Early Risers.

[DaveF]

I've just been looking the through the posts ere made in the last hour or so.

 

For some reason pages 12727 and 12728 have identical posts.

 

I wonder why?

 

Edit - Now I have posted this, at the top of page 12729 pages 12727 and 12728 are no longer the same posts.  Even more odd.

Edited February 11 by DaveF
To note something even more odd.

[Grizz]

19 minutes ago, Hroth said:

Oh the poor children, who would love to be given what you were rejecting...

 

I often proposed my portion of Brussels Sprouts at Christmas as a charitable offering. For some reason it was never taken up!

 

 

Exactly my point. 
 

I went so far as to propose the sending all sprouts to the poor children of the world.
 

Sprouts…all of them….Brussels or otherwise!!!!!

[iL Dottore]

2 hours ago, Grizz said:

Anyone remember this publication from the Ladybird Book ‘Propaganda Publications’ department?

 

We definitely had copies of this in our school. However what I obviously didn’t noticed all those years ago, given my young tender age back then, was the not so subtle or grammatically correct way that ‘someone’ within ‘Ladybird Proper-gander Publications’ has threatened to silence the National Farmers Union, by putting it in print on the front cover! 
 

Perhaps they could have benefited from going back to skool? 
 

 

 

This next item was a product description written on a well known auction site for anther of their ‘instruction manuals’.

Quote. 

“About this product

Product Information - Boys and Girls.

Were your school dinners liver and onions rather than turkey twizzlers? Was MySpace a den in the back garden built with runner bean canes and bed sheets? And did you want to be a nurse, a train driver, an astronaut or anything other an a celebrity when you grew up? Congratulations! You are a product of the Ladybird generation! This autumn, Ladybird will take you on a trip down memory lane with the publication of Boys and Girls , the ultimate nostalgia book. Lavishly illustrated with iconic images from the Ladybird Books archive dating back to the 1950s, this stylish book will present you with an evocative glimpse into an era free from Playstations and Youtube. It will take you back to your childhood faster than you can say British Bulldog!”

 

LOL…The above quote was genuine. 

 

 

Now the more ‘reconstructed’ amongst us will instantly recognise the ‘dog whistle’ subliminal messaging that has been cleverly and clearly set out in both the positioning of the respective children in the art work on the front cover and in the associated subject title word positioning. 
Although by now it seems that the previous threatening of the National Farmers Union has paid off. I wonder what they knew about the school dinners? 
 

….. or indeed the casual racism denoted by the cultural misappropriation of the head wear and housing elements of the picture. 
 

 

 

I’m not sure if you’re extracting the urine or not with the last two paragraphs.

 

Many things have changed since those days (some for the better, some for the worse) and the past truly is a a different country, so it really irks me when we apply today’s mores and standards to yesteryear.

 

Not only different mores and standards but also a completely different national demographic.

 

There is an old saying which goes “the Devil makes work for idle hands” and creating controversy and grievance out of hitherto innocent things is definitely malicious, even if The Devil is/is not involved.

[Grizz]

3 hours ago, DaveF said:

I've just been looking the through the posts ere made in the last hour or so.

 

For some reason pages 12727 and 12728 have identical posts.

 

I wonder why?

 

Edit - Now I have posted this, at the top of page 12729 pages 12727 and 12728 are no longer the same posts.  Even more odd.

Erm…I have been posting a fair bit today. It could be my fault…..that glitch might just be further proof that Big Brother or indeed worse still A.I. Big Brother has been slowly gathering evidence for an ongoing case against me for my irrefutable electronic admission of wasting public resources by failing to eat food based nutritional compounds, substances and solutions, thinly disguised and branded as food, during my years of imprisonment or ‘education’ at one of Her Majesty’s School establishments during the 1970s and 80s. 
 

Alternatively it may have been that I should have just laid off consuming the 3kg blue cheese, 2 litres of coffee and slightly past their sell by date prawns that number two cub found at the back of the fridge…..

 

 

Edited February 11 by Grizz

[iL Dottore]

13 minutes ago, Grizz said:

Exactly my point. 
 

I went so far as to propose the sending all sprouts to the poor children of the world.
 

Sprouts…all of them….Brussels or otherwise!!!!!

Well said, Sir!
 

I would go as far as to claim that Brussels Sprouts are the brassica equivalent of cheap, tinned, baked beans.

