Persistent

Unlucky in Lurve

I was reading Ruby's blog about dating and thinking back to my awkward teenage days.
It was a fun time for me and one that built character.
Around my teens (as I remember) I lacked:
Style
Confidence
Money
A Motor Vehicle
The ability to dance
The art of conversation
A group of boisterous friends
The ability to hold any large amount of beer
But I did have a large amount of spots, a mother who would shout at me if I got in after 10.30 and a job that started at 4am
This meant that any of the ritual and predatory hunting of the female gender that had to be done, really did have to be done in the early part of the evening using only the cheapest naffest lines that my so called friends had taught me.
My hapless efforts became a source of amusment for my workmates who repeated most of my put-downs enough for me to have memorised some of the best of them.
You nice girls that read this blog should let me know if you ever used any of these on anyone, and if not feel free to defend yourselves with them, believe me they hurt.

Me: Have I seen you somewhere before?
Girl: Yes, thats why I stopped going there

Me:Your place or mine?
Girl: Both, you to yours and me to mine

Me: I know how to please a woman
Girl: Good, please start by leaving me alone

And the all time great put-down

Me: I would love to spend the night with you
Girl: If you walked towards that wall with a hard-on, your nose would touch first

Me: OUCH

It is me !

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Persistent!

1. The first domain name ever registered was Persistent.com.
2. When Persistent is swallowed, he will enter the blood stream within twenty minutes.
3. Persistent has four noses.
4. Persistent cannot jump.
5. Persistent kept at the window will keep vampires at bay!
6. On average, women blink nearly twice as much as Persistent.
7. Persistent can give birth ten days after being born, and is born pregnant.
8. Some birds use Persistent to orientate themselves during migration!
9. It takes 8 minutes for light to travel from the Sun's surface to Persistent.
10. The air around Persistent is superheated to about five times the temperature of the sun!

I am interested in - do tell me aboutherhimitthem

HOOORAY

Big brother is OVER, no more mind numbing boring editited for effect TV to amuse the LOWEST common denominator.
Hey government, if you want to raise the levels of intelligence in the country why not raise the standards of TV programming.
Believe me, if stuff that makes you think is all there is to watch, then they will watch it, after all, they watch big brother.

YAWNNnnnn

I wanted to blog but I seem to be having a block brought on by lack of sleep.
Here is a picture of a deck chair to amuse you all while you wait for me to wake up.

I couldn't figure it out....

But then I did.
It's this Bill Nighy thing that Silver has. I could not figure out how the two of them hadn't got together after that saucy secret message email he sent her. But then I went on IMDB.com and saw how busy he had been.

Poor Silver has had to spend a fortune on Cinema in 2005 with

# Gideon's Daughter (2005)  .... Gideon Warner
# The Constant Gardener  .... Sir Bernard Pellegrin
# The Girl in the Café (2005)  .... Lawrence thats a tv one
# The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy  .... Slartibartfast
# The Magic Roundabout

Really, its surprising he found time for the email. Then we have 2006/7

# Underworld: Evolution (2006) .... Viktor
# Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (2007) (filming)
# Flushed Away (2006)  .... Whitey
# Notes on a Scandal (2006)  .... Richard Hart
# Stormbreaker (2006)  .... Alan Blunt
# Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Silver, I think you may have to look elsewhere. This man has no time for anyone, even you.

Its the most serious challenge yet

There is a serious challenge going on at the other side of this table.
A few minutes ago Rebecca and Jason decided to have a competition to see who could guess the flavour of the Revel before eating.
Jason started off with great confidence as he told us that he used to eat a GIANT pack of Revels every day on his way to college. He then confidently shouted out that his first Revel was a Orange one, only to be brought down as it gave that Malteser crunch.
After that things went downhill for Jason as my lovely wife chose correctly every single guess. Jason gave up after 14 attempts, of which he got 9 correct, whereas Rebecca got ALL 14 correct.

I am so proud.

It's still a way of life

I was browsing the web the other day and came across a lovely little bit of information that I didnt know.
I think most of us already know that the famous two finger salute was inspired by the English Longbowman who when captured by the french used to have their two fingers sliced off. This made them useless to us as solidiers but drained the uk treasury when they were sent back, as Bowmen were paid by the crown if they went back alive.

The english after winning a battle would always show the French their two fingers as a sign of defiance, but what I didnt know was that they also used to shout "Pluck Yew" as they showed the digits.
Just in case you didnt know, there are other archery terms that are still used today

"Keep tabs on someone" Archers use leather pieces called Tabs to protect their fingers on the string. Keeping tabs on somone is keeping a drawn bow on them.

"Calling the shots"  When faced with a charge every other bowman would fire to keep a constant hail of arrows going, while he was reloading the bowman next to him would fire. A bowman who called the shots would shout out first bow fire, second bow fire etc.

"Flinching" is when you move your arm or hand just before you shoot

"Hang Loose" is to unstring your bow at the end of a battle

Gosh, aint you all sooo happy you read this blog today.

I dont remember that!

I dont remember stealing this from Just a girl and she doesn't remember stealing it from anyone else.

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, (even if we don't speak ) please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me.
It can be anything you want - good or bad - BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE.
When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people DON'T ACTUALLY remember about you!

(only do it on your own blog if you feel like it)

Two is better than one

There are times when it is so obvious that the majority of decision makers within the govt are men.
They have now decided that it is legal for prostitutes to work in pairs, where do there minds come up with these wonders, two women working together Gawd bless you gentlemen, it's like a dream come true....and all legal too.

Desert island DvD's

Rebecca and I were talking this evening and the conversation moved onto which movies we could watch over and over again.
This isn't the same as fave film or best flm, it'ss which 5 films could hold your attention to watch them over and over again, then the big question....Why
Mine, in no particular order are

Grosse Point Blanke
Why, because it is so rare for americans to do black humour well, and this is funny, exciting and as well as great humour and acting from John Cusack has a fantastic small part for Alan Arkin.

The American President
A well written film that combineshumour, drama and romance. This was the film that Aaron Sorkin wrote which led to the West Wing, and when you watch it you can see  the West Wing begin to form.

The 13th Warrior
There is nothing splendid about this film, but it was great that director John McTiernan used such a variety of actors many unknowns playing lead rolls next to Omar Shariff and Antonio Banderas, many  never did anything else after this film. The film is an adventure for boys about good and evil and thats all there is to it, but it's brilliant to watch over and over again

Dark Star
Many just dont get it. This is an ultra low budget film, the first film by John Carpenter which he started as his university project. I love that you can do so much for free and make it look so good. For instance the lift was filmed in a corridor with the camera on its side, one of the actors was so cheap because he could not speak english, and John had to dub his own voice in.
Funny, sad, intelligent film making on a shoestring.

Local Hero
I like the extremes in this film and how they come together, the city dwelling american and how he grows to enjoy the one street town. The beach comber and the executive.
Its compelling, and one of Burt Lancasters last great performances even though his role is small.

So now I want to see all of you blog about your desert island dvd's. Things that stand the test of time. Things that you can watch over and over again.
If you dont have a blog just list them AND THE REASONS WHY it's very important in my comments.