tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post2440662947160941372..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Blog in Boring CrisisBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-2236951075531381882008-04-02T10:12:00.000+00:002008-04-02T10:12:00.000+00:00I suggest you spice things up by posting about Max...I suggest you spice things up by posting about Max Mosley. Today he says spoke in German during a sado-masochistic orgy not because he was fantasising about being a Nazi but because several of the prostitutes were German speakers. What a guy. Alan Clark for petrolheads. That type of thing'll keep the punters interested. Well, me at any rate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-21080389304761071952008-04-02T10:09:00.000+00:002008-04-02T10:09:00.000+00:00You wife is wrong. Why doesn't she try a post or t...You wife is wrong. Why doesn't she try a post or two herself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-63067639087799269872008-04-01T22:29:00.000+00:002008-04-01T22:29:00.000+00:00Susan, BA's recent difficulties might have somethi...Susan, BA's recent difficulties might have something to do with the fact some Irish bloke is running the show. Perhaps if the Brits hadn't holidayed in Ireland for 800 years on the trot we might be trying a bit harder now to assist them with their travel plans.Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-47470418703359314582008-04-01T22:05:00.000+00:002008-04-01T22:05:00.000+00:00So you don't fancy being his neal cassady, nige?! ...So you don't fancy being his neal cassady, nige?! good to hear it! I'm looking forward to the scroll downs and nature-watch.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-39402112175054919492008-04-01T20:44:00.000+00:002008-04-01T20:44:00.000+00:00i wish i was, Susan. i don't have the ankles for t...i wish i was, Susan. i don't have the ankles for the job, trust me. i also don't have the time to do 2 blogs at once!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-80253952681790180692008-04-01T20:27:00.000+00:002008-04-01T20:27:00.000+00:00Malty, you are a funny boy. But I've always had go...Malty, you are a funny boy. But I've always had good experiences traveling in Britain, especially on the railways, and never a problem with Heathrow. It's just unbelievable B.A. could tout this new terminal and then screw it up so badly. That's why I keep thinking there's some other agency at work.<BR/><BR/>Bryan, have fun. I know, in fact, that you are certain to have a spiritual deepening on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-78372245389059282008-04-01T18:19:00.000+00:002008-04-01T18:19:00.000+00:00Nige, Looking forward to a really good twitter...Nige,<BR/> Looking forward to a really good twitter while the cats away.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-47205934393942630972008-04-01T16:50:00.000+00:002008-04-01T16:50:00.000+00:00Strange times indeed - best that a blog never paus...Strange times indeed - best that a blog never pauses to examine itself, I suspect. I'll probably post a bit in yr absence, Bryan - maybe even wrenching myself clear of the gravitational pull of birds, churches and Surrey suburbia... Chin up chin up, you don't really have a problem (as the Jayhawks put it on the title track of the excellent album Smile).Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-17509806130531528672008-04-01T16:28:00.000+00:002008-04-01T16:28:00.000+00:00Can i suggest entrusting your password to me in yo...Can i suggest entrusting your password to me in your absence? i could post my usual sensitive & liberal thoughts under your name, you might come back to find you have new fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-58568663142628178642008-04-01T16:13:00.000+00:002008-04-01T16:13:00.000+00:00Sheesh, what a funny, disturbing, mad and invigora...Sheesh, what a funny, disturbing, mad and invigorating set of responses. I am as it happens about to take a break, sort of, as I shall be, as we say, on the road. It's probably what I need. It's probably what you need.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-3908704417266765952008-04-01T15:30:00.000+00:002008-04-01T15:30:00.000+00:00Susan, BA haven`t been sabotaged, they have always...Susan, BA haven`t been sabotaged, they have always been like that, met this bloke once, said he was "in charge of BAs in flight catering", must have been before they farmed it out, then he ran "lost luggage", this bloke couldn`t have organised a bonk in a brothel.<BR/>Malty family in the fortunate position of being able to fly German Wings, although budget, vastly superior to BA.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-45619691764774391822008-04-01T15:20:00.000+00:002008-04-01T15:20:00.000+00:00Oh Bryan, that you should be so callow in the ways...Oh Bryan, that you should be so callow in the ways of marriage.<BR/><BR/>If women know anything about men, and they certainly understand us better than we do them, they know men can't stand to be considered 'boring'.<BR/><BR/>- Lazy? Fine. <BR/>- Irresponsible? Hey, I'm a crazy kinda guy, society ain't going to tie me down.<BR/>- Ugly? Yeah, but look at the beauty of my mind.<BR/>- etc., etc.