Moan, Moan, Moan - 2011

[Lesley Cox]

It's clear as mud to me Ian. I really think you should take this unique opportunity and attend the whatever it is. Such a chance may never come again.

Actually it sounds pretty much like the spiel of the guy who tried to sell me a new oven the other day. That was clear as mud too.

[Maggi Young]

Ian could take the two courses offered by the purveyors of gobbledegook for only £290 plus VAT!
I've read the accompnaying brochure, which is every bit as bad as the introductory  blurb and shows quite clearly that they are offerinmg to teach the blindingly obvious to the deeply stupid for a huge profit.

 I am reminded of the young woman recently on the Aprrentice TV programme, who had " been taught by Al Gore, Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama and who had herself taught tens of thousands of young people" .... and whose career was built on spiel and the spread of spiel.

Beat the blazes out of actually  DOING something for a living I suppose.

[Martinr]

Try this one!

www.sdlconnect2.com/SDWeb/content/0/0/SDL_RoT.swf

[Maggi Young]

Sorry Martin, I never open  .swf links..... been told they're too risky for virus, bugs etc. Don't know if that's always true but I can't risk the  life-line machine. 

[annew]

"rotate his wallies" - Google didn't help me with that one and my brain is boggling.
I read yesterday that every time a Google search is performed it uses as much energy as a 100W light bulb lit for an hour. I think I'd better go round turning all the lights off. Actually, I'd have to go and replace all my low energy lightbulbs with 100W ones first, or I'd never be able to switch any of them on again.
It's been a long day.

[Maggi Young]

Have a restful night's sleep, Anne, dreaming of Anthony's violin teacher rotating his false teeth as A. worked his way through his lesson. 
Question is, did the maestro rotate his false teeth horizontally or vertically?  That's what I want to know.

[annew]

Either way would put me off!

[Anthony Darby]

The front always remained the front, so vertically through a front to back axis. I can still see him doing it. It wasn't a dream!

[Peter Maguire]

Peter, I see you were having a flutter of the wallet

Nope, free advertising!  

[Maggi Young]

Peter, I see you were having a flutter of the wallet

Nope, free advertising!  

.... and why not, indeed! Most of the other SRGC dentists have retired.... Peter could clean up... if more of us had teeth!

[Anthony Darby]

At least my teeth are my own - both of them. Lucy's about to have orthodontic treatment. Free in the UK; $8000 here in NZ!

[Lesley Cox]

The front always remained the front, so vertically through a front to back axis. I can still see him doing it. It wasn't a dream!

Must have been like a castanet accompaniment to your lesson Anthony. Hope you played a lot of Spanish music.

[Anthony Darby]

No Spanish music, but the pronunciation often became a bit Thpanish.

[Maren]

Hi,
I have been grinding my teeth (howzat for a link ) all week. I was refurbishing my roof garden and asked the neighbour if I could place a ladder in his garden to help hoist up the new railings. He said no, they didn't like the balcony, it overlooked his property and I could see right into his bedroom. In so many words, he wanted me to get rid of it.

I pointed out to him that he knew the roof garden was there when he bought the house, that it had been there for over 20 years. And he started mentioning planning permission etc.

Well, yesterday a planning officer came to inspect and he took some pictures. He reckoned he could see that it had been there for some years. He also confirmed the 6 year rule, which says that a structure that has been in use for 6 years is allowed to stay. But could I send him a copy of the invoice for the installation to confirm the date. Fortunately I had it on file, so I scanned it and sent it to him. According to that, the roof garden was installed 25 years ago. So it should be alright, but I am a bag of nerves.  

[Martinr]

Sorry Martin, I never open  .swf links..... been told they're too risky for virus, bugs etc. Don't know if that's always true but I can't risk the  life-line machine.  

Understand your reluctance although I'm sure this one is fine. Google 'The Mood Elevator' to get an idea of this bit of nonsense people get paid lots of money for!