tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post8850716221695126644..comments2024-02-07T23:23:13.726+00:00Comments on The Fylde and Wyre Antiquarian: ‘What’s Happened to my Drive?’ (September the 28th at Bodkin Hall)Brian Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-46930873976376958712008-10-28T08:09:00.000+00:002008-10-28T08:09:00.000+00:00...with cattle prods...Actually I meant the bloke ...<B>...with cattle prods...<BR/><BR/>Actually I meant the bloke in the black dress with his little manual of instructions.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-58903493529045279962008-10-28T01:09:00.000+00:002008-10-28T01:09:00.000+00:00...if by 'mum', you mean white-clad Orderlies...<B>...if by 'mum', you mean white-clad Orderlies...</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-91555184098298978482008-10-27T15:51:00.000+00:002008-10-27T15:51:00.000+00:00Or when his mum lets him back on her computer unsu...<B>Or when his mum lets him back on her computer unsuspervised.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-30509483184835571182008-10-27T11:08:00.000+00:002008-10-27T11:08:00.000+00:00Indeed...but we should keep our eyes peeled. He ma...<B>Indeed...but we should keep our eyes peeled. He may return (presumably after an unsuccessful job-hunt).</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-38209597213376961352008-10-27T10:59:00.000+00:002008-10-27T10:59:00.000+00:00It was the verbal dexterity, profound insights int...<B>It was the verbal dexterity, profound insights into cultural memes, sophisticated sociological understanding and intelligent repostes that I found most disturbing about him, Reuben, and the fact that he didn't appear to possess any them whatsoever.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-5746955858217605682008-10-27T09:50:00.000+00:002008-10-27T09:50:00.000+00:00I struggled with him, actually. I'm not built to w...<B>I struggled with him, actually. I'm not built to withstand such inanity.</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-67344482377935900462008-10-25T08:32:00.000+01:002008-10-25T08:32:00.000+01:00'Trying' to hack me to pieces, Reuben...it'll take...<B>'Trying' to hack me to pieces, Reuben...it'll take a considerably less moronic personality that he/she's got to make any dents on my hoary old skin.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-54519179034626458372008-10-25T02:39:00.000+01:002008-10-25T02:39:00.000+01:00Maybe it's that anonymous American hacking you to ...<B>Maybe it's that anonymous American hacking you to pieces, Brian. </B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-84969649983707949252008-10-24T18:49:00.000+01:002008-10-24T18:49:00.000+01:00Interesting...there seems to be a faint echo in my...<B>Interesting...there seems to be a faint echo in my last comments' box.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-29499622618910814722008-10-24T18:47:00.000+01:002008-10-24T18:47:00.000+01:00Annie,The Battle of Hastings actually took place o...<B>Annie,<BR/><BR/>The Battle of Hastings actually took place on October the 14th 1066, which would have been 944 years ago last week sometime...if I've worked that out correctly...which I probably haven't. I know that her out of Grease...Oliva Neutron Bomb or whatever she was called...was born on the 28th of September though. It's not something I'm proud of that...but we all have to live with these burdens.</B><BR/><BR/>Not something I'mBrian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-83710052286609834202008-10-24T15:13:00.000+01:002008-10-24T15:13:00.000+01:00ptember 28 is the birthdate of Sylvia Kristel, Bri...ptember 28 is the birthdate of Sylvia Kristel, Brigitte Bardot and<BR/>551 B.C. - Teacher and philosopher Confucius was born. He dedicated most of his life to teaching, starting at the age of 22 when he opened his first school. <BR/>plus:<BR/>1066 - England was invaded by William the Conqueror who claimed the English throne.BwcaBrowniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500142856655553009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-85367011375424842952008-10-24T15:04:00.000+01:002008-10-24T15:04:00.000+01:00awww Happy Birthday Digger.(going away now to chec...awww Happy Birthday Digger.<BR/><BR/>(going away now to check <BR/>'On This Day' website to see if they mention you)Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-18171430902603872112008-10-24T13:08:00.000+01:002008-10-24T13:08:00.000+01:00Jayne,Win a few more tombolas? Are you starting a ...<B>Jayne,<BR/><BR/>Win a few more tombolas? Are you starting a collection of them?</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-79260129792480396532008-10-24T11:20:00.000+01:002008-10-24T11:20:00.000+01:00Bugger!I was hoping to win a few more Tom Bowlers....Bugger!<BR/>I was hoping to win a few more Tom Bowlers.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-39480202343962970292008-10-24T08:11:00.000+01:002008-10-24T08:11:00.000+01:00Jayne,I don't care what you say, these aren't your...<B>Jayne,<BR/><BR/>I don't care what you say, these aren't your granddad's marbles, so you're not 'having them back'! Come to that matter, they're not my marbles either. Nobody's seen them around for decades.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-9765263828129751812008-10-24T00:27:00.000+01:002008-10-24T00:27:00.000+01:00I thought you skipped the teen years and headed st...I thought you skipped the teen years and headed straight for middle age when you were 12, Brian.<BR/><BR/>Dad said he has memories of his grandfather having a small collection of marbles in his forge/workshop which my Dad was strictly forbidden from playing with as they were spare parts. Spoil sport!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-81498785851886234642008-10-23T08:31:00.000+01:002008-10-23T08:31:00.000+01:00Reuben,Mentally picturing me as a teenager is some...<B>Reuben,<BR/><BR/>Mentally picturing me as a teenager is something you seriously don't want to do. It's been the cause of many nightmares for unsuspecting victims over the centuries.</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-24730394666237347082008-10-23T08:10:00.000+01:002008-10-23T08:10:00.000+01:00Mentally picturing you as a teenager is something ...<B>Mentally picturing you as a teenager is something that not even a great mathematician as myself can do.<BR/><BR/>*Awaits calls for me to tone down my ego*</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-15526763966669494402008-10-22T14:52:00.000+01:002008-10-22T14:52:00.000+01:00Reuben,Playing computer games in my way of taking ...<B>Reuben,<BR/><BR/>Playing computer games in my way of taking time off from being the grumpy old sod that I've been since I was three years old.<BR/><BR/>Jayne,<BR/><BR/>I always wondered how they manufactured golf balls back in the Neolithic period.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-25158600196417846782008-10-22T12:10:00.000+01:002008-10-22T12:10:00.000+01:00Those marbles rang a (bicycle) bell with me and I ...Those marbles rang a (bicycle) bell with me and I found this article which may or may not make the picture muddier-<BR/><A HREF="http://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/ball.htm" REL="nofollow">marble ball bearings for bikes</A>Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-64614558171090863682008-10-22T11:27:00.000+01:002008-10-22T11:27:00.000+01:00It was my birthday on Sunday the 28th of September...It was my birthday on Sunday the 28th of September.<BR/><BR/><B>Happy Birthday. One step closer to claiming your pension prim and proper! <BR/></B><BR/>It’s also got a lot pockets, which come in handy<BR/><BR/><B>Or as the 4th Doctor said: "That's the good thing about being a bohemian; lots of pockets."</B><BR/><BR/>Now I’m off for a game of Final Fantasy on my Nintendo DS.<BR/><BR/><B>The adage 'some never grow old' is high applicable, I sense.</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com