 

But i’m not sure why you are railing against things like bean sprouts - which add a nice refreshing crunch to Chinese inspired stir-fries.

[TheQ]

Afternoon Awl,

 

Not a huge amount of wind today, our sailing was spectacularly unsuccessful. I'm knackered, I might write a report on it tomorrow.

Spaghetti carbonara, I make my own, yes I use smoked bacon rather than pigs cheek, but the rest of the recipe is roughly correct. Anyway it's to my taste..

 

School dinners

Many things consisted of a watery mess surrounding uncooked hard lumps, whether it be. Mash, frogs spawn or custard.

I don't remember sprouts at school, stewed gas cape (rubbery indestructible  dark green cabbage)  yes,  bullets yes, (hard green peas good for a pea shooter but not much else..)and an orange mush with hard lumps of course, that supposedly was carrots.

 

I'm going to have a eyelid inspection..

Bye fore now.

 

 

[45156]

Afternoon All,

 

I've been AWOL due to a long period in hospital with a succession of consequential illnesses starting with a chest infection, and worsening through an empyrema, to a brain infection resulting in a stroke - I was in for 10 weeks in total, and was apparently quite near to not pulling through - and thank God I did -

and only got out on Thursday - less said the better, I think as I was the subject of some less than adequate treatment and am still considering my options - but a solicitor is far from out of the question.

 

I'll try to keep up in the future.

 

Regards to All

Stewart

grateful to be here

Edited February 12 by 45156

[Tony_S]

1 hour ago, Grizz said:

slightly past their sell by date prawns that number two cub found at the back of the fridge…..

I often say when Aditi mentions something is a little past its use by date I remind her that once upon a time sailors had meat rations  had circumnavigated the planet a few times. 

[The White Rabbit]

Sorry to hear that news. Hope things improve and you feel better asap. And get some 'justice'. 

 

It's not much better this end either - one of my friends has had a very bad weekend - his dog is not in a good state with a poor outlook and they face 'that' trip to the vet tomorrow morning. Which hasn't made this weekend very cheery. Grumpy Rabbit atm... 

[Tony_S]

50 minutes ago, 45156 said:

grateful to be here

And very glad you are. 
Tony

[Grizz]

2 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

I’m not sure if you’re extracting the urine or not with the last two paragraphs.

 

Many things have changed since those days (some for the better, some for the worse) and the past truly is a a different country, so it really irks me when we apply today’s mores and standards to yesteryear.

 

Not only different mores and standards but also a completely different national demographic.

 

There is an old saying which goes “the Devil makes work for idle hands” and creating controversy and grievance out of hitherto innocent things is definitely malicious, even if The Devil is/is not involved.

Doc…? What me…? Extract the urine?……

 

….With my reputation????…how could you ever doubt me……

 

Me….who was successfully indoctrinated through London’s premier transport provider’s re-education program, titled ‘Why you are personally and specifically to blame for what is wrong with the world and all it’s ills …99.0’….

 

 

Me…..

 

Nah….defo not.

 

I got early release. ……but obviously they are STILL watching me you know?

 

Actually on a serious note I have still got some of those Ladybird books in the castle dungeons somewhere….or possibly in the loft. 
It was the beautiful artwork that I loved and I still do. My favourite book was called ‘On the Train with Uncle Mac’. I read it and read it. 
 

Similarly the artwork in the Rev Awdry books, I’ve still got all my copies of the books and the later ones. Number one cubs has two sets plus others. 
 

The Ladybird books are a wonderfully illustrated snapshot in time. But I like millions of others, used them to help me learn to read, which is obviously exactly what they were intended to do. Looking back, growing up where I did I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by, kind, accepting and tolerant people. They were just people. (Except for V.P…..see earlier post). Just normal people. 
 

My two best friends from the age of six / seven, were just boys I grew up with. One day completely out of the blue, whilst we were probably innocently setting fire to something or other, one of my two best friends told me that he was half Indonesian. I remember thinking about it for a while, as I didn’t have clue what Indonesian was or what he meant, then I asked him if we could be please? 

Straight away he replied very matter of factly  “yes of course you can, it is easy, after lunch we can ask my mum what we have to do”…..

