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The Moment of Truth
Posted Apr 25, 2006
This is the moment of truth!!
The moment when I have to disconnect my PC, to allow for the fitting of a new lounge carpet; due to some moron from the gas appliance maintenance company having burned a hole in the original
My kitchen is currently full of things like televisions, videos, welsh dressers, three piece suite etc; and where this is going to go for the next few hours is anybody's guess
Whether or not it works again upon reconnection remains to be seen, so fingers crossed please until/if we meet again.
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The world is full of comedians
Posted Dec 22, 2005
This year - for the first time in 35 years, I am organised!! 
Christmas planning is on schedule and I'm quite laid back. 
Today, I was walking through my local town, observing, (as you do) that almost everyone else was looking miserable/hostile/stressed. Mothers yelling at small children in fury; and all dashing around like demented ants as though there is no tomorrow. 
Then I was stopped by a man outside the L**k mobile phone shop. Clipboard in hand - his opening line was a real belter. 
"Excuse me, are you busy?" I had to laugh - "busy? three days before Christmas? no pal, I've all the time in the world" 
I don't know if this guy was niaive or whether it was a deliberately practiced line to get a response - I suspect the former; but really!!
As he painfully pointed out that nobody would talk to him (I wonder why?) I decided to take pity and stood for 10 minutes whilst he bored me with questions about the company's recent television ads; and whether I had seen any of them.
It's so nice to see that we still have comedians around in this time of evident panic and stress.
Enjoy the festive season all!
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Latest reply: Dec 22, 2005
Irate pedestrian holds police at bay
Posted Sep 18, 2004
Little gem from the depths of Derbyshire:
Just heard on my local radio station that there is a stand-off in a Derby street between the police and an Irate pedestrian; and the strong arm of the law doesn't know how to handle it!!!
No firearms are involved and the police are not wearing riot gear. However there seems to be some sort of difficulty with the problem of communication. The pedestrian, though extremely vocal, does not seem to understand any of the known languages tried by Mr Plod!
Although it is not believed that the pedestrial has been drinking, it is understood by yours truly that we are awaiting an expert/experts to try and persuade said irate young man to return to his favourite watering hole.
The Derwent!!
For some reason this male swan has taken it upon himself to leave the water, walk up some ten or so steps and into the town.
Perhaps he wanted to see how the other half live.
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Latest reply: Sep 18, 2004
Wit and Sexuality?
Posted Sep 17, 2004
Whilst lurking through the space of ictoan S.H.A.D.O.W. Secretary-AWA-WAWi earlier today, I read the information about the Oscar Wilde Awards; and this got me a wondering yet again - must stop this wondering, there's no tellin where it might lead!
Oscar Wilde is definitely one of my all time favourites - his ascerbic wit and put-downs virtually unmatched (in my humble opinion). Then I got to thinking about others whom I admired enormously, who follow hot on his heels - like Quentin Crisp:
"There was no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse"
Or the incomparable Sir Noel Coward:
"Certain women should be struck regularly - like gongs"
Unless I'm very much mistaken, the above were all of the Gay persuasion. Is it coincidence or is there something magical in the makeup (I'm not talking cosmetics here!) which gives/gave them this wondrous gift?
Having said all this there are some lovely quotes attributed to Churchill.
Why am I talking to myself like this, praps nobody will read it, then it won't matter if I ramble on - I'm allergic to mushrooms; so its not magic ones. Still it makes a change from talking to the dog.
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Latest reply: Sep 17, 2004
sad people - like me!
Posted Sep 15, 2004
Last night, I visited the site with my Daughter to find some info. She soon commented that "this site is populated by too many people, with too much time on their hands, asking too many random useless questions". This leaves me to ponder thus: Am I random? am I asking useless questions? do I really have too much time on my hands; and if so, what else should I be doing with it? Are my random quotes of no universal interest after all? 
Should I in fact, be starting the dishwasher/doing some gardening/walking the devil dog or knitting ugh!
Answers on a postcard please to random useless people.com
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Latest reply: Sep 15, 2004
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