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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 4, 2009 6:18:16 GMT
I shall be spending the first day of Week 19 showing people peregrine falcons. A peregrine hits an unsuspecting pigeon at over 100 miles an hour, killing it instantly. Very humane.
The demise of a British Prime Minister is a much more messy affair. It happens in slow-motion and takes multiple hits to finish him off. But like with the pigeon, he is the last one to realise the inevitability of his doom.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 4, 2009 7:17:30 GMT
I was going to call the week Week 19 and the passage of time. 1/3 of the year has gone already !
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 4, 2009 7:31:27 GMT
No, it's still there. (The year would look stupid with 1/3 missing.) It's just behind us, 'tis all.
Happy birthday, Phil!
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on May 5, 2009 13:09:40 GMT
Ah, Royal Mail. Rather than post things through, you know, the letterbox they now scrunch things up and shove them through the window if it's open, frightening the shit out of my mother. ******* morons.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on May 5, 2009 15:21:13 GMT
That is certainly a new one.
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Post by The Doctor on May 5, 2009 15:30:26 GMT
A complaint has been lodged. Arsetwits.
-Ralph
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2009 18:44:05 GMT
Next thing you know they'll be folding your letters into paper airplanes and throwing them through an open bedroom window!
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Post by grahamthomson on May 5, 2009 19:01:00 GMT
Just when I thought Royal Mail couldn't plunge new depths.
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Post by legios on May 5, 2009 20:32:35 GMT
Royal Mail, wonderful folks aren't they?
I'm fortunate in that generally most things end up being lobbed through my letterbox (usually with a nice helping of rain to ease their passage through the door) or taken in by my kindly neighbours. I suspect it is because I am fairly close to where the postman parks his van before he starts his route in this area.
I read in the paper on the way home from work that this week is an anniversary of Scotland having its own Parliament/Assembly/bondoggle. I am unclear whether the paper felt I should be celebrating this milestone. I think on reflection that I shall let it go mostly unmarked....
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 5, 2009 20:53:34 GMT
Up most of the night with a poorly toddler.
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Post by The Doctor on May 5, 2009 20:53:39 GMT
Next thing you know they'll be folding your letters into paper airplanes and throwing them through an open bedroom window! Well, the mail was shoved through a bedroom window so you're not far off there. -Ralph |
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Post by Cullen on May 7, 2009 16:52:06 GMT
I'm 30 next week!! Week 19 is the last full week of my twenties! Where has my life gone?
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Post by The Doctor on May 7, 2009 17:24:23 GMT
Another 3 job knock-backs today. Can't even get a fucking interview anywhere, not even for low-paid temp work. It occured to me earlier, in a rare moment of clarity, that if I had a word with a GP I would almost certainly be told I'm clinically depressed. But I don't believe in medication. And I'm not going anywhere near a counsellor. So, pretty fucked, really. In other news, there were some excellent pictures of Chinese pandas in the Guardian today. There is also a video online: www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2009/may/07/panda-china-wolong-Ralph |
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Post by Shockprowl on May 7, 2009 17:59:13 GMT
Piglet's got Chicken Pox! Poor little thing! She's being very brave, and actually seems proud when she says "I've got chicken pots". Bless!
I'm Best Man at my chumbs wedding tmw! Arrrrooooogah!
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Post by The Doctor on May 7, 2009 18:02:13 GMT
I have still never been invited to a wedding, never mind been to one! Ugh.
Hope it goes well.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on May 7, 2009 18:11:55 GMT
Aw sorry Doc'! You're not missing that much. Got a good speach ready. He he! Guna embaras the lad with some tales of his drunken expoits! Of which there are many! (He's a Policeman, so what do you expect?)
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 7, 2009 18:36:41 GMT
I haven't been to a wedding for perhaps ten years (and then only family members) and I'm very thankful for it. I really don't see the point of them.
Don't get me wrong, I see the point of _marriage_, which is one of the greatest things in the world, though not for everyone. But weddings... what are they _for_? Are they supposed to be a particularly happy day? If so, what about all the subsequent days of married life? Are they supposed to be less happy, with constant looking back at that one happy day that will never come again? I should blooming well hope not!
A wedding isn't the day when you agree to spend the rest of your lives with one another. That's the day the proposal is accepted. A wedding isn't a point of no return, because divorce is so common and easy these days. In most cases it's not even the day the couple sleeps together for the first time. So what is it?
I'd like to think that for many people it's still a sacred day, when they make vows (possibly before God) to be faithful forever, but that doesn't explain the large numbers of people that have to be there, all the partying, all the presents, and so on. I fear these days weddings are more about how much money you can visibly spend (save it for your kids!), how many friends you can muster, and how happy you can look. External trappings.
I'm not cynical about a lot of things. I'm not cynical about true love, marriage or parenthood. But I am deeply cynical about showy weddings. And I really respect people who have private, modest weddings.
