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Originally Posted by Vonny
So you're laughing at the way foreigners speak. Isn't that a bit...you know...racist? I mean, I don't care myself, but apparently there are people with scary avatars policing the forum, and you might find that you're drawing some attention.
Hey stop picking on Vonny you bad man...
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Tip 190 - Women, don't nag your man.
:smilewinkgrin: There's nothing more annoying. (After a hard day's work he needs to relax.)
Tip 191: Go to work by a different route sometimes.
I discovered a park I'd never been to before right by the city centre, but in a depression surrounded by terrace houses. It's a small park, but nice and surprisingly quiet. You never know what you'll find.
Aw, poor Neely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Tip #192 - Audio books and earphones may be worth a try. And never forget the beer.
Tip 193: The police are not your friends. Never let them capture you alive.
My daughter, when she was small, would say troufers - which I prefer, but find unuseable outside of the family.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vonny
We aso have a kind of poor man's fish they sell in chip shops here in the UK. Scallops, (pronounced scollops here), is a big slice of potato covered in batter and fried, (as opposed to the seafood scallops). My son used to call them scollocks - which we still use.
Oh I was thinking generally really, mostly anyway. I think I get a slightly better deal than the average chap.Quote:
Aw, poor Neely.
Tip 193 Revisit (visit) Chekhov.
Such melancholic sadness will make you happy in a strange way - besides he is quality and needs to be read.
Vonny. That's brutal and detectable right away. You are known for having some good humor. But it could happen more subtly. It could be an achaelogist who has worked with the Incas. After convincing you that they were very advanced in medicine, he could send you to Peru to get a brain operation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vonny
Tip #194 - c'est la vieQuote:
Originally Posted by cafolini
What's fake coffee?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Tip (What number are we at now?) - Don't teach your partner to drive. Let the professionals do it.
Tip 196: Don't wait to always have company to go to the movies, or the theater, or ballet, or opera. Just get dressed up and go on your own when you feel like it.
Instant coffee. It certain circumstances it is OK as a substitute, but to drink it exclusively is not a good show in my book. Tea bags are fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drkshadow03
Absolutely. I went to see a top production of Othello last night and I've booked a ticket for a classical concert for Sunday night. Good tip. I find it better to go with company, but I would rather go on my own than to not see it at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by PoeticPassions
Getting obsessed with theatre productions. I'm doing two/three per week for this and next month, both amateur and professional productions - it's also fun dragging my brother along to a few of them!
Tip 197 - Introduce people to the theatre.
It's fun.
So very true. I have had some great nights going to London to watch an opera alone. You meet new people and enjoy a great opera without the bother of having uninterested friends or girls with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by PoeticPassions
There's the stuff made from acorns, and the stuff made from dandelions. There's also some vegan stuff - which i forget the name of - and camp Coffee made from chicory which is quite nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drkshadow03
As a middle aged bloke there are some problems associated with going alone to the cinema.Quote:
Originally Posted by PoeticPassions
Tip 198: If you are a bloke and you go to see a movie alone - then sit right at the front and not the "creepy" back.
the naughty kids at the back may target you though.
The last film I went to see alone was Lord of the Rings The Return of the King. No-one will go with me now even though I've stopped laughing too loudly...
Or your offspring either! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Silas Thorne
Tip 198: Don't own too many things lest they begin to own you.
Tip 199: Embarace both calm and chaos, for they are brother and sister to one another.
Now if I was only half as wise as I sound. :p
Tip 200: Read a good book once in awhile. :D
Tip 201: Do not ignore moderator's warnings.
Hmm, maybe we should have a separate thread for "Top Tips for a Happy Online Life"...
Tip 202: Here's one that has stood the test of time.
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
(Shiver) Yes, ma'am! We could never ignore our moderators, the kindest, the best, the goodest moderators in all the land! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Tip 203: Never discount a compliment by dressing it down. Just say 'Thank you!'
Tip 204:
Never reach for your revolver, unless it's in the cause of blowing away self-righteousness.
#205 Never hire an accounting firm run by a man named "Frenchy" or "Pete".
Tip 206: Never eat illicit chips. You can guarrantee that it'll be chips for tea as well.
In fact I've had three lots of chips today. 2 illicit ones and a legit teatime/ got home late portion. Call me Mr Fat from now on...
Tip 207: If a pretty girl asks you what kind of music you like, don't say, "Death Metal."
Hmm, do the Keurig K-cups count as instant?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Tip 208: Con-men, bunco artists, prevaricators, nimmers, flim-flammers and thieves are not trust-worthy. However, they are a lot of fun to hang out with.
Tip 208: If you are out drinking, keep enough money for a taxi home folded into a very tight small bundle and hide it someplace on your person, in case you get mugged and your wallet gets stolen.
I've never heard of those. I'll have to look them up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drkshadow03
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Originally Posted by Paulclem
haha, touche.
And yes, Neely, the theater is fun!
Of course having company can sometimes be better, but one shouldn't be afraid to go alone, or be alone, and agreed that sometimes it is easier not having to worry about someone you are with being uninterested, bored, etc. The only sad part of going alone is after the show... when there is no one around to exchange opinions with.
Good tip! Except that if you hide it too well, you might forget where you hid it while drunk... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Silas Thorne
To go along with that tip:
TIP 209: If you are going to throw up in the cab on the way home, and you choose to do it in your purse, make sure you remove all of your stuff out of the purse, if possible, before doing so. :puke:
Tip 210: If you buy clothes from a charity shop, check that there isn't a name label sewn int the collar. If there is, it means that you've bought something donated from a nursing home when a "dribbler" has passed away.
(It's not the fact that it once belonged to a "dribbler", just that it means you have the same post lucidity fashion sense).
Tip 211: Don't sit next to two women during concerts. This way you avoid all sorts of 'jibber jabber' prior to the performance and during the interval. :nod:
If you can, also try to avoid sitting close to 'pseudo types' (usually men trying to chat up women)..."oh the Parthenon was so, so evocative, such a wonderful construction. Can you believe they had concrete in AD 150? Oh and Paris, yes Paris, wonderful, wonderful. We went there last year again and it was such a fabulous trip - such atmosphere".:frown2:
Tip 212: Avoid absolutes like 'never, ever, always'
Sure they weren't a pair of poofs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Tip 9,046.285 - Join Twitter and follow famous interesting people (like me)
(I mean I've joined it and am following famous interesting people I mean - and if you've ever felt the need to send a personal disparaging message to an overstuffed someone whose apparently having more fun than you are, you may)
tip #10. If you get a headache, hammer your big toe.
Tip #215: Sometimes it's worth the wait to ride in the front row of the roller coaster.
Agreed! I never use those and always, ALWAYS try to avoid them!Quote:
Originally Posted by Delta40
I don't think I will ever use them, really...
Don't sit next to two women anywhere except when it's unavoidable:jibber jabber being their raison d'etre. Unfortunately, it's not even possible to avoid senseless chatter from them even at a distance these days. Every few weeks I get my ear bent from one of them in New York and a couple of days ago another telephoned with the wonderful news that she can now get a cheap rate form the Swiss telephone service and will be calling me once a month henceforth. Don't you just love modern technology ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Of course! Women are to be seen; not to be heard!Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
Ah.....if only.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
That oddly explains why even the links you post in the classical music thread do not have any sound.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller