Doctor Marco, doctoring my posts again! You little scamp :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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Doctor Marco, doctoring my posts again! You little scamp :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Moi? I'm a good boy:eyebrows:
Marco.
What, that cream you gave me? No it didn't! Funny looking stuff too - looked like 1 part flour and two parts egg white. And a pinch of salt. I reckon you made it yourself. And you really should have stated 'for external use only'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
A word of caution Barry: Last time Marco gave me "free" drinks I woke up with an indefinable feeling of shame and my underpants on back to front. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
You are just soooo funny Steve, your posts always crack me up .... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
This week I will only be wearing.........
.... perfume .... :lol:
That's what Mae West replied when asked in an interview what did she wear in bed: "Two drops of perfume".Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninanina
...and no doubt it fits where it touches :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninanina
A few years ago we refurbished a retirement home owned by this horrible Egyptian bloke whom I called the Fat Pharaoh when he was out of earshot (the name stuck and soon afterwards he fired me for an unrelated reason). Anyway he made his daughter project manager who, although reasonably attractive was a total screaming skull. Her only redeeming quality was some scent that went everywhere with her. Not perfume, I think it was some kind of body lotion, which was so nice I would have followed her over a cliff.
Never found out what it was called, probably essence of all the project managers that came and went before her. Her dad still owes my brother 12 grand, the shithead :(
:lol::lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Nice one Steve...
I know guys that find my perfume a real t on .... strange but true... :eyebrows:
I've always used perfume everyday, it's like putting on clothes.. it's something I just do....
In the bad old raving days there was a certain scent that some women would wear, and it's hard to explain what it smelt like - sort of really fresh like cucumber or melon or something. I did once ask a young lady what it was, and she said it was "Sunflowers" by Elizabeth Arden. Not sure about this as I've smelt it since and it didn't seem quite the same. Perhaps some other chemicals were colouring my senses? :)
I don't think any Elizabeth Arden's are to my liking so I reckon 'other chemicals' were defo colouring your senses Steve... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Why anyone would want to smell like cucumbers or melons is beyond me..... :lol:
I only wear Cacharel perfume, Lou Lou or Anais Anais.. but it seems to be Lou Lou that gets the guys going for some reason ... :eyebrows:
Obviously depends on skin chemistry, but I still like the smell of Chanel No.5 and "J'Adore" by Christian Dior.
I also like Chanel No.5 but not worn that for ages...Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Ah...'tis the unmistakable tang of a freshly washed 'lady flower', lawn mowed, and emitting that heavenly scent of freshly-cut 'grass'... Now cucumbers, don't be asking Bev why that aroma may accompany her, but it's probably not because she's just been to the greengrocers:eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Marco.
'Snowflake' label distressing to sensitive snowflakes (wimps :rolleyes:).
https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/15/snowf...lakes-9548736/
Brilliant!
In other news, idiots apparently often object to being told they are idiots...
I'd "distress" them all right, by giving them a damn good SLAP!!:doh::punch:
:wanker:
Marco.
Don't know they're born
I doubt they even know the meaning of what entitled means, as most probably think that everything in life is their right to have whether they work for it or not. I'd give then a swift snowflake up the backside for a reality check.:steam::punch::eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Bring back compulsory National Service, I say. A bit of army discipline would soon toughen them up! Doubt they'd be able to cope though with no Wi-Fi...:rolleyes:
Marco.
Not sure toughened up 'entitled' people would be good. Oh, hang on.....that's Millwall supporters isn't it :).Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
It never did the Kray twins any harm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
It's amusing how the most vocal advocates of National Service are those who were born too late to actually do it, and too early to qualify for it if it was reintroduced. People have been calling for the return of National Service for as long as I can remember (ie the early 1960s). It's interesting to speculate on how British pop music would have fared if the various members of the Beatles, Who, Stones, Pink Floyd etc had been conscripted. Most of them were just too young; of the slightly older ones Bill Wyman was in the RAF, but Ringo Starr escaped through ill-health.
