Amazon exiles discussion
Amazon exiles
That's a very good idea, Isabella ;o>Thankfully, my M&D were determined to pay off their Mortgage as soon as they possibly could, no matter how tight the Money coming in always was, and they managed to achieve that goal just before they became Pensioners.
Hard to believe that we've been on here a year now. Time sure does fly. Happy 1st Birthday Goodreads Zon. Is there any cake and champagne left? Prosecco and doughnuts even? I'm not fussy. 😁
Collette wrote: "Hard to believe that we've been on here a year now. Time sure does fly. Happy 1st Birthday Goodreads Zon. Is there any cake and champagne left? Prosecco and doughnuts even? I'm not fussy. 😁"Water and paracetamol for me, I woke up with a lousy migraine, not had one for many years. :-(
Collette wrote: "Hard to believe that we've been on here a year now. Time sure does fly. Happy 1st Birthday Goodreads Zon. Is there any cake and champagne left? Prosecco and doughnuts even? I'm not fussy. 😁"Help yourself to a cupcake or two.
Lez wrote: "Collette wrote: "Hard to believe that we've been on here a year now. Time sure does fly. Happy 1st Birthday Goodreads Zon. Is there any cake and champagne left? Prosecco and doughnuts even? I'm not..."That's a shame, Lez. Hope you're feeling better now. 🙂
Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "Collette wrote: "Hard to believe that we've been on here a year now. Time sure does fly. Happy 1st Birthday Goodreads Zon. Is there any cake and champagne left? Prosecco and doughnuts even? I'm not..."Wot no snail cakes?! And yes..i know this is the exiles thread..but who cares! :)
Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "Collette wrote: "Hard to believe that we've been on here a year now. Time sure does fly. Happy 1st Birthday Goodreads Zon. Is there any cake and champagne left? Prosecco and doughnuts even? I'm not..."Thanks, Gingerlily. Ooh, choices choices. Think I'll go for cupcakes 2 and 4 on row 1, all of row 2, and cupcakes 2 and 4 on row 3. Or is that a wee bit greedy of me, oink oink?? 🐷🐷🐷
Lez wrote: "Collette wrote: "Hard to believe that we've been on here a year now. Time sure does fly. Happy 1st Birthday Goodreads Zon. Is there any cake and champagne left? Prosecco and doughnuts even? I'm not..."Hope you're feeling better Lez....I don't I've ever had an actual migraine myself...hangovers aplenty.from the days when I drank like a fish during my 'club' days..but not a migraine.
Take it easy Lez.
Collette wrote: "Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "Collette wrote: "Hard to believe that we've been on here a year now. Time sure does fly. Happy 1st Birthday Goodreads Zon. Is there any cake and champa..."Does that mean I can have the one with wee little bear on it?!
Snail cakes.... snail cakes... lets see.... ah yes, I found some hidden on the top shelf.
theDuke wrote: "Does that mean I can have the one with wee little bear on it?!"Go ahead, I couldn't bear to say no.
Collette wrote: "Thanks, Gingerlily. Ooh, choices choices. Think I'll go for cupcakes 2 and 4 on row 1, all of row 2, and cupcakes 2 and 4 on row 3. Or is that a wee bit greedy of me, oink oink?? 🐷🐷🐷."Collette is now zooming round like a blue-arsed fly from the sugar and the e-numbers!
Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "Snail cakes.... snail cakes... lets see.... ah yes, I found some hidden on the top shelf."
Mmmmmm..scrummy! :)
Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Does that mean I can have the one with wee little bear on it?!"Go ahead, I couldn't bear to say no."
Groan! :)
Thanxy muchy...barely had a bite to eat today...cheers!! :)
Any cakes left?
Or has suzy 'tidied up'?
Or has suzy 'tidied up'?
Not a crumb left. I'll go out and get some more in a few minutes.
Nice update , Gordon. It echoes the above cake pictures in a healthy and seasonal way.
Oh yes, I do like the autumn leaves :)Cakes...
Awww, Autumn Leaves! - so glorious in all their colours and so beautiful ;o>
Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "Snail cakes.... snail cakes... lets see.... ah yes, I found some hidden on the top shelf"Even more bright rich colours and all edible Cake ones as well?! ... fabulous! ;o>
I'll have the one with the Acorn, please :)
Grizzlygrump wrote: "I'll have the one with the Acorn, please :)"Enjoy! :)
Grizzlygrump is a closet squirrel..who knew! :)Gorgeous cakes..me hungry again...Could I have the one with the blackcurrant on it please?
I think that's a blackberry (and not an electronic one either!) And you're welcome to have it.
Gingerlily - All kinds of everything! wrote: "I think that's a blackberry (and not an electronic one either!) And you're welcome to have it."Oh yeah, you're right..i always get those mixed up! Thanks a lot Gingerlilly! :) Mmmmm scrummy!
theDuke wrote: "Grizzlygrump is a closet squirrel..who knew! :)
Gorgeous cakes..me hungry again...Could I have the one with the blackcurrant on it please?"
More of a Secret Squirrel than a closet squirrel, Duke, :)
Gorgeous cakes..me hungry again...Could I have the one with the blackcurrant on it please?"
