....I've heard it said that, FG is like a good bra: hard to find, supportive, comfortable, and always close to your heart.
....given that I don't wear bra's ....but I am experienced at taking them off, does the pleasure I get from removal... equate the same as the above to the wearer?
I'd imagine this question will be a bit of a handful, but I'm sure it's something you will welcome.
*PS well done on reaching the shorlist for Eurovision* :guitarist
This question is difficult as I am unsure of what exactly you are asking, are you asking how the female members of FG feel about their bras? Or are you asking something more general.
P.S. Thanks for the thanks, it the glory that keeps me going.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
My husband would probably love to have a bit of craic with someone from home!
PS We have a Durty Nellie's here too!
Thank you, though I am strangley reticent about meeting up with other Irish when I'm abroad, as they usually want to talk about home and I'm trying to forget about the place, still, its always nice to see how people are getting on. I wonder is there anywhere left on earth without an Irish bar and the obligatory drunken and boisterous Irish backpackers eating tayto sandwiches and pretending that they are into GAA? Perhaps Antartica, or that Island in "Lost" are still free.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
SnoozeControl wrote: Well, that's exciting news! If I start dieting and cleaning my apartment right NOW, I might be ready in time.
Cool, that sounds like you are making an effort anyway. So is where you are in Utah very hot? I have to say Its quite exciting the idea of being in California and being able to visit a desert environment as I've never been outside or Europe and thats all green and trees etc etc. Though I suppose parts of spain are a bit arid. Anway, should know within the next 8 weeks what is going to happen with the U.S. trip as it is dependent upon other things happening also. BTW Snooze, we still have some issues to deal with such as the latent daneophobia etc, though I am delighted with your progress to date, you are a model patient I must admit.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
SnoozeControl wrote: I think I might have issues with Mayans. Thank god Mel Gibson seems to be taking the matter in hand.
This a new and somewhat interesting development, I have come across emotional problems related to late-era meso-american civilizations in the past, though not the mayans mind you. I am a little disturbed that Mr Gibson has decided to "interpret" the mayans for us, I was unaware that he had decided to do so, I should have thought that he had had enough of bastarizing other people's history for one lifetime, perhaps he could do a film about fundmentalist christian ex-pat australians living in califnornia and therefore deal with a subject slightly more close to home, (though Braveheart was a good and entertaining film, if not completely accurate, I must give him that one).
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
Galbally wrote: Thank you, though I am strangley reticent about meeting up with other Irish when I'm abroad, as they usually want to talk about home and I'm trying to forget about the place, still, its always nice to see how people are getting on. I wonder is there anywhere left on earth without an Irish bar and the obligatory drunken and boisterous Irish backpackers eating tayto sandwiches and pretending that they are into GAA? Perhaps Antartica, or that Island in "Lost" are still free.
uhhhh:-2 that wouldn't be the case with my husband, he's been here for 13 years and anyway I was just joking! Ya know, you mentioned visiting Utah, I thought I'd make a JOKE! :rolleyes: And the Irish living here are equally reticent if not more about meeting people from "back home" because all they usually want to talk about is how they can move here too, get a job, etc.!:rolleyes:
What about the obligatory drunken and boisterous Irish eating Tayto's in Ireland's pubs?? They're acceptable??:D
this program is on my local PBS tonight, since i love the three tenors, am i going to love this guy? and should i purchase some harp beer for the occasion? :yh_shamrk ~~~~~~~Frank Patterson: Ireland's Golden Tenor: Ireland in Song
The singer from Tipperary travels through the Irish countryside and visits home, where he sings traditional songs and recalls his life. Songs include "Galway Bay," "My Irish Molly O" and "Danny Boy."
sunny104 wrote: uhhhh:-2 that wouldn't be the case with my husband, he's been here for 13 years and anyway I was just joking! Ya know, you mentioned visiting Utah, I thought I'd make a JOKE! :rolleyes: And the Irish living here are equally reticent if not more about meeting people from "back home" because all they usually want to talk about is how they can move here too, get a job, etc.!:rolleyes:
What about the obligatory drunken and boisterous Irish eating Tayto's in Ireland's pubs?? They're acceptable??:D
My apologies if my sardonic and osentsibly humourous comments caused offence, I'm quite sure that your husband is a grand fella, I was just talking about the Irish in general, and not the settled ones, but the ones who are actually on holiday themselves and spend their 3 weeks in another place talking about how much they miss home (a bit pointless no?). I think you will find that Irish people in general are all wary of each other as we are (as a general rule) bloody-minded, devious, and usually quite canny as well, its a national pass-time here to try to do each other down, its just the way we are. Listen, don't think that this all means that I am some kind of misanthrope who hates his own people, I don't, I think they are great, but I know them, so therefore I am wary of them, after all I am one, and I am a right smart-arse.
P.S. No people being druken idiots in pubs at home is not particularly great either, and tommorrow we are going to have 24 hours of that along with fake traditional music, plastic shamrocks, shillleaghs, parades, rain, guinness, beweildered ad frightened tourists, etc. etc. I mean I could go on.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
SnoozeControl wrote: Sorry, I didn't mean to ignore this comment... Its very dry here and the altitude is about 4500 feet, so if you do visit, be prepared to be a little out of breath. September weather should be very nice, and it doesn't really get that hot here.
That sounds great, I live in one of the wettest countries in the northern hemisphere, so dry and arid environments are very interesting to me, though I have to admit that I am not great in hot weather either (must be a celtic thing, we like mists, frosts, and mountains, therefore scotland and Ireland are perfect for us). 4,500 Feet eh? Again, for Ireland that would be very high, even though there are a lot of mountains here, and they are very beautiful, they are not very high, I'm glad it doesn't get too hot over there, I am sure that I am going to find it difficult anyway, though they do say that the climate in southern california is very plesant (thats the actual climate and not the poltical climate, which is another thing entirely). Okay, thanks for the info.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
lady cop wrote: this program is on my local PBS tonight, since i love the three tenors, am i going to love this guy? and should i purchase some harp beer for the occasion? :yh_shamrk ~~~~~~~Frank Patterson: Ireland's Golden Tenor: Ireland in Song
The singer from Tipperary travels through the Irish countryside and visits home, where he sings traditional songs and recalls his life. Songs include "Galway Bay," "My Irish Molly O" and "Danny Boy."
:yh_shamrk :yh_shamrk
Yes, people who like opera-style singing in English tend to say that Patterson is a good singer, though that style of music is not to my taste, I'll stick with Verdi and Pucchini for the operas, in Italian. Still, its a good way to celebrate paddy's day. Well, its paddy's day here now, and as you have probably guessed by now I am somewhat underwhelmed by that fact (as usual). Still, it will be fun to find out what crazy shamrockery the world has gotten up to this year in honour of the great man.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
i am watching the programme now, he has a pleasant enough voice, but not operatic in range. i am enjoying the lovely scenery... i'm Italian, and feel the same about opera. there's certainly no comparison. i just get emotional over too ra loo ra loo ra and danny boy. i'm a soft slob.
lady cop wrote: i am watching the programme now, he has a pleasant enough voice, but not operatic in range. i am enjoying the lovely scenery... i'm Italian, and feel the same about opera. there's certainly no comparison. i just get emotional over too ra loo ra loo ra and danny boy. i'm a soft slob.
I have to admit that like most Irish people when I am abroad I get all sentimental about Ireland on paddy's day, despite the fact that I flipping live here. Ah well, sure its certainly not the worst place in the world. I do love Irish traditional music, but more the folk stuff and not the formal ballad singing stuff, sure I've been known to sing a few songs meself, so I have. Anyway, I hope that you enjoy the day and if they have a parade where you live, go out and large it up for me!
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
Ambition is like a frog sitting on a Venus Flytrap. The flytrap can bite and bite, but it won't bother the frog because it only has little tiny plant teeth. But some other stuff could happen and it could be like ambition.
Nomad wrote: Ambition is like a frog sitting on a Venus Flytrap. The flytrap can bite and bite, but it won't bother the frog because it only has little tiny plant teeth. But some other stuff could happen and it could be like ambition.
What say you ?
Yes, perhaps if we streched that metaphor to its limits it could be likened to ambition, though perhaps it could also be liked to many other things such as the love of a beautiful woman, for instance you are the frog, you are sitting on the lovely leaf of the fly trap, all is very pleasing to you, but the venus fly trap is bored and would much rather nip your froggy legs with her lttle plant teeth, but then again perhaps the fly trap is happy and perhaps its not even a female fly trap, and this has become a homosexual trans-pyhlum love story such as was recently attempted by hollywood (withough the plant-frog bit of course).
In general is a frog on a venus fly trap like ambtion?
No.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
Is "Mick Hucknall" (Simply Red) the only male in the UK who thinks that curly ginger hair is really cool....?
...apart from Daddy Warbucks
Of daddy warbucks I am unaware, however, as for Hucknell, thogh undoubtledly a talented singer, he is as they say a ginger minger of the highest order, though I somehow doubt he worries overmuch about this as he lies on his bed on money with miss world, and not all red-headed men are howlers. I myself am very partial to the female version of the redhead, in fact ludicrously so, therefore my advice on redheaded women would be extremely partial, as I fancy them rotten, (it must be a buried celtic gene). Damn, you've got me started thinking about redheads now, I need to go and have a shower. Surgery is closed for the moment.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
Galbally wrote: Yes, perhaps if we streched that metaphor to its limits it could be likened to ambition, though perhaps it could also be liked to many other things such as the love of a beautiful woman, for instance you are the frog, you are sitting on the lovely leaf of the fly trap, all is very pleasing to you, but the venus fly trap is bored and would much rather nip your froggy legs with her lttle plant teeth, but then again perhaps the fly trap is happy and perhaps its not even a female fly trap, and this has become a homosexual trans-pyhlum love story such as was recently attempted by hollywood (withough the plant-frog bit of course).
