I’ve heard it is,gumbud…and ol’ RJ gets JOLLY excited when he’s allowed to join in and play the electric triangle! I’m told he jumps around like a mere yoof!
I don’t know why I’ve been thrust into the spot life of late.
M’dear RJ;we mere scruffians,obtuse,lesser gifted,degenerate…even [in certain cases] scholionophobic reprobates…well,da trufe is,RJ,we need your wisdom,experience of life,innate qualities of leadership and guidance,plus in our nascent state of development,we NEED the assurance your hallowed presence bestows upon this unworthy congegation! Isn’t that right,fellas.
Fellas?
OI!!!
Nice to see you all so happy in this festive time.
I came across this in my archives, it’s from 2014, i always wondered where it went as I’m very sloppy with files and never name anything, it throws new light on the very first murder.
Professor Archie Olliegist is curator of the Cairo museum of ancient scrolls, he has been investigating recently discovered manuscripts found in an old desert well 10 miles from the Pyramids, the scrolls were in such bad condition that he had to enlist the help the Los Angeles institute of advanced technology to copy the script and decipher the amazing contents.
Olliegist has spent 12 years painstakingly piecing together what the scrolls contain, the information that really interested me was the murder of Abel by Cain. To my great shock Olliegist discovered that it was the other way round, Abel killed Cain!
In his recently published paper (“The Adam File”) on ancient murders he writes “Abel killed Cain and the weapon used was not the jawbone of an Ass, a murder weapon that would not become popular until the arrival of Samson, but the jawbone of a mouse concealed in a grape, the jawbone had been left overnight steeping in puss and when Cain bit into the grape next morning at breakfast it’s sharp edges lodged in the upper roof of his mouth causing an infection which rapidly spread to the brain resulting in an agonising death. We know this as it states in the Adam scroll “Unga walla mux hoo goo” meaning “Mouth big and green” It also said “Hocca no bla muscha benben” “Big head burst into many bits”
So there you have it straight from the Adam file.
My ass hasn’t got a jawbone, I just checked.
yes;yes’yes;yes!!! Rj for la presidento
Agreed Pug RJ guides with a silken clove and a radar brain, picks up on things very quickly, one would want to get up very early in the morning to slip one past him, fair play to you RJ, long may it continue.;-)
Ah yes the mysteries of the middle east, will the trouble ever come to a lasting peace, sad.
You know Yassir Arafat could be a very rude man when he liked, I remember reading that when he was asked to return to the peace talks with all the other parties he said it wouldn’t be worth his while to bother hez bollah. :shock:
I saw your post about Postimage Gummy and I’m just trying it out, is thumbnail for forum the one you have to select?
This is me when I won the Galway Plate on “Jems Mate” back in 2009, nice dream, then I woke up.
well you can pick that but surprise surprise you get a thumbnail pic I pick hotlink for forums as you get a bigger pic!
but why not experiment open up microsoft word page or some such choice and then try all the options by pasting them on a blank page - please report back at your convenience but preferable before Xmas I’m thinkin of doin some xmas cards via same!!
The expression “Damned with faint praise” rapidly came to my mind after reading the last few posts.
