ahhh, refreshingly disgusting. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Koa
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ahhh, refreshingly disgusting. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Koa
thanks Starr and Scher,
Well...... I did work in a hospital and i did work with battered and at risk children when they were removed, or rather their parents were removed from the home. i lived in and had to keep everything spotless to keep children's ashthma under control. dust mites cause havoc. And I did grow up in a home where vacuuming three times a day was normal. and well i do sort of wish i had shares in the javex bleach company.....
I see that i am quite challenged at understanding all these letters thrown together and understood by the entire world.....excepting me. are there any books on them. I am so grateful to know now that lol is not some wierd way of laughing pirates had and it doesn't aggravate me now. it sounded so ....well ....arghhhhhhh
i can just see Starr's wheels turning....."and she was an editor of a newspaper?" yes well i was a naive editor...I did have the big guns to watch over me and yell at me constantly"where's the descriptive words?- get rid of the descriptive words, make it tighter...yadayadayada
http://www.msn.co.uk/health/manflu/Quote:
A new report has confirmed what us women have all known for ages - that men are far more likely to interpret a bit of a sniffle as a life-threatening illness. Almost one in three men said they had taken time off work because of flu or colds, compared with one in five women questioned. The research is being heralded as proof of the existence of 'man flu'.
Jakki Stubbington, of Benenden Healthcare, which carried out the study, said: "All women know that 'man flu' exists and now here is official proof. Women have all seen men making a meal of a sniffle and claiming a bit of a cold is the latest, deadly flu virus.
"It is not, however, entirely a laughing matter. Unfortunately, there is no cure for the common cold and the symptoms can be very unpleasant and can make it hard to concentrate at work.
"Colds also have a nasty habit of working their way around the workplace, so it is important that staff take time off when they are suffering to reduce the chances of passing it on to their colleagues."
The research revealed that Britain is a nation blighted by the sniffles with colds and flu the most common causes of sick leave in the past year. Some 30 per cent of men said they had taken time off in the past year because of colds and flu, compared with just 22 per cent of womenResearchers estimate that the numbers taking days off work because of colds and flu adds up to 3.6 million people a year, or one in eight of the working population.
The second most common reason for time off was sickness and stomach bugs, with women almost twice as likely to give digestive problems as a reason for being absent from work.
Accidents, infections, family bereavements and headaches were also among the more common reasons not to turn up at work.
Some 4 per cent of absences were caused by backaches, with only 1 per cent of respondents admitting that they had taken time off work because of stress.
Two per cent of those questioned confessed to having a day off because they had a hangover, which the researchers estimate translates to 225,000 lost working days each year.
As well as these common conditions, over 1.16 million people had to take time off to have or recover from an operation, whilst 8% or around one million people were off after being injured in an accident. More concerning is that 225,000 people admitted to taking time off work due to the knock-on effects of alcohol from the night before.
The research also found that workers in Britain have collectively taken off around 78 million working days in the last 12 months, with some 13.9 million people having taken at least one day off work due to sickness.
Is this a swipe at my bird flu thread? If so, it's very funny. Manflu! I love it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
(PS: When a human vaccine is developed for bird flu, women shall be prohibited from receiving shots. This will thin out the herd.)
Isn't it! :) I find it hilariously lovely. Or lovelyly (???:D) hilarious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stanislaw
And starr, this last one was really bad! :lol:
Btw it's true, my father is the most hypocondriac person ever, and I've seen so many men complain for a headache or a cold like they were about to die, while I've seen many women bear it with just little complaints...
Oh my God! I think I'm coming down with a case of the Koa flu. Dizziness, nausea, chills and fever. I'm calling my doctor to make an appointment -- my MALE doctor. Maybe he can give me a shot of forgetfulness to make the Koa flu go away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Koa
wow somebody who can freak out the unfreakable Starr. Can I borrow you Koa, say two weeks from today for a small convention of men who think we women are one sandwhich short of a picnic.
You have risen to hero status in my eyes.
I'm freakable but not stirable, like a weird James Bond. And tighten up your copy!Quote:
Originally Posted by rachel
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4398844.stmQuote:
By Megan Lane
BBC News Magazine
Four hundred years ago the gunpowder plotters hoped to change the world by blowing up Parliament and killing the king. Had they succeeded, what effect would this have had - and would today's UK be any different?
With 36 barrels of gunpowder stacked directly beneath the King's throne, a group of young, disaffected Catholics planned to attack during the State Opening of Parliament in 1605. But Guy Fawkes, the explosives expert charged with lighting the slow match "therewith... to give fire", was caught just hours beforehand.
Had he succeeded and Westminster been blown sky-high, the country would have been in chaos. The whole of the establishment, including King James I and the aristocracy, would have died in the blast, leaving the conspirators ready to seize the kingdom.
"There would have been a complete power vacuum at the centre of English government; the blast would have killed the king, his direct heir [eldest son Henry], the Privy Council, the law lords, the bishops," says historian Alice Hogge, the presenter of a BBC Timewatch documentary on the plot.
The conspirators planned to kidnap the king's daughter, Princess Elizabeth, from her Warwickshire residence and start an armed rebellion there which would sweep the country. With Elizabeth as puppet queen, a new government would be formed - of whom is not known, as the plotters left no definitive blueprint.
