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Quote: from NWRA on 5:25 pm on Jan. 14, 2007[br]
<br>And I don’t like George Orwell. I think he’s a snob (i.e., The Road To Wigan Pier, and the way he ‘studies’ the workingclass – studies them, as if they’re newly discovered wildlife – and seems to think that the workingclass and The North are diametrically opposed to the middleclass and The South)<br>
Whatever you think about Orwell – he was clearly way ahead of his time. Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a beautifully written comedy.
Do you know Corm, I was going to do the same thing!:biggrin:
A Day at the Races<br>Flying to another country<br>Notts County FC – despite the stress levels.<br>The Derby<br>Cherry Blossom and old churches<br>Doom (Ah! if only some clever geezer would revamp the best PC game ever made for the 360)<br>Black Sabbath<br>Kentucky Fried Chicken<br>My ten year old, (sometimes)<br>Anticipating Summer<br>The orthodox Flat season
I could go on…:cool:
Orwell was a snob .. he never really understood the working classes, imo .. but he was more than aware of where the future was going to take them and what our Masters had in store for us all. The war in 1984 couldn’t describe the so called ‘war-on-terror’ better and how if you disagree with the State there is something wrong with you or your ill. Even if the bile that is put out by the State is in a constant state of flux and permanently and consistantly contradicts itself.
Swearing or people being obnoxious with their language doesn’t bother me, they are only words afterall .. the way people behave is of more concern.
Not critising NWRA, just some interesting points, that are worthy of a reply.
My kids<br>My work (said I know but I absolutely adore my job)<br>My hubby<br>My ummm………David ;) <br>Racing especially NH<br>Metal/rock music<br>Driving my car with the music on loud<br>Gigs<br>Posting online<br>The fact that I’m slim<br>My boobs<br>Sex<br>Porn<br>Bill Bryson books<br>A warm bed on a cold night<br>Baths<br>Scrubs<br>QI<br>Top Gear<br>Shopping<br>A glass of wine (or two)<br>Being tiddly<br>Dancing naked to music when tiddly<br>My beautiful bunny
<br>That’ll do for now
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(Edited by Burroughhill at 8:57 pm on Jan. 15, 2007)
In no particular order and plenty more besides:
Start of the Point to Point Season<br>Royal Ascot<br>Cheltenham<br>Breeders’ Cup<br>My horse<br>My dog<br>My family<br>Guiness or Murphys<br>Sausage and Mash<br>Fish and Chips<br>Ice cream<br>Good dark chocolate<br>Mince pies<br>Cambridge United<br>Fast hunting on a cold day<br>Horse shows<br>The music on my MP3<br>Ebay<br>Quizs<br>River Cottage on the tele<br>TRF<br>
Good stuff Adrian with the hunting mention – I really must get around to hiring a nag and going for a day’s hunting again soon…
..and things I love…
a decent day’s racing at a NH track<br>having a decent blast up the gallops<br>a large vodka<br>bottle of Bolly<br>a winning punt<br>my parrot<br>Counting Crows<br>waking up realising it’s your day off and you can snuggle back under the duvet and go back to sleep<br>lying by the pool covered in baby oil all day in summer and watching myself go brown<br>having a really good laugh<br>deep fried camembert with cranberry sauce<br>…oh, and I guess I’d better add sex!!! :biggrin: along with cuddling up too!<br>Ah yes – KFC too!<br>love flying as well (although I do it far too much!)<br>spending money – especially when having a damn good punt!!!<br>Oh – and Guesty’s arse surely has to have a mention!!!! :biggrin:
(Edited by Shadow Leader at 10:48 pm on Jan. 14, 2007)
Cheltenham Festival<br>Grand National<br>Newton Abbot Races<br>Arc de Triomphe  – the only flat race that gets me excited really !<br>Doing well in tipping competitions<br>Cricket<br>Watching Austraila lose a cricket match  – all too rare these days !<br>Chips<br>KFC<br>Milkshakes<br>People who are spiritual but not religious<br>People who share my opinions<br>Reminiscing bout the old days <br>Impersonating people<br>Making people laugh<br>The Muppets especially Waldorf and Statler<br>Comedian Charlie Chuck – The guy is hilarious<br>Only fools and horses<br>Last of the summer wine<br>Blackadder<br>Pop music from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s<br>The Peter Kay Amarillo video<br>Jimmy Saville<br>The internet<br>Conspiracy theories<br>Websites and books about ufos and aliens.<br>Cornwall especially St Ives<br>South Devon<br>Pondering the meaning of life.<br>Women with black curly or permed hair
<br>That’ll do for now<br>
I like.
Beer.<br> Golf.<br> Spanish holidays.<br> Golfing holidays in Spain.<br> Drunken golfing holidays in Spain.<br> Chocolate digestives.<br> Fun.<br> The wife.<br> Mesh.<br> The veggie Non Vintage.<br> Question of sport.<br> bricklaying.
I dont however like Jillys dancing!
Quote: from Grasshopper on 1:03 pm on Jan. 16, 2007[br]<br>Polished shoes
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<br>I can assure you Mr Grass, I’m as polished as they come.
My family<br>My cats<br>My garden<br>Mother nature<br>The seasons<br>New mown grass<br>Autumn bonfires<br>Long walks<br>Staring wistfully out of windows<br>Boogie chillin'<br>Yorkie bars<br>Marmite<br>Gentleman’s relish<br>Cheddar cheese<br>Parsnips<br>Sardines on toast<br>Darjeeling tea<br>BBC <br> > with all thy faults I love thee still<br>NHS /<br>Public libraries <br>Art galleries <br> > the priceless Victorian legacy<br>Museums /<br>Civic parks /<br>Railway stations /<br>Supper on the ‘Highland Chieftain’ north of Perth<br>The Triumph Bonneville T140V<br>The Bonnie + the ‘old’ A1, 5, 34, 38, 50, 66<br>Long lunches merging into twilight then bed at 8pm.<br>Two’s company three’s a crowd<br>The tranquility of solitude<br>The anonymity of the big city<br>Draught bitter<br>Nicotine<br>Entheogens<br>Zippo lighters<br>Padauk snuff boxes<br>Drinking, smoking, reading and thinking<br>Drinking with strangers<br>Ships that pass in the night<br>Aldous Huxley<br>Ernest Hemingway<br>David Attenborough<br>Lauren Bacall<br>Katharine Hepburn<br>Cary Grant<br>Genteel, faded English seaside resorts out of season<br>Dirty weekends therein<br>A scented lady<br>Trumper’s rose shaving cream, badger and blade<br>Harris Tweed<br>Fred Perry polos<br>Cashmere scarves<br>English welted leather footwear<br>Scepticism<br>Tortured personalities<br>Oddballs<br>Melencholia<br>Nostalgia<br>New morning
…enough (yawn)
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