Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[gbrekken]

That is sad news gbrekken. Both from the rink and the cat house. Is there any field of physical endevour where old fashioned skill is still appreciated?

I'll have to ask the next woman

[The Atheist]

Sad news from the Associated Press this week: "Shady Lady Ranch's First Legal Gigolo Quits Brothel". Only ten paying customers in two months may have been a contributing factor, or he didn't charge enough. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth north of Beatty I'm sure.

That's terrible - even after all the free publicity he failed to get enough business to keep it up.

[The Atheist]

There was a Prince John who was kept hidden away on the Isle of Wight because of his mentally challenged condition. He would be the Queen's Uncle I think.

And yet the maddest of the nutters anywhere near the royal family is the old patriarch himself, Phil.

The man's clearly off his rocker.

Still, he's in the rigth family for it.

[soundofmusic]

That is sad news gbrekken. Both from the rink and the cat house. Is there any field of physical endevour where old fashioned skill is still appreciated?

It's a tough thing: just as I honed my skills to their finest point; I lost my ability and intitiative

And yet the maddest of the nutters anywhere near the royal family is the old patriarch himself, Phil.

The man's clearly off his rocker.

Still, he's in the rigth family for it.

I'll have to notice him more; he tends to disappear into walls when I'm watching

I'll have to ask the next woman

Here I am; ask me anything

[The Atheist]

I'll have to notice him more; he tends to disappear into walls when I'm watching

If you don't know about Phil the Dill, check these out:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/416992.stm

My favourite:

In 1995 he asked a Scottish driving instructor: "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test."

[The Atheist]

In fact, here's an even bigger list:

http://www.aardvarkmap.net/getamap-e...lip-gaffes.htm

[prendrelemick]

Hmm, he keeps saying what everyone is thinking. He lives in his own non PC dreamworld.


Meanwhile Everyone is ****-a-hoop that the multi billion Euro, Large Hadron Collider finally worked. Nice to see all that money wasn't wasted.



Can't I say ****-a-hoop then? Where's Phil when you need him!

[The Atheist]

Hmm, he keeps saying what everyone is thinking. He lives in his own non PC dreamworld.


Meanwhile Everyone is ****-a-hoop that the multi billion Euro, Large Hadron Collider finally worked. Nice to see all that money wasn't wasted.



Can't I say ****-a-hoop then? Where's Phil when you need him!

yes, you can say it. A rooster is a **** as is a sparrow.

I'll be back on CERN later.

[Paulclem]

I wonder if the Queen is staying in post to save us from Charles. Just imagine though, you've got the job, the job's a cert, but you've got to wait forty years to take it up. Perhaps she knows he's got some mad plan.
I remeber him suggesting that the British Army should sell itself as mercenaries because we make good soldiers.

[soundofmusic]

I wonder if the Queen is staying in post to save us from Charles. Just imagine though, you've got the job, the job's a cert, but you've got to wait forty years to take it up. Perhaps she knows he's got some mad plan.
I remeber him suggesting that the British Army should sell itself as mercenaries because we make good soldiers.

I'm afraid Charles has a little more of his father than the nose

I must admit, the English are kick butt soldiers. I remember when some of our American fellows were being held hostage with a British chap; the captors had beat the devil out of him, but he still had all of his wits about him...tough as nails.

Hmm, he keeps saying what everyone is thinking. He lives in his own non PC dreamworld.

Meanwhile Everyone is ****-a-hoop that the multi billion Euro, Large Hadron Collider finally worked. Nice to see all that money wasn't wasted.

Can't I say ****-a-hoop then? Where's Phil when you need him!

I was not thinking that...How to keep the Irish sober; I'd never
Why aren't there any Irish people on Lit Net

I think I saw that Hadron thing in Star Wars

If you don't know about Phil the Dill, check these out:

I love this guy; he certainly knows how to make an impression when everyone is paying attention to his wife, doesn't he. Do you think this started out as some passive agressive thing with the queen?

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Gentlemen (and lady), I have returned from my hiatus, recovering from the blue screen of death. Life without a computer is complex, liberating and perhaps a blessing in disguise. I re acquainted myself with the art of reading a physical book. You know; words printed on musty paper titillating the olfactory receptor neurons. As a result of my technologically induced leave of absence, I was able to finish The Brothers Karamazov!

So my dear blokes (and blokess), let us now raise our glasses in honor of two magnificent achievements; one being the recovery of my computer and the second shall be in honor of my completing the Brothers Karamazov.

To mother Russia and Dostoevsky!



Your comrad,

Gilliatt

[soundofmusic]

Gentlemen (and lady), I have returned from my hiatus, recovering from the blue screen of death. Life without a computer is complex, liberating and perhaps a blessing in disguise. I re acquainted myself with the art of reading a physical book. You know; words printed on musty paper titillating the olfactory receptor neurons. As a result of my technologically induced leave of absence, I was able to finish The Brothers Karamazov!

So my dear blokes (and blokess), let us now raise our glasses in honor of two magnificent achievements; one being the recovery of my computer and the second shall be in honor of my completing the Brothers Karamazov.

To mother Russia and Dostoevsky!



Your comrad,

Gilliatt

Welcome back and congrats Now lets have alittle of that vodka...shall I have it with V8 (to make it more healthy) or straight...You're not hiding anyone under that cloth, are you

[The Atheist]

I wonder if the Queen is staying in post to save us from Charles. Just imagine though, you've got the job, the job's a cert, but you've got to wait forty years to take it up. Perhaps she knows he's got some mad plan.
I remeber him suggesting that the British Army should sell itself as mercenaries because we make good soldiers.

I've often wondered if the old girl mightn't abdicate if Charlie wasn't such a Charlie.

As a result of my technologically induced leave of absence, I was able to finish The Brothers Karamazov!

Well done.

Just let us know if you start Crime & Punishment! See you next Easter.

[The Atheist]

Meanwhile Everyone is ****-a-hoop that the multi billion Euro, Large Hadron Collider finally worked. Nice to see all that money wasn't wasted.

Now this I've just covered in Philosophy or somewhere.

The LHC project must be the biggest waste of money since SETI.

So, we learn why Bosun's Higgs fly around backwards? So what?

Nothing they discover will actually change anything. It's all about knowledge and I'm not sure the knowledge we end up with is worth the enormous costs involved. I can't imagine how any of it will have any practical application.

[OrphanPip]

Now this I've just covered in Philosophy or somewhere.

The LHC project must be the biggest waste of money since SETI.

So, we learn why Bosun's Higgs fly around backwards? So what?

Nothing they discover will actually change anything. It's all about knowledge and I'm not sure the knowledge we end up with is worth the enormous costs involved. I can't imagine how any of it will have any practical application.

You can't know if something concrete will ever come from new knowledge. However, the history of science has shown how seemingly useless experiments and endeavors have produced concrete results. Looking at the genetics of archaea in hot springs in Yellowstone lead to the discovery of Taq Polymerase, which then allowed us to develop the rapid PCR techniques for DNA analysis. Likewise, it took around 80 years for quantum physics to produce the microchip. Moreover, these large scientific endeavors often produce unrecognized benefits in technical innovation. The obvious example of this is NASA, which we owe for all sorts of engineering innovations.