A few week's ago, a colleague was describing someone's reaction to a situation: The look on his face was worthless.For about 10 seconds after that, my brain couldn't quite listen to what she was saying as it scrambled around wondering how to deal with the words.

Piss Pisstofferson wrote:This is another case of someone who was speaking English as a second language, but I never forgot about this Austrian girl who, when she was annoyed at someone, would say He's really pissing on my nerves!Not fair to bring kids into this perhaps, but one phrase that stuck in ...

Redline wrote:The SwimmerIf you explain The Swimmer to someone, they go Wow, that's lame, but then they watch it and their brains explode.You are absolutely right. I tried today. There were blank faces. Is it about swimming? was as good as it got.

The other week, my 15 year old daughter said to me:When you die, can I have your record player?So proud/disturbed.

I read the John Cheever short story The Swimmer a couple of years ago, then recorded it off the TV just before Christmas. I had no idea it was a film. I finally got to watch it last night. Fascinating and perplexing, the progression from up-beat to down-beat within that superficial/artificial enviro...

Dear Spiderland,

Is this man bothering you?

If so, I'm sure we could round up a posse.

Personally, I'm more "fright" than "fight" so don't count on me if he's big.

Regards

F.

If it happens, there will be two, close in age, the sex doesn't matter. One plays drums/percussion, the other plays bass. Period. Yeah, I already have my power trio. My son can be Bob - the two girls will have to fight over who's Grant Hant and who's Greg Norton. They're 11 months, 3 years and 4 an...

kerble wrote:yeah, I was just having some fun there, floogy.

awful niggardly of you, though.

glad to hear it!

and I ain't falling for that fucker either...

I'm glad we got the Raj/Radge cunt thing squared away, shit was pissing me off. Earwicker, you sub-continental sub-literate. you looked like a racist asshole this whole time. even if you're not, you looked like a complete twat. India is referred to as the sub-continent (as in subcontinental Asia). ...

Took a call from a colleague at work: she kept talking about the Smoking Sensation Service.

Sounds like a strapline for a 1950s smoking advertising board to encourage take up.






(It's Smoking Cessation Service for those not familiar with NHS terminology)