"But Elizabeth was an incredibly feisty girl who swore there was no way she would have worn the crown under those circumstances, so they would have had their work cut out," says Ms Hogge.
Thus the king's younger son, Charles, might have acceded to the throne at four rather than 24. This in itself may have changed the course of history. His personality as a politician was shaped by a difficult relationship with his parents, and his mismanagement and repeated clashes with Parliament culminated in civil war and his execution for treason in 1649.
Historian Ronald Hutton, of Bristol University, says losing his parents would probably have made Charles I a more popular and secure monarch. He would have revered their memory (rather than being determined to ditch his father's policies) and nursed a hatred of Catholicism. "This would have made him much more popular in both England and Scotland than the Anglo-Catholic policies that he adopted instead."
Great fire
The planned blast would have been powerful enough to destroy Westminster Hall and Abbey; explosives experts believe that Guy Fawkes used 25 times the amount of gunpowder needed to kill those in the chamber above.
The death toll would have extended beyond the great and the good, as Westminster was a ramshackle complex of pubs, houses and brothels sitting cheek-by-jowl with the powers-that-be. Those nearby who escaped death or injury in the blast would probably have perished in the resulting inferno.
"A huge fire would have swept through Westminster, taking out shopkeepers, pub owners and householders," says Ms Hogge.
"It would have caused many deaths and injuries, and widespread damage. Some have suggested it would have looked like Ground Zero after 9/11, it would have had that degree of devastation. That's quite a good analogy."
Religious backlash
Such a brutal attack would have fuelled anti-Catholic feeling at a time when those faithful to Rome were already persecuted.
As it was, those planning to kidnap Elizabeth acted as though their plan had worked, telling their friends that James I was dead. Yet they only managed to recruit a handful of supporters, and their small band was hunted down by Protestant vigilantes.
Murder on such a massive scale may also have alienated the Catholic community and any foreign powers that might otherwise have welcomed a Catholic England, says Professor Hutton.
"Arguably Great Britain might not have existed as it was James's idea," says Ms Hogge. "He was king of Scotland when he came down to rule after Elizabeth's death. His first parliament was centred on his efforts to try and establish this notion of Great Britain. It was his pet project."
But she doubts the conspirators' hoped-for regime change would have lasted. "You probably would have seen a backlash within 10 or 20 years, maybe even sooner. In the course of history, any time someone took over forcefully, once the dust had settled, you saw attempts to unseat that ruler."
For even in the face of upheaval, society reasserts itself. "A crown with such violence, can it ever prosper? I don't know that it can."
Wow, I think I have something new for the "What's the best thing ever said to you" thread! Yay! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by starrwriter
Me? :confused: For so little? For having sarcastically been called a flu after a sarcastic comment I made about another sarcastic comment?Quote:
Originally Posted by rachel
Oh I've been a female hero before, but for much more than this :D
Btw what does that sandwich metaphor mean?
I'd love to be at a convention where I can beat men down with words... wait, is the audience made entirely of men? Any possibility of finding young (but nott much) good-looking rich ones??? :D And the wonder of wonders, clever ones? ;)
Thinking about starr's MALE doctor...is he young and single? ;)
Omg I'm having too much fun... :lol: :lol: :lol:
And now I forgot my random thought...mmm...oh yes, here it is:
These days are weird... Now darkness comes at 5 in the afternoon... and so by 6 it feels so late that you think it's like 8 ...but it's 6...so you have a lot of time left before the day is over... even before dinner (yeah I'm no scandinavian ;)). It takes a few days to get used I guess.
and a GRRRRRRRRRRR at the rule of not putting too many smiles in messages!
:ladysman: :brow:Quote:
Originally Posted by Koa
:D lol
Yeah, lol :D
Even Scandanavians I am sure like some sunlight. My brother and my sister went to work far far up north because they had certain skills and the pay was fabulous. Both had mild mental breakdowns before they came back. They both indicated that the lack of sun caused a lot of drinking and rather wierd behaviour.
As for the convention I think if you are looking for really handsome nice men, this is a good place to come to.It seems I really cannot remember in the last couple of years at least meeting any guys that were not physically beautiful. I wonder why that is?
And kidding aside most are nice on a one on one. Obviously their anti women behaviour when they are in a 'pack situation' might be corporate i don't know. But ifyou came and got married here I sure would be up on the deal, now wouldn't I? To have you here I mean.
I am thinking about my street ministry and hoping I can get a certain number of gifts ready and paid for out of our family pocket and the absolute joy when two nights before Christmas we go out and give them away.And also if anyone on the street needs to buy groceries we give until we can't give anymore. And then our Christmas is so full of peace and fellowship, no matter what we have been thru on a personal basis
Scher.
that is very sobering and sad and but for this or that the thing would have happened.How strange life can be. But for bending down a man might have been shot, but for missing the bus a person doesn't get blown up by a suicide bomber.
My friend Eric felt depressed while in England and left the day before the bombing and some of his friends are gone now. He still is upset when he thinks about it.
fate, there is not much to be done about it, no one can predict the future, with any degree of acuracy.
Don't dwell on past sorrowfull events, look towards the future, and live in the moment.