True Truths 5.5 + 0.25

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Originally posted by Fredrik H:
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

I generally move in ever-decreasing impolite circles myself our Fredders, though I fink premature-senility begins to set in from birth actually in most cases!

P.S. I've just finished reading the 'quite extraordinary' 'Iron Heel' By Jack London , first published in 1907, for the third time in as many years (now to be sent on to educate my Mother in the UK for Christmas ), and I really do reccommend it with a vengeance, though I don't know wether Dan Brown would like it or not! his 12 year old kid would probably get off on it no doubt, though possibly too tame! innit!!!

Dear fritz,

When I was given the Churchill, a few weeks ago by my old friend (and wife to my one time and now dead headmaster between '70 and '75), I was given the choice of the old school library! I picked out 'The Call Of The Wild,' among about thirty nice old fashioned books. I think I can remember reading 'White Fang,' when I was an inmate at the school; that was Jack London as well wasn't it? I am not much of a fan of Thrillers and so on, but London's books are about my favourite sort of fiction. More morality stories really, aren't they? I shall get to it in a month or two.

It is bloody hilarious walking an hour home and then an hour back to find a ticket on the motor, NOT.

All the best frem Fredrik

Dear fritz,

I'll be blowin bubells tomorrow. Season ticket for seat F64 in east stand, innit

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Originally posted by Fredrik H:
Dear fritz,

When I was given the Churchill, a few weeks ago by my old friend (and wife to my one time and now dead headmaster between '70 and '75), I was given the choice of the old school library! I picked out 'The Call Of The Wild,' among about thirty nice old fashioned books. I think I can remember reading 'White Fang,' when I was an inmate at the school; that was Jack London as well wasn't it? I am not much of a fan of Thrillers and so on, but London's books are about my favourite sort of fiction. More morality stories really, aren't they? I shall get to it in a month or two.

It is bloody hilarious walking an hour home and then an hour back to find a ticket on the motor, NOT.

All the best frem Fredrik

Fredders, although London was mainly famous for adventure stuff as you'd mentioned (none of which I've ever read) the Iron Heel is a different ball game altogether (not a novel either) and I'd be very very surprised if it had ever landed in any school (even today in fact). Strangely enough you mention the Churchill tomes (weren't they what he won the Nobel Prize for ?), and I do actually see a connection between those works and the Iron Heel oddly enough, but that's only my own interpretation for what it's worth, though I remind you again that it was actually published in 1907, perhaps if you ever get the chance to read it (it's small) you can comment further, innit.

Goodnight:


P.S. Bob! As a kid I scrambled around in the North Banks chicken run, no bird-flu scares in those days, Oh no ! Have Fun anyway you lucky laddie:

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Originally posted by long-time-dead:

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Originally posted by Deane F:
You English are very obscure at times...

et moi ?

Took yer time Jim, I did wonder? I bet yer were right tickled by that one and make no mistake, innit

Cheers, Time for the auld Scratcher methinks:

Nos Da as the Irish Say

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Originally posted by Adam Meredith:
Yes - I deliberately didn't mention Buchan's breathtaking anti-semitism and casual racism.

I'm presently reading through the night a classic, 'though true' swashbuckling ripping-yarn, which in comparison to Mr Hannay & his chums is most believeble; namely 'Southern Mail/Night Flight' by 'Antoine de Saint-Exupéry', innit

Ahhh, Saint Exupery - the pilot's pilot.

When Norman Stanley Fletcher sung those immortal, classic words of wisdom to his guardian and mentor, Mr McKay many moons afore, explaining that his great uncle had once been doing missionary work overseas, and it transpiring to be Scotland, I thought to myself at the time, Fritz I thought, in true Wilde style many a Jock will follow this example, and say the same one day, innit


P.S. Deano! Yes; you are correct in your literary piloting skills, though unfortunately any old Ken or Barbie can be one these days, (PPL) and this chap was truly something else, finally being shot down in the desert by the German's in 43, and never to be heard of again.

P.P.S. (POW) "I wish I'd said that wonderful joke first Mr Wilde!"

"You will your Highness, you will !!!"


If you knew Joyce & Vicky ***

RN Press Gang Training in Brummy I see

Birmingham's famous 'Kyber Pass' has housed within it's depths according to popular myth at least! the very finest Ruby-Joints anywhere outside of Asia, perhaps Our Steve could maybe enlighten us further?


"Fish & Chips twice please John"

"What d'yer want Son, Plaice, Cod, Rock, Hake, etc?"

Some moons ago I was quite partial to a liberal hangover helping (or two) of kedgeree for my breakfast (A Scottish speciality I believe?) which is a rather delicious concoction derived principally from mashed potatoes & boiled Haddock, etc

P.S. That's Haddock, rather than that other plaice Haydock, where people are greatly encouraged to burn their paper money on bent gee gee's, innit

The Dali Lama refers to 'sleep' as his greatest enjoyment & fun in his life, maybe he's not too far off of the mark, innit ?

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Originally posted by Mark Dunn:
The basis of much pain in this world:

"My invisible friend is better than your invisible friend"

Best Regards,
Mark Dunn

Probably one of the finest posts I've read on this forum to date, if not the finest!



Unlike the rest who were/are Lawyers, Thatcher was a scientist

Kedgeree as I know it

1.5 lb thick smoked haddock fillets covered with 1 pint cold water then simmered for 10 mins thenn keep the fish warm
soften 2 ozs butter & fry one chopped onion in it
add half a teaspoonful of madras curry powder to the onion
Add 8 ozs of long grain rice and 16 fl ozs of haddock cooking waterand simmer for 15 mins
when the rice is ready, flake the haddock into it & stir through along with parsley, three chopped boiled eggs,a tablespoonful of lemon juice and melt an ounce of butter over this
Add salt & pepper
Feeds 4

That's about the gist of it John, though I had totties insteed of the old sugar mice, innit

Should you not be on your way to the Boleyn Jimmy?


P.S. My Glaswegian mate hates being called James by the way!!!

This is the last post before I go out of the door. Will be listening on the way up to NUFC v mackems.

Hope Barry Sheen looks a total d--- at St James. He talks a good game and the only tacle I saw him make at Upton Park was when he took the ball off Harewood's foot at the Irons v mackem scum fixture at end of last season. One more tackle than he ever made for us.

Up the Hammers, innit?

Bye, Bob

Well it certainly did rain goals at St James's Park didn't it? Wotta Game

Unlucky Borough

Liverpool next week

Anybody know how I can sharpen the blades on my shredder?

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Originally posted by Berlin Fritz:
Anybody know how I can sharpen the blades on my shredder?

Just run time in reverse.

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originally posted byBerlin Fritz
unlucky borough

Fritz, you would have been appalled by Pardew's negative tactics. At 2-1 down, Borough bring on Hasselbaink & Viduka. Pardews reply - bring on Sean Newton (the £10,000.00 man) and, in the dying seconds, that muppet daily.

What's the diffeerence between Alan Pardew & a heap of Horse shit?

I don't see any difference.

Sorry, for that muppet daily , read "that muppet Dailly"

A result's a result Son!


Goodnight