Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[bobby1]

'He's almost an institution these days, right up there with Stephen Fry.'

I don't know if that was off the top of your head Tony or if you had seen the same discussion I saw on some TV channel yesterday. There was a poll to decide which celebrity the general public thought would make a good Prime Minister, Stephen Fry was the clear number one but the main point of discussion was how nobody voted Ian Hislop on to the list instead of some of those on it.

1. Stephen Fry - 21.1%
2. Jeremy Clarkson - 13.0%
3. Joanna Lumley - 8.6%
4. Alan Sugar - 6.5%
5. JK Rowling - 5.2%
6. Simon Cowell - 4.8%
7. Hugh Grant - 4.1%
8. Trevor McDonald - 3.5%
9. Adele - 3.3%
10. David Beckham - 3.3%

Wot no Ian Hislop?

I did have  a bit of a chuckle when the Mrs said 'Well I can see why Hugh Grant is on the list, he was Prime Minister in Love Actually'

No, it was off the top of my head, I never saw that programme. Thank God.

I assume it was jocular, not serious, that poll? Please say it was all in jest. I think I'd have to shoot myself if people really thought like that.

Judging by the responses I get the feeling it might have been some kind of showbiz/girls mag. Adele indeed, can you imagine that, Simon Cowell ffs( note how I swore there in a posh way)

[Claw75]

I was actually quite clever at school and would often have my work finished well before the others. Unfortunately in these days (may still be the same afiak) you just had to wait till the others finished before you moved on to something else. I would bore easily and become disruptive, I wanted to press on and learn more.

this has brought back a memory from when I was my daughters age.  Don't know if it's something peculiar to me, but occasions in my childhood where things weren't fair or I felt I'd been wronged somehow are those that stick most vividly in my memory.

I was a pretty smart kid too, a fast worker, loved school (pre-adolescence) and never got into any trouble.  I was also a bit of a show off/swot so once I finished my work I'd ask the teacher if there was something else I could do for the rest of the lesson whilst the others finished up.  I changed school when I was eight as we moved house, and, a few weeks in, we were having maths with a supply teacher.  I finished up and asked what I could do.  She suggested, and I remember this word for word that I 'write an essay on the pros and cons of different types of discipline methods in schools'.  Bright as I was, I didn't understand what she was asking me to do and for the first time in my life I was faced with a task at school that I didn't feel capable of tacking.  I wrote my name, I wrote the date, I wrote the title, and I didn't know what else to do.  Lesson ended ten minutes or so later.  As I hadn't finished the essay I was given my first ever detention, and had to stay in to finish it at lunchtime. Pretty sure I spent the ends of the rest of the lessons at that school daydreaming and swinging my feet.  When I think about it now I wanna go and give that teacher a talking to!

[bobby1]

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[kinboshi]

'He's almost an institution these days, right up there with Stephen Fry.'

I don't know if that was off the top of your head Tony or if you had seen the same discussion I saw on some TV channel yesterday. There was a poll to decide which celebrity the general public thought would make a good Prime Minister, Stephen Fry was the clear number one but the main point of discussion was how nobody voted Ian Hislop on to the list instead of some of those on it.

1. Stephen Fry - 21.1%
2. Jeremy Clarkson - 13.0%
3. Joanna Lumley - 8.6%
4. Alan Sugar - 6.5%
5. JK Rowling - 5.2%
6. Simon Cowell - 4.8%
7. Hugh Grant - 4.1%
8. Trevor McDonald - 3.5%
9. Adele - 3.3%
10. David Beckham - 3.3%

Wot no Ian Hislop?

I did have  a bit of a chuckle when the Mrs said 'Well I can see why Hugh Grant is on the list, he was Prime Minister in Love Actually'

No, it was off the top of my head, I never saw that programme. Thank God.

I assume it was jocular, not serious, that poll? Please say it was all in jest. I think I'd have to shoot myself if people really thought like that.

Tikay's furious that Richard Branson isn't on the list.

[Claw75]

Adele? 3% of people voted for Adele?

FFS.

rather Adele than Nick Griffin.  Didn't the BNP pick up a not dissimilar percentage of the vote in the last general election?

[Geo the Sarge]

I was actually quite clever at school and would often have my work finished well before the others. Unfortunately in these days (may still be the same afiak) you just had to wait till the others finished before you moved on to something else. I would bore easily and become disruptive, I wanted to press on and learn more.

this has brought back a memory from when I was my daughters age.  Don't know if it's something peculiar to me, but occasions in my childhood where things weren't fair or I felt I'd been wronged somehow are those that stick most vividly in my memory.

