Today was going to be my wedding anniversary!
I had this idea of having one every 4 years instead of annually, as the February after the September we actually tied the knot had 29 days. Then I got a job offer in Eire and my wife offered to forego her A-Levels and marry me right away to go to Shannon Town with me. It was a decade before her education caught up. Being together in a ‘foreign’ place was much easier than being alone though and made the whole experience much more survivable. After 33 years of marriage, I am still sure that we did the right thing
With my poor English I don’t get, what Thistle is telling.
From Wikipedia I read, “Lozenge” is a sort of rhombus – so it doesn’t make any sense for me. What does “lozenges” mean in this context?
Lozenges in USA are usually much larger though than pills. Some are more like hard candy, but they have medication for sore throat. Lozenges are often individually wrapped too, like candy. They have flavors and you keep them in your mouth like a candy, until it dissolves, and they sooth your throat.
Amazing, Fizz went to school, got caught with throat lozenges (“drugs” you know, under the school’s ‘no-tolerance policy’) and hasn’t been suspensded indefinitely?
Big Brother “is” watching.
Yesterday it was peanuts, today it’s cough drops, tomorrow it’s pencils (becasue of the lead).
But it’s OK for lil Johnny to pack his roach clip…
Ohhhhh Brother !!!!!!!
Just for the record, pencil lead is made of graphite and clay. To “draw” is to “lead” (the other pronunciation)–has nothing to do with plumbum, the metal.
However, pencils are sharp and so can be considered weapons, so they’re probably out anyway!
Unless you put little helmets over the points. (Or would that be condoms? The LA porn industry has been threatening to go on strike over a mandatory condom law for adult film performers–actual news!)
Stabbing someone — intentionally — with a pencil happens more often than most people think. There was an incident in late January where a 14-year-old boy stabbed several people in a school cafeteria in Atlantic (IA), and a google search for ‘stabbing with pencils’ brings up a large number of similar incidents involving not just schoolchildren but adults as well.
Oh, come on!! That’s just crazy talk! I’m here to tell you that expecting parents to show some responsibility for their students’ actions is just asking too much. Don’t you know that teachers are supposed to be moral compass for their students?
There should be a law requiring all teachers to be certified in mandatory pencil condom AND helmet instruction in class. Of course this will require the State administration to come up with the required mandatory training (at teachers out of pocket expense, of course) to be conducted during summer months when the lazy buggers are just lounging around anyhow. We can piggy back it with mandatory sensitivity training concerning “pencil and pen challenged” students who lack the funds for these impromptu weapons and must resort to knives or broken bottles when they wish to inflict bodily harm on a classmate.
I first went to school in 1955. I quickly made a friend of (I think) ‘John Goode’? We both loved watching ‘Zorro’ on TV (The old b&w series) and would while spare time away by ‘fencing’ with anything swordlike. Pencils were a favourite. To my horror one day. John bent forward to thrust at my chest when I made a stab for his. He got a sharp HB in the eye.
I still feel guilt and self-recrimination for that. John had to spend a lot of time in hospital and went to a special school after that. Maybe the same one that my partially-sighted wife went to about 11 years later? I used to see the minibus waiting outside his house in the morning and sometimes saw him coming home. I have never forgotten how a moment’s play can turn into a life-changing experience for all involved…
Love it. Pb is perfect here… the chemical symbol for lead, and a possible abbreviation for peanut butter.
(Of course, C would be a better symbol for pencil “lead”, but that’s already been touched upon above).
Not aware of much hysteria regarding Pb, although in view of its toxicity there are sensible regulations concerning its use. But there is maybe a dearth of concern regarding the very dangerous and surprisingly ubiquitous chemical DHMO.
Going back to lead, when at school I had a friend called Nicholas. He was quickly known as “Plumbum” [Latin for lead - those were the days and the schools where you had to learn Latin], based on mis-pronouncing his name with a long flat “a” in the last syllable,
Haha! Best helmet comment yet!
Happy Leap Day!
Today was going to be my wedding anniversary!
I had this idea of having one every 4 years instead of annually, as the February after the September we actually tied the knot had 29 days. Then I got a job offer in Eire and my wife offered to forego her A-Levels and marry me right away to go to Shannon Town with me. It was a decade before her education caught up. Being together in a ‘foreign’ place was much easier than being alone though and made the whole experience much more survivable. After 33 years of marriage, I am still sure that we did the right thing
What is he counting, remaining rain capes?
