tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207752462024-03-23T17:47:40.120+00:00Away With The Fairies.The life, thoughts and tales of an ageing, immature steelworker, living in the little Welsh village of Pontnewynydd.Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-64311602481658274842010-11-15T10:27:00.003+00:002010-11-15T10:32:58.907+00:00Global Warming....again.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2irz6mbAaZ_jmoX_TnRNsVRDzr6ZPWy5Spp2rVey1TvlQ3X-xetOJBTsy0n9BanCvhlhTH1igs4CW46W7H0h9VmlkQ_IEfpClrLbybSjqXal-PSybxvSXCuTv-5iFbGc-FB4BQA/s1600/stephen_fry_qi_-thumb-200x147.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2irz6mbAaZ_jmoX_TnRNsVRDzr6ZPWy5Spp2rVey1TvlQ3X-xetOJBTsy0n9BanCvhlhTH1igs4CW46W7H0h9VmlkQ_IEfpClrLbybSjqXal-PSybxvSXCuTv-5iFbGc-FB4BQA/s400/stephen_fry_qi_-thumb-200x147.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539722563169022866" /></a><br />In a recent episode of 'QI', it was stated that ones pet dog has a carbon footprint equal to two Toyota Land Cruisers.<br /><br />Apparently, it's something to do with meat eating large mamals.<br /><br />In view of this, I guess polar bears only have themselves to blame.Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-31472967019526742082010-03-17T06:41:00.002+00:002010-03-17T06:46:07.032+00:00More Monkeys!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYG_Vl21gbtSUMNSHHzR-Pns9tMo5TQ4bAX49Lts37LxmqI3cyKvLOK3ldJ3baSqylzc1P9zT0jBC88BRbz8Ko4Y0LM3WGg0oYxB9rvuPlK2ksWwPtLQKzEAT8-yLO5HkgUBAEYQ/s1600-h/BHT%2520-%252006%2520-%2520Himalaya%2520-%2520Rishikesh%2520-%25205.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYG_Vl21gbtSUMNSHHzR-Pns9tMo5TQ4bAX49Lts37LxmqI3cyKvLOK3ldJ3baSqylzc1P9zT0jBC88BRbz8Ko4Y0LM3WGg0oYxB9rvuPlK2ksWwPtLQKzEAT8-yLO5HkgUBAEYQ/s400/BHT%2520-%252006%2520-%2520Himalaya%2520-%2520Rishikesh%2520-%25205.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449490198727695378" /></a><br />One of the advantages of having opposable thumbs on your feet, is the ability to adjust your height when love making. simply by grabbing hold of your partners ankles.Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-43432892187636253412010-01-25T22:24:00.002+00:002010-01-25T22:32:22.125+00:00Quotations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXPa4tbDt-3RLYgBAw8XWi0We83vYcXLW5LhGWP02WIVIUocttm1qOGJ25bwXjI5CIBtpaHfHLr1qiJSjGYMIv3CWRb1vOXHp309qtIrM1t1_JVt3FTJoL1HBJ_IDnNlPNiCrEA/s1600-h/pd490075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430808699384191330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXPa4tbDt-3RLYgBAw8XWi0We83vYcXLW5LhGWP02WIVIUocttm1qOGJ25bwXjI5CIBtpaHfHLr1qiJSjGYMIv3CWRb1vOXHp309qtIrM1t1_JVt3FTJoL1HBJ_IDnNlPNiCrEA/s400/pd490075.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Two quotations amused me this week. Firstly the slightly cryptic, "It's all very ironic, but what has it got to do with bright blue bollocks?" and during a discussion about the abnormally large quantity of gay rugby related individuals in Wales.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>"What you've got to appreciate is, gay sex is a bit of an upgrade on sheep."</div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-65131781045739463422010-01-10T22:32:00.002+00:002010-01-10T22:38:04.515+00:00Osama Bin Laden.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT3kJWjBqj5igumgozM6e-z2gkVFFtQhcMVmg4BbR1Ettt3Q2MlwKoFbmTeqauSyCw9QSALKWeBUtreJGu0BgmKwEsbfElKd1SKTQVe0hMQcna2JVf0ZaeBS2iLS3RGBfPUiS2Q/s1600-h/1_%2520OSAMA%2520BIN%2520LADEN.