Some others I googled
Quotes:
Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me. - Thomas `a Kempis
Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation. --François de la Rochefoucauld
Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself. --Dale Carnegie
Chickens don’t praise their own soup.—Unknown
He that loves to be flattered is worthy of the flatterer. --William Shakespeare
You think I love flattery and so I do; but a little too much always disgusts me. –Samuel Johnston
He that is too desirous to be loved will soon learn to flatter, and, when he has exhausted all the variations of honest praise, and can delight no longer in the civility of truth, he will invent new topics of panegyric, and break out into raptures at virtues and beauties conferred by himself.—Samuel Johnston
It is easier and handier for men to flattery than to praise.- Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
Flattery is praise insincerely given for an interested purpose.–Henry Ward Beecher
Young children are unlikely to have their self-esteem strengthened from excessive praise or flattery. On the contrary, it may raise some doubts in children; many children can see through flattery and may even dismiss an adult who heaps on praise as a poor source of support–one who is not very believable. –Lilian Katz
Flattery is undeserved praise, and is usually general in nature. For example, when Grandma comes over and says, “Son, you are so handsome and smart, too,” that is flattery. Praise, on the other hand, is specific and well-deserved positive reinforcement. “Mark, I really like the way you kept your room clean all day today.” Respect and praise support children’s growing sense of themselves and encourages positive behaviors. –Nancy Golden
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Most people are not really conceited, but feel a certain amount of inferiority and tend to get a little discouraged with themselves, therefore encouragement is a very important thing! I do it all the time! I praise everybody for everything they do that I see is good. --David Brandt Berg
A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success. --Unknown Author
Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the opportunity to give encouragement. --George Adams
Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads. –Benjamin Franklin
He who praises everybody praises nobody. --D. Samuel Johnson
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize. Elizabeth Harrison
Correction does much, but encouragement does more. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticisms. --Norman Vincent Peale
Pointed criticism, if accurate, often gives the artist an inner sense of relief. The criticism that damages is that which disparages, dismisses, ridicules, or condemns. --William Ernest Henley
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter. - Denis Diderot
The secret to giving advice is after it is given, to be perfectly indifferent to whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. –Hannah Whitall Smith
We can often do more for other men by trying to correct our own faults than by trying to correct theirs. – Francois Fenelon
He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help. – Lincoln
To belittle is to be little. --Unknown
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. --Joseph Addison
I believe that one becomes stronger emotionally by taking life less personally. If your employer criticizes your report, don’t take it personally. Instead, find out what’s needed and fix it. If your girlfriend laughs at your tie, don’t take it personally. Find another tie or find another girlfriend. --Marilyn vos Savant
It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again…who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. --Theodore Roosevelt
To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. --Elbert Hubbard
There are a Lot of Sauces to comprehend there RJ.
I doubt if all the items will be read, I certainly haven’t but I HoPe to Ketchup later, El Spiitola.
I didn’t think we were heaping anything rather a fortuitous event; a tap on the shoulder as would your painting tutor apply to keep you focused - if only you could learn to spell it would be such an improvement BUT keep up the good works ohh RJ - may your siblings remember you and no doubt sing your praises - humbug!!
well I will be away for a few days in another forest in a railway carriage with the laddie and his family. it’s his xmas present to me as he is off to Thailand with the family for Xmas - he did invite me to go but still have a crook knee and Thailand is always hot and sticky and our rains are coming soon!
so we will be watching the ozzie cricket team in Adelaide do what it does best and will celebrate with cigars and bourbon Cheers
ps: oh what do the grandchildrenn do ? - play with the Ipads and chase the ducks around the farm
Sounds good Gummy, I hope you have a Chuffing good time.
I love “Chickens don’t praise their own soup”
Consider the compliments as your Christmas box RJ, so don’t expect anything in the post.:-)
Yes lads you all did very well this year, scribbling production was up considerably on last year, plus we had very fine contributions from our latest headbanger Fruitcake and herself, the sweet one (Where has she gone anyway?)
I always get sentimental around this time of year and I had typed individual posts of praise for all, but then I said to meself, why spoil the lot of them so I deleted them all.
Enjoy the break Gummy and seasons greetings to the family.
Now for a little rant.
I wanted to see the starbucks menu, when it came up a box hopped up too and it asked “Starbucks wants to use cookies, do you agree?” or something to that effect, I said no and the box went down. When i looked at my browser preferences there was starbucks staring me in the face, I removed it pronto. Are they allowed to openly lie and cheat you this way? Why bother to ask if they are going to go ahead anyway? Bleedin’ liars, won’t be going there ever. it’ll be the local for coffee and snacks for me. It annoys me that big companies can’t be honest and truthful, they know the public prefer honesty yet they continue with their petty little tricks, shame on them, I hope one of their pissed off accountants transfers a few hundred million to a secret account in the Cayman Islands and they go starbust.:twisted:
I second that,but regarding Costa Coffee,Jem.
