About what were the TV shows of which you speak, Dutchy? I watched the fascinating series about the universe and everything, called 'Time', which was mind-boggling.
Boggling eyes, loose open-mouthed jaws, sweaty faces and general agitition leading to riotous behaviour were a feature of the audiences in the most avant-garde music-halls of Paris in the 1890s when the can-can was performed by unknickered dancing-girls of the very worst type. The police had to take action to prevent outbreaks of untrammelled breaches of the peace and thus paved the way for performances more in keeping with the sensitivities of tourists.
Tourists were the band I first saw Annie Lennox in. They were one hit wonders with a cover of 'I only wanna be with you' in Australia. I've since found out they released couple of albums before breaking up and Lennox and Dave Stewart and forming the Eurythmics.
Eurythmics is an aesthetic concept associated with the harmony of proportions and elegance. It is the science of grace in such areas as architecture, deportment and musical composition and performance.
Performance based pay systems is a ll the rage in business nowadays. I wonder if todays C.E are loyal to their companies or more interested in their pay packets?
Packets of crisps sell quite well in the pub. There are a range of flavours but I only ever buy the Ready Salted.
Salted peanuts are boring, almost as boring as pretzels.
Pretzels are unknown in England to my knowledge. They must be pretty awful if they are more boring than salted peanuts although I will say that peanut-butter and strawberry jam is quite nice on well buttered organic bread as long as you lay them all on thick.
'Thick as two short planks' is a pretty common Australianism for someone who is not too smart, another one that I like is 'Dumb as a box of hammers.'
Hammers come in all shapes and sizes, from tiny little peanut brittle breakers to mighty sledge hammers. I prefer an all purpose medium sized one that whacks just about anything.
Anything goes when the Aussies meet Ireland in Gaelic Football. The field at last Sunday's game at Croke Park, Dublin at times resembled a bloody battlefield.
Battlefield tactics were not required in the pub tonight. That's why I'm so sleepy.
Sleepy sickness arrived and disappeared during the 1920s and has been linked to the previous flu epidemic. There was a chillingly realistic documentary about the bird flu pandemic on TV a couple of nights ago.
"Ago" is one of those words which it is impossible to begin a sentence with except one like this. It is reasonable to presume that it was used in an attempt to stop up this generally pleasant thread or possibly thoughtlessly in a sort of "other people don't matter" frame of mind so common these days.
'Days of Wine and Roses' is a Henry Mancini tune that I always planned to write a parody of, Weird Al Yankovic style, and renaming it 'Days of Lines and Noses' and waxing lyrical about the foibles of the use of cocaine.
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant, creating what has been described as a euphoric sense of happiness and increased energy.
Energy is a very important substance and it is in limited supply. My quota for the day has just enough left, as I planned, to get me up stairs and into my bed under the electrically warmed, fluffy sheets.
Sheets of paper have been written about unpleasant people, and also snide comments above with the challenge of starting a sentence with ago; no harm in starting it the way you did, I don't think. Don't you enjoy challenges?
Challenges have been analysed by some pyschologists (Reik for example)who have concluded that they are attractive to masochistic personalities. I'm all for comfort and ease of the bone.
Bone marrow is a soft, fatty tissue inside the bones. This is where blood cells (red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells) are produced and developed.
