Working hard this afternoon are we Dave ?

oh, much as ever.

no sign of PSD today?

I'm sick. Hence not able to add random stuff until after 6...



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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

If you mean sick as in not feeling very well, I hope you feel better soon. (I thought I'd forestall any other possible interpretations...)



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Sarah

They probably all apply anyway...



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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

no one else tempted to try their hand at the limericks? Come on, mine were dreadful. Someone *must* be able to do better!

I can't remember the limerick I wrote in class. There's a few others on my website. The best one I wrote was about a friend of mine, and very true:

The particular talent of Rory
Is his gift for telling a story
But the best are crude
and frequently lewd
And would never be on Jackanory

I also wrote a five limerick saga about the time Phil H. got drunk on Newcastle Brown and threw up on Kate's feet.

There once was a mad little Fforum,
Which grew to the size of a quorum,
The members were mad,
And wrote limericks bad,
And knew nowt 'bout a sense of decorum!

OK, that was bad, bu you try finding words that rhyme with Fforum!



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This Fforum adores Mr Fforde,
A writer who can't be ignored;
For Nextian space
Is a very strange place,
But one where you'll never be bored.



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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
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Sarah

Very nice Sarah!



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Thanks... but the rhymes definitely didn't have the zing yours did! :-)



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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
(Llewelyn the dragon, Ozy and Millie)

Sarah

I swear that Qurum is a real word. I had to look it up, so it should be!

I can't see myself using it in everyday conversation though.



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quorum is indeed a real word, it's the minimum number of people needed for a vote to stand, isn't it?



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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

Yup, another point to Ben. Usually applied to businesses apparently, or so saith 'dictionary.com'...



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And political meetings, I can assure you. I have vivid memories of small belligerent elderly trade unionists saying, "Point of order, Mr Chairman, we're not quorate!"

I'm so glad I gave up on politics...



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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
(Llewelyn the dragon, Ozy and Millie)

Sarah

I learned the word 'quorum' through attending meetings of various university societies. I was chair of both the role-playing soc and the newly formed Arms and Armour Society. As Arms and Armour was new, it took a while for our funding to come through, and I used to pay regular visits to the finance sabbatical, to find out what was going on. I had to be pretty persistant and the poor bloke must have started to dread the sight of me. One time I walked into his office, and he apologized before I had time to say anything !

heeheehee..quorum brings back memories from my childhood (ok, so my childhood was last week...so WHAT???)

We used to play a game called four-square, and if a play was brought into question everyone (usually 10 or more people) in the line voted on it. To announce the vote you said "I call a quorum!"

Needless to say, every play turned out to be up for contention...so we turned the rule off! But all the complicated rules involved "long" (for lower schoolers) words.

I bet I'm the only kid in town who learned advanced English from a playground game!

- Currer Bell

My childhood continues. I've heard of this growing up lark, and want no truck with it.



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Ditto. Sounds like a bit of a bore to me really.



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