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425243662722264370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT3kJWjBqj5igumgozM6e-z2gkVFFtQhcMVmg4BbR1Ettt3Q2MlwKoFbmTeqauSyCw9QSALKWeBUtreJGu0BgmKwEsbfElKd1SKTQVe0hMQcna2JVf0ZaeBS2iLS3RGBfPUiS2Q/s400/1_%2520OSAMA%2520BIN%2520LADEN.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Osama</span> needs <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">dialysis</span>. How hard would it be to find someone who <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">regularly</span> needs to be detoxed for several hours in a machine of limited availability. Why have there been no videos of some one who actually looks like him since the war.<br />He's dead guys, move on.</div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-522296548601038852009-11-03T00:36:00.000+00:002009-11-03T00:37:45.298+00:00Halloween<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuujy5sDHQ5mICokRNl3NlFFqzV4W13ar_AYpc9xYCJy-ZRwaUVvQphmqQ7rk0KAlMmMmKJyrRV_NoVsHGsS4vGTvnbGITnRAm1H8GjDTTcogn8ccOUvzZ9w-Wp89yUtW0hqhfA/s1600-h/13960_191354935916_736655916_3908529_1469109_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399669941428869426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuujy5sDHQ5mICokRNl3NlFFqzV4W13ar_AYpc9xYCJy-ZRwaUVvQphmqQ7rk0KAlMmMmKJyrRV_NoVsHGsS4vGTvnbGITnRAm1H8GjDTTcogn8ccOUvzZ9w-Wp89yUtW0hqhfA/s400/13960_191354935916_736655916_3908529_1469109_n.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center">Who said romance is dead?</div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-22797119882530973382009-09-07T22:48:00.000+01:002009-09-07T22:50:13.003+01:00My Life Broken Down Into Segments.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpkmbxEfq-4FWOsv9De-KOOZfehKE2Ngc-ugRSzTat9Vhlm_3xtMPrAfC8V5zgb4wsxicV2bdd12mT3GLbnttseH3iZq3kgZO4icyvT-lPAAjH7bfEneym-oAprvPLsbM98ZwoA/s1600-h/!cid_A70AE9EFA955413598331494FB6F4AA3%40VanessaPC.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 359px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378846055464755554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpkmbxEfq-4FWOsv9De-KOOZfehKE2Ngc-ugRSzTat9Vhlm_3xtMPrAfC8V5zgb4wsxicV2bdd12mT3GLbnttseH3iZq3kgZO4icyvT-lPAAjH7bfEneym-oAprvPLsbM98ZwoA/s400/!cid_A70AE9EFA955413598331494FB6F4AA3%40VanessaPC.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-10161073372134578422009-09-06T17:54:00.004+01:002009-09-06T17:59:37.101+01:00World Championship Bog Snorkling.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFxzoF9IYMUBZJftEy-g_JN5GVGqzuXk9VLN9cJCOmu1rNLWueuKN7pOntfBODs7tMFGpuxZVtZqLq1T_84TTExz9DK2czd5F4ShQVIbB1LQ53v63sDN3b51Yd18fqtmDh0AmJA/s1600-h/Bog+Snorkelling+Triathlon+zklzqu0lmiZl.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378399824973964322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFxzoF9IYMUBZJftEy-g_JN5GVGqzuXk9VLN9cJCOmu1rNLWueuKN7pOntfBODs7tMFGpuxZVtZqLq1T_84TTExz9DK2czd5F4ShQVIbB1LQ53v63sDN3b51Yd18fqtmDh0AmJA/s400/Bog+Snorkelling+Triathlon+zklzqu0lmiZl.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Last week I attended the World Championship Bog Snorkling at Llanwrtyd Wells. Quite frankly, you've pretty much got the whole thing after 15 minutes. You stand on the bank of a water filled trench and watch a snorkle go by, end of.....</div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-36156700211407687022009-08-29T17:44:00.004+01:002009-08-29T17:50:19.343+01:00The Male Lemu<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dP3lWxyuQWPhKBFuteU3kl4h9ZnapAuwK9X1c_Bmc-pm4wTnFe1ATLVMiCHci1gEVXAXWg3xqezsAns4Km9b_kaVVDyMA-1ErAJ95N5Xdk71PSAmM6NMILG8699eSt6JkZ4Oow/s1600-h/funny_animals_pictures_02.