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Lez wrote: "Gordon wrote: "I'm glad that article points out that the original saying was "you can't eat your cake and have your cake", rather than "you can't have your cake and eat it", which doesn't make sens..."I'd always understood it to mean that if you eat your cake you don't have it any more.
Me too, nocheese ... (*stares wistfully down at plate of Cake crumbs*) ;o>
nocheese wrote: "Lez wrote: "Gordon wrote: "I'm glad that article points out that the original saying was "you can't eat your cake and have your cake", rather than "you can't have your cake and eat it", which doesn..."Mm, but you have to have it before you can eat it. An exercise in existentialism obviously.
Ever since BN’s ‘erection’ link I’ve been bombarded by ‘zon emails recommending Eco turbines. They’ve now got a very strange selection of stuff I might be interested in.
Its all Brass Neck's fault. Everything is...
S'OK, I have broad shoulders (although that image doesn't quite show my physique to the max).
Could there possibly be any more knobble to those Knees?!! ;o>
talking of knobs, auld pumpy trumpy is just 20 miles down the road from us at his turnberry gowf course - some wit suggested that he's up here for the 'orange' walks!
Indeed, one of the politer home-made signs in George Square last night read “We’ve got enough orange bigots in Scotland already, thanks.”
For some time now whenever I see Trump on the telly I have this feeling that he reminds me of somebody and last night after one of his "I mean that most sincerely" remarks I realised its Hughie Green, the same disingenuous manner and complete lack of any moral compass.
You're right Martin.In some ways it might have been better not to hold any protests and just ignore him completely - the one thing he can't bear.
Unfortunately it's probably much harder to organise a non-protest!
I'm loving some of the Trump Protest Banners I'm seeing online ;o> ...http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/...
And as long as the other so called political leaders seem pretty much of a mind to roll over and go along with him he'll never need to buy another toilet roll! The amount of pundits on the news today advocating that as the American President he deserves more respect was beyond ludicrous.
The repetitive holding of Hands routine that Theresa May has got going on with Trump is frankly baffling as well as being sickening ;o<
suzysunshine7 wrote: "The repetitive holding of Hands routine that Theresa May has got going on with Trump is frankly baffling as well as being sickening ;o<"She's not a willing partner, he just grabs it and doesn't let go (only because grabbing her pu$$y in public might be considered a bit off, even for him). If she were to yank her hand away it would look bad and put the kibosh on the wonderful post-Brexit US-UK trade deal world of chlorine-washed chicken. I saw a pic of Mr Tango shaking the Queen's hand - hope he didn't go for his usual crass power shake.
Is there anything he could do or say now that would produce anything more than a resigned shrug from most people (or the impotent waving of banners he'll never see)?
I've had to stop reading 'Knitting Paradise' which is mostly American women. There are some seriously deranged people over there.
... armed with very long sharp Knitting Needles! ... (* ! GULP ! *) ;oO
Another trumpism is that everyone talks about how unpredictable and contradictory his announcements are but are they? It seems to me it is a deliberate tactic to confuse and keep his opponents on the back foot all the time. They may seem impulsive and will o'the wisp but their mercurial nature is very deliberate and contrived though is in danger of becoming less effective through over use. I am very much looking forward to see how next week's meeting with Putin pans out as despite Trump's protestations of success with Kim Jong-un he was totally outflanked on every level by the North Korean leader. He may be a trump but can he finesse his way round this one?
I hate to burst your bubble, Martin, but Trumpletwit truly is an idiot.
Martin wrote: "Another trumpism is that everyone talks about how unpredictable and contradictory his announcements are but are they? It seems to me it is a deliberate tactic to confuse and keep his opponents on t..."I agree that he's in danger of losing his edge - one reason seems to me that in business, he could exploit uncertainty during negotiations but politics is a different game and Trump is so keen on twitter that discretion is out of the window. It may play well with his core supporters but the rest (including the likes of Kim Jong-un) see through the bombast. Never forget that Kim, Putin et al are not going to lose power in an election...
Also they are both intelligent, well-educated men and are both at least bi-lingual. Trump isn't and struggles with his native tongue.
It appears to me to be Theresa May that is initiating most of the repetitive Hand holding routine? And yes, I do know that it is intended to be a public image of peace, co-operation, and harmony between the UK and USA that they are trying to project - but I genuinely just find it to be extremely sexist, highly inappropriate and deeply disturbing Body Language that only makes Theresa May look to the world like a sickeningly compliant and submissive sycophant, the 'little woman' seen to be seeking out a pathetic kind of reassurance, in such a powerful and essential political relationship between our two countries.Maybe it is just me? - but I can't see that any male Government leaders, such Putin, will also wanting to be continually holding Hands with Trump? Because it can't possibly be coming from a genuine feeling of closeness or of affection between them it comes across instead as an appalling public and private power play between the two of them and as a sign of sexist surrender and of feminine weakness on the part of Theresa May. And she is meeting and accompanying him in her role as the top government representative of our country?!! ;oO
I don't know Theresa May at all personally, of course, but I actually find myself cringing, feeling incredibly embarrassed, and rather ashamed of just how she is behaving herself right now - both on our behalf and also on her own behalf as well.
