Think about this
If all scientific knowledge was lost, we would, eventually, recoup our understanding and gather the same knowledge that we currently hold to be true.
If all religious scriptures were lost, religion would exist again, but it would never be exactly the same.

The difference of stories versus facts, I guess!

The trouble with this government..nobody has had any experience of anything....job or life. Hence they make daft judgements on how we and everybody ought to lead their lives.
I mean you wouldn't pick any of them in a job interview would you??

Q. Have you any experience?
A. No, none what so ever.
Q. What makes you think your qualified for the post?
A. I once worked for a previous guy in politics and all my friends at school said I should have a shot at it...as I would be good at it.
Q. So no previous employment in industry then?
A. Afraid not old boy.
Q. ...prehaps in commerce then??
A. didn't have the chance old boy...the careers officer at school said my type ought to be running the country..because that's what we do.
Q. O I see, surely you thought perhaps of serving your country..perhaps joining one of the service's...get out and see the world a bit..some experience and see how others live, see what's it all about?
A. But I might be shot at and even worse may happen and then who's going to run the country??
Q. O quite, good point....well you seem a perfectly qualified candidate to lead the Conservative party and the country. Just one last question...'You do shoot, don't you?'
A. 'O yes rather....that's one thing I'm quite good at'
Q.. What's the other??
A. Telling other people what to do.
Q. O yes, I can see your quite good at that.
A. O I think so too..
Q. Mind you Prime Minister, you do have a lot of experience.

Band of Brothers

I've just come back from spending the weekend walking in the footsteps of the 'Band of Brothers'!
Well, not all of them of course but the bit where they experienced very tough times at Bastogne during the 'Battle of the Bulge' which, you will recall, took place in the Ardenne on the Belgian/German border.
Wandering around the frozen, snowy landscape really focusses ones mind on the privations and personal sacrifices these, and others, endured.
This was my second visit, the first being in 1968 when I discovered all sorts of paraphenalia left over from the battle by both the Allies and Axis forces. On this occasion, with the ground covered in 25cm of snow, no such relics were obvious.
A sad and moving experience but something i just needed to do!

The oldest living Easy Company member is Frank Perconte, aged 94, and the youngest is Don Bond aged 85. To date, and following the death of 86-year-old Hank Zimmerman, an an amazing 32 Easy Company members remain living.

Profound thoughts for today.

Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTMV-uBYkWo&feature=related.
Watch and learn...........
You have been fooled.

Jeez

I get really f...ed up with people using phrases that are just not right.............

for example

sodding news readers that say ..........'ahead of' eg., 'ahead of next weeks summit', where the fuck did that come from? whats wrong with 'before'???

Also when I hear people saying that something was decimated, like its a bad thing, if it's decimated, there is 90% left, thats good, isnt it?

I know if my wallet contents were decimated after a night on the lash I'd be pretty happy about that!

People trying to sound sophisticated by saying ...'going forward'! wtf the matter with 'in future'????

I serioulsy want to strangle any 'female pudenda' that says someone or thing is 'iconic', no they/it's not they/it's just slightly memorable.
Jeeez.........