Martin
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2009 21:42:53 GMT
I haven't been to a wedding since 1994 and that (along with all of the others I've been to) was a family one. You make a valid point there Martin but if it keeps people happy and gives them one thing in their marriage to at least be happy about then I'm all for it. If I ever got married it would be in a simple registry office because I'm not religious and I can't see the point of making church vows if I don't believe in them.
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Post by The Doctor on May 8, 2009 10:43:40 GMT
More job knockbacks. 10 in a row. Can't even get to interview stage anymore.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 8, 2009 11:33:29 GMT
Shit. Sorry to hear that Ralph.
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Post by The Doctor on May 8, 2009 11:35:33 GMT
When I'm next at STRIVE on Tuesday I think I need to have a chat. The current strategy is clearly not working if I can't get interviews for any of the jobs/type of work they are suggesting. Need new strategy/more help.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 8, 2009 11:37:59 GMT
Hopefully they can help you out. Channeling available as needed mate!
Andy
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 8, 2009 16:05:26 GMT
Dammit. Find a new angle and give it to them with both barrels, Ralph! (Whatever that means.) If I ever got married it would be in a simple registry office because I'm not religious and I can't see the point of making church vows if I don't believe in them. Fair enough, but does your wife get a say the matter?  Martin |
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Post by Cullen on May 8, 2009 16:26:29 GMT
Really? Weddings are great! While I would like to think ours wasn't showy it certainly wasn't modest. We spent quite a bit of money on it and it was well worth it in my opinion. I think you've missed a vital point in why people have a wedding, and that's to have all your friends and family around you and have a great time together. As we've gotten older and taken on more responsibilites it's difficult to find the time to meet up with all our loved ones regularly, especially altogether. It was a fantastic feeling to have all the people you like in your life around, even just for one day. If it wasn't for that I would have had ours down the registry office with a minimum number of witnesses - the marriage part of the wedding would have been special anywhere. I've been to two weddings this already this year and have 2 more lined up, and one in 2010 already. I think I've been to about 10 since ours in 2005 (slowly I claw the money back we spent on ours from free food and booze). Can't beat a wedding for a good time. I'm surprised you'd say you were thankful for not being invited to one. I will concede the cost of weddings are ludicrous in general. The wedding industry is set up to exploit people's happy feelings and prices are hiked just because its wedding related. I watched a really good and very apt comedy sketch when we were arranging ours about a couple who go into various places looking for a cake, suits, a band etc and whenever they mention its for a wedding the prices go 5 fold even though they are buying the same thing (but with a special 'wedding' ribbon!). However if spending that money makes people happy I don't see why anyone would begrudge them doing so. |
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Post by legios on May 8, 2009 16:27:47 GMT
Yes, It does sound like you need to have a chat with them about changing strategy a bit, mix it up a bit and see if something different will get different results.
As Andy says, we stand ready to channel as required.
Karl
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 8, 2009 16:45:37 GMT
Well, I've always preferred seeing friends and family a few at a time rather than all at once, so it'll be hard for me to ever see the appeal. I don't begrudge it to other people if it is all genuine rather than just following the accepted trend, but personally I'd rather pay my respects to the happy couple on a different day, when there aren't so many distractions going on.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on May 8, 2009 17:03:45 GMT
I just want to go to one! It's such a common event I just feel stupid for never having been to one!
I've always maintained that if I was ever to get married I would like to get married in a submarine or hot air balloon and the theme from Doctor Who would play as we walk down the aisle!
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 8, 2009 17:09:56 GMT
Scots crew - one of you is going to have to get married soon to satisfy Ralph's curiosity. Who's it going to be? Should we have a poll?
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 8, 2009 20:54:26 GMT
I feel bad for not inviting you all to mine (5 years ago in July) but we ran out of space and even then my folks outnumbered Liz's 4:1 (I think we had about 250 people there) (and 20 at the reception - slap up dinner at a local chinese restraunt)
We've only got one to go to so far this year and I'm the projection tech for it. One of the blokes in the Swindon church is marrying a girl from the church in Wimbledon that the Kingston church (where I used to go) was planted from. So a load of my mates from the smoke are coming down to Pig Hill for the weekend. One of my friends from london is a bridesmaid and he husband is playing in the band for the service. That'll b fun - it's a scratch band 50% Swindon and 50% Wimbledon and they won't have played together till the night before !
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Post by The Doctor on May 9, 2009 10:27:08 GMT
Ah, Royal Mail. Rather than post things through, you know, the letterbox they now scrunch things up and shove them through the window if it's open, frightening the shit out of my mother. ******* morons. -Ralph I don't think he was too happy to get a complaint. Practically shredded a standard sized letter putting it through the mailbox and gave my mother a dirty look when she asked if he had a problem. I really do hope we don't have the beginnings of a major issue here. -Ralph |
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