I was a pretty smart kid too, a fast worker, loved school (pre-adolescence) and never got into any trouble.  I was also a bit of a show off/swot so once I finished my work I'd ask the teacher if there was something else I could do for the rest of the lesson whilst the others finished up.  I changed school when I was eight as we moved house, and, a few weeks in, we were having maths with a supply teacher.  I finished up and asked what I could do.  She suggested, and I remember this word for word that I 'write an essay on the pros and cons of different types of discipline methods in schools'.  Bright as I was, I didn't understand what she was asking me to do and for the first time in my life I was faced with a task at school that I didn't feel capable of tacking.  I wrote my name, I wrote the date, I wrote the title, and I didn't know what else to do.  Lesson ended ten minutes or so later.  As I hadn't finished the essay I was given my first ever detention, and had to stay in to finish it at lunchtime. Pretty sure I spent the ends of the rest of the lessons at that school daydreaming and swinging my feet.  When I think about it now I wanna go and give that teacher a talking to!

Spot on Claire and not sure if things are different nowadays would hope they are.

Like you I enjoy showing off as such. I have the technical knowledge of my dept and very few know and understand the rules and regulations imposed on us by the regulators etc. than I do and I make sure my colleagues know it.

Times in the group are tough at the moment and they will get worse before they get better, turnaround of staff is rediculous, retention is poor and replacements are very slow in being brought in. Me? hey it's yet another challenge and I'll crack on.

I don't crave extra rewards, a mere thank you as recognition is suffice and I get plenty of these from my colleagues.

After leaving the Army I joined the pensions company merely working in the mailroom, happy that the wage earnt and the Army pension would keep me at the level I was before leaving the Army.

I quickly got bored and frustrated that I knew things could be done better. I challenged, I made suggestions and gradually changes were made and I would gain praise from my colleagues whilst "management" were riled that I highlighted some of ther inefficiences (did I make that word up?  Gatso!!)

I was encouraged to apply for posts in pensions admin and it wasn't long before I had to go searching, teach me more, don't just tell me to do a certain task, tell me why and what effect it has. I challenged processes, put noses out of joint and TBH am surprised some of them never found some reason for getting rid.

I am currently training new starts to my dept, and my teaching methods differ greatly from the corporate methods normally undertaken. We have fun, I simplify and my trainees I can guarantee absolutely are learning far more in their 3 weeks "induction" than I was taught.

Hope things are going well for you xx

Geo

[doubleup]

I was actually quite clever at school and would often have my work finished well before the others. Unfortunately in these days (may still be the same afiak) you just had to wait till the others finished before you moved on to something else. I would bore easily and become disruptive, I wanted to press on and learn more.

this has brought back a memory from when I was my daughters age.  Don't know if it's something peculiar to me, but occasions in my childhood where things weren't fair or I felt I'd been wronged somehow are those that stick most vividly in my memory.

I was a pretty smart kid too, a fast worker, loved school (pre-adolescence) and never got into any trouble.  I was also a bit of a show off/swot so once I finished my work I'd ask the teacher if there was something else I could do for the rest of the lesson whilst the others finished up.  I changed school when I was eight as we moved house, and, a few weeks in, we were having maths with a supply teacher.  I finished up and asked what I could do.  She suggested, and I remember this word for word that I 'write an essay on the pros and cons of different types of discipline methods in schools'.  Bright as I was, I didn't understand what she was asking me to do and for the first time in my life I was faced with a task at school that I didn't feel capable of tacking.  I wrote my name, I wrote the date, I wrote the title, and I didn't know what else to do.  Lesson ended ten minutes or so later.  As I hadn't finished the essay I was given my first ever detention, and had to stay in to finish it at lunchtime. Pretty sure I spent the ends of the rest of the lessons at that school daydreaming and swinging my feet.  When I think about it now I wanna go and give that teacher a talking to!

good god - you ppl don't know how lucky you were, in my day we dreamed of simple detention when we were being locked up in dark cupboards by nuns and beaten by jesuits priests.