Or various members of the Royal Family....Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
Interesting point about musicians, although those mentioned were actually doing something creative, and went on to make a success of their lives, the former which can't be said for most of today's 'snowflakes', the majority of whom will likely become little more than social media-obsessed layabouts.Quote:
It's amusing how the most vocal advocates of National Service are those who were born too late to actually do it, and too early to qualify for it if it was reintroduced. People have been calling for the return of National Service for as long as I can remember (ie the early 1960s). It's interesting to speculate on how British pop music would have fared if the various members of the Beatles, Who, Stones, Pink Floyd etc had been conscripted. Most of them were just too young; of the slightly older ones Bill Wyman was in the RAF, but Ringo Starr escaped through ill-health.
Army or otherwise, I'm all for today's 'yoof' being taught some form of discipline, and instilled with a work ethic and some common sense, as most parents these days seem incapable of the job, which is why we have so many gormless zombies/'millennials' walking today's streets!
Marco.
Eventually, after arsing round at art school and/or being on the dole for a couple of years, when they should have been square-bashing at Catterick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
You can imagine what its like walking on the pavements in London trying to dodge the little darlings with there heads stuck in smartphones etc. In fact I've developed a peach of a body swerve worthy
of jinky Johnson at his best. Thats one for the teenagers as well :lol:
Billy Bragg was in the RTR. That bloke out of Fun Lovin Criminals was in the USMC in Iraq. I don't think serving in the forces necessarily disbars you from being a musician afterwards. Or during.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
Haha - as a diehard Celtic fan, I know exactly who you mean!Quote:
Originally Posted by tapid
And yes, there should be a new game introduced on the streets of major cities, called 'slap an iZonbie', with bonus points given if you actually manage to wake one up!!:D
Marco.
Would you want to wake up a zombie? Or indeed any member of the living dead? Maybe horror films have lied to me but it's usually a recipe for trouble.
Lol... Yeah, prolly best just to leave them to bump into a lamp post!
Marco.
And then they can try to sue the council for failing to clad the lamp posts like rugby goal posts. :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I have a mate who's strategy in dealing with the phone zombies is to just walk straight into them and then demand an apology as they were not looking where they were going. I think he keeps score of the dropped phones like a WW2 bomber pilot on the side of his shopping trolley.Quote:
Originally Posted by tapid
Love it! Sadly I was just too well brought up as a child to try out that strategy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian7633
Indeed. Having been taught manners and high moral standards from young can often be a burden in today's world;)
Marco.
Haha - yeah, that's tops!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ian7633
Luckily however, I rarely need to mingle on busy high streets with the great unwashed.
Marco.
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Originally Posted by Marco
Yes I know - instead you send Benson, your factotum to deal with all that.
Just imagine what Elvis could have become if he didn't have to be in the stupid Army!Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Jimi Hendrix as well. I mean he was the best and he was in the 82nd Airborne I think. He was in the army anyway. Hence 'Machine Gun.'Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Ha - now there's an idea! He could deal with the awful queues there are sometimes in the food hall of Fortnum & Masons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Marco.
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Originally Posted by Marco
Don't they deliver for you? Shocking - I would have a word with them if I were you.
That's the butler's job... What I originally meant was that, as I don't live in a city or frequent busy town/city centres very often (simply because I can access them if necessary out with of peak usage times), I rarely encounter the risible 'glued to their phones brigade', unless one wanders out into the road in front of me, in which case I make damn sure of running it over, and claim the relevant 500 bonus points!
Marco.
Maybe not, but National Service would probably have meant that Lennon never met McCartney, and that the Jagger/Richards partnership was also a non-starter. The 1960s would have been very different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Maybe the above would have met while doing their National Service. When something's going to happen, it will. And whether or not this is true, we'll never know :)
Well, quite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I wonder if those calling for the return of National Service think a spot of it would have done them good when they were young, or were they so perfect they had no need of it, unlike 'young people today' who always have been and always will be a disappointment to their elders and betters?
Well, if you were brought up by parents, who when you were young, successfully taught you right from wrong, including the required discipline, common sense, and ability to 'problem solve' (think for yourself and make your own decisions), in order to grow up to be a free-thinking, caring and well-adjusted (but still imperfect) adult; the latter which applies to us all, then no, National Service would unlikely have been of much use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
However, joining the army and experiencing the benefits of camaraderie and teamwork among others of a similar age, rather than nurturing a warped sense of self-importance [life is all about ME], instilled in you by parents who spoil you and let you have your own way all the time, I'd suggest would be of great benefit to the majority of the youth today, simply because good parenting skills are severely on the wane.
