I quit now.......

[pargyle]

According to this, one or two of us could be guilty of a few faux pas

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/06/19/37-conversation-rules-for-gentleman-from-1875/

It's a CLASSIC ... brilliant MBC ... how you found that I will never know ...

 

[mbc]

It's a CLASSIC ... brilliant MBC ... how you found that I will never know ...

no. 36

 

[pargyle]

no. 36

Ha ....

It's only flattery when it's not true .... if someone say they like your shirt or tie ... offer to swap it for theirs !! You'll soon find out where the truth lies !!

 

[mbc]

Ha ....

It's only flattery when it's not true .... if someone say they like your shirt or tie ... offer to swap it for theirs !! You'll soon find out where the truth lies !!

Gilding the lily maybe..
In a similar vein, you shouldnt criticise someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes, because then you're not only a mile away from them but you also have their shoes.

 

[mbc]

"6. Never, unless you are requested to do so, speak of your own business or profession in society; to confine your conversation entirely to the subject or pursuit which is your own specialty is low-bred and vulgar"
Probably why I spend so much time on this forum.

 

[pargyle]

Gilding the lily maybe..
In a similar vein, you shouldnt criticise someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes, because then you're not only a mile away from them but you also have their shoes.

Can't criticise that .... What size shoes do you take ? Mine are looking a bit thin on the soles ...

 

[garlicpickle]

Isn't referring to faux pas actually in breach of rule #28?

 

[mbc]

Isn't referring to faux pas actually in breach of rule #28?

I'd wondered that, but considering its a commonly used term in English, and my first language is Welsh anyway, I thought it might go under the radar.

 

[mbc]

Can't criticise that .... What size shoes do you take ? Mine are looking a bit thin on the soles ...

Dover ? or lemon ?

 

[Luminos]

Dover ? or lemon ?

...or R...

 

[pargyle]

...or R...

You are a completely perverse bunch of humourists ... thank goodness Finman hasn't noticed yet or we will all be in trouble for village dogging .... oops ... not really what I meant to say !

 

[garlicpickle]

or we will all be in trouble for village dogging .... oops ... not really what I meant to say !

oh I think you knew exactly what you were saying, you.... you.....one hive owner, you!

 

[pargyle]

oh I think you knew exactly what you were saying, you.... you.....one hive owner, you!

Oh ... that's really cut me to the core ... what will you all do for insults next year when my planned expansion to 479 hives in my back garden is accomplished ?

 

[garlicpickle]

Oh ... that's really cut me to the core ... what will you all do for insults next year when my planned expansion to 479 hives in my back garden is accomplished ?

I'm just reading up on correct etiquette for ladies in preparation for our forum dinner party.

*titters from behind fan and goes off to practice the spinet*

 

[drstitson]

dogging

once had a tyre blow out whilst heading out of Leicester on the A47 at around 7pm 10 years back - luckily just before the Billesdon Layby.

in the time it took me to get out of the car, nip to the phone box for location , get back in the car and turn light on in order to read RAC number the first "visitor" arrived.

Experienced similar drive-by every 10 minutes until the recovery man arrived over an hour later.

Our immediate thoughts were that the RAC/AA etc should employ doggers in order to get faster response times.

 

[pargyle]

once had a tyre blow out whilst heading out of Leicester on the A47 at around 7pm 10 years back - luckily just before the Billesdon Layby.

in the time it took me to get out of the car, nip to the phone box for location , get back in the car and turn light on in order to read RAC number the first "visitor" arrived.

Experienced similar drive-by every 10 minutes until the recovery man arrived over an hour later.

Our thoughts were that the RAC/AA etc should employ doggers in order to get faster response times.

Clearly a drone congregation area in the Billesdon Layby !!

 

[drstitson]

"Clearly a drone congregation area in the Billesdon Layby !!"

Not the sort of gene pool that should be encouraged????

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I'd wondered that, but considering its a commonly used term in English, and my first language is Welsh anyway, I thought it might go under the radar.

What's the French for faux pas then, anyone know?

 

[garlicpickle]

What's the French for faux pas then, anyone know?

"Ooh la la, I ave dropped a clangeur!"

 

[madasafish]

Oh ... that's really cut me to the core ... what will you all do for insults next year when my planned expansion to 479 hives in my back garden is accomplished ?

Laugh at you openly as by my reckoning you will spend every wakening hour of the day inspecting them... Let alone chasing 20 swarms a day in swarming season..

Say 15 minutes an inspection - including notes (you'll need a very big book..), That is 119 hours and 45 minutes every week out of a total of 168 hours leaving you just 48 hours and 15 minutes to eat and sleep...

Not much time for posting here then!