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Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

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  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,219 Forumite
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    Generali wrote: »
    F@&$ing ute. He just deliberately cut me up. I went straight over the drain. 1 burst tyre and missing my morning meeting. It was completely deliberate. I'm fine thankfully but what a [insert noun of choice].


    We are sympathetic but I think the word you are looking for is 4x4 / Chelsea tractor old chap.
    I think....
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Spirit wrote: »
    On the Flanders and Swann theme, I used to like, but cannot remember anything of, Tom Lehrer.:(

    Poisoning the Pigeons in the Park is a great one.

    The MDF lullaby? The Vatican Rag? The Song for World War Three?

    So long, Mom,
    I'm off to drop the bomb,
    So don't wait up for me.
    But though I may roam,
    I'll come back to my home,
    Although it may be
    A pile of debris.

    Remember, Mommy,
    I'm off to get a commie,
    So send me a salami,
    And try to smile somehow.
    I'll look for you when the war is over,
    An hour and a half from now!


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pklr0UD9eSo

    Didn't Tom Lehrer say he gave up satire when Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize?
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • michaels
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    I'm listening to the wind and wondering if my electric fencing is going to be standing up in the morning:(

    Have you been 'prepping' again Lir?
    I think....
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    LydiaJ wrote: »
    T
    Me (helping with RE homework): So, what's an example of something that could destroy somebody's health?
    Him: The black death
    Me: OK, if that's what you want to put. What could destroy your family?
    Him: The black death
    Me: OK. What would destroy your home?
    Him: The fire of London.
    Me: This is supposed to be about causes of happiness and loss of happiness, not history.

    I don't get it - what's the right answer?
  • Spirit_2
    Spirit_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
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    neverdespairgirl wrote: »

    We've told Isaac, now - his initial reaction was very, very negative. In fact, he suggested foster-care, for the baby, rather than for him. A couple of days later, and he's seemingly .

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Sorry that has made my day.
  • Generali
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    Yeah I'm fine. I'm now sitting on the bus in full Lycra and shoes with 'cleats' (metal things that you screw to your shoes that clip in to the pedal). Funnily enough I have the seat to myself!

    Bloody angry though. It was completely deliberate. We have this stupid thing over here where a newspaper called the Telegraph, a populist, right wing tabloid, has decided to print an ongoing series of 'them and us' articles about cyclists and drivers. As a result there is a lot more aggressive driving towards cyclists by some other road users, mostly buses and utes.

    The fires are still pretty bad. No impact on us so far beyond poor air quality so far. I have double checked my insurance though. The most amazing thing is that the fires are being fought by about 3-4,000 people at any given time almost all of whom are volunteers that don't even get expenses.

    There's a photo doing the rounds of a couple of the RFS (Rural
    Fire Service) guys having a snooze on the road while they wait for the fire to arrive. They'd been working something like 36 hours straight.

    There was a very touching interview with one volunteer who had just finished saving his own home. The crews had been told they couldn't fight the fire in his area as they had to concentrate elsewhere then the wind changed direction and the strategy changed. His house was saved and he was a very emotional man.

    It is fantastic what those RFS people do. Our current Prime Minister is a member and has been for years. He's spent the past few days out in the Blue Mountains doing back burning to try to stop 2 big fires joining up.
  • michaels
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    Spirit wrote: »
    Ask michaels to pm you a link to his childhood home.

    No POSH ALERT could ever outdo this.

    Did I mention fighting the siblings for leftovers cos we were so hungry or the ice on the inside of the window in winter...and you can't get much posher than Swanmore Secondary School
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    Oh dear.... wasn't prepared for that.

    No wonder I'm poor ... I've been knocking his advances back for months!

    Didn't you notice I cried off the get together with some lame excuse about BTLs when I found out you weren't going (despite all my efforts to secure a free dinner)....
    I think....
  • Generali
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    michaels wrote: »
    We are sympathetic but I think the word you are looking for is 4x4 / Chelsea tractor old chap.

    Nah. It was a small Toyota Hilux, our equivalent of the White Van.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    I don't get it - what's the right answer?

    General, rather than specific, I imagine - not a specific historical fire, but cancer / fire / earthquake / other cheerful stuff in general.
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • PasturesNew
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    Generali wrote: »
    Yeah I'm fine. I'm now sitting on the bus in full Lycra and shoes with 'cleats' (metal things that you screw to your shoes that clip in to the pedal). Funnily enough I have the seat to myself!
    Because they think you're an ex-member of the Village People dressed like that ... GAI.
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