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That's what struck me. Stick thin blokes in vests and wellies, not a fat gut or a cheese neck to be seen.

It's exactly the same with politicians. People believe excellent public speakers to have more intelligence and more worth than your average Joe . People assume they have a level of competence which matches their public speaking abilities. That's why we get landed with politicians who talk and present a good game but are grossly incompetent and shameless liars.

Yup. I've worked with people from cultures where the concept of time hasn't been instilled in them. They have a completely different world view. I once went commercial fishing with a group of egyptians. The water was heaving with fish and my training was to harvest every last one of them in the short time schedule we had. But from time to time they would stop work, have something to eat, have a prayer, a joke and a laugh. They had no sense of urgency or maybe greed that I had ? Could be they weren't brainwashed like me to take as much as the ship would carry? Could be they had more common se

This is a bit left field, which I what you'd expect from me.lol But school teaches concepts you are not aware of having been taught. 1) The importance of Time. School starts at 9am, and woe betide any kid who is a second late. In the fifties you were bollocked and caned. The day is divided into time blocks and kids pick up the idea of separate blocks of time for separate activities. There are bells and clocks to underline the importance of time. A respect for time and attendance is necessary to keep the wheels of industry working. One of the reasons the West has become so succ

Thats Rosenior off. I bet he's crying all the way to his millions of pounds pay off. The big clubs must have to factor in pay offs to failed managers in their business plans. Man U paid up to 20 million to pay off Ten Hag and Amorim. Still they were once ex players. And it's the players who make the entertainment and the profits at the end of the day. So good luck to them.

They don't bring in money to the country as is often argued. France has more tourists per year than any European country and they guillotined their royal leeches. They have exclusive rights to properties owned by the taxpayer which are estimated to be worth 7 billion. Those properties could be sold off and transferred to defence spending. They have mostly German blood, with a smattering of Russian and Greek thrown in. They changed their name from Battenburg to Mountbatten because it sounded more British. With security costs thrown in they are estimated to cost us half a billion

I know its a bit retro, but have you tried having sex with a genuine woman? Call me old fashioned, stone age, quaintly old-fashioned or whatever. But it's amazing.

You have a very strange friend.Must be a feckin retarded Leeds supporter. Would you kindly send me his contact details? I would like to buy his farm at a rate very advantageous to him. I can be there in the morning complete with a Febreze spray whilst he signs over the deeds. I'm robbing myself but I'll give him a tenner plus 6 magic beans. Thank you.

That's kind of you, but you keep it. It may be worth money at some point and only the two songs I've quoted mean anything to me. It's best kept in Lancashire not in chilly jock land.

We used to sing this song in school too. I guess poaching and fox hunting songs are dying out quick. Only remembered by old relics like me. Back in the day we sang rural songs even in industrial Salford. https://youtu.be/wFFGWwHR8Xg?si=kZWCyCejKA-L5tyy

Im showing my age. My generation used to sing this song in school. Its about John Peel, legendary fox hunter. https://youtu.be/LxUIWmuJARg?si=_pINL5hirvdiukI0

My lady's birthday today so we had a day out in Caldbeck. a country village in rural Cumbria. Life has stood almost still there. It has a village pond, a pub ,a cricket ground, a rectory complete with a rookery as well as a working farm.... with a bored , tyre chasing, hyperactive collie bang in the middle of the village square . There's a cottage with around a dozen sunbathing cats and a village shop / post office still surviving despite the rise of the supermarkets. I had a walk in the church grounds and found this man. He was one a celebrated national hero, but is

My Mrs was brought up with no TV in the house. So she's always been a reader. Even now she doesn't bother with it much. I can remember life before mass television ownership. It was calmer. We spoke to each other more. We had the radio. But that was in the background. Televisions take the centre space in a living room It's swings and roundabouts. Television has killed off a lot of family life, but I love football, boxing and documentaries, so I guess it's like everything..good in moderation.

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That little bubble blower put a smile on my face. Lovely bubbly. Congratulations. 🫡