A grumpy old bathplug raves

[Lin Olen]

worldreports.org is an interesting site. Look up archives. Christopher Storey

[Frosty]

Another 30 minutes yet before I go to India.

[charmc]

Bye, Bye, Frosty ...

[the1much]

old fishermen never die,,,,,they jus smell like it

[the1much]

have a safe trip frosty,,,,,hey india???,,,can you bring me back one of those big headdresses with feathers in it? i got a cow boy hat,,but no hat from an indian

[charmc]

Hey masalai,

It just hit me. I don't understand the name of this thread. Well, OK, I understand you're a raving grumpy old guy, that seems to fit, but what the heck is a grumpy old bathplug??

Obviously, my Ozzie vocabulary is limited.

[masalai]

I was not too sure about putting the literal "illegitimate" word as the heading

Grumpy old bastard - want to join the Royal Society, say yes and it is so!!! then arise to the occasion Sir Charlie, Your Royal Bastardness?

[charmc]

Well, I passed 60 a little bit ago (although I feel I've never grown up). There's plenty of crap, idiocy, and outright evil in this world that I complain about and fight against, so I guess "grumpy" fits. My ancestors were kings of Ireland (of course, in those days, the Gaelic word for king was applied to every tribal/clan leader), so I can be royal.

Guess that makes me a grumpy, old, and royal bastard. Got room for one more in the Society?

[masalai]

Lin Olen,

We are Grumpy Old Bastards, You submit the website as part of your grumpy pontification, giving it your full attention and using all the invective you can muster.

Then someone either attempts to out-do you or tries to howl you down for improper use of the English (British dictionary) language or because they have a different point of view & wish to now present their rant.

A way of confining anger/anger management, free self expression, "venting the spleen" and other psychological stress relief devices. Now what were you saying?

[masalai]

Go for it Sir Charlie.

The other Charlie, in his youth, was attending an exclusive boys school in Melbourne (when a callow youth), and a squatter friend I met on a small property in the NW (of Australia) - only a million acres - mine was half that... Anyhow, he also went to this school as a border (residential student not as in "Border Collie - a type of dog) and they were both urinating at the communal pissophone - friend walked out to a (very cultured plum-in-mouth accent) saying, "Oh, I say, My Mater always told me to wash hands after ablutions" to which friend replied (in pure bush strine - almost "market cockney") "F**k off charlie, I was tort not to piss on me ands!" True story. married a Royal horse I believe - not the squatters son the other one...

[Kay9]

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21188

Ok....658 words in his last post to Mat he still has said nothing, but give me money, and trust me. If you dont like it hump off.

[charmc]

Originally Posted by masalai

"F**k off charlie, I was tort not to piss on me ands!" True story. married a Royal horse I believe - not the squatters son the other one...

Good story! Better 'cause it's true!

I lost interest in that German/Greek Charlie, whose great grandfather changed the family name to the name of one of their houses so no one would realize he was the Kaiser's cousin, after he got extremely pissed off at his lovely young wife (the princess one, not the horse) for leaning against his Aston Martin. I may be a royal bastard; he's a royal ass ... and a Mama's boy.

[charmc]

OK, now I'm going to rant.

I had heard that an American wood boat restoration expert had traveled to Cuba recently to look at Ernest Hemingway's sportfishing boat, Pilar, which has been on the hard in Cuba since his death. The boat is part of a museum and memorial to Hemingway, who, of course, lived in Cuba for many years before the Castro revolution. The American was going to try to raise funds to assist in the restoration of Pilar, thinking that it would be a great joint "reach out" effort, showing friendship from people in the US to people in Cuba, in anticipation of Castro's passing sometime in the not too distant future. I thought this would be a natural basis for improving relations with the people of Cuba, since Hemingway is an iconic figure in both American and Cuban cultures.

I've defended many (not all) of the things our current President has done, and given the Administration the benefit of the doubt for being well-intentioned, albeit all too often incompetent in the execution of policy. This though, has absolutely no basis in logic or good policy. The Bush Administration has denied permission for the American non-profit organization to assist in any way in the restoration of the most important piece of Hemingway memorobilia, because "the restoration will have the effect of increasing tourism to Cuba, which would be a benefit to the Communist government".

Great. So the world will know that the US government refused to honor one of the country's most famous authors because he lived part of his life in Cuba ... before Castro ever came to power. A__holes!!

Fortunately, the battle is not over. The Hemingway Preservation Foundation has enlisted the help of Mystic Seaport and the National Trust for Historic Preservation to have the Hemingway home and boat declared a US Historic Site. This article in Yachting goves information on how to help in the fight and the preservation.

http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/yach...080365,00.html

[masalai]

Greetings Charlie and other caring humanity.
Is it your dick-head bureaucrats that need a reality check. I feel it is up to Americans to post letters to the editor or "cartoon" video on utube etc., depicting this outrage of neglecting such genuine history. Militaristic adventures can make good entertainment, as evidenced in the 007 series - minimal blood & guts - but still a ripping yarn, as per the Hemingway style.. I am against any form of war, as it demonstrates total incompetence in communication capabilities of the perpetrators. This skill is witness to America's failure in the Middle East. Guns, and the readiness to use them do not make the user "in the right" or morally correct. The result is often that of strengthening the resolve of the other side who may feel unjustifiably oppressed. No army can defeat a force using Guerilla tactics, for every time civilian casualties are found, support for the "resistance" grows.

Wake up America, communicate and verbally resolve the issues in openness and honesty. Some of your history is in need of care and attention. This is your opening to learn to communicate - No strings. No conditions. Just a simple how can we help, what would you like us to do. Then do it!

Enough of this inane, petty, mentally deficient, infantile, my gun is bigger than yours, crap. If you are (or would like to claim that you are) the biggest and best? then show it by actions (not posturing like a stupid sycophant!). Help the organisations in need to develop simple trust and honest communication by maintaining something many feel is important and needs to be preserved.

Arise you stupid (non-voters) who claim to be citizens of America. What will be your legacy? You all have a legal right and responsibility to VOTE, do so! do not let this opportunity pass in another exercise of PURE APATHY. Consider who would serve your country best. Be vocal of what your expectations for the new President are! Hold that person accountable by marches and rallies and express a single message to stop any deviation from a righteous, honest, fair and conciliatory path.

GET OFF YOUR BIG FAT INDIFFERENT COLLECTIVE ARSES and make a difference, by listening to the needs of the downtrodden, care for the disadvantaged, deal honestly and fairly in trade. This is, and more, the mark of GREATNESS...... Do You measure up?

[masalai]

K9, leave Mat to get some inside first, then we will see what there is to see. The manner of speech seems similar to those "you can make yourself great too" promotions/promoters. A lot of "feelgood" requiring audience participation like "YES" or "I BELIEVE" to be shouted by the group every so often

Then again, he may have something that is actually of use. - then use it - is that legal in litigious USA? if nothing is sold?