Therefore, if we're to try and change things for the better of our society in future, then something/someone needs to 'take up that slack'. Otherwise, those 'snowflakes' will soon turn into a blizzard...
Marco.
it's the 'everyone gets a prize' and the 'everyone's opinion is valid' nonsense that has created all these snowflakes to begin with. Solve the problem at source the there's no need to fix it further down the line.
Scrap all that crap, go back to winners and losers and teach children that life is hard, you're going to have to spend most of it doing shit you don't want to do, it's normal to be discontented so appreciate and make the most of the times that you are happy, and, in general, man the fuck up. You could be starving to death in Africa so count yourself lucky.
Exactly! And you're also bang on with the rest of your post. It's that, and also the likes of banning competitive sports in schools. for fear of upsetting the 'delicate little lambs' who aren't any good at them, and so [wrongly] feel like 'failures', which is also to blame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
In various aspects of life, there are ALWAYS winners and losers. That's a fact, and just tough titty, so young adults need to 'man up' and deal with it!
They shouldn't be brought up in an artificial bubble and cosseted from life's hardships by their parents, as in the end that does them no favours whatsoever. It's healthy to be competitive (within reason) and character building when success is achieved, so that should be both encouraged and rewarded, along with a message portrayed of: 'better to have tried and lost, but done your best, then never to have tried at all'...
More importantly, just because you're no good at sports (or whatever) doesn't mean that you're not good at something else, so the education system needs revamped in order to better recognise, from an early age, the natural talents/aptitudes kids have, and how to nurture them... For me, there's way too much focus on the importance of academic subjects, and not enough on the creative/artistic variety, and so that imbalance urgently needs addressed, for starters.
*That* is how you deal with things, and subsequently create more WINNERS and build self-confidence, simply by recognising and developing people's natural abilities, and in turn making them feel more positive about themselves. Therefore, no-one need consider that they're a 'failure', or 'thick', simply because how their brains work, or who they are as people, doesn't 'fit' with education system - and therefore it is THAT which is failing them - not the other way round!
Trouble is, that's not how the 'powers that be' want the system to work......
Marco.
That's what the children of my generation were told, for the most part:
'Get on with it and make the best of it'.
'No-one owes you a living'.
'Life's not fair.'
'Hard work is its own reward.'
'No-one's going to do it for you'
'Be grateful for what you've got'
'There are children like you starving in Africa'
'Sort yourself out or you'll get a clip round the ear.'
And so on.
I don't think most children hear any of that anymore. Most parents seem to be dedicated to giving their children anything their little hearts desire as though that is somehow what being 'a good parent' is all about. if you want to be a good parent start telling the spoiled little brats some home truths from the list above.
Otherwise they go out into the world expecting it to be a bed of roses where everything will come easy to them. And then they can't cope when they find out that the reality is far from that and they end up topping themselves.
Absolutely... The problem is a lot of parents these days have no desire to WORK at it (or simply don't have the time, and that's a whole other issue), to *do the job properly* [the same incidentally often applies to marriages - we currently live in a society that promotes maximum satisfaction for minimal effort], so they take the path of least resistance and give their 'little darlings' whatever they want, as it's easier that way and shuts them up:rolleyes:
Sadly however, parenting is like any other task in life: you only get out of it what you put into it!
Problem is, the reason why many folks have kids is to make *themselves* feel better about themselves, and because they consider that they've 'fulfilled their human obligation', by procreating, rather than actually wanting to make a success of bringing another human being into the world, who might have a positive effect on it, and moreover, committing to bringing them up to be something to be genuinely proud of...
But no, simply 'popping out' sprogs, one after the other, regardless of the outcome, is in itself considered as a 'worthy achievement'!:doh:
Marco.
And yet their parents were probably brought up the way you describe your generation was (Google tells me millennials are those born between 1981-1996; ie the years you and Marco would be likely to have fathered children), so how come they turned out so badly? Could it just be the usual story of old-ish blokes complaining about 'kids today', like they always have?Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Of course there is an element of truth to this, but the difference is that now it is completely true :ner:Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
There are so many things 'wrong with the world' which we are no longer allowed to comment on without being branded racist, sexist, ageist or pissed, please don't take this away from us :(