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 349px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375427839633163058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dP3lWxyuQWPhKBFuteU3kl4h9ZnapAuwK9X1c_Bmc-pm4wTnFe1ATLVMiCHci1gEVXAXWg3xqezsAns4Km9b_kaVVDyMA-1ErAJ95N5Xdk71PSAmM6NMILG8699eSt6JkZ4Oow/s400/funny_animals_pictures_02.jpg" /></a> I learned recently, that female l<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">emus,</span> are only in season for one day a year. Even then, they're very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">aggressive</span> and don't take kindly to unwanted advances. It's no wonder that many of the males seek out alternative, single lifestyles.<br /></div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-38835261702106001632009-08-26T13:49:00.000+01:002009-08-26T13:51:10.957+01:00So Cute!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OLidYAUGNite0S0rYlUdytpLM0wZj6DuSwXDMm1FcT1g6vtw-S8MbgvTgOeFhc60cvBzKLI6h_diFyLui32rtq6b9Uva1DkFN-MhSpCKsQs4SsncSp5aY3unQuV7Spw_o5iDWw/s1600-h/monkey-with-his-penis-in-his-mouth.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 241px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374254062565636882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8OLidYAUGNite0S0rYlUdytpLM0wZj6DuSwXDMm1FcT1g6vtw-S8MbgvTgOeFhc60cvBzKLI6h_diFyLui32rtq6b9Uva1DkFN-MhSpCKsQs4SsncSp5aY3unQuV7Spw_o5iDWw/s400/monkey-with-his-penis-in-his-mouth.jpg" /></a> Is this a blow monkey?<br /><br /></div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-41851903846111677462009-08-19T06:41:00.001+01:002009-08-19T06:44:46.798+01:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqKDhvXdMD2NW65Zr_mlSgue2HkmkDJrpPX8i1ouVCjjeFSxx27HpGoEGVnII-qQZYhECHJU6YSVshQ8qPOG_gavNBI8ZwbJcCUR5jputnPK9ZF4VMdAkfSQ7QXoUjeFPG0e2uw/s1600-h/The+day+I+sold+the+GTi+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371546076170749298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqKDhvXdMD2NW65Zr_mlSgue2HkmkDJrpPX8i1ouVCjjeFSxx27HpGoEGVnII-qQZYhECHJU6YSVshQ8qPOG_gavNBI8ZwbJcCUR5jputnPK9ZF4VMdAkfSQ7QXoUjeFPG0e2uw/s400/The+day+I+sold+the+GTi+002.jpg" /></a> Where's Tickers? Most of the online time you'll find me on Facebook. Life is a little hectic at the moment and I don't have time to blog. Especially today as I only have 8 hours off between a night shift and the afternoon shift. Maybe I'll make a point of posting something soon.<br /><div></div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-62900407948346896912009-06-27T02:05:00.001+01:002009-06-27T02:07:13.866+01:00Cambridge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9QIgZRUoD2JukKRyM2F3YY7zFLSacama33gly83gTvUtVzAOCcuWZFQMz7ekmANeL4pFtIayEPnjsDKrAQIgyyyqKysnTfRFqXHMc0k724lgmIdDAkZ3hdqUEjRQvr6p2josTA/s1600-h/Cambridge+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351807531510454146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9QIgZRUoD2JukKRyM2F3YY7zFLSacama33gly83gTvUtVzAOCcuWZFQMz7ekmANeL4pFtIayEPnjsDKrAQIgyyyqKysnTfRFqXHMc0k724lgmIdDAkZ3hdqUEjRQvr6p2josTA/s400/Cambridge+010.jpg" /></a><br /><div>On a recent trip to Cambridge I spotted this monument to PMT.</div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-36759760230398675962009-05-20T23:32:00.002+01:002009-05-20T23:34:17.801+01:00My Dream Car the Bond 875<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQKr3XfJirLTS1k5fGDTLEon_RqZXa29ZNw6AhhGgMTHtrDEZ87WsbM8VBY6i5ZiumkqSWgaYpcmUmMqQNEFMO9HzHurQZiJqutF2b8x7cPRf-wCV2uNNr-_LPzBvMqTSCg81Aw/s1600-h/Bond_Minicar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338038100209830818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQKr3XfJirLTS1k5fGDTLEon_RqZXa29ZNw6AhhGgMTHtrDEZ87WsbM8VBY6i5ZiumkqSWgaYpcmUmMqQNEFMO9HzHurQZiJqutF2b8x7cPRf-wCV2uNNr-_LPzBvMqTSCg81Aw/s400/Bond_Minicar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I almost bought one of these yesterday for £210. If only I had space for it. My dream car.