Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue folk
& disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures that
would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls before
swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's and is
going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Sorry to bother you, I'll just find my hat & coat.
Nick.

"Nick" wrote in message
...
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue
folk & disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures
that would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's and
is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Sorry to bother you, I'll just find my hat & coat.


I see a business opportunity.

Peruvian restaurant.

--
Adam

I see a business opportunity.

Peruvian restaurant.

--
Adam
RU willing to pay postage on corpses

On Friday, 29 May 2015 19:34:21 UTC+1, Nick wrote:
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue folk
& disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures that
would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls before
swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's and is
going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Sorry to bother you, I'll just find my hat & coat.
Nick.

Its a tree with stripey wood


NT

"Nick" wrote in message
...

I see a business opportunity.

Peruvian restaurant.

--
Adam

RU willing to pay postage on corpses

I have just seen what the Co-op are charging to take the gf's grandmother to
the crem.

A courrier would be cheaper.

--
Adam

ARW wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message
...

I see a business opportunity.

Peruvian restaurant.

--
Adam

RU willing to pay postage on corpses

I have just seen what the Co-op are charging to take the gf's
grandmother to the crem.

A courrier would be cheaper.

Adam,

Save your GF some cash and cut out the undertaker by taking grandma to the
crem in the back of your van - just make sure you've got the right paperwork
and if you want, you can legally prop granny up in the front seat for her
last journey.


Cash

On Fri, 29 May 2015 23:55:18 +0100, Cash wrote:

ARW wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message
...

I see a business opportunity.

Peruvian restaurant.

--
Adam

RU willing to pay postage on corpses

I have just seen what the Co-op are charging to take the gf's
grandmother to the crem.

A courrier would be cheaper.

Adam,

Save your GF some cash and cut out the undertaker by taking grandma to
the crem in the back of your van - just make sure you've got the right
paperwork and if you want, you can legally prop granny up in the front
seat for her last journey.

Would the paperwork be a waste transfer licence????

On Fri, 29 May 2015 21:33:51 +0100 Arw wrote :
I have just seen what the Co-op are charging to take the gf's grandmother
to the crem.

A courrier would be cheaper.

Co-op - contrary to popular perception - are just as expensive as the
other corporates and they don't have the best reputation.

It's an interesting industry in that small independent family businesses
generally offer and better and cheaper service than the big outfits with
their supposed economies of scale. Which is why the latter (with the
disgraceful support of AgeUK) push prepaid funeral plans - it's not to
help you or save you worry, rather to lock you in so that when you move
on your next of kin won't go elsewhere.

But - to get back on topic - you could always DIY

http://www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/fi...-all-yourself/

--
Tony Bryer, Greentram: 'Software to build on',
Melbourne, Australia www.greentram.com

On Sat, 30 May 2015 01:15:18 +0100 Jonno wrote :
If the funeral has been paid for, WTF would there be any need to go
elsewhere? The cost of funerals has been going through the roof in
recent years, at least with the coop you know they'll still be in
business in 10 years.

Why go elsewhere? Because the firm you took the plan with is now
under new ownership, has acquired a very bad reputation, you now or
the planholder now live away from a convenient branch, a highly
recommended firm now operates in your area etc.

The firm - family owned for generations - that conducted my dad's
funeral did a first class job and there was absolutely no pressure to
spend up - IIRC we paid around £550 in 1988. A year later they sold
out and became part of the American SCI outfit only too appear on
World in Action a while later for price gouging. Much more recently a
couple of London firms that were independent and the subject of TV
docos that portrayed them very positively have sold out to corporates
- not that you'd know: the shopfronts don't change.

--
Tony Bryer, Greentram: 'Software to build on',
Melbourne, Australia www.greentram.com

"Nick" wrote in message
...
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue
folk & disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures
that would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's and
is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Casting your pearls befors guineaswine you mean:-)
She is taking the **** out of you.
Or she's one of these academics well into Lala Land.
Probably a socialist.

I expect the MA is something useless like Television Studies or Sociology.
No wonder the country's going to the dogs.

"Cash" wrote in message
...
ARW wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message
...

I see a business opportunity.

Peruvian restaurant.

--
Adam

RU willing to pay postage on corpses

I have just seen what the Co-op are charging to take the gf's
grandmother to the crem.

A courrier would be cheaper.

Adam,

Save your GF some cash and cut out the undertaker by taking grandma to the
crem in the back of your van - just make sure you've got the right
paperwork and if you want, you can legally prop granny up in the front
seat for her last journey.


It's only a VX Combo. I would have to tie the coffin to the roof bars as it
would not fit in the back.

--
Adam

On Fri, 29 May 2015 23:55:18 +0100, Cash wrote:

ARW wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message
...

I see a business opportunity.

Peruvian restaurant.

--
Adam

RU willing to pay postage on corpses

I have just seen what the Co-op are charging to take the gf's
grandmother to the crem.

A courrier would be cheaper.

Adam,

Save your GF some cash and cut out the undertaker by taking grandma to the
crem in the back of your van - just make sure you've got the right paperwork
and if you want, you can legally prop granny up in the front seat for her
last journey.

Just make sure the seat belt's on.


--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

On Sat, 30 May 2015 08:15:22 +0100, "ARW"
wrote:


Adam

RU willing to pay postage on corpses

I have just seen what the Co-op are charging to take the gf's
grandmother to the crem.

A courrier would be cheaper.

Adam,

Save your GF some cash and cut out the undertaker by taking grandma to the
crem in the back of your van - just make sure you've got the right
paperwork and if you want, you can legally prop granny up in the front
seat for her last journey.


It's only a VX Combo. I would have to tie the coffin to the roof bars as it
would not fit in the back.

Bit of studding wacked on with some staples and a couple of small
wheels maybe even sourced from Grannys Shopping Trolley and you could
tow it behind, as a sparky you'll have lots of cable ties to make a
tow rope with.
Save lifting as well.
G.Harman

Jonno wrote:

The cost of funerals has been going through the roof in
recent years, at least with the coop you know they'll still be in
business in 10 years.

In the past few years they've unloaded most of their banking, insurance,
pharmacy, farming, transport, footwear, car retail and dairy business
.... funerals might be next if the co-op reforms don't go well.

Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2015 23:55:18 +0100, Cash wrote:

ARW wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message
...

I see a business opportunity.

Peruvian restaurant.

--
Adam

RU willing to pay postage on corpses

I have just seen what the Co-op are charging to take the gf's
grandmother to the crem.

A courrier would be cheaper.

Adam,

Save your GF some cash and cut out the undertaker by taking grandma to
the crem in the back of your van - just make sure you've got the right
paperwork and if you want, you can legally prop granny up in the front
seat for her last journey.

Would the paperwork be a waste transfer licence????

You joke but for organ transplant journeys there's a question of how
much material constitutes a passenger for insurance and other legal
purposes.

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England

Ah we used to have a coffee table with a large label on the bottom saying
Formwood.
I had assumed it was a real type of wood when I was younger, but eventually
I found out it was imitation, ie plastic, made by the formica company.
I do however think that she is either winding you up, or there is something
seriously wrong if she thinks there is a tree made of plywood.

Brian

--
From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active
"Nick" wrote in message
...
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue
folk & disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures
that would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's and
is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Sorry to bother you, I'll just find my hat & coat.
Nick.

"ARW" wrote in message
...
"Cash" wrote in message
...
ARW wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message
...

I see a business opportunity.

Peruvian restaurant.

--
Adam

RU willing to pay postage on corpses

I have just seen what the Co-op are charging to take the gf's
grandmother to the crem.

A courrier would be cheaper.

Adam,

Save your GF some cash and cut out the undertaker by taking grandma to
the crem in the back of your van - just make sure you've got the right
paperwork and if you want, you can legally prop granny up in the front
seat for her last journey.


It's only a VX Combo. I would have to tie the coffin to the roof bars as
it would not fit in the back.

Angle grinder.

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Nick" wrote in message
...
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue
folk & disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures
that would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's and
is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Casting your pearls befors guineaswine you mean:-)
She is taking the **** out of you.
Or she's one of these academics well into Lala Land.
Probably a socialist.

I expect the MA is something useless like Television Studies or Sociology.
No wonder the country's going to the dogs.
Thanks Harry,
no, she wasn't taking the P, she was serious.
She's an osteopath. 7 years training to get her qualifications. That's
longer than a GP. She has had her own, very busy, practice for a bit over 5
years now. She's good at what she does and works bloody hard.

I image you are the person that sees a conclusion and decides to jump to it.
Always a good plan to engage brain before committing to kb.

On Sat, 30 May 2015 14:24:33 +0100, Nick wrote:

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Nick" wrote in message
...
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue
folk & disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving
creatures that would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure
and solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a
swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's
and is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Casting your pearls befors guineaswine you mean:-)
She is taking the **** out of you.
Or she's one of these academics well into Lala Land.
Probably a socialist.

I expect the MA is something useless like Television Studies or
Sociology.
No wonder the country's going to the dogs.
Thanks Harry,
no, she wasn't taking the P, she was serious.
She's an osteopath. 7 years training to get her qualifications. That's
longer than a GP. She has had her own, very busy, practice for a bit
over 5 years now. She's good at what she does and works bloody hard.

I image you are the person that sees a conclusion and decides to jump to
it.
Always a good plan to engage brain before committing to kb.

You are assuming that there is one to engage...

"Nick" wrote in message
...

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Nick" wrote in message
...
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue
folk & disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures
that would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's
and is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Casting your pearls befors guineaswine you mean:-)
She is taking the **** out of you.
Or she's one of these academics well into Lala Land.
Probably a socialist.

I expect the MA is something useless like Television Studies or
Sociology.
No wonder the country's going to the dogs.
Thanks Harry,
no, she wasn't taking the P, she was serious.
She's an osteopath. 7 years training to get her qualifications. That's
longer than a GP. She has had her own, very busy, practice for a bit over
5 years now. She's good at what she does and works bloody hard.

OK, so it's Lala Land.

Any adult that has never heard of plywood and furthermore can't understand
it's purpose is to all intent and purposes, brain dead.

Osteopathy BTW is a quack science. ie complete ********
In line with Homeopathy and magnetic bracklets.
You should know this and have dissuaded her from taking people's money
falsely.
If you have a back problem, see a physiotherapist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopathy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_therapy

"Brian-Gaff" wrote in message
...
Ah we used to have a coffee table with a large label on the bottom saying
Formwood.
I had assumed it was a real type of wood when I was younger, but
eventually I found out it was imitation, ie plastic, made by the formica
company.
I do however think that she is either winding you up, or there is
something seriously wrong if she thinks there is a tree made of plywood.


Got it in one Brian!
Probably thinks there are brick mines/quarries too.

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Nick" wrote in message
...

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Nick" wrote in message
...
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue
folk & disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving
creatures that would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's
and is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Casting your pearls befors guineaswine you mean:-)
She is taking the **** out of you.
Or she's one of these academics well into Lala Land.
Probably a socialist.

I expect the MA is something useless like Television Studies or
Sociology.
No wonder the country's going to the dogs.
Thanks Harry,
no, she wasn't taking the P, she was serious.
She's an osteopath. 7 years training to get her qualifications. That's
longer than a GP. She has had her own, very busy, practice for a bit over
5 years now. She's good at what she does and works bloody hard.

OK, so it's Lala Land.

Any adult that has never heard of plywood and furthermore can't understand
it's purpose is to all intent and purposes, brain dead.

Osteopathy BTW is a quack science. ie complete ********
In line with Homeopathy and magnetic bracklets.
You should know this and have dissuaded her from taking people's money
falsely.
If you have a back problem, see a physiotherapist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopathy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_therapy

Agreed.

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Brian-Gaff" wrote in message
...
Ah we used to have a coffee table with a large label on the bottom saying
Formwood.
I had assumed it was a real type of wood when I was younger, but
eventually I found out it was imitation, ie plastic, made by the formica
company.
I do however think that she is either winding you up, or there is
something seriously wrong if she thinks there is a tree made of plywood.


