tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post4359439329435867817..comments2023-08-02T10:45:41.531+01:00Comments on In the footsteps of the Fool: after rainDave Leekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-87931409107503791062013-06-29T10:09:36.682+01:002013-06-29T10:09:36.682+01:00Martyn,
No, that little gem seems to have passed ...Martyn,<br /><br />No, that little gem seems to have passed us by. Interestingly, Karen Picton was there then so he quite probably modelled for her. She's an artist now so it didn't scare her off.<br /><br />I take it you're returning to Blighty from what you say - I'm happy to buy the first round when we finally meet again. <br /><br />Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-24388536039127769182013-06-27T11:34:41.113+01:002013-06-27T11:34:41.113+01:00'In Search of the Perfect Pub" is either ...'In Search of the Perfect Pub" is either on my wishlist or I've bought it - can't remember which. (Hey, I'm 6,000 miles from my bookshelves ... although not for much longer, thanks be to Tin Hau, Chinese goddess of the sea.<br /><br />Quentin Crisp was working as life drawing model at St Albans art college in the 1970s - have I said that here before?<br /><br />MartynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-67385838203499232832013-06-22T13:58:23.564+01:002013-06-22T13:58:23.564+01:00It sounds like you're being bullied by the Gri...It sounds like you're being bullied by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-88522941143269920852013-06-22T12:16:09.761+01:002013-06-22T12:16:09.761+01:00It seems we had early flowering elders in my littl...It seems we had early flowering elders in my little neck of Symonds Green. On venturing around Greater Stevenage yesterday there were plenty of flowers visible though quite a lot of bushes are set already.<br /><br />Brendini, i hope you learned your lesson. I'm currently under threat of being given a Rigid Endoscopy, which if I understand it correctly will involve the sertion of a Tubaeeyornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979170873279295726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-75258472070001713772013-06-21T15:40:08.957+01:002013-06-21T15:40:08.957+01:00Zouk,
Our dishwasher is in constant use due to th...Zouk,<br /><br />Our dishwasher is in constant use due to the amount of food that is consumed in our house. And there's only three of us living here nowadays! But I take your point. <br /><br />I'm a bit concerned that "esshing up" involves Quentin Crisp, so it's probably not something I'd want to do.<br /><br />Talking of which, Brendan, how do you know the white coated gentlemen were of the medical profession? Perhaps you've been subjected to an example of "esshing up" from some sort of Hellfire Club?Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-91842946962810176852013-06-21T14:01:02.215+01:002013-06-21T14:01:02.215+01:00I didn't mind the cream so much, it was the in...I didn't mind the cream so much, it was the intrusive nature of the metal instruments I resented. Now, I'm not a medical man and tend to trust the white-coated practitioners of that profession without question. But, a trombone?Brendinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442556958669427968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-82205874325563331522013-06-21T13:24:26.398+01:002013-06-21T13:24:26.398+01:00Why do you need to empty the dishwasher anyway? Ju...Why do you need to empty the dishwasher anyway? Just take out the glass you need, pour your beer, and let the person who wants it emptied empty it.<br /><br />PS I think esshing up was outlawed in the Sexual Offences Act, 2003.Zouk Delorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983226210415857258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-16061150343803346712013-06-20T17:33:35.053+01:002013-06-20T17:33:35.053+01:00Brendan,
Yes, you can get some cream for that.
E...Brendan,<br /><br />Yes, you can get some cream for that.<br /><br />Eeyorn,<br /><br />If I've missed it then que sera sera but maybe it's just late here. Nothing else much has grown either!Bikes, drink and me (good title for a song) don't go together well. Whenever bikes get mentioned Mrs Dave always brings up the time (the one and only, please note) that I crashed into a lamppost on the way home from the Ferry Boat Inn in the village a mile or two away. That's Adnams for you.<br /><br />By the way, Quentin Crisp is mentioned as a visitor of George Orwell's when he lived in Wallington (near Letchworth) in "The Search for the Perect Pub".<br /><br />It all comes round again . . .Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-64973904474079989952013-06-20T15:29:08.779+01:002013-06-20T15:29:08.779+01:00That should have read washing up, though eshing up...That should have read washing up, though eshing up might be fun too. My computer died and I'm a klutz on my phone's keyboard.eeyornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979170873279295726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-62391381916606482302013-06-20T15:14:33.323+01:002013-06-20T15:14:33.323+01:00Being a single gentleman of a certain age, and wit...Being a single gentleman of a certain age, and without the aid of automated assistance, i favour the Quentin Crisp approach to esshing up.<br /><br />I suspect you missed the elders flowering while the chaos was engulfing you. They've been and gone a good couple of weeks ago here. Ken Fisher (Ted's father) introduced me to the delights of Elderflower Champagne - he was a keen winemaker. We all got so hammered that on my return home i got stopped by the local bobby and warned that if i didnt dismount and walk home that he'd do me for being drunk in charge of a pushbike.eeyornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979170873279295726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-81847533504623982852013-06-20T15:14:10.891+01:002013-06-20T15:14:10.891+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.eeyornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979170873279295726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-23647519919829243652013-06-20T15:10:33.568+01:002013-06-20T15:10:33.568+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.eeyornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979170873279295726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-83990271602244450952013-06-20T14:59:59.436+01:002013-06-20T14:59:59.436+01:00I had that Sysyphus once. Absolute agony!I had that Sysyphus once. Absolute agony!Brendinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442556958669427968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-45052330276402584822013-06-19T21:34:05.213+01:002013-06-19T21:34:05.213+01:00Martyn,
I'll gladly test run one.