</div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-44260925601520211462009-02-18T18:36:00.002+00:002009-02-18T19:21:35.328+00:00<p><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o5MzHgc24rs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o5MzHgc24rs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p></p><p align="center">In spite of appearances, this <a href="http://tickersoid.blogspot.com/2006/06/dancing-with-tram-continued-from.html">steel worker </a>is tea total.</p>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-29325231029531040422009-02-08T13:33:00.001+00:002009-02-08T13:35:38.122+00:00Is My Bum Starting to Look Big?<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7krQq0FWoQTjf961wHWJkR8B2ZB0pZx3JtsN45A_TXXcE_1_yVqoetsQPLi7oHczd8xpCDjs0OmYs-8nxRyt_KQoasaILSGBuhK9CcyP0FHB0QfAM8hPxVl7_csefGeHnUjxsTg/s1600-h/P3165900.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300419445451256946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7krQq0FWoQTjf961wHWJkR8B2ZB0pZx3JtsN45A_TXXcE_1_yVqoetsQPLi7oHczd8xpCDjs0OmYs-8nxRyt_KQoasaILSGBuhK9CcyP0FHB0QfAM8hPxVl7_csefGeHnUjxsTg/s400/P3165900.jpg" border="0" /></a> I don't know how to answer this.<br /><br /></div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-24379875317940044212009-01-20T12:42:00.003+00:002009-01-20T13:25:00.285+00:00CSANo wonder they're in trouble. All my offspring are now independent adults living in their own <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">accommodation</span> of choice. I've already received a letter dated 2.9.08 stating the liability period of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">payment</span> had ended. Since then, I have settled the final payment.<br />Today I received three separate letters from the <a href="http://www.csa.gov.uk/">Child Support Agency </a>saying they'd reviewed my case and that as a consequence, they still require payment from me of;-<br /><br /><br /><ol><li>15% of what they believe to my my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">annual</span> income. This 15% is payable to my ex wife. That there is no adjustment to it and as a consequence, and I quote, "The weekly amount you must pay is £0.00." </li><li>£270.54</li><li>£15.19</li></ol><p>It's almost as if they make it up as they go along.</p><p>One of the letters has a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">freepost</span> envelope together with a form to fill in with a box asking me to complete the following statement-</p><p><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:180%;color:#ffff33;">'I haven't paid my child maintenance because.....'</span></p><p>Any suggestions?</p><p> </p><p> </p>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-12637261294169925562009-01-11T20:10:00.002+00:002009-01-11T20:15:41.853+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1g4TDQPJkip6QsQR_eSVZWKzMaLTnaDUDPnGcuvyeTI9bv3seDbTggGrkOX1Yd22znc1eNVgLOOWD-QJrySAD7SKPm92JdaxVEkcEfYv2NWQ57O8382jt4rrPvpkw-g7kZ8pXA/s1600-h/Prnce+arry.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290132407975762594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 170px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1g4TDQPJkip6QsQR_eSVZWKzMaLTnaDUDPnGcuvyeTI9bv3seDbTggGrkOX1Yd22znc1eNVgLOOWD-QJrySAD7SKPm92JdaxVEkcEfYv2NWQ57O8382jt4rrPvpkw-g7kZ8pXA/s400/Prnce+arry.