well looked up the qualities of a female libra until I came to :
Indecisive, Unreliable, and Naive. but not to worry I can certainly help you with all that - or maybe not - I rather like these qualities in a woman - gives me a lot of scope!!
Aaah The confession box where verbal slappings takes place. You wince for a moment then leave safe in the knowledge you are temporarily cleansed so can risk yet another human misdemeanor at the first chance you get.
Having once worked with nuns they told me what penances they would really like to dole out because at heart like us sinners, they too are a vindictive lot with a sense of humour.
you call this work?? - it’s just a group of men sittin on the John thinkin up things!
Nah:mrgreen:
We are not so crude here Gummy, we refer to Johnnies as Gallic epistles. 
One could not avail oneself of protective sheaths in this country as they were banned along with Playboy magazine and the likes until the 1990’s.
That kid in the video is the spit of Dennis Waterman when he was young. Ganseys must be making a comeback I saw a white one and a blue one, I used to have a green one for Paddy’s day.
That video was very funny Solo and it brought back many memories, the last time I went to confession was the night before I got married 52 years ago.
I used to be an altar boy and all the priests knew me, Fr. Jack (flash) Kavanagh used to have a huge queue outside his box as he was by far the quickest and didn’t linger by asking you any questions, only the very old people went to the other boxes. My dad was very strict on religion and I had to go to confession once a week. One Saturday I went to flash’s box, He slid the panel back and saw me staring him in the face and says “Jimmy, can’t you see I’m very busy, get out and don’t be wasting me time”
Some priests had very loud voices and the people outside waiting could hear what they were saying, things like “You filthy beast” and “Be God your a right little Casanova ain’t yeh? yeh brazen cur” we’d all be waiting for yerman to come out to get a look at the lucky devi, you know, sort of wondering what he had that we hadn’t got. 
Gansey. Lovely word and far nicer than jumper.
Being born virtually on the sea shore I have always had a gansey usually made for me in the more feminine fawn rather than the navy which were knitted on 5 or more wires with complicated patterns which were memorised and passed down unwritten from mother to daughter.
The mens working ganseys were rarely washed and there was no doubt that a layer of filth would have added to the general protective effect. They did have a ‘Sunday best’ gansey which was worn for church and holidays.
I had cause to go to Bridlington and whilst there I made a point of looking at the Steve Carvills Gansey girl statue. As nice as it is, it is a very romanticised depiction as there is no way a mere slip of a girl could sit on the end of a quay, hold 5 wires, heavy wool and actually knit in a gale force wind with salt spray blowing in your face and half blinding you no matter how good your memory is.
A couple of fishermen mending their nets who had pointed me in the right direction to see her agreed and gave me a couple of mackerel, so all in all a good visit.
Which leads me neatly onto Gallic epistles. Nearest I can get to that is an old army ditty which was usually sung full voiced after a few San Miguels
The village prostitute was there
Sitting by the fire
Knitting contraceptives
Out of insulated wire
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Solo you did make me laugh with your youtube vid, I stole it for my thread.
You do post amusing posts, I am pleased to meet you.
Sweetie
Just read the Kaiser Chiefs and Kenny Rogers are teaming up to release a new record, it is going to be called “Ruby Ruby Ruby, Don’t Take your Love To Town”.
That was clever Spitty.
This is apropos of sfa…sorry to butt in,chaps and chappette…
BUT - I’ve been wanting to try ANY mobile phone that wasn’t made/marketed/owned by one of the major players. Y’know the ones…right…so,on a whim,I ordered a phone called ‘ulefone power 2’ as it has creditable reviews…and by JIMINY it deserves them! I’ve had it on the desk here for several days as other things have taken my time-but having finally got round to trying it-its amazxing! [but without that ‘x’]
310GB of storage…[and me with three photos…tut] 4GB of ROM [more than the most EXPENSIVE apple phone] a 16mp camera of exceptional clarity [no blurring] PLUS a ‘selfie’ camera [?] of 13mp,Google browser,built-in Ad-blocker,auto-udate,Ccleaner built in…and its made of STEEL,not plastic. Ok,its larger than ‘comfy’ pocket-size [5.5" screen],but it’s NOT wafer-thin,NOT about to bend,is waterproof [EU stats all met]…and it cost £87! Cor-take THAT,£1000+ Apple X!!!
Yes Spitty, and I see Debby Boone has teamed up to do a new recording with LED Zeppelin called “You Light up my Life” 
Always interesting posts from Solo Sweetie, great variety, amusing and entertaining, all delivered in a natural flow, what more could you ask for, she’s a ray of sunshine.
You got a good deal there Pug, I was just checking them out on Aliexpress and the cheapest I see them at is 159 dollars, I wouldn’t use a mobile but the wife has one. The steel case sounds an attractive feature, I think those plastic ones might be made of second hand recycled plastic and are inclined to crack or split easily, there is a difference you know, I was reading about it, hope you enjoy it.
The Chinese got wise to our old plastic
The comebacks were something drastic
“We don’t want any more of your trash
Cos our phones just smash
Sorry for being sarcastic”;-)
cancelled!
Hi Gummy
…am I on the wrong forum,the wrong planet,or merely overdoing the drugs?
This forum seems to have de-escalated into a somewhat ‘bitty’ collection of non-continuity of subject…
Hmm…I shall have my butler look into it…
Ok…continuing in that vein…this is a photo of the very first ship I went to sea aboard. Joined her as a deck-boy on my 15th birthday,having run away from the home I was at that time forced to endure [the last of 71] Her name; RMV Rothesay Castle.
I have got GREAT affection for this vessel. T’was on board her,I learned the difference between ropes and halyards,between a Turks Head & a Monkeys Fist,how to reeve,achieved my steering ticket AND watch tickets,plus learned to box the compass to 64 points in less than 30 seconds. Ahh,happy daze.
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Ok let’s stick to a topic as Mr Pugsy suggests:
yes I can see that our mate Pugsy has definitely mastered and earned his steering ticket and definitely boxed the compass to 64 points in less than 30 seconds. who’s that all in orange Pugs??
serious question still with water and sailing - have you ever heard of the welsh sailor Tristan Jones - I once had all his books!!
See, I don’t mind a bit of chaos, entering the Troglodyte phase may be interesting, it would certainly “Focus” the mind.
Pug is this the same Rothesay Castle that was left stranded on Islay? and more to the point were you involved ?
As for mobile phones. I have one somewhere, a gift, still boxed where it stays unloved and unwanted flat batteried and all… Perhaps if I had been sailing on the Rothesay Castle I may have found it useful knowing that the Captain planned on dumping us on some remote island in Scotland but as I never had that experience we will never know simply because I get sea sick just turning the page of a Tristan Jones sea faring novel. 
Great reads. Tristan Jones or Alan Jones a gifted and talented story teller cleverly reinvented his true history to make himself appear more interesting than he thought himself to be. For that alone we have to thank his creativity.
Anthony Daltons book The Wayward sailor-The search for the real Tristan Jones may debunk most of Jones daring do’s but I know which books I still preferred reading. Sometimes debunking a hero isn’t the way to go for we all know that adding a few more yarns into a story always makes it more interesting. A fact that Dalton completely misses.