True Truths 5.5 + 0.25

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Originally posted by Shayman:

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I've read everything he's written and its all shit

Hasn't he written 4 or 5 books? Why on earth if you read one or two books by an authour and found them "shit" would you persevere with his next 3?

Me thinks you may have read them on release and are now following the NME principle of dismissing something you like when it becomes popular/mainstream

Jonathan

Pretty good point Jonathon Old bean, I did wonder myself too! It used to be quite fashionable to only talk about/discuss books that had either won the Booker or Nobel prize as well, and then strategically leave copies of them nonchenantly lying around ones drum for people to 'accidentally' stumble upon, and marvel at OH! how clever one must be! (It's called snobbery actually, pure and simple, the inverted kind being even more horribbillis than the former, innit).

I was gonna add to this, but I've totally forgotten what I was going to say (lucky you)

Cheers anyway, Fritz the Tome:

P.s: Just ordered Rushdie's new jobby too, but don't tell anybody please John! though I don't know if he has a problem with the colour black or not?

N.B.
Ah Yes! now I remember, I wanted to add that I feel it's relevant also wether one actually reads the book in ones own time, and has actually purchased it onesself from ones own dosh, know wot i mean?

Repeat after me:

Air
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'Air Hair Lair' Welcome to Sandhurst!

I personally got rejected from going to Sandhurst Military Academy for passing the entrance exam !!!


Count Otto von Inbredbonkerslambchewer II

I can't recall ever seeing any wrecked derelict cars sitting on bricks in any public places in this city since I've been here. All vehicles must be police registered, and when you sell it, or scrap it, you must officially de-register it (personally with the cops) and inform them of where it ended up. This German, 'not 'EU' legistlation is quite simple and brilliant in many ways, as any wrecked car found on the streets is immediately traced to the last registered owner, and they are liable for all costs, including pollution from oil etc, and rigorously enforced through the courts to bailif and time-served stage if need be. I don't expect the local Councils in UK who have to pay the tab for such clearing up (probably quite often too) have ever considered such a complicated system, and what an opportunity to put those CSPO's etc, to seriously good use at last, instead of giving a load of no hoper Percy Sugdens a stripe so they can march around doing their Adolf impersonations upon societies weak & vunerable, making their lives even more miserable than they were in the first place, and all in the name of the 'Law'

And yes! of course stolen/dumped motors are a different ball game, but that's also an insurance issue, and you don't ever get any favours from that lot, now do you? innit

I wonder which senior British politician/consultant this lad belongs to then?

P.S. Take a butchers at the comments at base!

Even More Betterer Than The Tommorow Peeps, innit :

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Originally posted by bob mccluckie:
I read all the Dan Brown books because
a) my 14 year old son brought them into the house
b) I had read the hype around him and was intrigued by the number of people who considered his books worthy of reading and thought I should investigate
c) I continued because I could not believe what shallow predictable rubbish The Da Vinci Code was. It worsened when I read the one about the Pope. I had worked it out by chapter 2. I finished them to confirm my belief and to enable me to disregard the opinions of anyone who thought Brown had anything to say to anyone with a reading age over 12.

Bob

Strangely enough I'm just the same with Czech & German beer, I absolutely hate the stuff, as they do me too, but still we just can't get enough of each other? I suppose though; if I did actually brew my own stuff, and bettered their own selves at their game, I could quite rightly comment about knowing more-betterer; something akin to writing world renouned best-selling novels I suspect, innit

Mind you! You know me, I ain't sayin nuffink on the matter!!!


Don't Click on the Shark!

I'm not sure how I'd feel though if a violent couple that I'd seen earlier fighting in the street next to their pram, and I hadn't deemed it sensible to call the law at the time (What they themselves decide is their affair) later in a drunken/drugged/adrenalin-anger mode played baseball with the kids head against one of the many walls in their rabbit hutch they call home and killed it.

Of course the clever/educated domestic violence isn't played out in public usually, issit


Sizzlin Danish Beer-Can Mon

P.S. As mentioned once afore, I did find myself in this very situation some three years ago one dark december eve (coming home from a mates wake-slightly tipsy), and intervened after hearing a young (very young-6 weeksish) baby crying in an unlit kids playing area, only to be set upon by a group of junkies etc (10 ish) and beaten to fuck, fortunately I managed to do the medicine ball trick, next time I may be too late in calling the cops, and the child may be dead (the other heros had been totally silent before hand). I did get a thank you letter from the police later (via e-mail ?), and three of the heros who were on the run anyway, ended back inside for other more serious offences, the junkie mother went to rehab, the kid into care, and the rest I see occassionally in the street, I know who they are, and have made it well known in all circles that I do not forget a promise

P.S. That nights fun and games also cost me a week in bed off of work afterwards, bruised up somewhat, & I had to explain (written) to my insurance company how I came about the injuries (they thought I was just pissed up on BOOZE), as well as a ticking off from my then boss upon my return for missing valuable non-repeatable training time (he wasn't interested in any excuses). So all in all, one has to consider other implications too, and if I'd decided to defend myself in a harsher way (If I could have, that is?) I'd have ended up in court myself or worse, innit

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Originally posted by Deane F:
Choose your second and wait for the choice of weapon?