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Why the hoo ha about Prince Harry calling a collegue a, 'Paki'. Surely, Paki' is an abreviation of Pakistani. Do I get offended by someone calling me a, Brit'?</div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-81017858936875370112009-01-01T23:27:00.004+00:002009-01-01T23:49:11.350+00:008 out of 10 cats. Big Brother edition.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEykHYxV5QdS7TrebZ9JQ91VWVFxkcBxb8BdpU7R5L63kPUdGsQ251ePwxVY3PB_5COrvw86wLJW2-ZikKSyRPu5unGX6QOaQqttdL5_8J35IhyZEoyyvW0bz47LljxoLYeFkUA/s1600-h/20302_logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286472866614858770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEykHYxV5QdS7TrebZ9JQ91VWVFxkcBxb8BdpU7R5L63kPUdGsQ251ePwxVY3PB_5COrvw86wLJW2-ZikKSyRPu5unGX6QOaQqttdL5_8J35IhyZEoyyvW0bz47LljxoLYeFkUA/s400/20302_logo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Who thought it would be a good idea to replace the usual, charming, witty contestants with socially inadequate morons?<br />I had to turn it off. Taking the piss out of Big Brother contestants is just too easy and far too cringe worthy.<br /><br />Feed them to the Dead Set zombies, I say! </div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQx1CBBhOuEfJjTZ1d_0gags6Ni9MbcVyGf-icrWhLshdW1q9s5xSBwE4YF0TueIGxiQlDkUN9AVAfc_tlzKaBb_uGeksC7y9Wym57cUQ7PtoooIjgjiStODucphyaZoaoRxI6w/s1600-h/vampiregrl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286474889873513666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQx1CBBhOuEfJjTZ1d_0gags6Ni9MbcVyGf-icrWhLshdW1q9s5xSBwE4YF0TueIGxiQlDkUN9AVAfc_tlzKaBb_uGeksC7y9Wym57cUQ7PtoooIjgjiStODucphyaZoaoRxI6w/s400/vampiregrl.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-27048640265527387432008-12-31T17:56:00.000+00:002008-12-31T17:57:33.861+00:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCvI4lAllO-TN1wpV72U-_hIUxx2p3MQe_m9LVmhkFITZ810B75ZVZ_-BN59YhzBruClsRpJRb2lS6fspzaTEt8IVsCm9BbHS8uUa1Ev50REp2aQDvKEe65R8qNEiWLPclCHx0Q/s1600-h/Vampire_by_MukuchinaAi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286014674893290690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCvI4lAllO-TN1wpV72U-_hIUxx2p3MQe_m9LVmhkFITZ810B75ZVZ_-BN59YhzBruClsRpJRb2lS6fspzaTEt8IVsCm9BbHS8uUa1Ev50REp2aQDvKEe65R8qNEiWLPclCHx0Q/s400/Vampire_by_MukuchinaAi.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Don't you just hate it when the dentist fucks up.</span></div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-9990893977266734932008-12-30T17:39:00.003+00:002008-12-31T15:50:38.424+00:00Police! Stop!Has anyone else noticed, whilst watching those, 'Police car chases that usually end badly' shows on TV, that, whilst the British bobbies usually bring the whole thing to a controlled stop then catch the, 'bailed', driver in someones wheelie bin, the American cops, tend to attempt a pit maneuver which results in the car hitting a petrol station and two other vehicles which immediately burst into flames.<br />Or, the number of times a suspect manages to steal the police car because the bungling officer has left the keys in the unattended car.<br />Of course, I'm willing to concede that our law enforcers don't have to contend with so many guns and crazies.<br />Could it be a training issue, or is it more to do with the American razzmatazz?<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/U2P2V0pmRAE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/U2P2V0pmRAE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-2762651975550715492008-12-27T19:35:00.001+00:002008-12-27T19:38:21.876+00:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCbDOtzruqbZHkIKadCAgR5AXjUVCdIcIpWkZnjmoLBO52QpQartjbsw-kfJCUu0eE1vQyyWLrs-CLHxvafsfJyw5tnJP9DRtda1OzXWc0mSTYQaEqL2suOmc4d2X34AGHFD5dQ/s1600-h/161616161.