GaryKelly wrote:I still don't know what a "schrawbing fuddle" is. And the Slough of Despond edges nearer and nearer.
I think that the celebrated "schrawbing fuddle" is something that appears to Toasty after a massive intake of the herbal shamrocks he is obviously so found of.
A friend of mine often sends me E-mails that look very like Toastys postings. They are usually incomprehensible and bizzare. Mind you my friend consumes vast quantities of herb on a daily basis.
To help our good buddys across the pond I thought it only fair to post a link to help them understand the "Slough of Despond" - Wonderful phrase, old chap.
dubhlinn wrote:To help our good buddys across the pond I thought it only fair to post a link to help them understand the "Slough of Despond" - Wonderful phrase, old chap.
dubhlinn wrote:To help our good buddys across the pond I thought it only fair to post a link to help them understand the "Slough of Despond" - Wonderful phrase, old chap.
dubhlinn wrote:To help our good buddys across the pond I thought it only fair to post a link to help them understand the "Slough of Despond" - Wonderful phrase, old chap.
And here I thought it a Pilgrim's Progress reference.
W. Somerset Maugham, "Of Human Bondage", very apropos our corporate Team Meetings...
But it must be said, I once visited Slough. I now find meself much further from Despond's brink after reading the John Betjeman poem so kindly provided by dublihnn. Ah, laughter, the best medicine (I got that from a book too, paperback, a very obscure title, you wouldn't know it). Wonder if Betjeman ever visited Swindon?
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
Susan
*slicing up cheese wedges to put in her purse for the pigeons (if there's room ... the staple remover and statue of Napolean are rather strangely shaped, you know...)
Tell us something.: This is the first sentence. This is the second of the recommended sentences intended to thwart spam its. This is a third, bonus sentence!
I don't see what the fuss is about regardless of the thread-starters intent. "Americans" get "dissed" every second of the day by non-americans all over the world. You either believe they are right or you believe they are wrong or you invade and bomb them either way. See? It's easy.
Oh, and think of the French. They get dissed worse then anybody. I think our French members ought to start angry threads.
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Bloomfield wrote:Pig! PIG! If everyone here is like you, I will!
Don't worry Susan...it's just Bloomie's new sienna-tint daguerrotype-style avatar causing him to be swarmed by groupies and newshounds. Give him a little space.
I don't understand why this conversation is taking place over here and not on thesession.org
The simplest explanation is that toasty probably isn't *allowed* to post at the session. The moderator is vigilant about foul language and personal attacks.
To be honest, I'd rather this discussion didn't happen over there. The pissing contest type threads don't last very long.
fiddleronvermouth wrote:
The simplest explanation is that toasty probably isn't *allowed* to post at the session. The moderator is vigilant about foul language and personal attacks.
And the Slough of Despond edges nearer and nearer.
"It might be a bit better to tune to one of my fiddle's open strings, like A, rather than asking me for an F#." - Martin Milner