Not without insurance shorely Deano?

I didn't know that HMS Victory had woodworm !

Still quite tickled about BOOZE Fritz?

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Originally posted by Deane F:
Still quite tickled about BOOZE Fritz?

Deano me old waltzer, I think that my use of the word booze of late is in context, and in sinc with fairly recent British humour (eg. AB FAB) and is construed by you slightly differently than me, I feel? never mind, it's the thought that counts, innit Son

I personally very rarely use the term, except in it's mode as Boozer (referring to the pub rather than the drinker)

P.S. I've only actually been using it on here of late for your benefit alone by the way. Your mentioning of being 'tickled' I suspect in Kiwi means in some way 'bothered or annoyed?'. In English, English, it means exactly the opposite, pink, even, so just in case I've read you wrongly, I'll be beggin yer umble up front Squire, innit

I just remember your being surprised at the word a while ago and I began to wonder whether it wasn't a term that had become peculiar to my own little corner these days.

Tickled = slightly amused (in Kiwi terms).

English term too.

I invited someone to "chew the fat" recently and they went all "veggie" on me.

Tis a good one t'be sure, though I reckon I've likely overdosed mesen this very eve on marmite actually


Goodnight, Brrrp

Pish: The future 'Battle of Trafalgar Square' looks like an event worth fighting over a seat for: 'Statue-Wise' at least, dunnit !!!

My coffee machine shreds unwanted documents excellently, and my new ipod's great for pressing trousers too

The Corby Nano is good for crumpled handkerchiefs. Chief.

I've heard about those Our Adam actually, and very profficient too so they are apparently! my neighbours kitten Raith, also does a rather good little shredding number on her exceedingly expensive curtains much to her chagrin.

The Corby Citten can turn pesky cats into novelty postcards.

Dear Fritz,

After a few days of cranium scratching, and head shaking (I is a bit thick), it is good that you are back in the world of laughing out loud!

Thanks, Fredrik

Nope; I'll abstain on that one Adders I tink! and repair to my Lab/kitchen instead to instigate a spontaneous 'Shrove Saturday affair', namely a rake of pancakes cooked in cold-pressed holive hoil, with sugar & lemon to-boot, and a pot of rosey to wash it all doon wit

I've never left Fredders old Chap, I've got mirrors here all over the shop, cannie help but giggle, innit


Talking of goggles, I've just returned from my opticians to get a new pane fitted, putty's simply awful these days to get hold of, though apparently C4 does the trick just as nicely as well I hear:

Just as well it was putty not vaseline otherwise your windows would fall out!

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Originally posted by BobPaterso:
Just as well it was putty not vaseline otherwise your windows would fall out!

It wouldn't be the first time John!

I trust the Gunners score plenty of crackin goals today !!! Go on Lads, Pile em in:

I expect as only 22% of all Africa (including the North) is actually electrified, clockwork ipods in the future might not be too bad an idea, innit!

Did you know that in ancient Egypt only high priests were allowed to wear cotton! No good for Our Mick then eh?


Congratulations to Rodders for his little Harringay parking ticket victory, though I'd only celebrate personally once the dosh was actually in my bank account John, innit

All salute er, Citizen/Comrade Rodders, for not letting the bastards get him down: watch out for those vindictive CSO's now Son!!! they'll be watching you, you can bet your bottom dollar on it, innit

What happened with that penalty??

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Originally posted by BobPaterso:
What happened with that penalty??

T'was a touch esoteric and highly illegal wunnit, daft gits, at least they bloody beat the city mob, that's all that counts to me, I'm much more interested in tommorow's Hammers game actually, innit

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Originally posted by Berlin Fritz:
though I'd only celebrate personally once the dosh was actually in my bank account John, innit

This thought had crossed my mind...

Still a good feeling though!

Cheers anyway, innit

Dear Fritz, and Rod,

I have had two parking tickets in over twenty years. Both times I had forgetton the car and walked home, only to realise the car was not there. I think that is called pre-senile dementia in polite circles....

Fredrik