Jim Webster's Blog, page 51

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong. (Voltaire) Is it wise to believe too much that you see posted to Facebook? Can you rely on what people say they believe in? Voltaire has had quite a good week this last week thanks to the madness that we���ve …

It���s not fear and greed, it���s fear and contempt

There���s an old Wall Street saying: ���Financial markets are driven by two powerful emotions ��� greed and fear���. It might be true, but our society is driven by two other emotions, fear and contempt. Let���s start from the beginning. The phrase “All men are created equal” was included in the US Declaration of independence.��� John …

Blow your nose in your handkerchief.

You know what it is, one of those occasions when you’re not sure whether you want to laugh or just disappear quietly and hope everybody else is too embarrassed by their part in the events ever to mention them again. But it was really just one of those things. I’d be about fifteen and like …

Do you believe in fairies?

I was only a child at the time and probably shouldn’t have been there, or just wasn’t noticed. But three middle aged ladies were discussing some village scandal with a much older lady. The three younger women were all suitably and enjoyably shocked and horrified, and then one of them noticed the older lady didn’t …

OK, so who���s paying the bill?

A man walks into a bar, and tells the bartender to line up seven glasses of his finest whiskey. The bartender does so, and then watches in astonishment as the man quickly goes down the line, downing each with one gulp. The bartender says: “wow, I���ve never seen anyone drink like THAT” The man replies, …

OK, so who’s paying the bill?

A man walks into a bar, and tells the bartender to line up seven glasses of his finest whiskey. The bartender does so, and then watches in astonishment as the man quickly goes down the line, downing each with one gulp. The bartender says: “wow, I’ve never seen anyone drink like THAT” The man replies, …

Explain why churches beg for money���

Three boys are in the school yard bragging about their fathers. The first boy says, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem. They give him ��50.” The second boy says, “That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it …

Explain why churches beg for money…

Three boys are in the school yard bragging about their fathers. The first boy says, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem. They give him £50.” The second boy says, “That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it …

Is that the phone?

Q: How can you tell which one of your friends has the new iPhone 6 plus? A: Don’t worry, they’ll let you know. Actually my phone isn’t a smart phone; it’s a phone of genius. An elderly nokia, on Wednesday it obviously got desperate. It was sitting switched off in my pocket. Actually this is …

Ditch-digger���s blues

I got really excited when I realised I could advertise my ditch-digging services on the web. I could go onto forums where there���s be all sorts of other ditch-diggers and we could discuss the problems we had digging ditches and moan about tree roots and swap tips on how to keep your spade nicely sharp. …