Got it in one Brian!
Probably thinks there are brick mines/quarries too.
Most bimbos with this ******** qualification do not know where the Romans
came from.
Trust me on that, I have a asked a few of them.
The other question is "What is a star".
Trust me on that as well.
Thick.

"Tony Bryer" wrote in message
...


But - to get back on topic - you could always DIY

http://www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/fi...-all-yourself/

That is interesting.

Thank you



--
Adam

On 29/05/2015 19:34, Nick wrote:
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue folk
& disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures that
would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls before
swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's and is
going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Sorry to bother you, I'll just find my hat & coat.


I can't help but wonder if the question she wanted answered is what sort
of wood is used to make the ply? I suspect that there may be some that
you don't want guinea pigs ingesting as they chew their way out of the
hutch.

--
Colin Bignell

"Nightjar.me.uk" "cpb"@ insert my surname here wrote in message
news
On 29/05/2015 19:34, Nick wrote:
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue
folk
& disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures that
would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before
swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's and
is
going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Sorry to bother you, I'll just find my hat & coat.


I can't help but wonder if the question she wanted answered is what sort
of wood is used to make the ply? I suspect that there may be some that you
don't want guinea pigs ingesting as they chew their way out of the hutch.

No evidence that any wood likely to have been used is like that.

On 31/05/2015 11:21, Rod Speed wrote:


"Nightjar.me.uk" "cpb"@ insert my surname here wrote in message
news
On 29/05/2015 19:34, Nick wrote:
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of
rescue folk
& disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures that
would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before
swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's
and is
going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Sorry to bother you, I'll just find my hat & coat.


I can't help but wonder if the question she wanted answered is what
sort of wood is used to make the ply? I suspect that there may be some
that you don't want guinea pigs ingesting as they chew their way out
of the hutch.

No evidence that any wood likely to have been used is like that.

Is that supposed to be in any way relevant to whether she might feel the
need to ask?

--
Colin Bignell

"Nightjar.me.uk" "cpb"@ insert my surname here wrote in message
news
On 31/05/2015 11:21, Rod Speed wrote:


"Nightjar.me.uk" "cpb"@ insert my surname here wrote in message
news
On 29/05/2015 19:34, Nick wrote:
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of
rescue folk
& disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures
that
would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before
swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's
and is
going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Sorry to bother you, I'll just find my hat & coat.


I can't help but wonder if the question she wanted answered is what
sort of wood is used to make the ply? I suspect that there may be some
that you don't want guinea pigs ingesting as they chew their way out
of the hutch.

No evidence that any wood likely to have been used is like that.

Is that supposed to be in any way relevant to whether she might feel the
need to ask?

Corse it is even for a fool that is actually stupid enough to be an
osteopath.

On 30 May 2015, "Nick" grunted:

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Nick" wrote in message
...

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two
MA's and is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood
is, except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Casting your pearls befors guineaswine you mean:-)
She is taking the **** out of you.
Or she's one of these academics well into Lala Land.
Probably a socialist.

I expect the MA is something useless like Television Studies or
Sociology. No wonder the country's going to the dogs.
Thanks Harry,
no, she wasn't taking the P, she was serious.
She's an osteopath. 7 years training to get her qualifications. That's
longer than a GP.

Don't know where your GP trained, but these days it's 7 years to become a
bog-standard GMC-registered doctor (5 years degree course + 2 foundation
years). Then a minimum of 3 more years to GP status.


--
David

"Nick" wrote in message
...

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Nick" wrote in message
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Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd of
guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of rescue
folk & disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving creatures
that would otherwise probably have been topped or abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure and
solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's
and is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood is,
except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Casting your pearls befors guineaswine you mean:-)
She is taking the **** out of you.
Or she's one of these academics well into Lala Land.
Probably a socialist.

I expect the MA is something useless like Television Studies or
Sociology.
No wonder the country's going to the dogs.


Thanks Harry,
no, she wasn't taking the P, she was serious.


