Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

hjd

Generali wrote: »

Crivens. Apparently when the polytechnics became unis, Newcastle's was to become the City University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Northumbria University.

Yorkie1

Doozergirl wrote: »

I remember the days when that was the most exciting thing you could do on a PC! That, and choosing a cursor that changed colour. :rotfl:

You can change colour of a cursor? :T

Apparently I'm a portrait painter too "You love creating art (especially when getting paid accordingly). You associate yourself with the higher class, but you don't overlook the lower, working people. You have a beautiful mind and with a stroke of a brush you make others look beautiful in your paintings. Basically, you're the Medieval substitute for a selfie!"

Hmm, just as well they can't see my Art report card - only ever once got more than a D for achievement; that was an A for a sailing dinghy, but the teacher had to draw the sailor for me!

Hope you've got through today OK Gen, pace yourself please.

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

No, ours was a vodka rifle or gun. Cannot remember. I broke it dusting. . But also secret .

Wouldn't break stuff on purpose but when it happened I was half mortified and beefing to replace and half :j:j:j

Ah ha, now I remember. It was a firearm, not a musical instrument!

Just on the way back from the Ideal Home Show (followed by dinner and drinks). Was ok, but kind of glad I hadn't paid for the ticket. Bought a bottle of some kind of sloe port thing and that was it.
Saw our dear leader, Martin Lewis, from afar. Resisted the urge to tell him that I hang about in the corner of his website that he would rather didn't exist

zagubov

Nikkster wrote: »

Saw our dear leader, Martin Lewis, from afar. Resisted the urge to tell him that I hang about in the corner of his website that he would rather didn't exist

What do you mean? Is his hand, even now, hovering over some massive delete button that will tip our chairs backwards Graham-Norton-style and land us in some cyberwilderness where our frivolous whimsies and fancies will echo endlessly in the dark! :eek:

Nikkster

zagubov wrote: »

What do you mean? Is his hand, even now, hovering over some massive delete button that will tip our chairs backwards Graham-Norton-style and land us in some cyberwilderness where our frivolous whimsies and and fancies will echo endlessly in the dark! :eek:

Course not, I'm sure he loves this board

Doozergirl

Morning!

Woken at 5:30 by the boy kissing me goodbye. Could be worse, but it's going to be a long day!

lostinrates

Doozergirl wrote: »

Morning!

Woken at 5:30 by the boy kissing me goodbye. Could be worse, but it's going to be a long day!

Sweet. . He'll be tired tonight. I'm worried about them moving the heavy things

lostinrates

I'm getting a bit worried actually, he should certainly have been here by now leaving then....

I fancy making muffins. Probably not best to start baking even the easiest thing in the world on a morning when I have site meetings. I am out of milk and eggs too. Hmm. Not a good start to Friday. I have a couple of bantam eggs...but they don't go far baking.

Generali

I think it's fair to say that work did not go well today.

I looked awful, couldn't concentrate and my dressing started falling off. I was sent home with much gentle concern at lunchtime.

I also worked out that whilst most of my colleagues are very nice people, several are highly enthusiastic amateur doctors who are very aggressive in their treatment recommendations despite having not a single clue what they are talking about.

In fact it's fair to say that the more stupid the person the more certain they are that their views have more validity than my specialist.

lostinrates

Generali wrote: »

I think it's fair to say that work did not go well today.

I looked awful, couldn't concentrate and my dressing started falling off. I was sent home with much gentle concern at lunchtime.

I also worked out that whilst most of my colleagues are very nice people, several are highly enthusiastic amateur doctors who are very aggressive in their treatment recommendations despite having not a single clue what they are talking about.

In fact it's fair to say that the more stupid the person the more certain they are that their views have more validity than my specialist.

And yet they knew home was where you should be . Don't seem that dim to me in that decision at least.



Oh, doozer has arrived....

Big kiss generali.....great big kiss. Give mrs gen a hug for me too please.