Mister Ting Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'll start with a Q & A quotation from Alan Watts. Q. If you knew the atom bomb was about to fall, what would you do? A. I should go right on eating dinner. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Well that's off to a great start, smartarzz Will this get to number one by Christmas? I don't mean this century either...... Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, Mister Ting said: I'll start with a Q & A quotation from Alan Watts. Q. If you knew the atom bomb was about to fall, what would you do? A. I should go right on eating dinner. Reminded me of these from the peaceful time when we only had to worry about Russian nuclear bombs "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, ckn said: Reminded me of these from the peaceful time when we only had to worry about Russian nuclear bombs Yes, but would it spoil your mash? Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'm sure Alan Watts is narrating. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Cragg Vale is beautiful and the beer from the nearby micro brewery is great too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mister Ting said: Yes, but would it spoil your mash? Back in my day, we had two doses of radiation per day just to keep us hardy. Not like modern namby-pamby youngsters who’ve never been let play with microwave emitters or encouraged to dip fingers into bowls of mercury. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Cragg Vale is beautiful and the beer from the nearby micro brewery is great too! Cragg is a beaut of a place. Used to end up there after rabbiting up on the moor around Stoodley Pike and Withens. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Mister Ting said: Yes, but would it spoil your mash? Eventually. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 13 hours ago, ckn said: Back in my day, we had two doses of radiation per day just to keep us hardy. Not like modern namby-pamby youngsters who’ve never been let play with microwave emitters or encouraged to dip fingers into bowls of mercury. Sellafield , Chernobyl fallout , gawd knows what . Me , many others I know and relations hit by cancer ... how would you ever know how things have a knock on effect ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, DavidM said: Sellafield , Chernobyl fallout , gawd knows what . Me , many others I know and relations hit by cancer ... how would you ever know how things have a knock on effect ? Don't forget all the nuclear weapons tests, including a few atmospheric ones that'll have thrown radiation around the world. Kids these days don't know how lucky they are. I bet none of them have even seen a white dog excrement. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Saves on the microwave bill though? Stick your tea on the window ledge in Whitehaven for 20 mins, and it's cooked (If it's still there of course)- I mean the ledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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