tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post5644716946014692474..comments2023-11-05T07:37:16.624+00:00Comments on The Drayton Bird Blog: Putrid salute to gullibilityDrayton Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-6036094060213936192009-07-09T17:34:16.678+01:002009-07-09T17:34:16.678+01:00....I want to thank you for helping us to create a.......I want to thank you for helping us to create a stronger platform.<br /><br />...............<br /><br />I'm in awe of your many talents. I didn't realise though that these included carpentery.<br /><br />Amongst my many failings is my inability to lift a hammer, wield a saw or use a screwdriver with any profiency. <br /><br />So, could I ask what your current rates are to fix a small platform to enable me to waddle into my bath?<br /><br />Pip, pip old man.<br /><br />GTHAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315167528649147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-53276077100422479392009-07-09T17:10:54.325+01:002009-07-09T17:10:54.325+01:00C.S. Lewis had a brilliant short piece on the peri...C.S. Lewis had a brilliant short piece on the perils of falling for this sort of appeal to vanity. (I think it was in either The Great Divorce or The Four Loves.) You always discover yet another Inner Circle inside the first one, and on, and on. Worse than an onion. <br /><br />I think it was actually W.C. Fields who said he wouldn't want to be part of a club that would have him (but I could be mistaken - I have been before).<br /><br />And on the subject of talking shit: is it just coincidence that my uncle sent me this very a propos joke only yesterday?<br /><br />LITTLE GIRL ON A PLANE<br />A stranger was seated next to a little girl on the airplane when the stranger turned to her and said, 'Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.' <br /><br />The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger, 'What would you like to talk about?' <br /><br />'Oh, I don't know,' said the stranger. 'How about nuclear power?' and he smiles.<br /><br />'OK,' she said. 'That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried<br />grass. Why do you suppose that is?' <br /><br />The stranger, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.' <br /><br />To which the little girl replies, 'Do you really feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know shit?'Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485344823350337946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-47804829100232254022009-07-09T14:20:16.860+01:002009-07-09T14:20:16.860+01:00"those who have demonstrated exceptional prof..."those who have demonstrated exceptional professional knowledge, expertise and client service - and I think you quintessentially meet those standards."<br /><br />What total and utter tripe. I've received this email before and, if the above were true, why would they be contacting me. (That's a statement, not a question).<br /><br />Frankly, in the words of Grouch Marx, I don't want to be a part of any club that would have me.<br /><br />Or words that affect.Rezbihttp://directanddigitalmarketing.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-43288607798539142402009-07-08T20:59:12.386+01:002009-07-08T20:59:12.386+01:00Quite so. Many born every minute.Quite so. Many born every minute.Drayton@draytonbird.comhttp://www.draytonbird.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-43674305101333663292009-07-08T20:05:12.671+01:002009-07-08T20:05:12.671+01:00I am told by informed sources that Malone's br...I am told by informed sources that Malone's brilliant email shots get hundreds of bites. Apparently there are discerning folk who would gladly send him cash in return for instant fame.Jakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920035687322673060noreply@blogger.com