spike milligan, one of my favourite comedians and famous for being one of the goons, passed away today.. he devoted some of his anarchic sense of humour to his poetry.
as a small tribute i would like to share one of his poems:.
well bread.. if you cast your bread on the waters,.
Thanks dmouse,
I grew up listening to Badjelly the witch, I loved that story.
Every Sunday morning there would be a kids programme on the radio.
I would grab my pillow and blanket, curl up by my grandmothers old valve radio, wait for it to warm up, and then listen tot he stories.
A truly talented man.
bw-eeee.. (adjusts microphone).
tap.
tap.. good afternoon brothers and sisters.. an announcement.
True dat.
Big Ups to ya Simon.
Thanks a truckload
My (dub) mother would always rubbish my father and call him a loser. Why??
Because he never had anything of material value.
Yet after their divorce, she got busy and bought her a home, then another place and was always upgrading her car.
Dad on the other was a simple man, worked, went to the pub, gambled, had a good time.
He was good to other people, would help anyone in need.
After he died I reflected on how you would measure success and to me it's not in what you have.
It's how you were known by people around you.
My Dad was well thought of and respected by many, I got to see and experience that as I arranged his funeral.
For me, success is shown by the way other people think of and treat you.
i don't recall if this was posted before, it is from january:.
dad's jehovah witnesses did nothing to stop my sex abuse nightmare.
victim's agony claims.
I don't want to know what the mogrel did.
Not only abusing 1 child but his own kid and another.
Glad she had the courage to get some justice.
Thanks Scully.
Put a smile on my dial.
Nice way to end the day.
what was it like growing up as a child, being a jw?
did you fear armageddon with every thunder storm?
agonize over the imminent death of all of your worldly playmates?
One thing I found growing up a dub was not being able to be one of the boys.
I fitted in fine with the kids at school, but they would have parties often and I couldn't go to them.
I was allowed once, given a 6 pack and that was it.
I was quite fortuntate to have a Dad not in the borg, so I could get away with a lot.
I think my mother spent more time eye-balling my sister so she wouldn't bring any shame on us all.
But many a Monday I would be at school hearing about the party on the weekend, and I felt so left out.
i had this forwarded to me and wasn't sure if it came from here originally or not-- but i found it sadly, funny.
thought you might be able to relate and get a good laugh .
diary of an armageddon survivor.
That was rather amusing.
You're right though Angie, it is quite saddening.
Kep
part three..... the judicial tribunal.
as soon as i had asked to meet with elder w, and explained briefly what happened, he said: if i had known it was this serious, i would have had another elder here, this is a judicial matter.
how the hell is this a judicial matter?
Wow Zev,
You must have been the pride and joy of the elders.
At least you knew what was coming up.
Its a pity they were more concerned about appearances in front of the co than the real issues you were going thru.
Man, you sound like an awesome speaker, I would loved to have been in the audience.
Can't wait for the next issue.
Thanks Zev
Kep
the vanity plate had been issued to a michigan man named christian michael longo.
investigators knew chris longo was their suspect.
investigators also found a vanity license plate issued in michigan: kidvan.
Is this really true??
This dude needs the gallows for sure.
What a terrible evil man.
well this isn't just another "boohoo, i'm so depressed, bwaaa!
" thread...this is a more detailed investigation into the reason behind my sadness.
i felt like i could share it with the people on this board, as you lot in general seem to be far more emotionally sensitive than a lot of people on the internet.. i've been listening to ok computer by radiohead, and i must say, it's by far some of the most emotional music i've ever listened to.
Hi ya Syn,
You've got me thinking about myself now..
I also had some counseling, and it did help me at the time.
My mind is/was like yours, total recall.
So I needed a way to help turn this thinking into something positive, whereas I was always on the negative.
My sessions helped me do that.
"Doesn't it seem to you guys that the best art in the world is created by sad people? Perhaps sadness and being blue are the highest possible state a human being can achieve, and that's why so much of the best music in my collection is very sad, depressing stuff"
That's a valid comment mate. I found I was more able to write/express my music in this state.
Now that my life is so much better, my creative ability seems hampered.
I hope you do find a nice lady to share your life with.
That's what I needed and thankfully after sorting myself out I did.
Kep
