[Work Problems.]

Yes Doc, the same thing happened to me when I was working in Australia and in Samoa! It's only the minority who are wankers, though. Most of us just need to get out more and meet new people with a different world view, I reckon.

PS Cheers for adding me to your list of friends!

[Idiocy?]

I had not heard about this case but I must say that I find the reasoning very, very difficult to understand. You knew the girl? Sorry for your loss, mate.

[First timer]

Welcome and congratulations!! If I could, I'd buy you a beer!

 

Thanks mate. Are we the resident pissheads, or what?

[First timer]

That's what appealed. I like it here and I have friends to whom what I'm writing has some relevance. You all seem to take the piss out of each other regularly, too, which I like. Not to mention there is some really funny shit in these blogs!

 

Yep! Hey, I think I read somewhere in one of your postings that you're part Maori? Did I get that right? I see that you're using the Maori name for New Zealand in your profile -- can you speak some Maori?

 

-- Nephele

 

Yes, I am Maori, I also have Samoan, German and Scottish blood. I speak Maori fluently, so do my children. My sig is an ancient Maori proverb. It means 'Ask me, what is the most important thing in the world. I answer, it is people, it is people, it is people.'

[First timer]

That's what appealed. I like it here and I have friends to whom what I'm writing has some relevance. You all seem to take the piss out of each other regularly, too, which I like. Not to mention there is some really funny shit in these blogs!

[First timer]

Cheers, neph. Actually, it was reading your's and G.O's blog that made me want one so much.

[Robinson Caldrail]

Onwards and upwards, Cadrail. Those navvies didn't deserve the services of a swashbuckler of your mettle anyway.

[Chocolove]

I agree completely; dark chocolate and dark beer rock. Chocolate is like crack. Just one more hit.....

[A moment of gloating]

That's great, mate. A story that put a smile on my dial both for you and for your student(s). You sound like a great teacher. Congratulations.

[New Houses for Plants Day]

Yay! I'm not crazy! Or at least, I'm not the only crazy one. My mother reckons playing music to them helps, too. But I'm not sure if my plants would appreciate Slayer or Sabbath turned up to 11!

[Adventures & Artifacts]

Your boss sounds like a pretentious twat. Keep your distance in case it's infectious!

[New Houses for Plants Day]

Please don't think that I'm taking the mickey with this post. Do you talk to your plants?

The reason that I ask is because I do talk to mine. I felt a bit nutty doing it at first but it does seem to help. Since doing this, my plants seem, I don't know, healthier?

[Sad Obsessives]

Perhaps he's trawling the classifieds for an experienced granny...

You're right, Cadrail. People like that are sad.

[Whats in your Cheesburger?]

There's the answer! I was a dumb punk nimwit at the time and readily identified with them, especially Viv.

[Running on Fumes]

Good luck with the date, stud.

[Whats in your Cheesburger?]

Nah, I don't really get Little Britain either. But come on guys, The Young Ones! Perhaps my sense of humour is way too retarded. I thought it was classic.

[High Speed Connection, Slow Speed Service]

I hear you, brother. Coming from a building background, I couldn't stand sitting around all day. I can do that fine if it's my leisure time but when I'm at work I like to be working.

A lot like you, probably, my work'mates' started to resent me because I was making their lazy arses look bad. None of them had the nuts to say it to me though; they got a posse together and told the boss. The boss actually called me into his office and told me that I was affecting company morale! I couldn't frikkin believe my ears. IT workers in general, I have found, are conceited, lazy, arrogant slugs.

As a result, I always investigate IT firms now and go with the firms recommended to me by my friends who still work in IT. My first question is always 'how long does it take for their support to turn up if something goes wrong?'

Luckily for me, most things to do with hardware and software I can fix myself.

Still an idiot when it comes to the internet, though!

[High Speed Connection, Slow Speed Service]

I for one have noticed how slow IT people are. I used to be one. I used to do upgrades. Coming from a building background, I was castigated by my fellow IT workers for doing a job too quickly and too efficiently. It was like we were doing the client a favor. The first thing I do when buying computer gear is ask what their support is like; I pride myself that I can tell when an IT guy is trying to BS me.

[Whats in your Cheesburger?]

I used to watch the show religiously as a kid. It was that show that put me onto Python at a very young and impressionable age thereby warping my sense of humour for ever. Did you like The Young Ones?

[Moving out v 2.0.]

G.O, when you went to school, dinosaurs probably still roamed the earth!

[Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya]

So I tried it, the kids dug it, a success all up. Plates were wiped cleaned with bread and seconds were had by all. Cheers again for the recipe. Much better than a stew. Does this recipe translate well to seafood?

[Whats in your Cheesburger?]

Bill Oddie - wasn't he one of The Goodies?

[Moving out v 2.0.]

Good on you, mate.

There will be other cats.

[Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya]

Gumbo sounds good. I've taken down the recipe and am going to try it tonite. It sounds like something that my kids would dig. Cheers, matey!.

[Truly there is no country for old men]

The Big Lebowski is one of my faves of all time so I'm interested to see No Country. Is it a thriller or a piss take?

 

I've not yet seen Persepolis, but I have seen Ratatouille - my kids love it.