EDIT : WOW?!! - I think Theresa May just brought out a radical feminist side that I never knew I had in me?!! ... Please excuse me while I just go outside to set fire to my Bra!!! ;o>
Maggie Thatcher would have trodden on his foot.
thatcher's forked tongue would be so far up the trumpster's erse it'd have tickled his throat! she certainly couldn't have raised a pulse outta rancid ron!
Lez wrote: "Also they are both intelligent, well-educated men and are both at least bi-lingual. Trump isn't and struggles with his native tongue."Bigly!
' I can't see that any male Government leaders, such Putin, will also wanting to be continually holding Hands with Trump?' - Macron famously and painfully took Trump on in the overlong and murderously crushing alpha male handshake. And as for the time he basically said to Macron's missus, you're a fit bird for an old-gal ……..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOf9F...
That was a Handshake though? - they weren't walking along Hand in Hand?
It's all Trump …. and quite a bit of follow-through.
oh, pumpy trumpy.......and "a little bit of claggy on the waggy!"
Seeing pictures of this 'Trump Tour' is almost like watching a never-ending Car Crash in slow motion! ;oO
one one level it's very very cool! he's just wandering the world doing what the **** he likes!
Ents. 24. think I'll be interested in Zippo's Circus.ZIPPOS CIRCUS PRESENTS ‘LEGACY’
A MAGNIFICENT NEW SHOW CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS
Thursday 29th March – end October 2018
Zippos Circus is back on the road in 2018 with a nationwide Big Top tour – “LEGACY” - celebrating the 250th anniversary of the circus. Expect a spectacle like no other as extraordinary equestrians, astonishing acrobats, comic clowns and dashing daredevils join together in the ring to pay homage to Englishman and charismatic impresario, Philip Astley who invented the worldwide sensation that is circus in 1768.
Audiences can expect to see some of the amazing equestrian acts which first thrilled people in Georgian times, now performed by master horse riders The Khadikov Riders. Their astonishing repertoire will include the recreation of a rarely seen and daring equestrian act called ‘The Courier of Saint Petersburg’ which audiences have marvelled at for generations.
The electrifying cast will also introduce timeless comics, modern clown Totti and his wife, Charlotte, a traditional White Face Clown, from Belgium, and Brazilian Capoeira comic acrobat Paulo Dos Santos– a brilliant 3 foot 11 inches tall showman who was most recently at Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey. Dos Santos won first place in Brazil’s National Capoeira Championships and his antics will incorporate elements of Capoeira (a Brazilian mixed martial art combining music, dance and acrobatics) into the show.
Another sure fire hit of the show is daredevil Pablo who will perform high in the Big Top atop a dazzling Space Rocket plus Cuban acrobats the Hermansito Troupe, showing off their Springboard and Russian Bar skills. Footjuggling from Romy. Perhaps most daring will be Alex Michael, the fearless Brazilian aerialist who swings and walks upside down 30 feet above the audience with no safety nets or wires.
The future of circus is not forgotten at Zippos Circus, in the form of The Garia Brothers, the young sons of Pablo who will finish the show with their extraordinary hand balancing skills.
LEGACY will be presented by the world’s most famous Ringmaster, Norman Barrett, MBE, who will also welcome back his colourful fun-loving budgies, a perennial hit amongst children and adults alike.
WoW?!! - there's a blast from the past! I had assumed that Norman Barrett had probably died a good few years ago ;o>
Might be worth going just for the colourful fun-loving budgies......
Did anyone read that and not think of "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!"?Just watch out for the "electrifying cast" - could be dangerous!
All the artistes have such romantic names, don't they?You never hear of Bert Bloggs on his High Wire Balancing Bicycle ;o>
Yes, I know that we are sadly becoming a much shallower and far more materialistic society but this really is just ridiculous ;oO ...http://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/st...
I have a load of broken watches. Does this mean I can sell them to these idiots for £1000s?
wearing a wristwatch could be a make or break decision when applying for a jobReally?
Interviewer: That's a nice watch. What time is it?
You: Erm... just a moment... (takes out phone and switches it on) ... Er it's 3:45.
Interviewer takes mental note. interviewee can't read an analog watch
I could totally understand it for sentimental reasons, eg : it once belonged to someone you loved or was given to you by someone no longer around - but to buy and wear a once incredibly expensive watch just for attention-seeking or one-up-manship vanity's sake is just sad?! I wonder if they have also a Porsche with no Engine in it on their Driveways as well? ;o>
Have we somehow broken through to an alternate reality? If so, block up the breach immediately!!
Someone on Talk Classical posted this:“I am browsing a major, local guide book for Estonia from 1993, published by HUMA. On p.242, describing the most important town on the island of Hiiumaa called Kærdla, it says about the main church:"it only got its organ in 1904; before that the parish clerk had to ride 14 km to Reigi church to get the right tone for the Kærdla church choir and had to hum it all the way back."
(Sorry, I mentioned music there but I think I got away with it)
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It's from twitter. I don't use twitter but it seems to depend on which device you use. The speaker icon should be just below the picture -..."
Sorry, I was getting confused; I had the sound on, but I thought there was something further down the comments you wanted us to see. Have to say I think it's a very cute wee video.