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-85792533737118356042008-04-01T15:12:00.000+00:002008-04-01T15:12:00.000+00:00Not an original idea it seems... http://www.destro...Not an original idea it seems... <BR/><BR/>http://www.destroysites.com/<BR/><BR/>It gets a bit boring though, even for a Thought Experimenter.simbnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811721880591573545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-58124078948695993172008-04-01T14:25:00.000+00:002008-04-01T14:25:00.000+00:00Well, in a long marriage you've got everything fro...Well, in a long marriage you've got everything from ecstasy to boredom. I believe "this too shall pass." Further, I'm not bored, though I do want to know if someone sabotaged British Airways and that's why that new Heathrow terminal is SO screwed up. Can you get to the bottom of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-75326128868024847732008-04-01T14:23:00.000+00:002008-04-01T14:23:00.000+00:00There must be, somewhere out there, used blog deal...There must be, somewhere out there, used blog dealerships, the servers wearing suede coats and muttering "good little tool this, one owner, no porn, only 1200 comments on the clock"maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-42222466921060132792008-04-01T14:08:00.000+00:002008-04-01T14:08:00.000+00:00Maybe you need a break? Elberry should fetch a goo...Maybe you need a break? Elberry should fetch a good price on ebay. Sell him - "Will not post outside UK, no scammers from Romania or Nigeria" - and head for the sun for a couple of weeks. And I'm sure Nige would welcome the opportunity to leave his new laptop and get to grips with the cormorant problem in the Surrey Hills. While you're away you could always <A HREF="http://profile.myspace.com/Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-8314792248567022302008-04-01T13:39:00.000+00:002008-04-01T13:39:00.000+00:00Blog burning can easily be arranged. Not that I'd ...Blog burning can easily be arranged. Not that I'd recommend it, though.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-13038788821056424352008-04-01T13:29:00.000+00:002008-04-01T13:29:00.000+00:00Is it possible to burn blogs...An idea there for a...<I>Is it possible to burn blogs...</I><BR/><BR/>An idea there for a website where you could enter a url and watch the relevant page burn or be eaten by hellish caterpillars, or absorbed by jeffreyarcher.com... Only for fun of course as The Provider won't let any of that happen for real, especially the last one. Doesn't like rivals.simbnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811721880591573545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-74439542498272891072008-04-01T13:07:00.000+00:002008-04-01T13:07:00.000+00:00oo-er, did I say that, johntyh? thought is a passi...oo-er, did I say that, johntyh? thought is a passing fad. memory is a fading past. all things come to an end. I know that allotments are the new fad - you can't get one for love nor money! soon there will be inner city protest marches, the common man (and woman) demanding his strip of land under the allotments act, 1950. it is their basic human right to produce their own green-grocery! they are Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-48374568811021363482008-04-01T12:49:00.000+00:002008-04-01T12:49:00.000+00:00Uh-oh, the blogger's dark night of the soul. Stead...Uh-oh, the blogger's dark night of the soul. Steady on, there. One of the very best blogs, Bryan, but if you will allow the perspective of a colonial from across the pond, in addition to praying you might consider giving the serious a bit more time. That's why the Americans are so good at this game--they take everything deadly seriously and their staying power is astounding. Just as Monty Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-35909565215795550492008-04-01T12:08:00.000+00:002008-04-01T12:08:00.000+00:00Every one is being very rude today - he is trying ...Every one is being very rude today - he is trying his best you know. As my old mum used to say - if you don't have something nice to say best say nothing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-51396134127537585762008-04-01T11:45:00.000+00:002008-04-01T11:45:00.000+00:00I think the missus has a point. I've just looked b...I think the missus has a point. I've just looked back at the blog postings of April 2007 and there is some wonderful stuff; fresh, feisty, full of wit, thought provoking, never boring, all delivered with great consistency of quality. But in recent weeks, it's felt like watching a great engine slowly running down, losing momentum. I remember Ian Russell suggesting that blogging was just another John Halliwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901514854360709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-78047588502307933292008-04-01T11:00:00.000+00:002008-04-01T11:00:00.000+00:00i think it's time for Dark Bryan to emerge. Dark B...i think it's time for Dark Bryan to emerge. Dark Bryan will have no restraint. Dark Bryan will be like Will Graham from 'Manhunter', dressing in pastel shades, slamming rival journalists into car windscreens while hissing "you stay the hell away from me!", calling people 'sport', 'pal', and 'my man'. He will have scars. He will disturb people with his insights into psychopathology. He will have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-66066263610540336062008-04-01T09:59:00.000+00:002008-04-01T09:59:00.000+00:00First rule of blogging (or indeed life) - ignore t...First rule of blogging (or indeed life) - ignore the missus.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-68964057454977321832008-04-01T09:57:00.000+00:002008-04-01T09:57:00.000+00:00I am pretty sure its not boring at all Mr B! I fi...I am pretty sure its not boring at all Mr B! I find most of it quite interesting myself....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com