Meanwhile,...Martyn,<br /><br />I'll gladly test run one.<br /><br />Meanwhile, have you ever read "In Search of the Perfect Pub"? Admittedly, you're not referenced in it but the last few chapters are well worth a read. I'd be interested in your opinion of J D Wetherspoons. We may be getting one in our High Street (if Trinity College allow them - it's like Letchworth used to be around here)and after reading the interview with Mr JDW himself I'm not sure how I feel about them anymore. Guidance please!Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-49790490492789980562013-06-19T14:41:54.467+01:002013-06-19T14:41:54.467+01:00Anyway, Rob, you've got the title for your aut...Anyway, Rob, you've got the title for your autobiography: "I, Robert". <br /><br />The self-emptying dishwasher would be the greatest boon the middle classes could ever receive.<br /><br />MartynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-23346025941271658952013-06-16T23:07:38.310+01:002013-06-16T23:07:38.310+01:00Zouk,
I love the idea of a "Hugh Man-Being&...Zouk, <br /><br />I love the idea of a "Hugh Man-Being". My long-lost fellow traveller Hugh will be chuckling, I'm sure.<br /><br />Andy, <br /><br />Well, "Every step appears to be an unavoidable consequence of the proceeding one". Interestingly this week I was told by a very well-informed, and intelligent, friend (a Physics teacher)that most of the quotes attributed to Albert Einstein are made up.<br /><br />Like 87.3% of statistics.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-55343078426351051262013-06-16T20:50:57.608+01:002013-06-16T20:50:57.608+01:00Interesting comment about the dishwasher Dave and ...Interesting comment about the dishwasher Dave and you should know that you have(once again) given me reason to carry on. I was pretty certain, nay, convinced that I was the only man in the universe who had been sentenced to 35 years 'Hard Dishwasher emptying and filling' (Incidentally I have also been sentenced to taking bottles,plastic and glass,which have been strategically placed by the Domestic Authorities by the back door out to the recycling bin. Some months ago as a sort of 'Dirty Protest' I just let them pile up. By the end of day 23 there were over 70 bottles and rather than gaining some sympathy and being offered support in the future I was just told to 'Deal with it' and I got another five years for my trouble. I guess the moral of this story is that you can't beat the system. A bit like bloody OFSTED and the bloody HMIC. Not sure about all this Robert stuff........'Whatever would Robert have said?'Andy Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131431242371886428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-92059326721374656642013-06-16T20:02:30.964+01:002013-06-16T20:02:30.964+01:00First Law of Robertics:
A Robert may not harm, or...First Law of Robertics:<br /><br />A Robert may not harm, or through inaction allow harm to be caused to, a Hugh man-being.Zouk Delorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983226210415857258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-57216702725648063232013-06-16T12:18:27.809+01:002013-06-16T12:18:27.809+01:00Hi Rob,
The best thing about the essay was that i...Hi Rob,<br /><br />The best thing about the essay was that it wasn't a one-off spelling mistake. He'd written it all the way through, both as title and the use of "the Roberts". Brilliant.<br /><br />Ah, twitchy management . . .long may they continue to twitch. We had a Head Teacher at our place a few years back that was obviously a bit Tourettes. Not as bad as "Noddy" Foulkes though.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-40164263350230523812013-06-16T10:29:43.742+01:002013-06-16T10:29:43.742+01:00Not sure I want to see the Roberty film. We had th...Not sure I want to see the Roberty film. We had the British Institute at the place where I used to work. They observed every class and then interviewed each teacher. All the others were in and out in five minutes. Lynton, the head of dept, started getting twitchy after I'd been in for 20 mins. I got involved in a conversation with the BI guy about the football on telly the previous night.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11191219331142656345noreply@blogger.com