More of a Secret Squirrel than a closet squirrel, Duke, :)
What a cheeky little winker :)
I seem to recall watching a cartoon called Secret Squirrel when I were a lad.
I seem to recall watching a cartoon called Secret Squirrel when I were a lad.
........and failing to promote correct spelling!
I knew you'd notice it, Lez Lee ;o> ... a bit weird, isn't it? - that they spelt one of the leading character's name wrong and yet no-one apparently picked up on it at the time?
I suspect, Americans of the day, had little knowledge of any country outside of their own, except those they've been at war with! So, to not have bothered to check the spelling of some northern western African country, is hardly surprising, to me!Furthermore..to have adorned the mole character with Morocco, albeit badly spelt, is even more odd, given that moles don't exist in northern Africa! Southern Africa, yes....but not in Morocco! Perhaps, it being 1965, tv producers and indeed animators of the day, were far more preoccupied with sending up those sneaky Russians, & of course the Victor Charlie's in 'nam too! :)
Maybe they've learnt a bit more since...now the cold war is over......for now! ;-)
Maybe China's & Japan's troublesome neighbouring, cheese eating rotund one with the silly haircut and a growing nuclear arsenal, could change that though!
It seems to be a one-off mistake, Duke, as I can't find it spelt any other way than the correct way of spelling it elsewhere? - and there appears to be no explanation online as to why it was spelt wrongly on this particular Cartoon Intro Artwork so it doesn't seem to be a deliberate thing either.I think the Illustrator on this one must have been working around the clock and to a deadline to get this Artwork finished and then no-one must have noticed his spelling mistake in time before they released this episode of the Cartoon? ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "It seems to be a one-off mistake, Duke, as I can't find it spelt any other way than the correct way of spelling it elsewhere? - and there appears to be no explanation online as to why it was spelt ..."It doesn't explain why a mole was named after a country that doesn't have them, though! ;-)
Because they chose to have him wearing a Fez? ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Because they chose to have him wearing a Fez? ;o>"Hmm..i wonder if Tommy Cooper also came from Ottoman region, then?! :)
Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs! :)
Hmmm..dunno..but the game's afoot! :)
Well, you'd better put your best one forward then :)
In & out and shake it all about... stylee?! :)
Hi Gordon and everyone,I'm toying with the idea of starting a thread in Trackless Wastes called Let's have a heated debate.
Provisionally my spiel would be as follows:
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I realise starting a thread like this is a risk. If it gets unpleasant I'll ask that it be deleted.
Rules
No personal insults
No facile comparisons with Hitler
No swearing
If you think someone is wrong then give a reasoned factual counter-argument not just a flat denial or accusation of stupidity.
Take the time to consider others' point of view - they must have a reason for it. Ask for their reasons.
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Are people up for this?
Any limits on the subject? Politics, religion, global warming, sock ironing, milk first in tea?I'm definitely keen to hear reasoned arguments. I'm old enough to have caught on to the idea that I may be missing something when I make up my mind, though I reserve the right to stick to my original opinion! ;o)
Perhaps leave religion out, it’s a very personal thing and people get upset.
TwoddleBungler wrote: "Hi Gordon and everyone,I'm toying with the idea of starting a thread in Trackless Wastes called Let's have a heated debate.
Provisionally my spiel would be as follows:..."
I'm in (at least) two minds about this. In my 25 years on the internet I have never known something like this to turn out well. I inhabit a lot of online discussion forums: reasoned arguments are rare and are never given much attention, largely because a reasoned argument is almost always long, detailed and dependent on citations of evidence. Also, there is little scope for even a reasoned argument to change someone's fundamental values. Finally, many people here are fairly readily identifiable and might be unwilling to express their beliefs/opinions openly.
I hadn't thought about limits. There is always the option to stop reading if something upsets you. Personally, as an agnostic (but not an atheist), I'm interested to hear other people's views on their religion. Who knows, someone might manage to persuade me they're right, but I'd question absolutely everything along the way.Let's see what others think.
Gordon wrote: "...many people here are fairly readily identifiable and might be unwilling to express their beliefs/opinions openly...."
As was suggested, the subject matter could be anything, including the best way to fold socks. If someone doesn't want to speak openly about something then can't they simply avoid taking part in that particular debate?
I'm not wedded to the idea though. Maybe we should exclude certain subjects.
Thinking about it, I wouldn’t trust myself to post on such a thread - I’m far too opinionated! It’s really difficult to have an orderly debate online mainly because of timings. You find there’ve been 10 posts while you were having your tea and you’ve lost your chance.I’ve never understood debating for the sake of it, I think discussions should arise out of an already ongoing conversation.
And asking for a ‘heated’ debate? Er, no. ;-)
The ‘Bollocks’ , ‘...Snails’ and ‘Niggles’ threads are pretty wide-ranging.
It's a tricky one. Part of the pleasure of 'Exiles' is that everyone is very civil(ised), so far, although from careful reading of posts, it's clear that there's quite a range of opinions and backgrounds among us.Lez is opinionated - so am I. But I do welcome the opportunity to be shown other people's reasons for holding a different view, and even if I'm not converted, it helps me not simply to dismiss the opposition as daft or nasty or whatever.
Perhaps the 'reply' system might help with Lez's point about missing your chance?
Dunno... :o)
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