Pay for her wedding and say goodbye:-))

And if believing that there is a plywood tree is her only mistake in life
then so what? I have dated far worse (see below) and you have still done a
brilliant job as a Dad

1)The one I took to to the ballet and at the interval she asked me "when do
they start singing"
2)The one that thought a Heinz 57 was a proper dog breed and not slang for a
mongrel.
3)The one that did not know that Catholics were Christians
4)You don't need to know.


--
Adam

On 31/05/15 18:00, ARW wrote:
And if believing that there is a plywood tree is her only mistake in
life then so what? I have dated far worse (see below) and you have still
done a brilliant job as a Dad

1)The one I took to to the ballet and at the interval she asked me "when
do they start singing"
2)The one that thought a Heinz 57 was a proper dog breed and not slang
for a mongrel.
3)The one that did not know that Catholics were Christians
4)You don't need to know.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I dated her as well..


--
New Socialism consists essentially in being seen to have your heart in
the right place whilst your head is in the clouds and your hand is in
someone else's pocket.

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
On 31/05/15 18:00, ARW wrote:
And if believing that there is a plywood tree is her only mistake in
life then so what? I have dated far worse (see below) and you have still
done a brilliant job as a Dad

1)The one I took to to the ballet and at the interval she asked me "when
do they start singing"
2)The one that thought a Heinz 57 was a proper dog breed and not slang
for a mongrel.
3)The one that did not know that Catholics were Christians
4)You don't need to know.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I dated her as well..



That's not what I was going to post but that is funny.

Thank you

--
Adam

On Sun, 31 May 2015 18:00:40 +0100, ARW wrote:

"Nick" wrote in message
...

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Nick" wrote in message
...
Recently I made yet another hutch for my daughter's increasing herd
of guinea pigs. Not breeding, she just takes them off the hands of
rescue folk & disinterested owners. I admire her for that, for saving
creatures that would otherwise probably have been topped or
abandoned.
Also the creatures give her, and her young daughter, great pleasure
and solace.
I think her little herd is now approaching 20 in total, although that
changes almost weekly.

Daughter asked me what wood it was made from. Plywood says I.
I've never heard of a plywood tree says daughter.
I try to explain what plywood is. Falls on deaf ears. Casting pearls
before swine springs to mind. Of course I would never call her a
swine.

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two MA's
and is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood
is, except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Casting your pearls befors guineaswine you mean:-)
She is taking the **** out of you.
Or she's one of these academics well into Lala Land.
Probably a socialist.

I expect the MA is something useless like Television Studies or
Sociology.
No wonder the country's going to the dogs.


Thanks Harry,
no, she wasn't taking the P, she was serious.


Pay for her wedding and say goodbye:-))

And if believing that there is a plywood tree is her only mistake in
life then so what? I have dated far worse (see below) and you have still
done a brilliant job as a Dad

1)The one I took to to the ballet and at the interval she asked me "when
do they start singing"
2)The one that thought a Heinz 57 was a proper dog breed and not slang
for a mongrel.
3)The one that did not know that Catholics were Christians 4)You don't
need to know.

I dunno. The plywood tree one does take some beating.

In message , Lobster
writes
On 30 May 2015, "Nick" grunted:

"harryagain" wrote in message
...

"Nick" wrote in message
...

Problem is that she is in her early 30's, well educated, has two
MA's and is going for a doctorate.
Where did I go wrong?
On reflection, perhaps not too far. Who wants to know what plywood
is, except old gits like me. It just does the job.

Casting your pearls befors guineaswine you mean:-)
She is taking the **** out of you.
Or she's one of these academics well into Lala Land.
Probably a socialist.

I expect the MA is something useless like Television Studies or
Sociology. No wonder the country's going to the dogs.
Thanks Harry,
no, she wasn't taking the P, she was serious.
She's an osteopath. 7 years training to get her qualifications. That's
longer than a GP.

Don't know where your GP trained, but these days it's 7 years to become a
bog-standard GMC-registered doctor (5 years degree course + 2 foundation
years). Then a minimum of 3 more years to GP status.


Yup.

I think people confuse the time at medical school with the time it takes
to train as a doctor, when really it's just the beginning
--
Chris French