem.

I hope the problems turn out ok,

Actually, I have a bone to pick with Parker; he hasn't been returning my phone calls and recently, I heard he's setting up housekeeping in Pauls shed with some young wench from up Jockys way...might be Mrs J's cousin...

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Atheist

And guns. ;)

Rule #1 of blokedom is "Don't do a Peter Blake and take a pop-gun to a machine-gun fight." The bigger you are, the bigger target you are!

and many other cliches...

Usually fruit plus a sandwich or crackers. I would be the first to admit that our children are somewhat weird. They are one set of very few kids that don't take pre-packaged lunches to school and then have them after school as well. ("She" is taking one of daddy's home-made meat and vegetable pies to school today.)

They had some chocolate at Easter.

That's the story everywhere. It raises the question to me: where the hell did everyone go?

I have to assume that these properties were occupied at some time, so where are all the people displaced from all the hundreds of thousands of vacant properties? Moved in with other family members?

That's why your children have such wonderful skin and bright eyes; do the kids ever crave junk food?
What seems to be happening here is that multiple families are moving into single family dwellings or single family dwellings are being cut into small apartments.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...Jackrabbit.jpg

.

Now that is my kind of cowboy...

Quote:

Originally Posted by prendrelemick

^How things have changed for Marlboro Man.

Hang on Atheist we're having a drought here in sunny Britain.

Well, in my head, the 50's still rein supreme...
05-06-2011, 08:31 PM
Gilliatt Gurgle

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Originally Posted by prendrelemick

^How things have changed for Marlboro Man.

Yes, times have changed for Marlboro man. Now he smokes electronic cigarettes and keeps his USB battery charger in the saddle bag.

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Originally Posted by Janine

Gilliatt, really funny! This post card reminds me of the 'Rabbit Proof Fence' story in Australia - ever see how many rabbits they now have? I heard all of them were imports. Now we have stink bugs

Glad you enjoyed it, there's plenty more from where that came from.

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Originally Posted by The Atheist

Yes, I see you guys have found the sun.

Yes, rabbits are a huge problem in NZ and Australia and yep, they all came by boat. Alas, the rabbits liked our weather a bit too much and there are now billions of the damned things.

We have several cotton tails that roam our neighborhood and creek, but up to now, they haven't been too much of a bother.

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Originally Posted by soundofmusic

...I heard he's setting up housekeeping in Pauls shed with some young wench from up Jockys way...

Now that is my kind of cowboy...
Well, in my head, the 50's still rein supreme...

Where is Jocky by the way?
Paul...was he in fact hanging out in your shed?
Have you even dared to open it?

If you like that kind of Cowboy, you should see my Uncle who lives out west. He rides a Jackalope.

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05-06-2011, 11:07 PM
soundofmusic

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Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle

Yes, times have changed for Marlboro man. Now he smokes electronic cigarettes and keeps his USB battery charger in the saddle bag.

Glad you enjoyed it, there's plenty more from where that came from.

We have several cotton tails that roam our neighborhood and creek, but up to now, they haven't been too much of a bother.

Where is Jocky by the way?
Paul...was he in fact hanging out in your shed?
Have you even dared to open it?

If you like that kind of Cowboy, you should see my Uncle who lives out west. He rides a Jackalope.

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Up until the rumors of Jocky in Pauls shed, I'd heard nothing of him. Aye, it must have been your uncle I was hollering at one night, there was a horrendous lightening storm and the jackalopes were all drinking whiskey and making love; I saw a feller in the saddle and I yelled out "Come inside you dade burn fool; but he paid me no mind; next thing I saw was his hair lighting up....
05-07-2011, 04:29 PM
Paulclem

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Originally Posted by soundofmusic

Up until the rumors of Jocky in Pauls shed, I'd heard nothing of him. Aye, it must have been your uncle I was hollering at one night, there was a horrendous lightening storm and the jackalopes were all drinking whiskey and making love; I saw a feller in the saddle and I yelled out "Come inside you dade burn fool; but he paid me no mind; next thing I saw was his hair lighting up....

In my shed?!! I hope he brought his own bed. The floor is a little... earthen.

I also hope he hasn't been into my spiced rum. A bloke's got to have a nip in his coffee on a busy day.
05-08-2011, 03:31 AM
prendrelemick

Ey up Paul, if you tune into the Challenge Cup match this afternoon, you may see me in the crowd. Look for a, burly, bearded, balding, bloke in a Halifax shirt... only problem is, that just about discribes everyone who'll be there.
05-08-2011, 02:53 PM
The Atheist

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Originally Posted by prendrelemick

Ey up Paul, if you tune into the Challenge Cup match this afternoon, you may see me in the crowd. Look for a, burly, bearded, balding, bloke in a Halifax shirt... only problem is, that just about discribes everyone who'll be there.

I thought everybody had dressed like you because it was a special occasion!
05-08-2011, 04:39 PM
Paulclem

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Originally Posted by prendrelemick

Ey up Paul, if you tune into the Challenge Cup match this afternoon, you may see me in the crowd. Look for a, burly, bearded, balding, bloke in a Halifax shirt... only problem is, that just about discribes everyone who'll be there.

Ey up. Missed it. The daytime hours are when the TV is a no-go. I get it post 9pm when Mrs Paulclem and my daughter have retired to their boudoirs. Just read that they lost to Bradford. Pity that.
05-08-2011, 05:21 PM
Paulclem

I discovered a new tool today - or rather I began to appreciate its fine design. It has a long shaft - rough for a firm grip, with a rounded end that bends at the end. Yes - it's a potato spade. I'd never heard of one before, and wondered what it was bequeathed in the shed. I suspected that the fellow had been of giant proportions, but no I was wrong. Vic - in the allotment shop - informed me that it was a potato spade and very useful.

So I tried it today, and he was right. The bend in the shovel end ploughs the earth over the potato leaves to earth them up in a very easy motion. The length means that I can reach right into the middle of my rows. Brilliant.

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