In general is a frog on a venus fly trap like ambtion?
No.
You kinda lost it there for a minute friend but thats cool.
Hi everyone, sorry I have been away for a bit, well, it seems that everything is ticking over well enough anyway. Hope that everyone is doing well, thou of course any annoying little problems, or just a need for general abuse then do call in.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
Its been over a month since you've posted (I think) and the vast majority of this forum misses your pithy wit and keen understanding of humanity.
When are you coming back? We need you now more than ever.
Sincerely, Snooze
My dear woman I believe that you are right, and I know that my apologies for posting so infrequently must seem a little hollow, but i assure you that I am indeed up to my eyeballs in things at the moment, however, I will always respond to any questions that my dear patients may have in response to their lives, as I have said so many times before I need a good laugh at others' troubles. I am touched in some way that I am missed, though I am not completely gone away, just a little awol, and once you have gotten the FG habit its hard to give it up. Anyway, you asked, and here I am so,
any questions?
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
Bez wrote: Dr Galbally has been around tonight...i agree with snooze....step up and make us laugh....we miss you.
I will indeed do my best to cheer you up, however, I need some sort of tragicomic incident with which to work, before I can get my humour up to full speed, perhaps Nomad will objige at some stage? Last I remember he had issues about driving in the western U.S. desert somewhere and lightening, indeed, it was an unusual case that one. Anyway, I am delighted to see that the good people of FG are all still here though, I shall yet again, attempt a more coherent return in the near future.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
[QUOTE=SnoozeControl]I really do have a question. I asked this in someone's "Ask me anything" thread, and I never got an answer.
I had a pastrami sandwich before bedtime last week, and had a dream that a large sturgeon that was hanging on a wall sucked me and my friend into an alternate universe and when we got there, she was a cocker spaniel. The sturgeon had turned into a handsome man and he started to get a little amorous with me (I have no idea where the dog went while this was happening.)
Unfortunately I had to go pee, and woke up before anything interesting happened.
Well, I did ask didn't I?
And I thought I was going to get to go to bed tonight. Well anyway, the fact that it was a sturgeon would immeadiately raise alarm bells in that cavier come from sturgeon, cavier is a delicacy in russia, russia was once a communist country, and that this initial part of the dream would lead me to believe that you are troubled in some way about a crisis of capitalism in the western world. In terms of the second part, it may be dependent on who this friend is and how close you two are, as being sucked into an alternate universe by a fresh water fish would necessitate some level of bonding anyway. The fact that she became is cocker spaniel is intriguiging, I myself own a black cocker spaniel called Frodo, I have noticed on occasion that this breed of dog is very good at finding things and bringing them back to you, so perhaps there is a task that you require of this friend? Then the fish became a man, and the man made advances on you?, OK, we can still deal with this, you obviously have percieved that in your current fiscal worries, any freeloading man trying to get away with paying the rent by being soliitous is not on, that is wise. Now, finally you had to go and pee, that would indicate that you drank too much scotch and soda before bed, which may even explain the dream in its entireity.
So to sum up, you are worried about the continuing high budget deficets in the U.S. and the impact that this may have on your long term future, you admire but are slightly jealous of this friend, whom you feel owes you a favour, and any current man on the scene is not working hard enough, also you need to pee before going to sleep. You do not have a brain tumour, just a slightly hightened sense of imagination, and of course an innate fear of nordic and particularly danish men.
Night Snooze.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
SnoozeControl wrote: So Doctor Galbally, will you be hanging your shingle out to show you're back in practice? Can I be your assistant? :sneaky:
I'm not entirely sure what my "shingle" is Snooze, I hope its not anything indecent as that could get me into trouble with the general medical practictioners board, and I have enough problems with them as I'm only qualified as a analytical scientist, so my amateur Councelling/Comedy service is already under a review being conducted by some large group from Austria or somewhere, I am undaunted however, and will remain in practice until my keyboard is prised from my fingers (though not cold and dead fingers as I draw the line at dying for the sake of an advice column, though certainly punching an Austrian doctor is no problem). You are already my assistant in so many ways my dear snooze, I don't know what I'd do without you, though I prefer your assistance to remain personal and not remain available to other patients. Of course in matters relating to your own issues, I must retain my professional detachment which you will no doubt testify that i have done at all times.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
minks wrote: Welcome back Galbally, I can't wait to ask you a million questions.... Hah seriously, it's good to see you back. I hope you hang around.