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff0000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284556135591594146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCbDOtzruqbZHkIKadCAgR5AXjUVCdIcIpWkZnjmoLBO52QpQartjbsw-kfJCUu0eE1vQyyWLrs-CLHxvafsfJyw5tnJP9DRtda1OzXWc0mSTYQaEqL2suOmc4d2X34AGHFD5dQ/s400/161616161.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">A Merry Christmas to one and all!</span></span></span><br /></div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-44693361072042116192008-12-06T00:02:00.001+00:002008-12-06T00:03:41.016+00:00Quandry.Miko, the dirty cow, has shit on the venty part of my computer monitor. What should I do?Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-53643900411221451262008-12-01T22:49:00.002+00:002008-12-01T22:55:55.344+00:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-SSnCNgiUTH4nq9r8RWfhzBAi12DzK9iRMacYiMP9G_OwEQInThivFVS7qmJu6i4LNgxya2NL7fCgmHrS1X0WLImSv_JdWOIIz7SY-v7E6IoSjPsN5pq_7BnojT_nY9p_oXj8w/s1600-h/2297683459_520490634f.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274959217628951986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-SSnCNgiUTH4nq9r8RWfhzBAi12DzK9iRMacYiMP9G_OwEQInThivFVS7qmJu6i4LNgxya2NL7fCgmHrS1X0WLImSv_JdWOIIz7SY-v7E6IoSjPsN5pq_7BnojT_nY9p_oXj8w/s400/2297683459_520490634f.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm 55 years old and this is the worst recession I've ever seen. 'History in the making', as one of my drinking buddies said.</div><br /><div>I know I've been lax about posting of late, but if the current climate continues, I'm sure I'll have plenty of time to write. I may even get a dog on the end of a piece of string and sell the, 'Big Issue'. </div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-85547305520210528872008-11-15T16:49:00.004+00:002008-11-15T17:14:21.262+00:00Emperors New Clothes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUNQduauax5-frhHIqZtV9tFnOrsS2LpBj2pYbAvguyUWm3dDwOc80Q09ADMIvB3uoNF_MPyzM8AyhN8NdIOiXs-Kt6sgKHdkxp5lTHqcXgsgOqsc8w42uY3cCxopM7slU0DB7A/s1600-h/The-emperors-new-clothes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268933400343697874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUNQduauax5-frhHIqZtV9tFnOrsS2LpBj2pYbAvguyUWm3dDwOc80Q09ADMIvB3uoNF_MPyzM8AyhN8NdIOiXs-Kt6sgKHdkxp5lTHqcXgsgOqsc8w42uY3cCxopM7slU0DB7A/s400/The-emperors-new-clothes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Call me naive, but I thought what qualified banks to do what they do, is because they have shit loads of money.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>They don't.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Apparently, all they have is a net work of staffed and fitted, posh, secure, buildings. The systemic ability to record, transfer and add or subtract interest to money, and that's it! That is what constitutes their entire assets. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>No actual money.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In fact, they are completely skint. Boracic.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Worse than that, they're in debt. Seriously in debt.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now to me, being seriously in debt, means owing say, 5 times my assets. Yet for banks, this is a mear bagatelle. They owe as much as 30 times their assets!