 

When we asked her she burst out laughing. Looking back at it I remember her very gently explaining to us all where Indonesia was on the globe and all about her family and where she was born. We looked at photos and books. At the same time I remember that she couldn’t stop smiling and giggling quite a bit. 
 

 

My urine extracting is occasionally misunderstood, but it is not designed to offend.
 

However I know that I have been subjected to way more than my fair share of deliberately targeted, malicious and vexatious grievance, orchestrated by an organisation that has limitless resources available to it. Masterminded to create discord and resentment where none previously existed, for political gain and ideological motivation. 
 

Doc,  I do take your point. My apologies sir and thank you for pointing out in a kind and considered way that my comments could perhaps be misinterpreted. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 11 by Grizz
Auto incorrect….again….

[DaveF]

It's good to see you back Stewart.

 

I spent this morning finishing off a long letter to a friend, shortly after I e mailed it I received an e letter from her.  I've read part of a magazine, done a bit of a crossword and had lunch.

 

This afternoon I ached a lot so had some paracetamol and lay down for a while which always helps, I had a short sleep which did me good.

 

I've moved things between the freezers so the things I will want to use in the next few weeks are now in the kitchen, some have moved from there to the garage.  In theory it will make life easier if I don't want to do cooking from scratch for a while.  It is strange though - I started with two nearly full freezers, there is now almost a whole empty shelf in the big one while the small kitchen one is still full.  It must be the way I've managed to pack the food as nothing has been left out by accident.

 

I've just made the final Sunday phone call so now have nothing urgent to do.  I think I'll just sit and have a mix of reading and watching TV for the rest of the day and have an early night, hoping to catch up on the sleep I didn't have last night.

 

The rain stopped during the afternoon, I am hoping for some drier weather before the plants drown.

 

David

 

[RobAllen]

I have a new client and project, so my general mood has been lifted. This weekend I printed out the full size track plan and put on baseboards. Now I'm starting to mockup the main buildings to get a feel for the "3Dness" of it all.

Next week I'm speaking at a conference, so life's picking up again.

[Grizz]

🎵 Mrs Grizz loves me, Mrs Grizz loves me, Mrs Grizz loves me…..tra la la and er etc.. 🎵

 

and how do I know this ?….

 

Because despite us both YET AGAIN being sick with someone else’s poxy cold virus, the wonderfully intelligent and beautiful Mrs Grizz has made us some …..wait for it….

.

Fasterlavns Boller. 

……”ah there goes Grizz again I can hear you thinking…..spouting some inane Danish Mubble Core gibberish and sounding like he is just using up the last letters in the scrabble bag”

 

But wait…..she has made Fasterlavns Boller man! 
 

Woooooo hooooo. 
 

Fresh from the oven…And all of them bulging full with custardy goodness. 

 

This should give you some idea if you haven’t fallen asleep by now. 
 

 https://skandibaking.com/fastelavnsboller-danish-carnival-buns/

 

In fairness when consumed in the quantities that she has made, and that I am planning to demolish, I will grant you that they are about as healthy as jumping off of a cliff.
 

However what a way to go. And as I am oft fond of quoting “…if you are going to jump off of a cliff, then you may as well put bricks in your pockets!”…

 

Edited February 11 by Grizz
Auto correct, which is really beginning to totally Pi….

[Grizz]

22 minutes ago, RobAllen said:

I have a new client and project, so my general mood has been lifted. This weekend I printed out the full size track plan and put on baseboards. Now I'm starting to mockup the main buildings to get a feel for the "3Dness" of it all.

Next week I'm speaking at a conference, so life's picking up again.

Any photos or clues to what we can expect please Rob? 

[tigerburnie]

What I remember of my school days, the food was fine, now the level of teaching was diabolical, I was part of some experiment that failed badly and was dumped, had the County Council got any money I would sue them but I know it would be futile.

[RobAllen]

11 minutes ago, Grizz said:

Any photos or clues to what we can expect please Rob? 

 

Head over to this post and the post after this one.

 

[New Haven Neil]

Evening orl.

 

Nice to see Stewart back, and hoping you are recovering well from the stroke.

 

Another early start so no morning post, off with the hunting pack to archery, first shoot for absolutely ages for some of the troop, and only the second in several months for the rest of us due to crepe weather.  It was 'somewhat' muddy down in the glens still to say the least.  But it was sunny and bright if somewhat brisk with a cold wind, but OK for February really.

