Come sit down beside me I said to myself
And although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence
Anon. Very anon.
Wonderful. Yet another home goal in the "beautiful game".
For the Yanks here, that getting on for three quarters of a trillion dollars.The City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, is investigating claims by a whistleblower that Britain's £300bn wholesale gas market has been "regularly" manipulated by some of the big power companies, exploiting weaknesses that echo the recent Libor scandal.
Last edited by Awryly; 11-12-2012 at 10:20 PM.
Come sit down beside me I said to myself
And although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence
Anon. Very anon.
This was a reference to David Beckham, recently described by the New Zealand prime minister - no less - as "thick as bat$#@!". No red carpets for him.Tim Leiweke, president and CEO of AEG [Anschutz Entertainment Group, who owns LA Galaxy] said: "Seldom does an athlete redefine a sport and David [not only took our franchise to another level but he took our sport to another level. It has been an honour and privilege to be a part of his world, and more importantly, to have him be a part of ours."
There have been squeaks of protest from most bats I know; including some who have taken on human form. As bats tend to do.
Why do the Poms exalt this excruciating game and pledge undying allegiance to small groups of otherwise unemployable men in funny shirts who wander round paddocks wondering what to do? And who once in a blue moon delegate the poking of the ball (which most of them seem strenuously to avoid) into a net.
It's harder to understand than quantum physics.
We have thousands of kids here who "play" this charade. But most of them are the refugee off-spring of parents who are earnest in their desire to protect them from anything that resembles a sport, and might thus lead to minor abrasions.
Last edited by Awryly; 11-19-2012 at 09:47 PM.
Come sit down beside me I said to myself
And although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence
Anon. Very anon.
It is called metric football.
We call it Wendyball.
Only yards for you, huh?
Which is a fanciful way of rating sports.
We have one of the most brutal sports in existence. Called rugby.
It's measured metrically but eschews the battle-dress Americans apparently find the need to adorn themselves with in order to ritually bang into one another.
Last edited by Awryly; 11-19-2012 at 11:10 PM.
Come sit down beside me I said to myself
And although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence
Anon. Very anon.
can't see the wood for the trees (British, American & Australian) also can't see the forest for the trees (American & Australian)if someone can't see the wood for the trees, they are unable to understand what is important in a situation because they are giving too much attention to details After you've spent years researching a single topic you get to a point where you can't see the wood for the trees.
Or in the case of Mister Dee , after you have spent a life time researching prose , you get to the point where you cant see the wood for the trees about anything ..
Carygrant (11-21-2012)