I’d never been into one until last Sunday,when Yes Dear & myself braved ASDA at circa 3pm. Stone le crows! There must have been easily 500 shoppes squeezing and pushing each other to get articles downpriced as ‘nearly out of date’,or ‘slightly knackered packaging’,etc. So,having did wot we dun,I suggested a coffe…and off we pootled to the aforementioned coffee emporium. To say it’s a rip-off would be overly polite. A tenner,for two bland coffees & a [small] slice of cake apiece!!! I did happen t’mention to one of the staff that it should be renamed ‘Costa Fortune’…but yes Dear was a tad upset at my lack of jovial spirit,so I took it on the wallet and tried to smile. £10,for two cups of steam and a crumbling stale piece of very small cake! nahhh…yer Pug will stay with his espresso pot,making it to my own recipe and strength. It may take a while longer to brew-but when I make espresso,my special little espresso cups beg for mercy-THAT’S how a decent coffee should be,NOT foaming and steaming and without flavour!
So;regarding tax evading rip-off steam sellers,you call it right,Jem!
10 quid , disgraceful Pug, barefaced robbery, at least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask while robbing folks.
On that Postcode lottery ad, one of the fellas says something like this “ And the good thing is that some of our winners are actually real!”??? I could be daft but what’s that supposed to mean? that all the other winners are false? They just make up names and addresses? I have to admit this one baffles me.:shock:
I swear to you,mate-£10 for two cups of steam and a small bit of yesterday’s cake [by the texture,it certainly wasn’t fresh] yet,I would like to sing the praises of our local Subway. Ok,it’s diminuitive-as is our local ‘town’ [even the dwellers therein are embarrassed] BUT;the staff are excellent,the food IS fresh and exactly as you want it,the coffee is piping hot and strong…and two coffees [large] + two 6" baguettes containing whatever you wish it to contain,PLUS a ‘cookie’ type biscuit which is complimentary if you ‘eat in’…£5!!!
…and Subway pay their taxes and do NOT poay ‘minimum wage’.
So;ok,nobody g-a-f…until THEIR child says “I got a job at Subway-I start on Monday”. Yes that’s unexpected…but then,I never for a moment as a yoof expected or intended to have educational degrees as well as certain other certificated prowesses…ain’t life just amazing,eh?
…however…
I,for the very first time ever,am sitting here arguing with an abstract concept known as ‘ipad’! I say abstract,because it foregoes the use of calligraphy,etemological prowess,lexicography-and even politeness,to a degree. I have to say,it’s an amazing gadget…but such it remains.
I am SICK of the phrase ‘Google it’. ARRRRRGH!
Why not actually spend those school years LEARNING,rather than idly pretending to pay attention!?! Ok,eidetic memorycells aren’t for all…but that F#!KING phrase ‘Google it’ has actually started to REPLACE ‘learn it’,because it’s 99% of the time associated with the world’s most horrific word…“Lookituppon” - which belays the need or requirement to learn/retain.
F#CK knows what happens during/after a massive power-cut…“OMG,no Google!-wotwegonnadooooo?!? We’reallgonnadieeeeeee!!!”
Ah, flattery. I have been a victim of that lately. I think it’s the excess of baked beans with chilli wot I consumes as caused it.
Now then, Costa-Bucks, and other pseudo emporia that double the price of a warm drink by calling the size of cup by a pretentious name, or adding air to an otherwise almost palatable drink.
Alas I have been dragged into a few at various times, but would never venture into one alone.
I never drink coffee. I can’t stand the stuff, which is strange a-cause I used to love the smell as coffee beans were being cremated in the shopping arcade in Grimsby when I were a lad. I would stand outside the shop mesmerised by sparks flying off the beans being whizzed round inside a mesh drum, and sniffing the aromas produced therein, but ne’er would I taste a drop.
Tea from costa-bobortu is nothing special either. I am partial to a nice mug of choc hotolate, and the stuff they serve in these shops is quite the opposite, so what’s an old phart like me to do?
Well, there are places where you can get a decent pot of tea, or mug of cocoa, and (so I am reliably informed) decent coffee as well, accompanied by cakes that come in brick-bat sizes chunks, all made on the premises.
None of the china matches, but who cares. It doesn’t get swept into a bin to be put in a vast hole in the ground, but actually gets washed up and re-used.
There be varm shops a plenty around here with cafes alongside, and proper tea rooms of varying size and tastiness, and bakeries come the-only-shop-in-the-village, but getting something different wherever you go is half the fun.
Who wants to know that they will get exactly the same tasting warm cup of froth at every shop they go to, each sip with exactly the same hint of cardboard and caramel?
Not I.