He is prob. counting the number of cars that honked at him today.
yup… probably signing the RGA (return goods authorization) form
“What’s he counting?” Only got as far as 9, so obviously not the rain capes….
…nor the honking cars, coome to that.
With my poor English I don’t get, what Thistle is telling.
From Wikipedia I read, “Lozenge” is a sort of rhombus – so it doesn’t make any sense for me. What does “lozenges” mean in this context?
A lozenge is:
*pastille , Also called: troche a medicated tablet held in the mouth until it has dissolved
*a small, flavored tablet made from sugar or syrup, often medicated
Also called “cough drops”.
Lozenges in USA are usually much larger though than pills. Some are more like hard candy, but they have medication for sore throat. Lozenges are often individually wrapped too, like candy. They have flavors and you keep them in your mouth like a candy, until it dissolves, and they sooth your throat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throat_lozenge
Amazing, Fizz went to school, got caught with throat lozenges (“drugs” you know, under the school’s ‘no-tolerance policy’) and hasn’t been suspensded indefinitely?
A “couple” of lozenges. This sounds like posession with intent to supply to me.
Big Brother “is” watching.
Yesterday it was peanuts, today it’s cough drops, tomorrow it’s pencils (becasue of the lead).
But it’s OK for lil Johnny to pack his roach clip…
Ohhhhh Brother !!!!!!!
Where’s it okay for Johnny to pack his roach clip?
Most schools in England?
Just for the record, pencil lead is made of graphite and clay. To “draw” is to “lead” (the other pronunciation)–has nothing to do with plumbum, the metal.
However, pencils are sharp and so can be considered weapons, so they’re probably out anyway!
Unless you put little helmets over the points. (Or would that be condoms? The LA porn industry has been threatening to go on strike over a mandatory condom law for adult film performers–actual news!)
Stabbing someone — intentionally — with a pencil happens more often than most people think. There was an incident in late January where a 14-year-old boy stabbed several people in a school cafeteria in Atlantic (IA), and a google search for ‘stabbing with pencils’ brings up a large number of similar incidents involving not just schoolchildren but adults as well.
Why not just teach the kids about how their emotions work and to not stab other people?
Oh, come on!! That’s just crazy talk! I’m here to tell you that expecting parents to show some responsibility for their students’ actions is just asking too much. Don’t you know that teachers are supposed to be moral compass for their students?
There should be a law requiring all teachers to be certified in mandatory pencil condom AND helmet instruction in class. Of course this will require the State administration to come up with the required mandatory training (at teachers out of pocket expense, of course) to be conducted during summer months when the lazy buggers are just lounging around anyhow. We can piggy back it with mandatory sensitivity training concerning “pencil and pen challenged” students who lack the funds for these impromptu weapons and must resort to knives or broken bottles when they wish to inflict bodily harm on a classmate.
I first went to school in 1955. I quickly made a friend of (I think) ‘John Goode’? We both loved watching ‘Zorro’ on TV (The old b&w series) and would while spare time away by ‘fencing’ with anything swordlike. Pencils were a favourite. To my horror one day. John bent forward to thrust at my chest when I made a stab for his. He got a sharp HB in the eye.
I still feel guilt and self-recrimination for that. John had to spend a lot of time in hospital and went to a special school after that. Maybe the same one that my partially-sighted wife went to about 11 years later? I used to see the minibus waiting outside his house in the morning and sometimes saw him coming home. I have never forgotten how a moment’s play can turn into a life-changing experience for all involved…
Ah yes, the Nanny State ™ is alive and well.
Oh, lest we forget, the world wide anti Pb hysteria…
Love it. Pb is perfect here… the chemical symbol for lead, and a possible abbreviation for peanut butter.
(Of course, C would be a better symbol for pencil “lead”, but that’s already been touched upon above).
Not aware of much hysteria regarding Pb, although in view of its toxicity there are sensible regulations concerning its use. But there is maybe a dearth of concern regarding the very dangerous and surprisingly ubiquitous chemical DHMO.
Going back to lead, when at school I had a friend called Nicholas. He was quickly known as “Plumbum” [Latin for lead - those were the days and the schools where you had to learn Latin], based on mis-pronouncing his name with a long flat “a” in the last syllable,
http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html :-)