(in b4 tikay sez that he dreamed of getting beaten as he was hung drawn and quartered for misbehaving at school)

[bobby1]

'(in b4 tikay sez that he dreamed of getting beaten as he was hung drawn and quartered for misbehaving at school)'

Well, well, well,well

It could have been worse Tikay could have said he had dreamt of being well beaten as he was well hung well drawn and well quartered for misbehaving at school)

[mondatoo]

This might sound bad but I would say prick in front of me Mam, and it wouldn't offend her. She doesn't swear unless she's angry but she isn't offended by me doing so, I wouldn't swear at her mind, obv. Simply my vocabulary isn't that wide and I cba to go on wiki to find a fancy word to say what I mean, I always speak on the internet the same as I do irl.

I guess it's a generation thing, Ray, in my case, the job makes it more important to stay in line, too.

I doubt your vocab is worse than mine - but I am desperately trying to expand mine, not always succesfully. ("enjoin"). It's what old people do.

I read that and thought, WTF ? why didn't he just put join, what's with the en bit  

[Geo the Sarge]

I was actually quite clever at school and would often have my work finished well before the others. Unfortunately in these days (may still be the same afiak) you just had to wait till the others finished before you moved on to something else. I would bore easily and become disruptive, I wanted to press on and learn more.

this has brought back a memory from when I was my daughters age.  Don't know if it's something peculiar to me, but occasions in my childhood where things weren't fair or I felt I'd been wronged somehow are those that stick most vividly in my memory.

I was a pretty smart kid too, a fast worker, loved school (pre-adolescence) and never got into any trouble.  I was also a bit of a show off/swot so once I finished my work I'd ask the teacher if there was something else I could do for the rest of the lesson whilst the others finished up.  I changed school when I was eight as we moved house, and, a few weeks in, we were having maths with a supply teacher.  I finished up and asked what I could do.  She suggested, and I remember this word for word that I 'write an essay on the pros and cons of different types of discipline methods in schools'.  Bright as I was, I didn't understand what she was asking me to do and for the first time in my life I was faced with a task at school that I didn't feel capable of tacking.  I wrote my name, I wrote the date, I wrote the title, and I didn't know what else to do.  Lesson ended ten minutes or so later.  As I hadn't finished the essay I was given my first ever detention, and had to stay in to finish it at lunchtime. Pretty sure I spent the ends of the rest of the lessons at that school daydreaming and swinging my feet.  When I think about it now I wanna go and give that teacher a talking to!

good god - you ppl don't know how lucky you were, in my day we dreamed of simple detention when we were being locked up in dark cupboards by nuns and beaten by jesuits priests.




(in b4 tikay sez that he dreamed of getting beaten as he was hung drawn and quartered for misbehaving at school)

There were benefits to not being brought up in a religious environment 

Geo

[mondatoo]

In my experience, most posh clever people are not pricks.

On the contrary, they're usually pleasant, easy-going & open minded.

I haven't met many posh upper class people but of those I have the majority have had that I am better than you stick there nose up type way about them, and that's not a paranoia thing as it's not something I'm envious of. As with all types from all walks of life there are ofc some good, lovely posh clever people and some not so lovely.

[Geo the Sarge]

Also, is it just me or does it take other people longer to make a post itt compared to any other, any other thread I post in it's always instant but when I post on here it takes at least a few seconds to post it sometimes takes quite awhile ? Doesn't happen all the time but quite regularly.

BTW +1 to this, any reason or is it cos I is Scottish?

Geo

[mondatoo]

Also, is it just me or does it take other people longer to make a post itt compared to any other, any other thread I post in it's always instant but when I post on here it takes at least a few seconds to post it sometimes takes quite awhile ? Doesn't happen all the time but quite regularly.

BTW +1 to this, any reason or is it cos I is Scottish?

Geo

Will you translate for me please ? When I say stuff like prick though, feel free to change it to something clever and less offensive, kthxbye.

[mondatoo]

There is another FB site where a guy from around the area I grew up is encouranging to send him pictures of days gone by from the area. I sent him a couple of school pics recently received from one of my aunties that I didn't even know had existed (the photo not the aunty.) I have already been contacted by 5 of those from the pic that I had never been in contact with since finishing primary in 1973.

Click to see full-size image.

Geo

Nobody else thought top row, third from the right ?

[Geo the Sarge]

Also, is it just me or does it take other people longer to make a post itt compared to any other, any other thread I post in it's always instant but when I post on here it takes at least a few seconds to post it sometimes takes quite awhile ? Doesn't happen all the time but quite regularly.

BTW +1 to this, any reason or is it cos I is Scottish?

Geo

Will you translate for me please ? When I say stuff like prick though, feel free to change it to something clever and less offensive, kthxbye.

Lol happy times that need to be rekindled

Geo