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Ask yourself this, if you had a life long, reliable friend, who owed 30 times their assets, and they asked you for a substantial loan, would you question it? Would you at least hesitate before handing over the crinkly folding stuff?</div><br /><div>Of course you would question it, and yet we seem blinded by the smoke and mirrors presented to us by banks.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'm amazed anyone gives them money to invest, they are unqualified to handle your money. They rely completely on your confidence. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Like fairies, if no one believed in them, they'd all die!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In light of this, I'm no longer surprised that some have suffered a 'run'. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>What amazes me, is that we gave them our money to invest in the first place.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-60813979097756642452008-10-21T16:56:00.003+01:002008-10-21T17:11:27.355+01:00Pyramid Selling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBxzxURV1WiTvSV87b4kEqOkmmHu48pnEa40Wjy7sHlGrghcXylLjgGa2AR5ZhyawG31BFHQBP992CrwpSvBATD13aPCVJ6CdRbEzEg6m7v-QzBVeAB_CBixfzJ81NHp7kFahsA/s1600-h/skint.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBxzxURV1WiTvSV87b4kEqOkmmHu48pnEa40Wjy7sHlGrghcXylLjgGa2AR5ZhyawG31BFHQBP992CrwpSvBATD13aPCVJ6CdRbEzEg6m7v-QzBVeAB_CBixfzJ81NHp7kFahsA/s400/skint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259640040242267586" border="0" /></a><br />I'm told there is a pyramid scheme going around locally. Apparently a it's been formed by a group of solicitors and based on new gaming laws to get around the old anti-pyramid laws. Donate £3,000, enrol two more players, three tiers later, answer a few very simple questions and receive £23,000. (£1,000 is used for a few things like scheme costs and a donation to a charity of your choice and presentation hall fees etc.) The scheme is still young so many people have had their lives turned around, paying off oppressive debt and using 3k of their winnings to get right back into the scheme again.<br /><br />Foolishness!<br /><br />You won't catch me doing that sort of thing.<br /><br />No......... I'm sensible...................I invested in a tax free ISA..............in Icesave............in Iceland...............then forgot my 'on line' password..........and consequently can't access my account in a bankrupt bank, in a bankrupt country.<br /><br />Bollocks!!!Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775246.post-9743939077654287312008-10-08T23:21:00.003+01:002008-10-08T23:25:22.965+01:00Miko<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoT2zlzMTW97lXQZPFW4uIn9aNm0LRw8YOwpuqJq1ObZ9pQfVvH_7RxQ2_HwUWqHer6fVGBgXHal7Q5eTzvTEhX9z26Ky6qCBEea6NWiD626pfdEaOBToD2Dlx53HnupKfz6-SbQ/s1600-h/Miko+cropped.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254911990982695122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoT2zlzMTW97lXQZPFW4uIn9aNm0LRw8YOwpuqJq1ObZ9pQfVvH_7RxQ2_HwUWqHer6fVGBgXHal7Q5eTzvTEhX9z26Ky6qCBEea6NWiD626pfdEaOBToD2Dlx53HnupKfz6-SbQ/s400/Miko+cropped.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>This is Miko, my English Blue. </p><p>The only soft furnishing left in my house is the sofa. </p><p>Consequently, that's where the cat fleas live.</p><p>Consequently, Miko no longer goes there.</p><p>It's only a matter of time before my computer monitor over heats and fails.</p><p></p>Tickersoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836158766198278595noreply@blogger.com9