Public Address | Cafe | Island Life: What I've done with Julie Christie is my own business

BenWilson

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:44:37 +1200

Hate to meet the worse half ;-)

Eric Olthwaite

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:27:36 +1200

You see, back in my day, "detailing a hummer" was just tickling his balls when he reached the vinegar stroke. Funny how language changes.

Careful Ben, my better half is Irish. :-)

BenWilson

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:22:59 +1200

Did you hear about the Irishman who tried to detail a Hummer? Burned his hand on the exhaust pipe.

Paul Campbell

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:21:07 +1200

well you see later on I really did get into much bigger rockets (maybe not quite that big) ... my wife is understanding and I've since spent much more on them than the good old skyrockets I bought when she was my GF ....

sadly I haven't flown rockets since…

samuel walker

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:14:02 +1200

One Hundred Ex GirlFriends in the cellar?

For later use?

I dont think a stash of of old skyrockets will be much help in getting you out of that one paul.

and you cant just use em willynilly, you might end up on some register....

BenWilson

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:11:55 +1200

Surely detailing a Hummer is the king of reacharounds. Unless the reached-around has incredible stamina, or, like me, hates reacharounds for reasons explained perfectly by Elaine in Seinfeld (poor access to the equipment), a simple elbow grease comparison would put the Hummer as the equivalent of 20 reacharounds.

BenWilson

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:06:43 +1200

Paul, my brain and I have to apologise for having read that as 'every girlfriend'...

Me too, I thought it was a really good idea. Celebrate a relationship breakup with real pyrotechnics. It could be very cathartic. Burning an effigy might also help, in areas where burning is still allowed.

andrew llewellyn

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:58:54 +1200

Paul, my brain and I have to apologise for having read that as 'every girlfriend'...

Same. Getting my heasd around "Every girlfriend I used..."

dc_red

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:58:15 +1200

I thought it was quite cool that his girlfriend was really into rockets, too.

Emma Hart

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:45:02 +1200

every GF I used to put away a few hundred to use later in the year (other people have wine cellars)

Paul, my brain and I have to apologise for having read that as 'every girlfriend'...

David Slack

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:34:13 +1200

Eric,

Bagging ten is the Socratic method of dive-bombing. It was first used by the Luftwaffe over the Augean sea. Bill and Ted showed them how.

Detailing a Hummer is indeed the new reacharound, but not the way Richwhite makes you do it.

Lyndon Hood

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:30:45 +1200

How do we know that's not how HE pronounced it anyway?

Again, from watching Bill and Ted. Of course, they way he said it there didn't sound much like the standard Aglicisation either.

Eric Olthwaite

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:29:20 +1200

If I don’t bag ten, I have to detail his Hummer.

I can't keep up with how you young people evolve the language, is "bagging ten" the same as a teabagging? Is "detailing a Hummer" the new reacharound?

Now I want to be a politician also.

andrew llewellyn

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:23:22 +1200

Her interpretation rhymed with Dough crates.

How do we know that's not how HE pronounced it anyway?

DAFT Party

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:16:50 +1200

Ahhhhh have I got the party for you. This is possibly the best party that you sir should campaign for this election!

I give to you: The DAFT Party

Robyn Gallagher

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:11:15 +1200

I feel even more mortified than I did on Carly Flynn's behalf when the auto-cue asked her to say 'Socrates'. Her interpretation rhymed with Dough crates.

From "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure".

Bill and Ted have travelled back in time to Ancient Greece.

Bill: Socrates. Hey, we know that name!…

Paul Campbell

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:42:47 +1200

sigh – I miss skyrockets – every GF I used to put away a few hundred to use later in the year (other people have wine cellars) – came in very handy one year when the army came to our small town and held a terrorist training exercise closing the…

Mark Graham

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:28:10 +1200

My friend, Damien Christie, has three.

And a box full of skyrockets...

Nat Torkington

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:20:08 +1200

1. I once wrote a favourable review of a John Key speech in exchange for sexual favours from a Young Nat.

You said you'd never tell! This is worse than the time I had to bribe Nicky Hagar to leave out the bit about me, Don Brash, and a blue…

Kyle Matthews

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:18:36 +1200

I give up. WHo are you?

That's easy – he's David Letterman. The top ten lists give it away.

BenWilson

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:13:57 +1200

A word of advice – don't wear Crocs in a dirty stable.

David Slack

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:09:28 +1200

Corrected. Thank you Stephen. I even hastily checked beforehand. Bloody Google.

I feel even more mortified than I did on Carly Flynn's behalf when the auto-cue asked her to say 'Socrates'. Her interpretation rhymed with Dough crates.

Stephen Judd

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:59:19 +1200

Augeas had the horrible stables, that's why they were Augean. I imagine there are stables all around the Aegean that are quite pleasant.

Paul Campbell

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:53:23 +1200

get a nail gun, Bob will understand ....

David Slack

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:29:00 +1200

Steven S (Welcome long-time linker, first-time poster)

This is one of the clips people see when they come to my workshops

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM

Paul, (all kidding aside) one of my bigger regrets is to have come out in my last book as a recent recruit to Sunday School teaching, only to…

Paul Campbell

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:03:19 +1200

Looks like you wont be eligible for running for the Christian Heritage party then ....

Steven Shaw

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:58:33 +1200

Voters are a forgiving, forgetful bunch. But Powerpoint? There's your political downfall right there. Bring back the OHP.

David Slack

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:46:56 +1200

I was born in a crossfire hurricane.

But I'm alright now – Jeez llew, I though you knew me better than that.

andrew llewellyn

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:42:02 +1200

I give up. WHo are you?

Public Address

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:42:02 +1200

Discussion from blog post.