Cheers
Minks
Hello minks, its really nice that most of you are still here and have remained faithful to FG, unlike myself, you can of course ask me anything you wish, and perhaps you might explain your avatar to me as this is all new again.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
I've been reading this thread from the start -- and I'm laughing out loud all by myself.
It really is my pleasure to 'meet' you, my new friend! :-6
Dear Miss Buster, thank you for your appreciation, though hysterical may be extreme, I would consider myself just slightly agitated, though that is but a step on the road to hysteria of course.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
ArnoldLayne wrote: Ah ! the good doctor - the other good doctor. How are you ?
Us ? We are both well
Mr Layne, hello hello hello, I am delighted that you are both doing well, that s a testament to your shared resilience in what is often a hostile world. As for myself, I am well, I have had some difficulties in the recent past, though nothing that a brief visit with a shaman cannot sort out, apart from that I can't complain.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
Galbally wrote: Hello minks, its really nice that most of you are still here and have remained faithful to FG, unlike myself, you can of course ask me anything you wish, and perhaps you might explain your avatar to me as this is all new again.
I have been promoted to boss, Phyllis's hair represents my own current hair do, absolutely frazzled. So this leads to my first question,
I work with some nice engineers and one idiot engineer, he is high maintanence (I can't spell) and when I tell him I have to put aside his request for spending money because I am busy with sales, he comes back to me with... "really I didn't know you were so busy" my question is, is it acceptable to take him out back behind the dumpster and kick his butt?? Surely "our" boss will understand the priority of making money over spending money correct??
Thanks G, I patiently await your answer.
Minks
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
minks wrote: Arn is a new grand daddy Galbally, any advice there?? hehehehe
That is excellent news, though it does provide problems as he must ensure that his quantum doppleganger does not confuse the child, of course in terms of general advice he must spoil the child rotten and dote on it enourmously, as all grandparents are wont to do, its genrally a win-win situation. On a personal note I am delighted for him, how wonderful.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
Indeed, she may be asking the very same question, which is related to the question "how do I know that I am me?" In the tradition of Dr. Johnson I suggest that you kick a stone, if it hurts then you are you, if it doesn't then you didn't kick it hard enough. Then ask your twin to kick a stone, and if she claims it hurts then she is herself and not you, which is further evidence that you are not her; however, if she does not agree to kick the stone then you kick her, if it hurts her then she is herself, and if you enjoy it you are definetly sisters and everything is as it should be. You can smooth over any hurt feeling by both visiting an ice-cream parlour and buy each other Chocolate Sundaes (or apropriate alternatives).
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
minks wrote: I have been promoted to boss, Phyllis's hair represents my own current hair do, absolutely frazzled. So this leads to my first question,
I work with some nice engineers and one idiot engineer, he is high maintanence (I can't spell) and when I tell him I have to put aside his request for spending money because I am busy with sales, he comes back to me with... "really I didn't know you were so busy" my question is, is it acceptable to take him out back behind the dumpster and kick his butt?? Surely "our" boss will understand the priority of making money over spending money correct??
Thanks G, I patiently await your answer.
Minks
I am disturbed by your hair-related problems, we shall have to come up with a remedy. But aside from that, you are experiencing difficulties with a work colleuge, over whom you are in charge? This is a common enough complaint, as engineers (like scientists) can be really annoying. Instead of violence, which I heartily advocate often, though not always, it could be an option to put him to work on something theoretical that would take up his time and would not cost the company any money, therefore I suggest you volunteer him for a project to work out why it is "always now" and make sure that his medical insurance covers mental illness, as he will require hospital treatment in few months.
P.S. I am amused at the concept of a "high maintenance" engineer, its somewhat fitting wouldn't you say!
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
Galbally wrote: I am disturbed by your hair-related problems, we shall have to come up with a remedy. But aside from that, you are experiencing difficulties with a work colleuge, over whom you are in charge? This is a common enough complaint, as engineers (like scientists) can be really annoying. Instead of violence, which I heartily advocate often, though not always, it could be an option to put him to work on something theoretical that would take up his time and would not cost the company any money, therefore I suggest you volunteer him for a project to work out why it is "always now" and make sure that his medical insurance covers mental illness, as he will require hospital treatment in few months.
P.S. I am amused at the concept of a "high maintenance" engineer, its somewhat fitting wouldn't you say!
Thank you G, said engineer suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder, seems he can not stay on task, assigning him anything involves constant monitoring and reminding. He is mostly interested in spending money and tweaking already perfect products and thus spending more. My hands just twitch madly when he is near, and I eye that tape gun with something equivalent to lust. Please G forgive me but I may have to break free and tape him up someplace out of harms way.
Regards... minks on the brink
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
