Wordsworth60

@Terry wrote:

@kent f OBE wrote:

In my opinion if the parents are members of the UKIP then it’s the right decision.

In my opinion you should stop being so politically correct and get yourself a life.

So the only possible reason for disapproving of UKIP and believing they are racist is political correctness?

I wonder if that’s the whole, or even real, story.

I was once taken aside by a woman who told me that her husband had been banned from a jazz club because of his political views – he was BNP supporter. However, the person who ran the club – a black woman – told me he’d been banned for sending her personally targeted, explicitly obscene…[Read more]

@SimplySu wrote:

@momentaryloss wrote:

@rusty trawler wrote:

Doesn’t sound too appealing now, does it? Now let’s add a little bit more drama and think what would happen, heaven forbid, should someone drop the bar of soap.

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You have experience of these things?

:shock:

personally I’ve never dropped the soap :lol:

Eek … I’m such a but…

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@SimplySu wrote:

@a certain sadness wrote:

Sounds like you spend half your day receiving gifts from customers Jen, can i work there?

Im cheap and willing to learn.

I’m cheaper … and willinger :D

Number, postcode and availability for coffee between now and Yuletide s’il vous plait . . . . . .

@SimplySu wrote:

<~~ too timid to venture into the veritable lions' den … however, would just like to send a missive stating:

Men who wear hats are adorable.

Well I . . . er . . . I mean . . . . . My goodness! . . . . excuse me while I go to the washroom for some cleansing birch thrashing. . . . .

@rusty trawler wrote:

Now that we’ve all discussed the rules of when to wear our best bib and tucker (although I’m more confused than I was) and since the ladies of the JC branch of the W.I always seem to employ guerrilla tactics and raid our gaff anyways, it might be a good idea to have an official ladies’ day.

We just need to get some hal…

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@rusty trawler wrote:

@momentaryloss wrote:

I think we should install a turkish bath and a steam room.

I could do with one right now.

:?

Hmmmmm! Good idea in principle but i’m not too sure about that one, Brother ML. Before we eagerly make planning applications and identify which of our fellow brothers masquerade as dodgy builders, perhaps we…

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As far as hats go, I do believe that height and head size are an issue, My taller comrade carries off all sorts of hats: bowlers, trilbies, with the occasional pork pie or boater if he’s feeling rather jolly.

Being of more average height and having a rather large head size (recorded by my revered mother on one document as ‘ridiculously large’), I…[Read more]

@sceptical guy wrote:

.oh, I think my hero Panda – so macho!!! magnifico!!!!- must be fuming now at all these women coming into the Gents as though they own it…

grrr..

*trying to put on a cravat in an unsuccessful bid to show he’s a true gentleman…

Leave one end really long, tie it like a tie to stabilise it then put an extra fold over the…[Read more]

Anyway, it’s about time we started discussing chaps’ things. In a quest for sartorial significance, a buddy and I have recently started sporting cravats. On occasions this has made some impact, especially when topped off with a suitable hat.

What’s your view on ties (bow or straight) and cravats?

Should a chap wear a fancy hat indoors on dress…[Read more]

I thought that wonderful Mrs Kenty had done the cleaning today?

*buries head in today’s broadsheet

@sceptical guy wrote:

all the lads coming round tonight for the footy?/

bring the six-packs along…

*farts loudly and slaps thigh, to loud laughs and applause

*sits back with a smug smile, feeling normal now…

Come on United, City are all rubbish!!!!

*scratches bum

*sinks back into chair, mouth gradually opening wide to snore and eyes…

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Moi? Surely not!

Well hello there comrades, it’s wonderful to have a Chap’s Palace where chaps can be chaps.

The brandy is wonderful and I think my freshly polished mahogany looks…[Read more]

“Political Correctness” as a term is another term that could do with some definition. Many claim to be able to say when it has ‘gone too far’, but few, if any, ever indicate where the line is that has been crossed.

@Terry wrote:

@Wordsworth60 wrote:

@Terry wrote:

Racism is a subject that puts wordsworth in his element.

He sits on his imaginary stool in front of an imaginary log fire and looks at the clay pipe he’s taken from the mantelpiece. Putting it in his mouth, he gazes at the disciples sitting at his feet.

“Lord wordsworth..please tell us how we can be…

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@Terry wrote:

Racism is a subject that puts wordsworth in his element.

He sits on his imaginary stool in front of an imaginary log fire and looks at the clay pipe he’s taken from the mantelpiece. Putting it in his mouth, he gazes at the disciples sitting at his feet.

“Lord wordsworth..please tell us how we can be like you and achieve your…

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@Terry wrote:

@Wordsworth60 wrote:

In the context the impact on me was profound. It helped that I was with someone who explained something about their original context and meaning.

Hogwash. It was painted with one of these;

If an identical painting was painted with a brush, you’d like it?

@Terry wrote:

@Wordsworth60 wrote:

I’m not qualified to argue, but that’s never stopped me.

So true.

Terry is right, the best use of this thread is to have a pop at each other with no reference to Tintin.

I’ve seen some of the block paintings, they’re huge and really can’t be assessed just from a postage sized image on a screen.

In the context the impact on me was profound. It helped that I was with someone who explained something about their original context and meaning.

Interesting comments about Toybulldog, Always fascinating to see apparently…[Read more]