tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post2587902499606939180..comments2023-11-05T07:37:16.624+00:00Comments on The Drayton Bird Blog: An insane linguistic omelette - and other miseries of the modern worldDrayton Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-76995899683606250792008-07-02T19:08:00.000+01:002008-07-02T19:08:00.000+01:00Hello Drayton,That copy from the Chefsworld site w...Hello Drayton,<BR/><BR/>That copy from the Chefsworld site was probably written for search engines, not for human beings - that's why it's so annoying to read (apart from the obviously irritating subject matter, of course).<BR/><BR/>You're right though - "celebrity" chefs - meh, who needs them? My nan used to make the best Yorkshire puds ever, but nobody ever saw fit to put her on the telly. And she was a million times more entertaining than Ramsay, Oliver et al (probably swore more too, now I come to think of it).<BR/><BR/>DebsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-50812144481108795882008-06-23T08:38:00.000+01:002008-06-23T08:38:00.000+01:00Nice article Drayton.I think that beyond scanning ...Nice article Drayton.<BR/><BR/>I think that beyond scanning a quick update of what your friends have been up to, and viewing people's photos online without the 2-hour holiday snap tour de force of yesteryear, Facebook IS pretty useless.<BR/><BR/>Unless you happen to be Blockbuster or the CIA, but that's another long and complicated story.<BR/><BR/>Celebratory chef worship. I hate it.<BR/><BR/>I had the misfortune to see an article in an in-flight magazine recently on such an individual, complete with the obligatory sexy photo of him outside his over-priced establishment, chest and groin thrusting out like a desperate adolescent on a Saturday night who needs some attention.<BR/><BR/>In a sane world, people would remember that such people were ridiculed at school for being girls and sissies!<BR/><BR/>Okay, maybe I've gone too far.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Richard.theboypaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420316198166344864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-54350863925765629322008-06-23T04:47:00.000+01:002008-06-23T04:47:00.000+01:00Right on the money again, Drayton!Facebook seems u...Right on the money again, Drayton!<BR/><BR/>Facebook seems utterly pointless. I have an entry there and apart from my daughter nobody has wanted to be my friend or even poke me, so in a rush of initiative I am going to be proactive and in my ongoing strategic planning negatively install my entry.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, ever looked up 'strategic' in the dictionary? Its proper use seems confined to matters military.<BR/><BR/>As for celebrity chefs - well where I live we don't have the opportunity to eat at their restaurants so we save enormous amounts of money. We even have to cook at home. Though I must say that I like Jamie Oliver, he at least made cooking seem like fun.<BR/>Cheers<BR/>JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-22203951764854943092008-06-22T19:15:00.000+01:002008-06-22T19:15:00.000+01:00Mr. Bird,I have to admit that, even as a tech-orie...Mr. Bird,<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that, even as a tech-oriented person, I find these social networking sites rather pointless. Or, I should say, I haven't seen any profitability off of them, and, frankly, I'd rather email the people I know or post comments on their blogs than mess around with facebook, etc.<BR/><BR/>So, having said all that, I agree with your conclusions there. (I don't even think David Ogilvy, chef as he was, would have cared one whit for Chefsworld, but you would know that better than I.) Maybe with such verbosity I should be a politician.<BR/><BR/>As to Mr. Balls screwing up (pun intended) the education system, you might like to go over to amazon and look into some of John Taylor Gatto's books on education (see: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_/202-1187481-3759817?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=John+Taylor+Gatto&x=0&y=0). His work references the U.S. educational system, but I'm sure that what put the U.S. institutional school system into place was probably the same forces that put the U.K. school system into place, too. I especially recommend his Underground History of American Education.<BR/><BR/>And, since I've recommended things you haven't asked for recommendations on, I'll stop taking up your time and go enjoy my Sunday now.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>- JohnJohn Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321005428109872732noreply@blogger.com