Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

sss555s

silvercar wrote: »

The following phrase was quoted to me today:

"Nothing succeeds like a parrot with no teeth"

Didn't have a clue what it meant.

Part spoiler (highlight to reveal): succeeds= sucks seeds

But that doesn't explain what it means! Any ideas?

Edit: I have no idea what it refers to and parrots don't even have teeth. I missed the reveal bit at first.

vivatifosi

Anyone else watching the spoof Angela Merkel twitter acct: Angela_D_Merkel?

This is my favourite tweet:

These bloody men are just scared of commitment. Some of us believe in fiscal union BEFORE sharing our assets.

michaels

Which would NP choose - 3k net earnings or 9k paid into a pension?

vivatifosi

depends on a) how much I need money and b) how my pension is looking.

zagubov

lemonjelly wrote: »

Brilliant book, the Cyberiad!
Bought it after reading excerpts of it in this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Minds-Fantasies-Reflections-Penguin-Science/dp/014006253X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1322128634&sr=8-3

I loved the Cyberiad, & I don't read sci-fi. The book I'd be most likely to recommend sci-fi would be either Frankenstein, or Hitch-hikers Guide...

Good suggestions. I'd offer Replay by Ken Grimwood -middle-aged man thinks he's having a heart attack but wakes up in his 18-year old body knowing everything that's going to happen for the next 25 years. Astonishingly good read. Everybody I've got to read it has ended up raving about it.

Or Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut. He's written more famous stuff but nothing better than this.

I always like a good recommendation, as I can't find time to read more than three or four books a year at most.

michaels

Pension always looks poor, don't need the money urgently assuming the pick up in work continues to next year when I will be back to a 42% tax payer rather than 72%:eek:

SingleSue

Chamber concert went well, crowd loved it....one very relieved mum!

michaels

Despite the fact that we are all equal why do men and women read different types of books?

vivatifosi

michaels wrote: »

Pension always looks poor, don't need the money urgently assuming the pick up in work continues to next year when I will be back to a 42% tax payer rather than 72%:eek:

If you don't need the money and you get the gross value from the pension, that's worth doing. Providing you have a good investment vehicle that is.

vivatifosi

michaels wrote: »

Despite the fact that we are all equal why do men and women read different types of books?

I read quite blokey books as I prefer non-fiction.

I have just finished reading Hello Dubai, by Joe Bennett, spurred on by the debate on the subject a few months back (I would recommend to anyone who is interested) as well as Max Pemberton's latest biography about his work in the NHS. This is my third Pemberton book and it is a fantastic insight. I also think its his best to date.

I am about to start reading a book about the code breakers at Bletchley Park.

Here's some links:

Hello Dubai: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hello-Dubai-Skiing-Shopping-Weirdest/dp/1847376746/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1322177399&sr=8-2

The doctor will see you now: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Will-See-You-Now/dp/0340919949/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322177475&sr=1-1

The secret life of Bletchley Park: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Life-Bletchley-Park-Codebreaking/dp/1845136330/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322177528&sr=1-1