[patio]

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying what you think yourself.
- James Stephens

patio.

[bacon buttie]

YLstang, on Apr 7 2007, 05:00 PM, said:

bacon buttie, on Apr 6 2007, 07:43 PM, said:

It's not the falling that bothers me,
but the landing
(Me before my first sky dive)

That was Me at my first Bungee jump Saturday morning 9 A.M. 9-18-93 after Me and my Honey got married the day before.

What a THRILL

Is that the thrill of getting married or the thrill of the bungee?

[bacon buttie]

I hope your mumma died giving birth to you, cos' if she had seen you she would have died of fright.

From the film "brother where art thou"

If i didn't write it, no body else would

Eric sykes, when asked why he wrote his biogrophy

[YLstang]

bacon buttie, on Apr 7 2007, 11:51 PM, said:

YLstang, on Apr 7 2007, 05:00 PM, said:

bacon buttie, on Apr 6 2007, 07:43 PM, said:

It's not the falling that bothers me,
but the landing
(Me before my first sky dive)

That was Me at my first Bungee jump Saturday morning 9 A.M. 9-18-93 after Me and my Honey got married the day before.

What a THRILL

Is that the thrill of getting married or the thrill of the bungee?

Both, always had wanted to jump, ans always wanted a good wife and it took 3 tries to get it right. 3 times a charm
At least the Bungee (Thank God) I got it right the first time , and turned around and Bungeed again

[sagebrush]

The world of achievement has always belonged to the optimist.
- J. Harold Wilkins

[managed]

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Winston Churchill

[VA(s)T]

Quote

Waste of Muscle, waste of Brain,
Waste of Patience, waste of Pain,
Waste of Manhood, waste of Health,
Waste of Beauty, waste of Wealth,
Waste of Blood, and waste of Tears,
Waste of youth's most precious years,
Waste of ways the saints have trod,
Waste of Glory, waste of God,
War!

More Rough Rhymes of a Padre by "Woodbine Willie" (1919) "Waste"

[managed]

Hi VA(s)T,

FYI a 'Woodbine' was a non-filter tipped cigarette, fairly cheap and popular with British soldiers in both World Wars.

My father used to smoke them and I have smoked them myself (before I quit).

[VA(s)T]

Thanks Managed, actualy didn't know why he got this nick, at first it more looks like a soldiers poem to me..
Looked it up and it seems to be a priest.. Anyways i like it!? It's honest...

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Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, MC (June 27, 1883 - March 8, 1929), was an Anglican priest and poet. He was nicknamed 'Woodbine Willy' during World War I for giving Woodbine cigarettes along with spiritual aid to injured and dying soldiers.

This post has been edited by VA(s)T: 09 April 2007 - 05:22 PM

[Guitar Man]

During the Vietnam war, US soldiers were given "other types" of unfiltered smokes for spiritual and medicinal purposes. I wonder if the same goes on for our boys in Afghaniland...

[managed]

He seems to have been a very brave man VA(s)T, I think his poems are very moving, thanks for bringing them to my attention.

I expect they do use 'herbal' remedies Phil, who can blame them, anything that makes their lives (and deaths unfortunately) more bearable is ok by me.

[patio]

If a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called him.
- Robert Louis Stevenson

patio.

[VA(s)T]

managed, on Apr 9 2007, 10:41 PM, said:

He seems to have been a very brave man VA(s)T, I think his poems are very moving, thanks for bringing them to my attention.

I expect they do use 'herbal' remedies Phil, who can blame them, anything that makes their lives (and deaths unfortunately) more bearable is ok by me.

I think so as well, he must have been a very brave man..

some more history about Herbal Remedies

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1492-11: Jerez and Torres Discover Smoking; Jerez Becomes First European Smoker

Rodrigo de Jerez, is credited with first observing smoking. He brought the habit back to his hometown, but the smoke billowing from his mouth and nose so frightened his neighbors he was imprisoned by the holy inquisitors for 7 years. By the time he was released, smoking was a Spanish craze.

Jean Nicot (1530 - May 4, 1600), was a French diplomat and scholar.
When Nicot returned from The Americas, he brought tobacco plants. He introduced snuff to the French court. The queen mother, Catherine de Medici, became an instant tobacco convert. The plant was also an instant success with the Father Superior of Malta, who shared tobacco with all of his monks. More and more of the fashionable people of Paris began to use the plant, making Nicot a celebrity

Edit:

This post has been edited by VA(s)T: 10 April 2007 - 02:40 PM

[managed]

Sir Walter Rayleigh is credited with introducing Tobacco (and Potatoes) to England.

There was a very funny comedy sketch about this on TV some years ago, where the Lords and Ladies were eating Tobacco and trying to smoke Potatoes

He was eventually beheaded and rumour has it he was granted a final smoke before the end.
This is supposed to be the origin of the traditional final cigarette given to prisoners before execution.

This post has been edited by managed: 10 April 2007 - 08:44 PM

[bacon buttie]

Just some latin quotes i found while having a surf

Tantum eruditi sunt liberi - Only the educated are free.

Timendi causa est nescire - Ignorance is the cause of fear.

Tu stupidus es - You are dumb

Tu, rattus turpis! - You dirty rat!

Tua toga suspina est - Your toga is backwards

Tum podem extulit horridulum - You are talking junk

Me transmitte sursum, caledoni! - Beam me up, Scotty!

Mellita, domi adsum - Honey, I'm home

Meum cerebrum nocet - My brain hurts

Monstra mihi pecuniam! - Show me the money!

And finaly one we should all learn

Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum! - Don't you dare erase my hard disk!

[managed]

Hey Bacon, believe it or not there was a page on BBC Ceefax the other day about making the perfect Bacon Buttie !
Apparently some scientists had measured the best temperature for and best time under a grill to get perfect Bacon for a buttie !

It's good to know our Taxes aren't being wasted

[Sparrow]

managed, on Apr 9 2007, 05:25 PM, said:

Hi VA(s)T,

FYI a 'Woodbine' was a non-filter tipped cigarette, fairly cheap and popular with British soldiers in both World Wars.

My father used to smoke them and I have smoked them myself (before I quit).

Can't remember the comedian now but always remember him saying that he called his dog Woodbine and when asked why, he said that it had very short legs so he used to take it out each evening for a quick drag.

[bacon buttie]

managed, on Apr 12 2007, 12:20 AM, said:

Hey Bacon, believe it or not there was a page on BBC Ceefax the other day about making the perfect Bacon Buttie !
Apparently some scientists had measured the best temperature for and best time under a grill to get perfect Bacon for a buttie !

It's good to know our Taxes aren't being wasted

Well with all that is going on in the world, what do you expect the scientists to do!! . I remember some time back the gov gave a student £50,000 to find out why buttered toast lands buttered side down when dropped .
Could it be that YOU BLOODY DROPPED IT????

[VA(s)T]

bacon buttie, on Apr 11 2007, 06:27 PM, said:

Just some latin quotes i found while having a surf

There's one good latin quote in particular i remember reading on Angelina Jolies belly..


QUOD ME NUTRIT ME DESTRUIT

[mph]

Hi VA(s)T,that's a good excuse for posting a photo of her