tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post5817391555725582544..comments2023-11-03T07:29:03.259+00:00Comments on Lettuce-eating: quoteslettucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-46462119894047641452007-06-16T09:04:00.000+01:002007-06-16T09:04:00.000+01:00its not just the lack of periods tho Steve (full s...its not just the lack of periods tho Steve (full stops over here) but also syntax, identifiable nouns and verbs.... any sense of meaning really!!!<BR/>Barnsley - its a town in Yorkshire - Yorkshire having an image of being no-nonsense i spose.lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-41422542831213398952007-06-15T22:00:00.000+01:002007-06-15T22:00:00.000+01:00I've been thinking about these for a few days, Let...I've been thinking about these for a few days, Lettuce. Great stuff.<BR/><BR/>But what is up with those undergrads? Haven't they ever heard of a period?<BR/><BR/>"Anagrams of our antecedents" is kind of beautiful. The "leaf of faith" reminds me of my horse chestnut. And where's Barnsley? (I guess you have to be British...)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-81034157432149950972007-06-15T13:09:00.000+01:002007-06-15T13:09:00.000+01:00are you silly, Pod? can't say as I'd noticed....y...are you silly, Pod? can't say as I'd noticed....<BR/><BR/>you're welcome dumdad, its great isn't it? esp. their names, and the trap disposal mice. If you're enjoying that one, you might well also enjoy the Wee Free Men.lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-78629776961071696782007-06-15T12:35:00.000+01:002007-06-15T12:35:00.000+01:00My wife is a fan of Maggie O'Farrell and I read he...My wife is a fan of Maggie O'Farrell and I read her first novel which was excellent.<BR/><BR/>Actually, I just popped in to say that my son does have The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents and am reading it and it's great. Thanks as you steered me towards it.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-54013861520350346232007-06-15T10:55:00.000+01:002007-06-15T10:55:00.000+01:00yes, she is!my dad is always being silly...wonder ...yes, she is!<BR/>my dad is always being silly...wonder where i get it from?Podhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527833087641861394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-4776026809836368292007-06-15T08:30:00.000+01:002007-06-15T08:30:00.000+01:00lovely lorraine! yes, Ake - aksi 1970's.good one ...lovely lorraine! yes, Ake - aksi 1970's.<BR/><BR/>good one betty, indeed one of the best ("beer o'clock" is becoming vernacular in our house....)<BR/><BR/>Geeky, Reya? NO. we've been watching STNG again with LG, and all enjoying it. Jean luc Picard, he was a v. sexy captain....<BR/><BR/>what Mike? you understand that?<BR/><BR/>3 is one of my faves, tut-tut. (its a great book)<BR/><BR/>isn't she, Trac?<BR/><BR/>no surprises there dum-dad, if its funny theres a good chance he said it.<BR/><BR/>RW you're welcome to ramble here as much as you want any time. Yes! i thought the metal chicken was funny. (one of my SIL's pupils)<BR/><BR/>hahaha Trac. eh?<BR/><BR/>pod she is becoming a bit of a regular isn't she? "Is she, or isn't she?"<BR/>you sure your dad wasn't just doing a jig?<BR/><BR/>now shelly, can i guess which ones you are claiming, and which you are attributing to pod? hmmm.....<BR/><BR/>gus my head is still under the pillow. (and hello!)<BR/><BR/>thanks for that Wendz. :o)<BR/><BR/>yes, me too Queenie! "I wish I'd said that" "you will, Oscar, you will"<BR/><BR/>glad you enjoyed them too bella.<BR/><BR/>haha martin, short and funny as ever. or should i say pithy and witty?<BR/><BR/>Dizzy - metal chicken, as in on the top of church spires etc. ? If you get 6 and 11 - Be Worried. As for 13 i hope you're not suggesting that one SHOULD behave as others expect?<BR/><BR/>do you have some, Jay? :o)lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-3469343370493403852007-06-15T05:26:00.000+01:002007-06-15T05:26:00.000+01:00Inappropriate footwear.I like that.Inappropriate footwear.<BR/>I like that.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158409505328990008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-43504731521526195902007-06-14T20:42:00.000+01:002007-06-14T20:42:00.000+01:00Doh!1 - ok I get it2 - ? Metal chicken ? Asked B...Doh!<BR/><BR/>1 - ok I get it<BR/>2 - ? Metal chicken ? Asked BH and brother, they have no idea - does anyone else know besides RW?<BR/>3 - ? ... Dont say anything yet, I'm trying...<BR/>4 - Thats ok, I think I get it<BR/>5 - Got it... (2 out of 5)<BR/>6 - Many ways to read this if I add my comma's... but what it means - its got me...<BR/>7 - Bless, don't you just love Aled, especially on the Radio.<BR/>8 - Yup, understand, leaf of faith<BR/>9 - Too true for all those grumpy old wrinklies<BR/>10 - Yup like it<BR/>11 - Very complicated but I think I get what he is going on about. It must have been a guy!<BR/>12 - Correct<BR/>13 - Got the error I am getting good<BR/>14 - Too true, its just managing to behave like what people expect that you should - I am joining in with the undergrads....<BR/><BR/>Thats why they call me Dizzy...Dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733592763226078012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-24808300150172742792007-06-14T20:01:00.000+01:002007-06-14T20:01:00.000+01:00List. Nice. But not on a boat......List. Nice. But not on a boat......martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755957103979521306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-60972524545372120222007-06-14T15:57:00.000+01:002007-06-14T15:57:00.000+01:00Great list!Great list!la bellina mamminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480564746644285382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-84065342953948811552007-06-14T14:12:00.000+01:002007-06-14T14:12:00.000+01:00Brill, I love some of Winston Churchills and Oscar...Brill, I love some of Winston Churchills and Oscar Wilde. Just wish I could be that quick of the mark!!Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246279000726252262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-449137890626211912007-06-14T13:32:00.000+01:002007-06-14T13:32:00.000+01:00to test wind direction to know where to put the wi...to test wind direction to know where to put the windbreak up when at the beach (skegness), my father would lick his finger, and jump up, landing on one leg whith his wet finger pointing up into the air. he claimed he could then feel the wind on the wetness. an old navy trick i think....Podhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527833087641861394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-86427934525954508762007-06-14T10:31:00.000+01:002007-06-14T10:31:00.000+01:00That kid who thinks we measure wind direction with...That kid who thinks we measure wind direction with a metal chicken needs to meet Fabien. His method is far more effective and very quick. It's called a Fart. <BR/><BR/>You try it. Stand and fart into the wind and see how suddenly you discover the wind direction.y.Wendy.yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630727119097764058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-31726073076313673462007-06-14T02:18:00.000+01:002007-06-14T02:18:00.000+01:00I love the "leaf of faith" and the "last supple."B...I love the "leaf of faith" and the "last supple."<BR/><BR/>But 6 makes me want to cover my head with a pillow until morning.Gushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325682534470089878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-26466211749229466192007-06-14T01:24:00.000+01:002007-06-14T01:24:00.000+01:00For a while, I fear you'd gotten all those from me...For a while, I fear you'd gotten all those from me, but I see you were typically kind and only took half from me, the balance from pod.lowenkopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198658136254028258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-61252057542273359742007-06-14T00:23:00.000+01:002007-06-14T00:23:00.000+01:00see, lorraine chase is here again!!i just know she...see, lorraine chase is here again!!<BR/>i just know she will haunt me when the time comes. all that long silky sheeny hair swirling around in the ethers!<BR/>love 3<BR/>6? what?!<BR/>7 - i still have the 7" of walking in the air (it makes me cry!)<BR/>10- pffff he he!<BR/><BR/>xxPodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527833087641861394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-12699061854376186332007-06-13T21:58:00.000+01:002007-06-13T21:58:00.000+01:00Well... if we are doing quotes..."You've seen one ...Well... if we are doing quotes...<BR/><BR/>"You've seen one of the our gigs you've seen 'em all. But if you're into the music, you'll know that we played better the night before or we can play better."<BR/><I>Liam Gallagher</I><BR/>haha<BR/>xTrachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095725083217996709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-31723224840251589942007-06-13T21:53:00.000+01:002007-06-13T21:53:00.000+01:00Hahhahaah I've just got the 'metal chicken' thing!...Hahhahaah I've just got the 'metal chicken' thing! haha.ramblingwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748381851128655661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-31375365610146646212007-06-13T21:50:00.000+01:002007-06-13T21:50:00.000+01:00Actually 'dumdad' my mother in law's been saying t...Actually 'dumdad' my mother in law's been saying that ever since I've known her (which must be more than (OMG) 20 years now!). I'm sure she's never watched Billy Connolly! Mebbe it's just an old saying! She's Welsh btw (not Scottish) - Celt though! And it rains loads in Wales too...am I rambling? I'll get my coat.ramblingwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748381851128655661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-24428722277181249602007-06-13T18:37:00.000+01:002007-06-13T18:37:00.000+01:00For No. 12 it was Billy Connolly who first said:"T...For No. 12 it was Billy Connolly who first said:<BR/>"There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing."Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-71791531262255395442007-06-13T17:00:00.000+01:002007-06-13T17:00:00.000+01:00haha - number 7!:O)She's so cool your LG!xhaha - number 7!<BR/>:O)<BR/><BR/>She's so cool your LG!<BR/>xTrachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095725083217996709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-54026696677351859192007-06-13T16:26:00.000+01:002007-06-13T16:26:00.000+01:003 and 8 do it for me.3 and 8 do it for me.tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-59090089686533022132007-06-13T14:28:00.000+01:002007-06-13T14:28:00.000+01:00Number 11 is sooooooooo true....Well...they all ar...Number 11 is sooooooooo true....<BR/>Well...they all are, but I love number 11!!!!<BR/><BR/>-0-0-Mike Minzeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475218626898693458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-76454021815368160732007-06-13T13:12:00.000+01:002007-06-13T13:12:00.000+01:00I was a huge fan of Star Trek TNG. Isn't that geek...I was a huge fan of Star Trek TNG. Isn't that geeky of me??<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite quotes:<BR/><BR/>"Find out who you are, and do it on purpose."<BR/>--Dolly Parton<BR/><BR/>She walks her talk, doesn't she??Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-89118051419330654912007-06-13T12:28:00.000+01:002007-06-13T12:28:00.000+01:00Ah, the immortal words of Gene HuntGene: Right, fi...Ah, the immortal words of Gene Hunt<BR/><BR/>Gene: Right, find out who the dead woman was, find out who killed her. Do it now.<BR/><I>(They begin to move)</I><BR/>Gene: Hold up, hold up. Do it tomorrow morning first thing. Beer o'clock, gentlemen.call me bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771597129743702152noreply@blogger.com