 

I was of course last, I know my place, but Mrs NHN had a grudge to repay to friend Mick who beat her soundly last shoot.  She absolutely mullered him, and everyone else with a personal best and one of the best scores ever made on this course.  The oracle Lesley wasn't there to ask (she's the world champion in this class and runs the club) what she had down as best round since the course was altered last summer but her hubby nearly choked when he saw Deb's score card.  There may be more news later on this one.

 

School - luckily lived close to both primary and grammar schools so could walk home for lunch, so I avoided the worst of school meals.  The teaching varied from the good to arrest-able, one in particular, who thankfully liked me, really was a tyrant who physically abused some boys (boys school) and is spoken of in hushed terms on the school old-boys social meeja.  Mad as a hatter.  Hated every second of my schooling.

[Hroth]

1 hour ago, Tony_S said:

I often say when Aditi mentions something is a little past its use by date I remind her that once upon a time sailors had meat rations  had circumnavigated the planet a few times. 

 

You may have heard of WW1 trench art, where brass shell cases and other ordinance remainders were converted into spill holders, vases, umberells stands and so on.  I have a .303 cartridge case that was converted into a cigarette lighter.

 

In a similar manner, sailors would carve meat rations that had hardened into something that resembled teak into boxes and suchlike as gifts for their loved ones...

 

[woodenhead]

£310 for a wallet!!!

 

Who the heck walks into John Lewis and spends that amount on a wallet?

 

Not me, definitely not me.  I could purchase a sound fitted loco for that haha

[Hroth]

26 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

£310 for a wallet!!!

 

Who the heck walks into John Lewis and spends that amount on a wallet?

 

Not me, definitely not me.  I could purchase a sound fitted loco for that haha

 

I'd prefer £310 IN a wallet!

 

You can get them for £3.50 in HomeBargains, you know!

 

[big jim]

Gethin my 14yr old made us dinner tonight to celebrate the Chinese new year, he’s turning into a proper little chef, this morning he made bacon butties for breakfast for all of us 

 

Chicken curry, beef noodles and his own recipe egg fried rice, chicken balls and prawn crackers 

 

 

 

[Tony_S]

1 hour ago, Grizz said:

Auto correct, which is really beginning to totally Pi….

The autocorrect on this device seems to have gone mad over the last few days. I dislike it trying to correct URLs, allowing gibberish to remain or to correct correctly spelt words.

When Aditi was writing her doctoral thesis, at first I would hear her tell the PC off when Word suggested her sentences were too long or that hermeneutic was not a word. Instead of creating a special dictionary she just turned off style adviser and spellcheck. 
 

[Grizz]

Tony what a relief, thank goodness it is not only me….. I was thinking that it could quite possibly be operator error or some kind of degenerative functional breakdown between my brain and my finger tips. 
 

Or quite possibly by hallucinations brought about by the frankly quite heroic quantities of medication that I am currently taking for this latest bout of plague, especially ‘The Roids’ and the dihydrocodeine…..coupled with an over dose of Fasterlavns Boller, blue cheese, coffee over dose and the slightly out date prawn’s orbs found in the back of the fridge this morning. 
 

But I’ll happily go with over enthusiastic auto correct….

[DaveF]

13 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

The autocorrect on this device seems to have gone mad over the last few days. I dislike it trying to correct URLs, allowing gibberish to remain or to correct correctly spelt words.

When Aditi was writing her doctoral thesis, at first I would hear her tell the PC off when Word suggested her sentences were too long or that hermeneutic was not a word. Instead of creating a special dictionary she just turned off style adviser and spellcheck. 
 

 

3 minutes ago, Grizz said:

Tony what a relief, thank goodness it is not only me….. I was thinking that it could quite possibly be operator error or some kind of degenerative functional breakdown between my brain and my finger tips. 
 

Or quite possibly by hallucinations brought about by the frankly quite heroic quantities of medication that I am currently taking for this latest bout of plague, especially ‘The Roids’ and the dihydrocodeine…..coupled with an over dose of Fasterlavns Boller, blue cheese, coffee over dose and the slightly out date prawn’s orbs found in the back of the fridge this morning. 
 

But I’ll happily go with over enthusiastic auto correct….

 

I was beginning to think my typing was even worse than usual.  It is very good to know it isn't just me.

 

David